Christine Lahti
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English
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A fiercely intelligent, hilarious, and deeply feminist collection of interrelated personal stories from Academy, Emmy, and Golden Globe Award–winning actress and director Christine Lahti.
For decades, actress and director Christine Lahti has captivated the hearts and minds of her audience through iconic roles in Chicago Hope, Running on Empty, Housekeeping, And Justice for All, Swing Shift, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, God of Carnage, and...
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Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Tom Hanks portrays Mister Rogers in a timely story of kindness triumphing over cynicism, based on the true story of a real-life friendship between Fred Rogers and journalist Tom Junod. After a jaded magazine writer is assigned a profile of Fred Rogers, he overcomes his skepticism, learning about kindness, love, and forgiveness from America's most beloved neighbor.
3) The Steps
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English
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An uptight New Yorker and his party girl sister visit their Dad's lake house to meet his new wife, and her rough-around-the-edges kids. When the "step" parents announce they are also adopting a child to bring this family together, disaster looms in this hilarious new chemistry experiment.
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English
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A testament to the tenacity of the human spirit and a landmark in the literature of the Holocaust, this is the true story of Dr. Gisella Perl who, while imprisoned in a concentration camp, became an eyewitness to the experiments of Dr. Josef Mengele, the chief physician at Auschwitz.
Publisher
Hearst Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2001
Language
English
Description
"Lyssa Grant Hughes has given blood sweat and tears to build a name for herself as a doctor. As a respected physician promoting women's health issues and fighting for women's rights, she has decided to set her sights on a career in politics. When a family friend tips a reporter about a minor indiscretion in her past, Lyssa's campaign becomes the focus of a media feeding frenzy."--Container.
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Publisher
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Ken Harrison (Richard Dreyfuss) is a well-known and respected sculptor, until a terrible car accident leaves him a quadriplegic. His once positive outlook descends into depression as he comes to grips with the loss of his independence and his art. Even as he develops a relationship with Clare Scott (Christine Lahti), all he wants to do is end his life, but U.S. law forbids assisted suicide. Dr. Harrison (John Cassavetes) vows to keep Ken alive --...
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Mill Creek Entertainmnet
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Betsy's wedding: An eccentric family copes with a daughter's wedding. Coping includes accidental meetings with the mob, oddball romances, revenge schemes and more!
Gross anatomy: First-year med student, Joe Slovak, enrolls in Gross Anatomy - the toughest course in school. His free-wheeling life style puts him at odds with his demanding professor and creates problems when he falls in love with his no-nonsense lab partner.
The gun in Betty Lou's handbag:...
10) Three Hotels
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English
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Masterfully written by one of America's most lauded playwrights, this deeply human story unfolds in three hotel rooms in Morocco, the Virgin Islands and Oaxaca, Mexico, as a married couple reflect on their lives as players in the game of international business. A devastating tour-de-force of humor, tragedy, and penetrating insight from one of America's premier playwrights.
11) Yonkers Joe
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English
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The reappearance of his estranged son complicates a dice hustler's plan to make one last grab for a big score in Vegas.
12) Gross Anatomy
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English
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Most first-year med students at Chandler University's esteemed school of medicine approach gross anatomy the systematic dissection of the human body with fear, nervous stomachs, and the daunting knowledge that their futures depend on a passing grade. Joe Slovak isn't like his fellow freshmen. A cocky, bright, and outspoken rebel who doesn't believe in sacrificing his social life for long nights of studying, Joe follows his own lesson plan, a curriculum...
13) 8
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English
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George Clooney, Brad Pitt and Martin Sheen lead an all-star cast in this powerful portrait of an American civil rights struggle. In 2008, California's Proposition 8 stripped the freedom to marry away from gay and lesbian couples. Now, two of the nation's most renowned attorneys have joined forces to challenge Proposition 8 under the United States Constitution. “8” faithfully recreates the progression of the historic trial through court transcripts...
14) Women vs. Men
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English
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Two couples in their 50's face their fears about aging and intimacy after the husbands are caught in an all-nude strip club by their wives.
15) Flying Lessons
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English
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With her life at a crossroads, 25 year old Sophie Conway returns home to the small town she always wanted to forget. Once home, she is faced with the friends and lovers she left behind, a tangled relationship with her Mother, and Harry Pleasant, an Alzheimer's Disease patient who, in an opposing way, shares Sophie's struggle to remember.
16) Operator
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English
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An anxious programmer enlists the help of his empathetic wife when given the task to create the perfect call center program. However, their relationship spirals out of control when he begins replacing her with an ideal computerized replica.
17) Touchback
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English
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In the tradition of FIELD OF DREAMS, TOUCHBACK is a story about sports, faith, and realizing that everything you need is already in front of you. Facing foreclosure on his home, former high school football star-turned-farmer-and-family-man, Scott Murphy (Brian Presley of BORDERLAND) has found rock bottom. But, after bumping his head, he finds himself with a unique opportunity to revisit his glory days before the Ohio State championship where he permanently...
18) Becks
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English
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After a crushing breakup with her girlfriend, a Brooklyn musician moves back to her childhood home in St. Louis. While performing for tips at a local tavern and struggling to reconnect with her ultra-Catholic mother, she strikes up a unique friendship and begins to discover her musical voice. As she grows more confident as a musician, a new life in her hometown suddenly seems within her reach.
19) The Doctor
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English
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Being a patient for the first time changes the life of a surgeon, as he experiences what it's like to be on the other side of a medical chart.