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Marty

1953

Marty

1953
8
Marty Pilletti is a 36-year-old butcher who lives with his mother, who is always asking him why he doesn't find a nice girl and get married. The truth is Marty is lonely and would like nothing better, but he has low self-esteem and admits to his mother that he's ugly and no one wants him. He's tired of going to the Saturday night dance with his buddies and then going home more depressed than he was when the evening started. But at one of those dances he meets Clara. They have a great deal in common but Marty will have to overcome peer pressure if he and Clara are to have a relationship.
Special Olympics

1978

Special Olympics

1978
6
A widowed father struggles to hold together his family of three teenagers, one of whom is intellectually challenged and enrolled in a state school for "special" children where he finds fulfillment in his love of sports, emulating his older, athletic brother.
Can You Hear the Laughter? The Freddie Prinze Story

1979

Can You Hear the Laughter? The Freddie Prinze Story

1979
6
The true and tragic story of a very young and very talented comedian from the 70's whose sudden rise to fame had some of its benefits -- and some of its burdens.
Deadly Family Secrets

1995

Deadly Family Secrets

1995
3
A New York executive, Martha, witnesses a murder and discovers that the killer is her new brother-in-law. When her sister is nearly killed and her sister's children kidnapped to silence her, she must unravel the mystery behind the murder to save the kids and see justice served.
Driven Underground

2015

Driven Underground

2015
7.5
Single mother Sarah Palmer hides her family in Oregon when her daughter Christy becomes a key witness in a murder against the mob.
A Midwife's Tale

1998

A Midwife's Tale

1998
7.8
To understand eighteenth-century America through a woman's eyes, historian and author Laurel Thatcher Ulrich spent eight years working through Martha Ballard's massive but cryptic diary. "A Midwife's Tale" chronicles the interwoven stories of two remarkable women: an eighteenth-century midwife and healer and the twentieth-century historian who brought her words to light.
Lucy Moves to NBC

1980

Lucy Moves to NBC

1980
1
Contacted by Fred Silverman, the President of NBC, Lucille Ball accepts to go back to work as a producer. With the help of her faithful production assistant, Gale Gordon, she starts working on a new series titled "The Music Mart".
The Cracker Factory

1979

The Cracker Factory

1979
9.5
Drama depicting the problems of a suburban housewife suffering from fits of depression and alcoholism, and her stay in a psychiatric center after a feeble suicide attempt.
A Town Torn Apart

1992

A Town Torn Apart

1992
7
An unconventional New England principal tries some radical new techniques to reform the high school he is hired at, and ends up the object of great controversy. A true story.
Mister Roberts

1984

Mister Roberts

1984
6.8
Set aboard a navy cargo ship during World War II, this comedic drama follows Lt. Doug Roberts (Robert Hays, Airplane!), who battles boredom and a tyrannical captain to the admiration of Ensign Pulver, Doc, and the crew.
Proud Men

1987

Proud Men

1987
7
A cattle rancher faces off with his estranged son. A right-wing cattle rancher wrangles with his recently returned son, a soldier who went AWOL in Vietnam. The proud men butt chins in this arid macho weepie.
Liberace

1988

Liberace

1988
6
A story of the famous pianist and entertainer, Liberace.
Crazy Canucks

2004

Crazy Canucks

2004
6
Based on the book White Circus by Ken Read, this is the story of the Canadian skiing legends that became the first North Americans to crack the Euro dominated World Cup Circuit in 1975
How to Murder a Millionaire

1990

How to Murder a Millionaire

1990
5.5
A Beverly Hills housewife suspects that her husband of thirty years is trying to kill her.
Aunt Mary

1979

Aunt Mary

1979
7
The true-life drama about a handicapped Baltimore woman living on welfare who organized a sandlot baseball team and ended up coaching more than 50,000 boys and girls over nearly 40 years.
One of Her Own

1994

One of Her Own

1994
6.5
A rookie female cop, raped by a fellow officer, risks her career and her life when she reports the attack. Based on a true story.
Locked Up: A Mother’s Rage

1991

Locked Up: A Mother’s Rage

1991
8
This women in prison drama tells us a story about the mother of three children, who was falsely accused for a crime she did not commit (drug dealing), arrested and locked up behind bars.
Barnaby and Me

1977

Barnaby and Me

1977
4.8
Barnaby and Me is a 1978 Australian TV movie about a girl and her talking koala who are pursued by criminals.
The Vernon Johns Story

1994

The Vernon Johns Story

1994
8.5
In 1948, Johns served as the outspoken spiritual leader of the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama. Incensed at the racial injustice that pervaded the South, he was determined to fight for equality for all African Americans.
The Waiting Game

2001

The Waiting Game

2001
4
The two friends Sarah and Amy runs an art gallery in a small town in New England. They share not only the art gallery, but also the longing for true love. Sarah's Uncle Lowell from Mexico pays a unexpected visit. This will be the start of an adventure that will take Sarah and Amy through the drug cartels and the CIA spies, to a passionate encounter with two seductive, also dangerous men.