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Last updated November 28, 2025
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Saving Grace: Season 1
2007 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsOn a self-destructive path, police Detective Grace Hanadarko (Holly Hunter) hits bottom after a drunken driving accident, jolting her into asking for guidance. Her plea is answered by quirky angel Earl (Leon Rippy), who offers to help steer her back onto a healthy course. No easy task, considering Grace's life has become a complete shambles. Kenneth Johnson and Laura San Giacomo co-star in this provocative, Emmy-nominated TNT drama.
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Saving Grace: Season 2
2008 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsWhen she's not solving major crimes, fiery detective Grace Hanadarko (Holly Hunter, in an Emmy-nominated role) continues to live a reckless life, drinking heavily and sleeping around. This second season finds Grace facing new challenges from her work, her friends and even her partner (Kenny Johnson). But she's not alone on her troubled path: Earl (Leon Rippy), her unconventional guardian angel, is always there to offer help and guidance.
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Saving Grace: Season 3
2009 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsOklahoma City police detective Grace Hanadarko has a secret: a guardian angel named Earl who's helping her turn her life around. As the third season of the crime drama opens, Grace races to shut down a meth lab that's producing a deadly toxin.
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Secret War
2012 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsWhile Europe was overrun by Nazis in the first part of the 1940s, in the UK, Prime Minister Winston Churchill took them on through espionage and spies who waged a secret war behind the scenes.
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Seeking Justice
2011 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsAfter his wife is brutally raped, Will is approached by a man from a vigilante group who offers to exact revenge on the perpetrator. But once the deed is done, Will learns that there are strings attached.
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Sengoku Basara: Samurai Kings: Season 2
2010 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsThe war to control Japan rages on in the second season of "Sengoku Basara," based on the world created by Capcom. As fierce warlords hack and slash their way across the burning battlefield, new alliances are formed and new enemies rise to power.
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Seven Wonders of the Industrial World
2003 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsThrough computer-generated and dramatic re-creations, this fascinating program reveals the stories behind seven of the most ambitious manmade achievements of the industrial age and the pioneers who helped construct them.
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Shakespeare Uncovered
2013 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsBehind every Shakespeare play there is a story of its conception, its staging and its influence over the centuries. Combining history, analysis and performance, this series explores six of his greatest works and how they helped shape modern theater.
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Shaun of the Dead
2004 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsThirty-something slacker Shaun (Simon Pegg) has no clue what to do with his life or with his relationship with his girlfriend, Liz (Kate Ashfield). But motivation comes in the form of a freak zombie attack that has once-ordinary citizens terrorizing the streets of London. With support from his well-meaning best mate (Nick Frost), Shaun acts quickly to save Liz and his mother (Penelope Wilton) from danger. But is it simply too late for heroics?
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Signing Time: Collection 1
2007 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsSigning Time! is a multi-sensory series that introduces children to American Sign Language (ASL), a hands-on second language used by millions. Sign, play and sing along with Emmy-nominated host, Rachel Coleman and friends Alex, Leah and Hopkins. For ages 1-8, yet entertaining and fun for all.
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Silver Bells
2013 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsA brawl with the ref at his son's basketball game earns a sports reporter some community service as a Salvation Army bell ringer for Christmas. As with everything in life, he sees the job as a competition, but there's a reality check in his future.
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Sixteen Candles
1984 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsSamantha's sixteenth birthday should be memorable, but her family is so preoccupied with her older sister's wedding that they completely forget her big day. Meanwhile, Sam tries to catch her crush's eye.
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Slap Shot
1977 | R | 3.8 out of 5 StarsThis foul-mouthed classic follows an ex-hockey star who winds up coaching a hapless minor-league club. When the Charlestown Chiefs realize that playing dirty excites the crowd, they become a squad of goon thugs, led by the iconic Hanson brothers.
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Sliders: Season 1
1995 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsWhen wunderkind physics student Quinn (Jerry O'Connell) invites his professor and a friend to witness his latest wormhole experiment, things go awry as Quinn, his friend Wade (Sabrina Lloyd), Prof. Arturo (John Rhys-Davies) and an innocent bystander (Cleavant Derricks) are sucked in. As they struggle to find a way home, they land in various incarnations of San Francisco -- with completely different people and political and cultural situations.
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Sliders: Season 2
1995 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsWhen wunderkind physics student Quinn (Jerry O'Connell) invites his professor and a friend to witness his latest wormhole experiment, things go awry as Quinn, his friend Wade (Sabrina Lloyd), Prof. Arturo (John Rhys-Davies) and an innocent bystander (Cleavant Derricks) are sucked in. As they struggle to find a way home, they land in various incarnations of San Francisco -- with completely different people and political and cultural situations.
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Sliders: Season 3
1996 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsWhiz kid Quinn Mallory (Jerry O'Connell) and his fellow parallel-world travelers Wade Wells (Sabrina Lloyd) and Rembrandt Brown (Cleavant Derricks) continue their quest to return home in the sci-fi series' third season. As they hurtle through one alternate dimension after another, the "sliders" encounter twisters, droughts and sorcerers. Included are 25 exciting episodes (with guest appearances by Michael York and Robert Englund) and a gag reel.
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Sliders: Season 4
1998 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsIn the fourth season of the popular sci-fi series, home remains elusive for physics genius Quinn (Jerry O'Connell) and his cohorts Wade (Sabrina Lloyd), Rembrandt (Cleavant Derricks) and Maggie (Kari Wuhrer), who find countless adventures as they "slide" through time and space. In this season, O'Connell's brother Charlie joins the cast as Quinn's long-lost brother Colin. Guest stars include Shane West and Malcolm Jamal-Warner.
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Sliders: Season 5
1999 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsThe final season of the beloved sci-fi series kicks off with Quinn (longtime star Jerry O'Connell) being replaced by Quinn Mallory, aka Quinn2 (Robert Floyd), a fraternal double who shares DNA with the original Quinn, thanks to an experiment by Dr. Oberon Geiger (Peter Jurasik). Along with newcomer Diana Davis (Tembi Locke), Quinn2 joins sliders Rembrandt Brown (Cleavant Derricks) and Maggie Beckett (Kari Wuhrer) for a last round of adventures.
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Slings & Arrows: Season 1
2003 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsStruggling to run a Shakespeare festival, actor Geoffrey Tennant gets valuable assistance from an unusual source: the ghost of his beloved mentor. But a hostile leading lady and a slightly dim male star stand in their way.
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Slings & Arrows: Season 2
2005 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsTempests, hexes and ghosts stymie actor turned director Geoffrey Tennant as he tries to keep his productions afloat. He's got his hands full with the "Macbeth" curse and an onstage romance that continues after the curtain falls.
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Slings & Arrows: Season 3
2006 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsWith ghostly mentor Oliver Welles nowhere to be found, Geoffrey coaxes his childhood hero out of retirement to play the title role in "King Lear" and finds an ingenue to play the role of young Cordelia.
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Sonic Underground
1998 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsSonic the Hedgehog is the lead singer of the rock band Sonic Underground, which also features his siblings Sonia and Manic. Trouble arises when an oracle predicts the trio will overthrow the evil Dr. Robotnik and restore their mother to the throne.
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Spiral: Season 1
2005 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsAfter the brutally beaten body of a young Romanian woman is found at a dump, investigators slowly uncover a web of corruption tied to local politics, prostitution and drugs in this police thriller.
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Spiral: Season 2
2008 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsA badly burned body found in the trunk of a car leads the investigators into an underground world of arms dealers and international traffickers, and they formulate a daring plan to take down the syndicate.
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Spiral: Season 3
2010 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsWhen a serial killer targeting young women strikes, the investigators work to solve the case while dealing with internal politics and negative press. Meanwhile, prosecutors Machard and Clément have a falling out over a bribery scandal.
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