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Pennies from Heaven

1936

Pennies from Heaven

1936
6.9
Larry Poole, in prison on a false charge, promises an inmate that when he gets out he will look up and help out a family. The family turns out to be a young girl, Patsy Smith, and her elderly grandfather who need lots of help. This delays Larry from following his dream and going to Venice and becoming a gondolier. Instead, he becomes a street singer and, while singing in the street, meets a pretty welfare worker, Susan Sprague. She takes a dim view of Patsy's welfare under the guardianship of Larry and her grandfather and starts proceedings to have Patsy placed in an orphanage.
Destiny Road

2012

Destiny Road

2012
8.1
Follows three different people and the curve balls that life throws at them. In the end they are all brought together by one common Destiny.
Terry

2005

Terry

2005
5.2
"Terry" tells the story of 21-year old amputee Terry Fox who attempted to run across Canada with only one leg. Unfortunately, he only made it to Thunder Bay, Ontario when he died, one month before his 23rd birthday yet his memories will live on forever in the hearts of Canadians everywhere.
Tricks of the Trade

1988

Tricks of the Trade

1988
3.3
After her picture perfect husband is murdered in a prostitute's apartment, Beverly Hills homemaker Catherine is devastated. But she doesn't spend too long mourning, because she's soon on a mission to put her husband's killer behind bars. To do so, she forms an unlikely partnership with Marla, the Hollywood hooker who serviced the deceased. Under Marla's guidance, the pair navigate the seedier side of Los Angeles to put this mystery to rest.
A Marriage of Convenience

1998

A Marriage of Convenience

1998
5.5
Succesful businesswoman Chris Winslow gives up her career to raise her deceased sister's son, Kevin. Eight years later, she must contend with the boy's father who was unaware of his son's existence. Prompted by a wise judge, they decide to enter into a marriage of convenience in order to not upset the child, though they soon find that they may just be in love after all.
A Job to Kill For

2006

A Job to Kill For

2006
4.9
The senior creative executive at a top advertising agency seems to have it all. But when he takes on a protégée to save a major account, he gets far more help than he bargained for.
Enter Three Dragons

1978

Enter Three Dragons

1978
6.4
Sammy is involved with gangsters to save his relative from a problem so he calls Dragon Hung from America to help him.
Deck the Halls

2005

Deck the Halls

2005
4.3
In the tradition of such classic films as "Miracle On 34th Street", a hip, eccentric marketing genius teaches a widow and her son the miracle of Christmas.
Grace Kelly

1983

Grace Kelly

1983
6.2
The fairy tale story of the actress who became a princess is told in this biography that traces her rise from Philadelphia socialite to Hollywood movie star.
Heart of the Beholder

2005

Heart of the Beholder

2005
4.6
Based on the true story of a family who opened the first videocassette rental stores in St. Louis in 1980. The family was ruined by a corrupt prosecutor who had been blackmailed by a religious group because the family refused to remove Martin Scorsese's controversial film, "The Last Temptation of Christ", from their stores.
Crystal Fist

1979

Crystal Fist

1979
6.2
A young man vows revenge against the killers of his father. To do this, he must train with his father's teacher who teaches him the "Shadow Claw", a deadly combination of the eagle claw and shadow fist.
A Date with Darkness: The Trial and Capture of Andrew Luster

2003

A Date with Darkness: The Trial and Capture of Andrew Luster

2003
4.9
Andrew Luster, the heir to the Max factor fortune, is convicted of rape on 86 counts. This Lifetime original movie recounts the rapes committed by the infamous Andrew Luster and the women who brought him to justice.
Street Girls

1975

Street Girls

1975
3.3
When a middle-aged father searches for his dropout daughter, Angel, his quest takes him into the underworld of prostitutes, pimps, drug addicts and thieves. Angel has become a dancer in a topless bar, and her dealer boyfriend is turning her on to heroin.
James Dean

1976

James Dean

1976
4.3
A dramatization of the story of legendary movie actor James Dean. The film's writer, William Bast, had roomed with Dean in the early '50s, when both were trying to break into films as actors, and was his lover for a time.
The Hole in the Wall

1929

The Hole in the Wall

1929
5.2
Mrs. Ramsey sent Jean Oliver to prison on a false charge. To get even, Jean (disguised as Madame Mystera) plans to kidnap her daughter and turn her into a thief. Love entanglements with a gangster known as "The Fox" and newspaperman Grant complicate her plans.
Queen of the Chantecler

1962

Queen of the Chantecler

1962
5.5
A Spanish music hall performer gets caught up in espionage during the First World War.
Blind Injustice

2005

Blind Injustice

2005
5.2
A blind woman finds herself the target of an attacker again after the person originally convicted of her rape is found to be innocent of the crime.
Flight of Fancy

2000

Flight of Fancy

2000
3.1
A young single mother, Mercedes, is about to marry solid, dependable Frank, when a dashing aviator, Clay, comes into her life. But when pilot Clay crash-lands on a small, remote island he sends the inhabitants into a tailspin.
The Wandering Soul Murders

2001

The Wandering Soul Murders

2001
4.5
Haunted by the murder of her politician husband 6 years ago, former police detective Joanne Kilbourn keeps looking for clues, with the help of her old partner. When a prime suspect is caught, it looks as if the killer may finally be brought to justice … but in a shocking turn of events, the suspect is gunned down as he's brought to the police station. Is there more to her husband's death than Joanne realized?
Snapshots

2002

Snapshots

2002
3.8
An aging hippy and a beautiful young woman meet in Amsterdam and find love.