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Trouble in Paradise

1989

Trouble in Paradise

1989
4
Following her husband Arthur's mysterious death, Rachel Baxley packs up her life as a State Department wife in Hong Kong and boards a freighter along with her husband's casket bound for the U.S. She begins to regret this decision when she meets one of the crew members, a handsome rogue named Jake Fontaine - who has smuggled his liquor above in Arthur's coffin! Suddenly, a typhoon hits and the freighter breaks apart. Marooned on a desert island with Jake they fall in love. Shortly thereafter, Jake comes to suspect that Rachel's "late" husband Arthur might not be dead at all. Rachel is stunned when Arthur arrives on the island with his heroin smuggling partners. In the ensuing chaos, Jake overcomes each of the smugglers and heroically rescues his new love, Rachel.
Cries Unheard: The Donna Yaklich Story

1994

Cries Unheard: The Donna Yaklich Story

1994
6.6
Donna Yaklich meets Dennis the policeman and thinks she might have found a good relationship. But Dennis is obsessed with weight-lifting and uses steroids, which make him aggressive and abusive. Getting out of the relationship isn't easy as Dennis isn't willing to let her go, and Donna's options are narrowed down to one remaining alternative.
Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes

1990

Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes

1990
5.8
The movie follows the perspective of several characters (such as Japanese victims, soldiers, American prisoners of war and others) and how they lived or tried to survive the effects felt during the aftermath of the Atomic Bomb dropping by the Enola Gay at Hiroshima, during World War II.
Baby of the Bride

1991

Baby of the Bride

1991
5.2
Soon after returning from their honeymoon, John and Margaret Hix receive the surprise of their life - at 53, Margaret is pregnant! Against her husband's wishes, Margaret decides to keep the baby... but she isn't the only one in the family who is expecting. Margaret's daughter, Mary, who has just left the convent, is due just a few months before her mother.
Pretend You Don't See Her

2002

Pretend You Don't See Her

2002
6.3
An estate agent is forced into witness protection soon after selling the apartment of a girl who died in suspicious circumstances. However, when the deceased girl's mother is also found dead, all signs point to a murderer on the loose, and it becomes apparent the agent's new identity may not protect her from the killer.
Mother of the Bride

1993

Mother of the Bride

1993
5.8
A mother's plans for her daughter's wedding are complicated when her ex-husband, who abandoned the family more than 20 years earlier, shows up.
Love Letters

1999

Love Letters

1999
5.3
An ambitious U.S. Senator reflects back on his life after the death of a woman whom he loved and kept in contact with only through correspondence.
Black Fox: The Price of Peace

1995

Black Fox: The Price of Peace

1995
5.8
After blaming Britt for his wife's decision to stay with the Native Americans who captured her, an abusive husband organizes a party of vigilantes to accompany him into Indian territory.
Summer Dreams: The Story of the Beach Boys

1990

Summer Dreams: The Story of the Beach Boys

1990
5.4
Dramatization looks at the tumultuous relationship that existed between rock group The Beach Boy's Brian and Dennis Wilson and their father, Murry. It also examines their struggles with drugs and alcohol.
In a Stranger's Hand

1991

In a Stranger's Hand

1991
5.8
Jack Bauer, a workaholic businessman, accidentally gets involved in a case of child kidnapping when he returns a doll found in the subway.
Night Ride Home

1999

Night Ride Home

1999
5.7
When a devastating accident tears apart the already frayed marriage of Neal and Nora Mahler, each family member must learn that their own emotions are best dealt with by relying on each other and their bonds as a family.
The Only Thrill

1997

The Only Thrill

1997
4.7
A small-town store owner with a comatose wife shares a long-term relationship with his seamstress.
She's No Angel

2002

She's No Angel

2002
4.6
A drama and thriller story of a young woman who has suffered great abuse as a girl and who finds happiness when in a car accident, by mistake, she finds refuge in a false personality. She allows a pair of grieving parents to believe she is their late son's wife. But happiness is not so easy, since the past always comes out and Catherine will have to act to protect the family who has given so much affection.
Dreams Don't Die

1982

Dreams Don't Die

1982
6.2
Two young kids in love, one young graffiti artist and the other a foster-child, find trouble on the mean streets on the other side of the river in New York City. Officer Charles Banks finds young Danny tagging subway cars and then catches Teiresa selling drugs for another mislead teen, Kirk. The officer, instead of turning both of them in, gives both teens a chance to make more of their lives together. Changing their ways turns out to be more challenging than first thought.
Mandela and de Klerk

1997

Mandela and de Klerk

1997
6.5
Sidney Poitier and Michael Caine both received Emmy nominations for their performances in this made-for-TV movie. The plot follows Nelson Mandela's 27-year struggle to end apartheid.
Panic in Echo Park

1977

Panic in Echo Park

1977
5.4
A young doctor tries to convince everyone about an impending epidemic, but he is accused of creating panic.
Anna Karenina

1985

Anna Karenina

1985
5.2
Tragic Anna leaves her cold husband for dashing Count Vronsky in 19th-century Russia.
Forget Me Never

1999

Forget Me Never

1999
5.5
Diane McGowin was employed as an administrative assistant for a group of attorneys in private practice. She found herself forgetting things, especially losing short term memory. She suspected that something was wrong and went to the doctor. After many tests, the diagnosis was Alzheimer's. Diana did not want to tell her husband, Jack McGowin because she thought her husband, Jack, would be worried about money since she made more money than he did.
On the Border

1998

On the Border

1998
4.7
A dumb as rocks security guard in a Texas border town gets involved in a planned bank heist thanks to the charms of two different femmes fatales.
Wall of Secrets

2003

Wall of Secrets

2003
5.1
A young lovely moves to Chicago to be with her husband. They are both amazed at the terrific apartment they obtained for very little rent. Unfortunately this apartment comes with an unsavory history. As if that isn't bad enough, there are sounds and noises in the walls!