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Last updated November 30, 2025
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Rocky III
1982 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsNow the world champion, Rocky Balboa is only fighting opponents who pose no threat to him in the ring. But after a pounding by powerful young Clubber Lang, the humbled champ turns to former rival Apollo Creed for help in regaining his form.
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Rocky IV
1985 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsRocky must come out of retirement to battle a gargantuan Soviet fighter named Drago, who brutally punished Rocky's friend and ex-rival, Apollo Creed. Seeking revenge in the name of his fallen comrade and his country, Rocky fights Drago in Moscow.
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Rooster Cogburn
1975 | PG | 3.6 out of 5 StarsJohn Wayne returns, eye patch and all, as the irascible Rooster Cogburn in this entertaining sequel to the Oscar-winning True Grit. This time, Wayne gets saddled with prim and proper Eula Goodnight (Katharine Hepburn), a minister's daughter who's more than a match for the cranky U.S. Marshal. The witty and acerbic Hepburn and classic Wayne are a joy to behold.
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Rudo y Cursi
2008 | 18A | 3.6 out of 5 StarsStuck working on a banana ranch, two super competitive soccer-playing brothers dream of getting off the farm and finding stardom: Beto as a pro goalie and Toto as a singer -- but it might break their bond of brotherhood.
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Rugrats Go Wild
2003 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsThe Pickles family sets sail on a cruise ship, but their vacation takes an unexpected turn when they're shipwrecked and stranded on an island. There, the Rugrats cross paths with the Thornberry kids, whose parents are filming a documentary.
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Runaway: The Complete Series
2006 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsAccused of a murder he didn't commit, big-shot lawyer Paul Rader goes on the run with his family and tries to stay a step ahead of authorities. As the Raders live in fear of their secret being exposed, Paul looks for evidence to prove his innocence.
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Russell Peters vs. the World: Season 1
2013 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsComedy superstar Russell Peters travels the world with his new standup show "Notorious" in this four-part documentary series that provides a rare, behind-the-scenes look at the globe-hopping funnyman on tour.
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Sabah: A Love Story
2005 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsDutiful 40-something daughter Sabah (Arsinée Khanjian) shocks her conservative Arab family by falling for Stephen (Shawn Doyle), a non-Muslim, in this romantic comedy set in Toronto. The relationship sparks a culture clash, ensnaring Sabah between Stephen and her tight-knit family. Like My Big Fat Greek Wedding, director Ruba Nabba's film reveals what happens when Old World tradition collides with modern love. Setta Keshishian co-stars.
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Salaam Namaste
2005 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsYoung and in love, chef Nick and radio DJ Ambar decide to move in together and, in the process, begin to doubt if they're meant for each other. Living in the hip city of Melbourne, the warring couple is left to decide if they can salvage their union.
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Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd
2005 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsThis best-of collection celebrates Aykroyd's classic performances as Beldar Conehead, Male Prostitute Fred Garvin, the Ronco Bass-O-Matic '76 salesman and many others. Extras include bonus footage and interviews with the original cast and writers.
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Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dana Carvey
1999 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsWatch Saturday Night Live cast member Carvey at his side-splitting best as he parodies President George Bush Sr., Johnny Carson and Ross Perot. Then join Carvey's Church Lady for some rousing Church Chat, as well as tow-headed goofball Garth Algar.
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Saved!
2004 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsWhen Mary, a devout senior at a Christian high school, accidentally gets pregnant, she starts to see her peers and her faith in a whole new way in this darkly comic coming-of-age story that was produced by R.E.M. front man Michael Stipe.
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SeaQuest DSV: Season 1
1993 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsSet in a futuristic world in which humans have colonized the seas, this inventive sci-fi television series follows the members of the peacekeeping organization United Earth Oceans. Leading the efforts to calm the waters are Capt. Nathan Bridger (Roy Scheider) and his first officer, Cmdr. Jonathan Ford (Don Franklin). This collection of all 23 episodes from the show's premiere season sets the stage for years of adventure.
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SeaQuest DSV: Season 2
1994 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsCapt. Nathan Bridger and the crew of the SeaQuest keep the peace on Earth's colonized ocean floor. Join the team as they encounter prehistoric creatures, discover the truth about Atlantis and get drawn into a civil war on an aquatic planet.
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SeaQuest DSV: Season 3
1995 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsThe final season of this sci-fi hit finds the SeaQuest and its crew returning to Earth a decade after being abducted to take part in an aquatic planet's civil war, and are now patrolling the seas under the command of Navy Capt. Oliver Hudson.
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Secrets of Mary Magdalene
2006 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsThanks in large part to the best-selling novel The Da Vinci Code -- which purports that Mary Magdalene was Jesus Christ's wife -- she's never been a more compelling figure. In this riveting documentary, religious scholars contribute their insights.
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Serendipity
2001 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsThough strangers Sara Thomas and Jonathan Trager are already in relationships, they realize they have genuine chemistry after a chance encounter -- but they soon part company. Years later, they yearn to reunite despite being destined for the altar.
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Sex Drive
2008 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsEighteen-year-old Ian Lafferty sets out on a cross country road trip of a lifetime with his best friends Lance and Felicia in order to lose his virginity to a red-hot babe he met on the Internet.
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Shinobi: Heart Under Blade
2005 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsIt's X-Men meets Romeo and Juliet in Ten Shimoyama's ninja action thriller. Gennosuke (Joe Odagiri), from the Koga ninja clan, falls in love with Oboro (Yukie Nakama), from the rival Iga clan. Already exiled to the mountains, the evil Shogun aims to eliminate the tribes. He pits the clans against each other in a duel to the death, where the ninjas wield their supernatural powers. But will inbred hate snuff out forbidden love?
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Sidewalls
2011 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsSeparated by the wall their apartments share, Mariana and Martín are the perfect couple. They have the same quirks, same tastes, same ideals and even the same neuroses -- they're a match made in heaven. There's just one problem: They've never met.
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Silsila
1981 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsBrothers Amit, a writer, and Shekhar, a military pilot, share a strong fraternal bond. So when Shekhar is killed in the line of duty, Amit feels obligated to marry his brother's pregnant fiancée, leaving his own girlfriend heartbroken.
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Silver Surfer
1998 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsNorrin Radd is granted cosmic powers and becomes the Silver Surfer, wandering the cosmos, from one world to another searching for clues that will eventually lead him home. The journey is filled with treachery and villains, though.
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Sir! No Sir!
2005 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsFilmmaker and activist David Zeiger's documentary chronicles the largely forgotten antiwar activities of American GIs and other members of the military during the Vietnam era -- actions that put them in greater peril than civilian protesters. Powerful and surprising, the film weaves together the stories of veterans who participated in the opposition movement, an effort that, by the early 1970s, found widespread support from civilians and troops alike.
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Sleepy Hollow
1999 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsNew York detective Ichabod Crane is sent to Sleepy Hollow to investigate a series of mysterious deaths in which the victims are found beheaded. But the locals believe the culprit to be none other than the ghost of the legendary Headless Horseman.
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Sniper: Reloaded
2011 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsFollowing in the footsteps of his father, renowned sniper Tom Beckett, U.S. Marine Sgt. Brandon Beckett takes on the toughest assignments -- including a deadly mission to rescue a Belgian plantation owner from hostilities in the Congo.
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