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The story of Michael Oher, a homeless and traumatized boy who became an All American football player and first round NFL draft pick with the help of a caring woman and her family.

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The story of Michael Oher, a homeless and traumatized boy who became an All American football player and first round NFL draft pick with the help of a caring woman and her family.

A 1930s-set story centered on the University of Washington's rowing team, from their Depression-era beginnings.

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A 1930s-set story centered on the University of Washington's rowing team, from their Depression-era beginnings.

English and Japanese. A Japanese reality TV star left naked in a room for more than a year, tasked with filling out magazine sweepstakes to earn food and clothing.

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English and Japanese. A Japanese reality TV star left naked in a room for more than a year, tasked with filling out magazine sweepstakes to earn food and clothing.

A look at Brian Clough's 44-day reign as the coach of Leeds United.

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A look at Brian Clough's 44-day reign as the coach of Leeds United.

A fictitious love story loosely inspired by the lives of Danish artists Lili Elbe and Gerda Wegener. Lili and Gerda's marriage and work evolve as they navigate Lili's groundbreaking journey as a transgender pioneer.

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A fictitious love story loosely inspired by the lives of Danish artists Lili Elbe and Gerda Wegener. Lili and Gerda's marriage and work evolve as they navigate Lili's groundbreaking journey as a transgender pioneer.

A Victorian surgeon rescues a heavily disfigured man who is mistreated while scraping a living as a side-show freak. Behind his monstrous facade, there is revealed a person of intelligence and sensitivity.

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A Victorian surgeon rescues a heavily disfigured man who is mistreated while scraping a living as a side-show freak. Behind his monstrous facade, there is revealed a person of intelligence and sensitivity.

In early 18th-century England, the status quo at the court is upset when a new servant arrives and endears herself to a frail Queen Anne.

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In early 18th-century England, the status quo at the court is upset when a new servant arrives and endears herself to a frail Queen Anne.

In early 18th-century England, the status quo at the court is upset when a new servant arrives and endears herself to a frail Queen Anne.

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In early 18th-century England, the status quo at the court is upset when a new servant arrives and endears herself to a frail Queen Anne.

A dramatic thriller based on real events that reveals the quest to expose the deceptions and corruptions of power that turned an Internet upstart into the 21st century's most fiercely debated organization.

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A dramatic thriller based on real events that reveals the quest to expose the deceptions and corruptions of power that turned an Internet upstart into the 21st century's most fiercely debated organization.

A look at the early years of boxer "Irish" Micky Ward and his brother who helped train him before going pro in the mid 1980s.

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A look at the early years of boxer "Irish" Micky Ward and his brother who helped train him before going pro in the mid 1980s.

The true story of an 84 year-old Kenyan villager and ex Mau Mau freedom fighter who fights for his right to go to school for the first time to get the education he could never afford.

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The true story of an 84 year-old Kenyan villager and ex Mau Mau freedom fighter who fights for his right to go to school for the first time to get the education he could never afford.

A drama based on the true story of Melvin B. Tolson, a professor at Wiley College Texas. In 1935, he inspired students to form the school's first debate team, which went on to challenge Harvard in the national championship.

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A drama based on the true story of Melvin B. Tolson, a professor at Wiley College Texas. In 1935, he inspired students to form the school's first debate team, which went on to challenge Harvard in the national championship.

Celebrates the birth of show business and tells of a visionary who rose from nothing to create a spectacle that became a worldwide sensation.

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Celebrates the birth of show business and tells of a visionary who rose from nothing to create a spectacle that became a worldwide sensation.

During World War II, mathematician Alan Turing tries to crack the enigma code with help from fellow mathematicians.

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During World War II, mathematician Alan Turing tries to crack the enigma code with help from fellow mathematicians.

A research chemist comes under personal and professional attack when he decides to appear in a "60 Minutes" expose on Big Tobacco.

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A research chemist comes under personal and professional attack when he decides to appear in a "60 Minutes" expose on Big Tobacco.

The love story of a young English woman and a German PoW, who together overcome prejudice, public hostility and personal tragedy.

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The love story of a young English woman and a German PoW, who together overcome prejudice, public hostility and personal tragedy.

A photographer is trapped in Cambodia during tyrant Pol Pot's bloody "Year Zero" cleansing campaign, which claimed the lives of two million "undesirable" civilians.

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A photographer is trapped in Cambodia during tyrant Pol Pot's bloody "Year Zero" cleansing campaign, which claimed the lives of two million "undesirable" civilians.

The story of King George VI of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, his impromptu ascension to the throne and the speech therapist who helped the unsure monarch become worthy of it.

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The story of King George VI of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, his impromptu ascension to the throne and the speech therapist who helped the unsure monarch become worthy of it.

The story of Aung San Suu Kyi as she becomes the core of Burma\\\'s democracy movement, and her relationship with her husband, writer Michael Aris.

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The story of Aung San Suu Kyi as she becomes the core of Burma\\\'s democracy movement, and her relationship with her husband, writer Michael Aris.

Based on the events of the brutal Ugandan dictator Idi Amin's regime as seen by his personal physician during the 1970s

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Based on the events of the brutal Ugandan dictator Idi Amin's regime as seen by his personal physician during the 1970s

The feature adaptation of Roger Lewis' book about the actor best remembered as Inspector Clouseau in the Pink Panther movies.

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The feature adaptation of Roger Lewis' book about the actor best remembered as Inspector Clouseau in the Pink Panther movies.

The Long Day Closes is the story of eleven-year-old "Bud." A sad and lonely boy, Bud struggles through his days...

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The Long Day Closes is the story of eleven-year-old "Bud." A sad and lonely boy, Bud struggles through his days...

A meditation on power and the metaphor of the body of state, based on the real episode of dementia experienced by George III .

A meditation on power and the metaphor of the body of state, based on the real episode of dementia experienced by George III .

The story of the life and academic career of the pioneer Indian mathematician, Srinivasa Ramanujan, and his friendship with his mentor, Professor G.H. Hardy.

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The story of the life and academic career of the pioneer Indian mathematician, Srinivasa Ramanujan, and his friendship with his mentor, Professor G.H. Hardy.

Mohamedou Ould Slahi fights for freedom after being detained and imprisoned without charge by the U.S. Government for years.

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Mohamedou Ould Slahi fights for freedom after being detained and imprisoned without charge by the U.S. Government for years.

A Polish Jewish musician struggles to survive the destruction of the Warsaw ghetto of World War II.

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A Polish Jewish musician struggles to survive the destruction of the Warsaw ghetto of World War II.

A struggling salesman takes custody of his son as he's poised to begin a life-changing professional endeavor.

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A struggling salesman takes custody of his son as he's poised to begin a life-changing professional endeavor.

After the death of Princess Diana, HRM Queen Elizabeth II struggles with her reaction to a sequence of events nobody could have predicted.

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After the death of Princess Diana, HRM Queen Elizabeth II struggles with her reaction to a sequence of events nobody could have predicted.

A former British Army officer, who was tormented as a prisoner of war at a Japanese labor camp during World War II, discovers that the man responsible for much of his treatment is still alive and sets out to confront him.

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A former British Army officer, who was tormented as a prisoner of war at a Japanese labor camp during World War II, discovers that the man responsible for much of his treatment is still alive and sets out to confront him.

A frontiersman on a fur trading expedition in the 1820s fights for survival after being mauled by a bear and left for dead by members of his own hunting team.

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A frontiersman on a fur trading expedition in the 1820s fights for survival after being mauled by a bear and left for dead by members of his own hunting team.