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Willy Fog: Around the World in 80 Days

1995

Willy Fog: Around the World in 80 Days

1995
7.1
Willy Fog is a British millionaire who bets that he will be able to go around the world in only eighty days.
Eine Liebe für den Frieden – Bertha von Suttner und Alfred Nobel

2014

Eine Liebe für den Frieden – Bertha von Suttner und Alfred Nobel

2014
5.3
Bertha Kinsky works as a governess in the Suttner household and has an affair with Arthur Suttner, the son of the house, who is a few years younger than her. When the affair is discovered, she is forced to leave the house and gets a job with Alfred Nobel. Nobel has become very rich thanks to the invention of dynamite. The somewhat reclusive Nobel and the prudent Bertha quickly take a liking to each other. But one day, Arthur Suttner appears on the doorstep, having broken with his family in order to marry Bertha. Bertha marries him and life drives the penniless couple to Russia, where they are confronted with the horrors of war. This experience turned Bertha von Suttner into a successful author on pacifism. She continued to cultivate a close friendship with Alfred Nobel. Nobel detested the war, but gradually realized that he could go down in the history books as a "warmonger" thanks to the invention of dynamite.
Samson and Delilah

1984

Samson and Delilah

1984
4.9
A tale of passion and betrayal in which Samson, a judge of Israel who fled with his tribe during the Great Exodus from Egypt, uses his herculean strength in the fight against the Philistine oppressors. He is seduced by Delilah, a Philistine courtesan, who uses her cunning to discover the secret of her lover's great power and then betrays him.
Til Death Do Us Part

2014

Til Death Do Us Part

2014
4.4
A woman investigates the past of her seemingly ideal husband, a doctor who starts to become increasingly hostile.
The Woman Who Sinned

1991

The Woman Who Sinned

1991
4.7
A woman contemplates having an affair, which leads her into a web of deceit, suspense, and murder.
Hostages

1992

Hostages

1992
5.9
True account of the six men held hostage by religious extremists in Beirut during the Reagan-Bush era.
Cry in the Wild: The Taking of Peggy Ann

1991

Cry in the Wild: The Taking of Peggy Ann

1991
5.1
True story of a young woman's abduction by a deranged loner that led to the largest manhunt in the history of Pennsylvania.
Two Mothers for Zachary

1996

Two Mothers for Zachary

1996
5.8
A grandmother sues her daughter for custody of her grandson, because she believes that her daughter's homosexuality renders her unfit for motherhood.
Criminal Justice

1990

Criminal Justice

1990
5.8
A knife-scarred victim must identify her assailant beyond a reasonable doubt. Meanwhile the accused is offered a deal if he pleads guilty. Is he as innocent as the victim? Is the justice system guiltier than both?
Blessed Stranger: After Flight 111

2000

Blessed Stranger: After Flight 111

2000
3.7
A sensitive and realistic portrayal of the families' grief after the devastating crash of Swissair flight 111, in which all 229 passengers and crew were killed. A woman whose daughter was among the victims meets a fisherman in Nova Scotia who took part in the recovery mission.
Christmas on Division Street

1991

Christmas on Division Street

1991
6.2
A good-natured homeless man and an ill-tempered student become good friends.
Clint Eastwood: The Man from Malpaso

1994

Clint Eastwood: The Man from Malpaso

1994
7.4
A look at the life and career of actor/director Clint Eastwood, including scenes from his past film and television work and interviews with friends, fellow actors and crew members who have worked with him over the years.
She's No Angel

2002

She's No Angel

2002
4.3
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.
Bloodlines

2010

Bloodlines

2010
6.3
In 1999, South African emigrant psychiatrist Colin Bouwer murdered his wife in what he thought was an undetectable manner. He was not counting on the skills and tenacity of New Zealand police and his colleagues in the medical profession.
Miracle on the Mountain: The Kincaid Family Story

2001

Miracle on the Mountain: The Kincaid Family Story

2001
4.3
A staunch professional executive and his wife coerce their rebellious teens and their older sister to take a plane trip for a weekend in the mountains. The older sister does not make it to the plane in time and the family leaves without her. Their small private plane then develops trouble and crashes away from any people. This forces the group to band together to survive the wilderness conditions, including an avalanche.
Marquis de Sade

1996

Marquis de Sade

1996
3.2
Based on the true story of the notorious Marquis de Sade. In 18th century Paris, an innocent beauty's search for her missing sister leads her into the deadly sensuous realm of the infamous Marquis de Sade. Imprisoned for his sordid crimes, the Marquis likewise has the beauty morally trapped... for she must help him complete his banned book of lust, or never learn the fate of her sister. It becomes a test of wills and wit, as the Marquis attempts to convert her to his deviously sexual philosophy. When the Marquis escapes his prison, she must follow him to his remote chateau of sin to finally discover her sister's fate, and to face her own.
Women and Men: Stories of Seduction

1990

Women and Men: Stories of Seduction

1990
4.1
This trio of tales, based on classic short stories, chronicles the complicated relations between the sexes.
Gleason

2002

Gleason

2002
5.2
The story begins at the height of Gleason's career. He has it all: women, wealth, and extraordinary power. But he is haunted by memories of his childhood. Gleason spends his formative years entering amateur contests, performing in sleazy night spots. Along the way, he steals gags from the best comics in town and finds love with Genevieve, a dancer whom he marries. But Gleason isn't the ideal husband or even a responsible father as he abandons his family to answer the call of Hollywood. Brash, arrogant, and egotistical, he alienates his directors and the man who discovers him. When he ends up back in New York, Gleason gets one of those rare second chances in the new medium of television, creating some of its most unforgettable characters. But even as Gleason becomes the talk of the tube, his life - ruled by demons of rage, booze, and insecurity - unravels.
Pioneer Woman

1973

Pioneer Woman

1973
4.8
A homesteading family in 1867 Wyoming faces a crisis when the husband is killed and the wife must decide whether to remain or take her son and daughter back East.
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.