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Anna Nicole
June 29, 2013
The dramatization of the life of Vickie Lynn Hogan (Agnes Bruckner), who would later be known as Anna Nicole Smith, begins with her life in Texas, meeting J. Howard Marshall (Martin Landau), finding fame with Playboy, and ends with her death from a drug overdose.
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Jodi Arias: Dirty Little Secret
June 22, 2013
The Lifetime movie explores the relationship between Jodi Arias (Tania Raymonde) and Travis Alexander (Jesse Lee Soffer) as well as the Arias' trial for his murder.
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Ring of Fire (2013)
May 27, 2013
Based on John Carter Cash's book about his mother, June Carter Cash's (Jewel) life growing up in Virginia to her marriage to Johnny Cash (Matt Ross).
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Dear Mom, Love Cher
May 6, 2013
The hour-long documentary explores the life of Cher's mother, Georgia Holt, through interviews with her two daughters and grand children.
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Manhunt (2013)
May 1, 2013
The documentary directed by Greg Barker and based on a book by journalist Peter Bergen, explores the nearly 20-year hunt for Osama bin Laden by the CIA with interviews with the analysts and operatives.
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Mary and Martha
April 20, 2013
The loss of their sons to malaria bring together American Mary Morgan (Hilary Swank) and British Martha O'Connell (Brenda Blethyn) to help raise awareness of the disease.
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Call Me Crazy: A Five Film
April 20, 2013
Five short films about mental illness features acting and directing by Jennifer Hudson, Melissa Leo, Octavia Spencer, Sarah Hyland, Sofia Vassilieva, Brittany Snow, Ernie Hudson, Jason Ritter, Jean Smart, Lea Thompson, Melanie Griffith, Chelsea Handler, Laura Dern, Bryce Dallas Howard, Bonnie Hunt, Ashley Judd and Sharon Maguire.
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Fall to Grace
March 28, 2013
Alexandra Pelosi's documentary includes interviews with former New Jersey Gov. Jim McGreevey about his resignation, his attempt to become an Episcopal minister, and his volunteer work with female inmates.
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Top Of The Lake: Season 1
March 24, 2013
Detective Robin Griffin (Elisabeth Moss) returns to New Zealand to visit her sick mother only to be drawn into the investigation of the disappearance of a pregnant 12-year-old (Jacqueline Joe).
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Phil Spector
March 24, 2013
Written and directed by David Mamet, the biopic about the events leading to Phil Spector's (Al Pacino) 2007 trial for the murder of Lana Clarkson, focuses on his professional relationship with his defense attorney, Linda Kenney Baden (Helen Mirren).
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Romeo Killer: The Chris Porco Story
March 23, 2013
Based on a true case, 21-year-old Chris Porco (Matt Barr) was accused of killing his father Peter and severely injuring his mother Joan (Lolita Davidovich) with an axe. Detective Joe Sullivan (Eric McCormack) thought he had the case solved, believing Joan had identified Chris as her attacker. However, she later denies ever doing so.
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Ring of Fire: Season 1
March 11, 2013
Dr. Matthew Cooper (Michael Vartan) and environmentalist Emily (Lauren Lee Smith) trace strange happenings at their small Pacific Northwestern town to the oil drilling by the company owned by her father (Terry O'Quinn).
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Mayday: Season 1
March 3, 2013
Based on the bestselling novel, this made-for-tv drama sees an amateur pilot and stewardess forced to land a damaged jumbo jet when the rest of the crew and passengers are incapacitated by an accidental military attack.
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The Bible : Season 1
March 3, 2013
The 10-hour miniseries retells the stories of Noah, Abraham, Moses, and Jesus (Diogo Morgado).
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Beyonce: Life Is But a Dream
February 16, 2013
Beyoncé stars and co-directed this documentary that includes her decision to end management ties with her father and the birth of her daughter, Blu Ivy.
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History of the Eagles
February 15, 2013
The two-part documentary directed by Alison Ellwood uses interviews and rare footage to tell the history of the California rock band from its founding in 1971, the breakup in 1980, the band's reunion in 1994, and the recording of 2007's "Long Road Out of Eden."
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Dancing on the Edge: Season 1
February 4, 2013
The five-part miniseries focuses on the black jazz band led by Louis Lester (Chiwetel Ejiofor) as they find success with the help of music journalist Stanley Mitchell (Matthew Goode), Prince George (John Hopkins), and rich patrons such as Pamela Luscombe (Joanna Vanderham), her brother, Julian (Tom Hughes), Lady Cremone (Jacqueline Bisset), Donaldson (Anthony Head), and American industrialist Walter Masterson (John Goodman), before a murder threatens their progress.
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Prosecuting Casey Anthony
January 19, 2013
The Lifetime TV movie takes a look at the Casey Anthony trial from the point of view of the Florida prosecutor, Jeff Ashton (Rob Lowe).
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Restless
December 7, 2012
Based on the novel by William Boyd, Ruth Gilmartin (Michelle Dockery) discovers her mother Sally (Charlotte Rampling/Hayley Attwell) was a spy in the 1940s and has been in hiding since her last mission.
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In Vogue: The Editor's Eye
December 6, 2012
Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato direct this documentary about the fashion editors who helped shaped the pages of the 120-year-old fashion magazine.
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Labyrinth: Season 1
November 30, 2012
Originally aired in Canada in 2012, the four-hour miniseries is an adaptation of Kate Mosse's novel about the parallel hunt for the Holy Grail by 13th century French noblewoman Alaïs (Jessica Brown Findlay) and current-day archaeology volunteer Alice Tanner (Vanessa Kirby).
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Liz & Dick
November 25, 2012
The Lifetime TV movie follows the love affair between Elizabeth Taylor (Lindsay Lohan) and Richard Burton (Grant Bowler) that began during the filming of Cleopatra to their two marriages and divorces.
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Mankind: The Story of All of Us: Season 1
November 13, 2012
Narrated by Josh Brolin, the 12-hour documentary miniseries traces the beginnings of humanity from hunter-gathers to the modern civilizations we have created.
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Oliver Stone's Secret History of America: Season 1
November 12, 2012
Directed and narrated by Oliver Stone, the filmmaker behind "JFK," "Nixon," and "W," examines the history of the United States beginning with World War II.
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SEAL Team Six: The Raid on Osama bin Laden
November 4, 2012
The TV movie is based on the U.S. Navy SEAL team's mission to locate and capture Osama bin Laden.
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The Girl: Season 1
October 20, 2012
Alfred Hitchcock's (Toby Jones) obsession with actress Tippi Hedren (Sienna Miller) during the filming of The Birds and Marnie is explored in this biopic.
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Ethel: Season 1
October 18, 2012
Rory Kennedy chronicles the life of her mother, Ethel Kennedy through family pictures, home movies, news footage, and interviews.
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Steel Magnolias
October 7, 2012
The remake of the 1989 film about the lives of six women (Queen Latifah, Phylicia Rashad, Jill Scott, Adepero Oduye, Condola Rashad and Alfre Woodard) who regularly go to Truvy's (Jill Scott) beauty shop.
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Coma: Season 1
September 3, 2012
Susan Wheeler (Lauren Ambrose) is a medical student who becomes suspicious of the number of patients falling into comas at the Atlanta hospital she is interning at in this miniseries adaptation of Robin Cook's novel produced by Ridley Scott and the late Tony Scott.
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Parade's End: Season 1
August 24, 2012
During World War I, Christopher Tietjens (Benedict Cumberbatch) struggles with decorum, duty, and his feelings for his socialite wife Sylvia Satterthwaite (Rebecca Hall), who may not be carrying his child and suffragette Valentine Wannop (Adelaide Clemens) in this five-part miniseries adaption of Ford Madox Ford's novels.
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Hatfields & McCoys
May 28, 2012
The story behind the decades long feud between the families headed up by "Devil" Anse Hatfield (Kevin Costner) and Randall McCoy (Bill Paxton) is dramatized in this three-part mini-series.
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Hemingway and Gellhorn
May 28, 2012
The romance between Ernest Hemingway (Clive Owen) and novelist/war correspondent Martha Gellhorn (Nicole Kidman) is depicted in this HBO movie.
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Treasure Island: Season 1
May 5, 2012
Robert Louis Stevenson's classic story is retold in the two-part movie on Syfy with Eddie Izzard as Long John Silver, Elijah Wood as Ben Gunn, and Donald Sutherland as Captain Flint.
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Neverland: Season 1
December 4, 2011
The two-part miniseries explores the lives of Peter Pan and Captain Hook before Wendy and her brothers met Peter Pan in the J.M. Barrie stories.
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The Take: Season 1
December 2, 2011
After being released from jail, Freddie Jackson (Tom Hardy) plans to utilize the connections he made there to join the criminal underworld in this adaptation of Martina Cole's novel.
It originally aired in on UK's Sky One in 2009.
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Ricochet
November 30, 2011
TNT's adaptation of Sandra Brown's novel sees Detective Duncan Hatcher (John Corbett) falling in love with Elise Laird (Julie Benz), who is married to a crooked judge (Gary Cole).
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Scott Turow's Innocent
November 29, 2011
The made-for-TV movie adaptation of Scott Turow's sequel to his 1987 novel Presumed Innocent picks up 20 years later where Rusty Sabich (Bill Pullman) is now a judge and again a suspect in the murder.
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Vietnam in HD: Season 1
November 8, 2011
New, unseen footage is included in the six-part mini-series about the Vietnam War narrated by Michael C. Hall.
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Page Eight: Season 1
November 6, 2011
MI5 agent Johnny Worricker (Bill Nighy) is left with a secret file that could bring down the government when his boss (Michael Gambon) suddenly dies. He also grows suspicious of his beautiful, young neighbor (Rachel Weisz) who seeks his company.
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Sing Your Song
October 17, 2011
The documentary about Harry Belafonte showcases not only his singing and acting career, but also his activism, including his involvement in the civil rights movement and social justice.
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Five
October 10, 2011
The five short films with a cast that includes Patricia Clarkson, Bob Newhart, Ginnifer Goodwin, Rosario Dawson, Tony Shalhoub, Jeanne Tripplehorn, and Jeffrey Tambor focus on the impact of breast cancer on people's lives and were directed by Demi Moore, Penelope Spheeris, Alicia Keys, Jennifer Aniston, and Patty Jenkins.
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There's Something Wrong With Aunt Diane
July 25, 2011
The Liz Garbus documentary looks into the 2009 tragic accident of Diane Schuler, who drove the wrong way on New York's Taconic State Parkway before crashing into another SUV, killing herself and seven others.
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The Curious Case of Curt Flood
July 13, 2011
HBO Sports brings the story of the St. Louis Cardinals all-star center fielder who fought for free agency after refusing to be traded to the Philadelphia Phillies by suing Major League Baseball in 1969.
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Cinema Verite
April 23, 2011
The making of the 1973 documentary An American Family is explored in the docudrama, with James Gandolfini as producer Craig Gilbert, who made a great impact on television with the filming of the family headed by Pat (Diane Lane) and Bill Loud (Tim Robbins).
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The Crimson Petal and The White: Season 1
April 6, 2011
The heir (Chris O'Dowd) to a perfume business begins an affair with a prostitute named Sugar (Romola Garai) in Victorian London in this British four-part adaptation of Michel Faber's novel.
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Wedding Wars: Season 1
March 14, 2011
Gay marriage is the focus of this topical drama, which also doubles as a light, romantic comedy.
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Lennon Naked: Season 1
November 21, 2010
Masterpiece Contemporary brings the story of a John Lennon's life between 1964 and 1971. Christopher Eccleston is the Beatle's singer while Yoko Ono is played by Naoko Mori.
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Thorne: Season 1
October 10, 2010
Encore airs the British adaption of Mark Billingham's crime novels Sleepy Head and Scaredy Cat with David Morrissey as DI Tom Thorne.
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The Librarian: The Curse of the Judas Chalice
December 7, 2008
Flynn the librarian is once again trying to find an artifact, this time the Judas chalice, which can bring the dead back to life.
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Coco Chanel
September 13, 2008
The life and loves of the famous fashion icon Coco Chanel (Shirley MacLaine) is explored in this TV movie from Lifetime.
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Filth: The Mary Whitehouse Story
May 28, 2008
The life of Mary Whitehouse, the British activist who fought the BBC over television decency standards, is explored in the latest installment in the Masterpiece Contemporary series.
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As You Like It
August 21, 2007
Kenneth Branagh's fifth screen adaptation of Shakespeare.
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Durham County: Season 1
May 7, 2007
The Canadian series follows the life of former Toronto homicide cop, Mike Sweeney (Hugh Dillon) who has moved to the suburbs for a new start after his partner was killed in the line of duty and his wife recovers from cancer.
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Addiction
March 15, 2007
Part of HBO's multi-pronged effort to highlight substance abuse in America, this feature-length documentary is composed of nine short films dealing with the causes, costs, and treatments of drug and alcohol addicition.
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A Perfect Day: Season 1
December 18, 2006
An author learns how to stop being a jerk in this "A Christmas Carol"-esque holiday telefilm adapted from Richard Paul Evans' novel.
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Longford
October 26, 2006
This telefilm is based on the true story of British Lord Frank Pakenham (the Earl of Longford), whose lifelong campaign for prison reform--and especially, his dealings with a convicted serial killer--cost him his seat in Parliament. The screenplay comes from Peter Morgan ("The Queen").
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Psych: The Movie
July 7, 2006
Picking up three years since the series finale, Shawn Spencer (James Roday) and best friend, Burton "Gus" Guster (Dulé Hill) are working together in San Francisco when one of their friends becomes a target.
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Stephen King's Desperation: Season 1
May 23, 2006
Stephen King adapted his own 1996 novel about a remote Nevada mining town under the deadly influence of a mysterious force known as Tak.
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Mrs. Harris
February 25, 2006
Writer-director Phyllis Nagy's made-for-HBO biopic chronicles the tragic relationship between divorced school headmistress Jean Harris and "Scarsdale Diet" creator Dr. Herman "Hy" Tarnower, which ended with the latter's murder in 1980.
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Once Upon a Mattress: Season 1
December 18, 2005
Tony-winner Kathleen Marshall makes her TV directorial debut with this musical based on the fairy tale, "The Princess and the Pea," which has been both a Broadway production in the late 1950s as well as a TV movie (twice previously).
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Have No Fear: The Life of Pope John Paul II: Season 1
December 1, 2005
Thomas Kretschmann ("The Pianist") stars as the late Pope in this short made-for-television biopic.
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Vampire Bats: Season 1
October 30, 2005
A college is terrorized by mutated vampire bats that kill scantily-clad humans in this made-for-television movie from the "creative" team that brought you "Locusts." Can college professor Lucy Lawless save the student body? What do you think.
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Martha Behind Bars
September 25, 2005
Cybill Shepherd plays Martha Stewart in a made-for-TV movie for the second time in this look at the events leading up to (and life in prison after) Stewart's trial and conviction on insider trading charges.
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Traffic
January 26, 2004
Also known as Traffic: The Miniseries, this three-part USA original is loosely based on both Steven Soderbergh's 2000 theatrical feature as well as the British miniseries (Traffik) that inspired it. The miniseries features three overlapping plots about illegal drug, weapons, and human trafficking, with an ensemble cast that includes Cliff Curtis, Martin Donovan, Balthazar Getty, Elias Koteas, and Mary McCormack.
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Rose Red: Season 1
January 27, 2002
Dr. Joyce Reardon assembles a team of paranormal talents and a gifted autistic girl to investigate an allegedly haunted mansion, known as Rose Red, built in Seattle in 1907 by oil magnate John P. Rimbauer. Can the team survive the horror that they uncover within the walls of this secretive structure? And how far will Reardon go to get the answers she seeks? This mini-series, written by Stephen King, takes you to the place that Evil calls home.
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The Corner: Season 1
April 16, 2000
This acclaimed, Emmy-winning HBO miniseries about the impact of drugs on an inner-city Baltimore neighborhood came from David Simon, David Mills, and Edward Burns, who would go on to explore similar themes (with many of the same actors) in their even more acclaimed series The Wire. While the latter show concentrates more on both the cops and criminals on either side of the drug war, The Corner places a greater emphasis on those caught in the crossfire, including drug addicts. Charles S. Dutton directs.
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From the Earth to the Moon: Season 1
April 5, 1998
This 12-part, Emmy-winning HBO miniseries tells the story of the United States space program, from its beginnings in 1961 to the final moon mission in 1972, encompassing the Mercury, Gemini and Apollo programs. Tom Hanks served as executive producer and introduced each segment; directors included Hanks, Graham Yost, Jonathan Mostow, Sally Field, and Frank Marshall.
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Stephen King's The Stand: Season 1
May 8, 1994
A government-run lab accidentally lets loose a deadly superflu and the world's population is decimated. However, there are some survivors, who begin having dreams about two figures: a mystical old woman, or a scary man.
Stephen King's terrifying adaptation of post-apocalyptic America is a mini-series that hooks you in and imprints itself in your mind for a long time. In a battle between good and evil set on Stephen King's stage, which will prevail?
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Stephen King's Golden Years: Season 1
July 16, 1991
After the explosion in a top secret U.S. laboratory, its janitor, 70 year old Harlan Williams, is affected by the release of unknown chemicals. He starts to become younger and this causes the government to be interested in his case. However, Williams becomes a fugitive and starts a hunt across the country.
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Stephen King's It: Season 1
November 18, 1990
Stephen King's classic novel made for a terrifying mini-series about seven childhood friends whose lives are threatened by a demonic creature known as IT and how they try to put a stop to the killings he commits in routine. Twenty-seven years later, they must face him once again as they discovered that IT was not killed after all.
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House of Cards: Season 1
November 18, 1990
This four-episode British miniseries is a political thriller based on the novel by Michael Dobbs, which follows a scheming MP (played by Ian Richardson) in his quest to become Prime Minister. The adaptation comes from Andrew Davies (Bridget Jones's Diary). House of Cards aired in the U.S. on PBS as part of Masterpiece Theatre in early 1991, and was remade over two decades later as the Netflix original series of the same name (starring Kevin Spacey).
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Lizzie Borden Took an Ax
January 25, 2014
The infamous murder trial of Lizzie Borden (Christina Ricci) for the killing of her father and stepmother in 1892 is dramatized in this TV movie.
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Silver Bells: Season 1
November 27, 2005
This Hallmark Hall Of Fame holiday drama brings a widow and widower (a Christmas-tree salesman, no less!) together in snowy "New York City."
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A Raisin in the Sun
February 25, 2008
The Broadway cast, which includes Phylicia Rashad and Sean Combs, reunite in this TV revival of the award-winning play.
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Behind the Candelabra
May 26, 2013
The life of the Las Vegas showman Liberace (Michael Douglas) and his younger lover Scott Thorson (Matt Damon) is depicted in this biopic directed by Steven Soderbergh.
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Petals on the Wind
May 26, 2014
The sequel to V.C Andrew's Flowers in the Attic novel picks up 10 years after Cathy (Rose McIver) and Christopher (Wyatt Nash) escaped. An abusive relationship with a fellow dancer (Will Kemp) brings Cathy closer than ever with her brother as their past continues to haunt them.
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