Craig T. Nelson
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Follows four grown siblings of the far-from-perfect Braverman clan as they try to balance kids and careers, dreams and commitments, and romance or a total lack thereof. Join some of the best actors on television for a genuinely funny and heartwarming journey through the most challenging and rewarding role of a lifetime: being a parent.
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About to finish high school, budding inventor Z.T. dreams of escaping both his sleepy town and his gloomy, widowed dad, Cole. But his ambitions get a stunning reality check with the arrival of Zack, a raving, 68-year-old drunk claiming to be the boy's older self. Suspiciously unable to recall the exact details, Zack is desperate to avert a single, tiny mistake he claims sent the rest of his years into a tragic downward spiral. As the two forge a shaky...
25) The Incredibles
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Bob and his wife Helen used to be among the world's greatest crime fighters, saving lives and battling evil on a daily basis. Fifteen years later, they have been forced to adopt civilian identities and retreat to the suburbs where they live "normal" lives with their three kids, Violet, Dash, and Jack-Jack. Itching to get back into action, Bob gets his chance when a mysterious communication summons him to a remote island for a top secret assignment....
27) Poltergeist
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Life is very pleasant for a California family until a host of other-worldly forces invades their peaceful suburban home. Their house is turned into a supernatural sideshow, and if the family doesn't clear out, they will be swept off into nightmarish chaos.
31) Action Jackson
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Carl Weathers is Detroit police sergeant Jericho Action Jackson. He's pitted against the brutal thugs of ruthless auto tycoon Peter Dellaplane, who's out to murder his way to political power. Jackson's also involved with Dellaplane's beautiful wife Patrice -- and his exotic mistress Sydney.
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"The only way football star Stefan Djordjevic will avoid a life in the blast furnaces of his bleak Pennsylvania hometown is by winning a college scholarship. Even his coach dreams of parlaying a winning team into a college job far away from this graveyard of the American Dream. But it's not long before the two virtually ruin each other's chances for escape and their door to the future starts to close"--Container.
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The last boy scout: A football team owner will stop at nothing to legalize gambling on sports, so a private eye and an ex-quarterback team up against him.
Dead-bang: Detective Jerry Beck's life is on the skids: his wife has left him, his apartment is a dump, and he's been drinking too much. The one thing that he has going for him is his work as a good cop, but even that quality is questioned by authorities who don't like his hard-driving ways; then...
35) Silkwood
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The Oklahoma nuclear plant worker who blew the whistle on dangerous practices at the Kerr-McGee plant and who died under circumstances which are still under debate.
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Incredibles: Bob was one of the world's greatest superheroes, but after some tragedies forced all superheroes into retirement, he and the rest of his super-powered family live normal lives in the suburbs. When a mysterious call summons him to a volcano for a top-secret assignment, it is not long before a new supervillain is revealed and all his family and old friends have to get in on the action!
Incredibles 2 : Bob Parr, Mr. Incredible, has unwittingly...
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As Kristina and Adam reevaluate their lives after her fight against cancer, Sarah finds a career she loves and a possible new romance. Crosby and Jasmine adapt to life as a family with an infant in the house, while Camille and Zeek decide what their "Act 3" is going to be now that they have an empty nest. And though most challenges bring the relations closer together, Joel and Julia find their marriage crumbling apart in ways they never expected.
38) Osterman Weekend
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What would you do if a total stranger proved to you that your three closest friends are enemy agents? For investigative TV Host John Tanner, the news comes on the eve of a reunion weekend at his home. But as the get-together turns deadly, are Tanner and his family being set up for the most shocking betrayal of all? From its stinging look at media manipulation to its stunning final twist, the ultimate conspiracy will be uncovered by whoever survives...
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Coach Hayden Fox revolves his life around leading a university football team and although his passion for the game is incredible, this passion can only go so far. Tensions rise on the home front with a partner that doesn't share the same love for the game, thus leaving Hayden to escape his 'dumb jock' stereotype and present a caring, loving side for his friends and family, and most importantly, his 'little girl.'