Bill Pullman
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Travels across culture, history and geography to show how intertwined people are with the fruits they eat. The ranks of the fruit-obsessed include adventurers, scientists, fruit detectives and even movie star Bill Pullman, fruit hunters dedicating themselves to searching for and saving rare and exotic fruit, and to creating a Garden of Eden in a world increasingly dominated by industrialized monoculture.
3) Zero Effect
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The world's greatest detective Daryl Zero aided by his associate Steve Arlo investigates a complex and mysterious case of blackmail and missing keys for shady tycoon Gregory Stark who is less than forthcoming about what is really happening!
4) Innocent
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Bill Pullman (Independence Day, Torchwood) plays Rusty Sabich, a judge charged with the murder of his wife, a situation that comes 20 years after he was cleared in the death of his mistress. During this latest trial, a secret affair from Rusty's recent past threatens to hamper his defense and fracture his relationship with his son. Oscar winner Marcia Gay Harden (Pollock, Damages) plays Rusty's wife, while Alfred Molina (Spider-Man 2, Law & Order:...
5) Going Under
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Batten down the hatches and blow the ballast! The U.S. Sub Standard-the least seaworthy vessel to ever enter the water-plunges into misadventure at the helm of the navy's most inept captain. Assembled by a corrupt contractor that's siphoning funds and sending kickbacks to the navy brass, the submarine is sent on a one-way mission... but it's crew doesn't know they aren't supposed to return in this comic farce.
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The story follows a young mother who, when on a day trip with her husband and son, commits a startling act of violence and, to her horror, has no idea why. The event launches an inverted and utterly surprising crime thriller whose driving force is not the 'who' or the 'what, ' but the 'why.' When an investigator finds himself obsessed with uncovering the woman's buried motive, together they travel a harrowing journey into the depths of her psyche....
10) Lola versus
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"When 29-year-old Lola (Gerwig) is dumped by her fiancé Luke (Joel Kinnaman) just three weeks before the wedding, she embarks on an emotional, year-long adventure of self-discovery filled with love, loss, hilarity and heartache. Guided (and often misguided) by the well-meaning advice of her close friends and eccentric parents, Lola's chaotic journey en route to the big 3-0 proves that a single tumultuous year can yield the lessons of a lifetime"--Container....
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"Still reeling from the trauma of a previous case a year ago, the now-retired Harry Ambrose travels to Hanover Island in northern Maine for a recuperative getaway with his partner, Sonya. When an unexpected tragedy occurs involving the daughter of a prominent island family, Ambrose is recruited to help the investigation, only to be thrown into a mystery of mounting paranoia that will turn this sleepy tourist island, and Ambrose's life, upside down."--Container....
12) RrrrRick
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Rick toils in a soulless office, trying to keep on the good side of the Big Boss, obnoxious 20-something Duke. While still good for a martini, a back slap and a zinger, Rick secretly seethes inside. A chance encounter with an old college buddy takes a strange turn when the friend offers, for a price, to murder a person of Rick's choice. At first the idea of a murder scheme seems like a sick joke - until Rick learns a big secret about the Big Boss....
13) Sibling rivalry
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A young wife, neglected by her husband, rejected by her in-laws and dissected by her sister, goes to bed with a stranger in search of love and approval. Complications ensue when the stranger dies in bed.
14) Lake Placid
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An investigative team, armed with state-of-the-art equipment, high powered weaponry and a biting sense of sarcasm, must work together to defeat Black Lake's most ferocious resident: a 30-foot prehistoric crocodile.
15) Nobel son
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On the eve of Barkley Michaelson's father receiving the Nobel Prize, Barkley is kidnapped and the requested ransom is the $2,000,000 in Nobel Prize money. When his father refuses to pay, it starts a venomous tale of familial dysfunction, lust, betrayal and ultimately revenge.
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In an effort to escape her past and build a better future, Olive, an attractive European con artist, and her 10-year old American-born son Bobby find themselves living in Oklahoma. But as Olive and Bobby blithely charm their way from one comical adventure to another, Olive's criminal past finally catches up with her, forcing her to make the toughest judgment of all.
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To all appearances, May Brennan has it all intelligence, looks, the recipient of raves from her recently published book and set to marry her loving fiancée Ziad, a distinguished New York scholar. But immediately upon returning to her hometown of Amman, Jordan for the wedding, the cracks in her seemingly perfect life begin to show. May's headstrong, born-again Christian mother Nadine disapproves of Ziad's Muslim faith and is firm in her decision...
18) Spaceballs
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A band of intergalactic freedom fighters face off against the forces of darkness.
19) Singles
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This tale of Seattle twentysomethings searching for and running from love, centers around a romantically aloof rocker and his lovestruck neighbor who hopes to get him to change his tune.
20) Brother nature
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Roger, a straight-laced go-getter, hopes to propose to his dream girl during a weekend getaway at her family's lake house. Little does he know, his eager-to-be-best buds potential brother-in law might accidentally wreck his plans.