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Senseless
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Senseless

1998
When hardworking Darryl participates in a medical study for extra cash, the experimental drug he's taking gives him superhuman sight, smell, hearing, taste and touch. Now, Darryl might be able to get even with a rich guy who's been giving him grief.

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  • Penelope Spheeris
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    Something New
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    Something New

    2006
    Having carefully calculated her professional life, African-American accounting exec Kenya McQueen (Sanaa Lathan) is concerned that her personal life doesn't measure up, so she agrees to go on a blind date with a sexy, free-spirited landscape architect (Simon Baker). Her new love interest turns out to be white, which isn't necessarily a deal-breaker -- until she meets a seemingly perfect black man (Blair Underwood).

    Directed by:

  • Sanaa Hamri
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    Saturday Night Live: The Best of Tom Hanks
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    Saturday Night Live: The Best of Tom Hanks

    2004
    One of the comedy show's favorite hosts, this compilation presents Oscar-winning actor Tom Hanks in some of his most notable "SNL" skits -- from spoofing his films Big and Cast Away to portraying inimitable characters such as Mr. Short-Term Memory. This collection of gems includes Hanks being inducted into the "Five Timers Club," along with other frequent hosts Steve Martin, Elliott Gould and Paul Simon.

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  • Beth McCarthy-Miller
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    Real Genius
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    Real Genius

    1985
    In this favorite '80s film starring a young Val Kilmer, some highly intelligent students are recruited for an advanced science project. What they don't know is that the data will be used by the military to develop a lethal weapon. Two of the students (Kilmer and Gabe Jarrett) team up to finish the project, but when they learn the military's secret, the geniuses plot revenge.

    Directed by:

  • Martha Coolidge
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    My First Mister
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    My First Mister

    2001
    Against all odds, a 49-year-old store owner and his teenage clerk become close friends. He's neurotic, and she's from a dysfunctional family, but together, they heal emotional wounds and form an unbreakable bond.

    Directed by:

  • Christine Lahti
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    The Mirror Has Two Faces
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    The Mirror Has Two Faces

    1996
    Middle-aged professor Rose Morgan (Barbra Streisand) is tired of being single and living with her mother (Lauren Bacall). Thus, when a colleague (Jeff Bridges), proposes, Morgan accepts. But Morgan's colleague is in love with her mind, and the marriage he proposed is a platonic one. Not surprisingly, more discontentment follows. Streisand directed this romantic comedy, which earned a Golden Globe for Bacall and an Oscar nomination for Best Song.

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  • Barbra Streisand
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    Spin City: Michael J. Fox: His All-Time Favorites: Vol. 1
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    Spin City: Michael J. Fox: His All-Time Favorites: Vol. 1

    1996
    These episodes of the hit TV sitcom "Spin City" were handpicked for this collection by Emmy-winning star Michael J. Fox, who stars as Deputy New York City Mayor Mike Flaherty. Carla Gugino, Heather Locklear, Richard Kind and the rest of the mayor's (Barry Bostwick) flunkies also appear. Best of all, Fox introduces each hilarious episode.

    Directed by:

  • Thomas Schlamme
  • Lee Shallat-Chemel
  • Andy Cadiff
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    Mean Girls 2
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    Mean Girls 2

    2011
    When the father of a high school pariah offers to pay new-girl-in-school Jo's (Meaghan Jette Martin) way through college if she makes friends with his outcast daughter, Abby (Jennifer Stone), Jo agrees to the scheme and befriends the lonely lass. Growing close, the pair confront the school's nastiest girl-clique, but their friendship is jeopardized when Abby learns about her dad's bribe. Melanie Mayron directs this sequel to 2004's Mean Girls.

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  • Melanie Mayron
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    Just One of the Guys
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    Just One of the Guys

    1985
    When her essay about a woman posing as a male jock is scoffed at during a contest, a teenage journalist decides to prove her theory's feasibility by dressing up as one of her male peers and enrolling at a neighboring high school.

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  • Lisa Gottlieb
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    Hysteria
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    Hysteria

    2011
    In 1880s London, forward-thinking young doctor Mortimer Granville has a difficult time keeping a job until he and an inventor friend concoct an electrifying solution to the rampant "hysteria" affecting England's sexually and socially repressed women.

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  • Tanya Wexler
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    Loverboy
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    Loverboy

    1989
    As a college student with no money, Randy Bodek (Patrick Dempsey) resorts to working as a pizza delivery boy to make ends meet. During one of his deliveries, he's met with an interesting proposal: a woman (Barbara Carrera) who wants more than just pizza. Soon, Randy is the talk of the town as lonely wives (including Kirstie Alley and Carrie Fisher) are chomping at the bit to have pizza delivered.

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  • Joan Micklin Silver
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    Saving Face
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    Saving Face

    2005
    Dutiful daughter Wil (Michelle Krusiec) sidesteps her mother's (Joan Chen) attempts to marry her off in Alice Wu's romantic comedy. At 28, Wil's the old maid of her traditional Chinese family, so there's no way she can tell them about her budding lesbian romance with Vivian (Lynn Chen). But her widowed mom has her own problems, as she learns she's pregnant at 48. Kicked out by her disapproving father, she seeks refuge at Wil's place.

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  • Alice Wu
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    12 Men of Christmas
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    12 Men of Christmas

    2009
    Devastated after losing both her influential job and her fiancé at the office holiday party, publicist E.J. Baxter (Kristin Chenoweth) flees New York and lands in Montana, where she decides to produce a racy calendar showing off the local guys. But some of the men take exception to her scheme to raise funds for a search-and-rescue team by having them bare it all. Meanwhile, Mr. December is raising E.J.'s pulse in this Lifetime Original Movie.

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  • Arlene Sanford
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    Friends with Kids
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    Friends with Kids

    2011
    Best friends Jason and Julie decide that the way to have kids without sacrificing their social lives or careers is to raise a child together platonically. But romance and other complications interfere with their perfect plan.

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  • Jennifer Westfeldt
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    It's Kind of a Funny Story
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    It's Kind of a Funny Story

    2010
    Being a teenager is too much for 16-year-old Craig (Keir Gilchrist), who shocks his parents (Lauren Graham and Jim Gaffigan) by checking himself into a mental health clinic for a little R & R. But when the youth ward is unexpectedly closed, he's forced to live among the adult patients. Zach Galifianakis, Viola Davis, Emma Roberts and Aasif Mandvi co-star in this quirky drama written and directed by the screenwriters of Half Nelson.

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  • Anna Boden
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    Going the Distance
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    Going the Distance

    2010
    New couple Erin (Drew Barrymore) and Garrett (Justin Long) don't want their summer fling to end, but Erin must move across the country to finish school. As the bicoastal lovers try to keep their relationship going, they experience the tricky challenges of living long-distance. Directed by established documentary filmmaker Nanette Burstein (The Kid Stays in the Picture), this romantic comedy also stars Christina Applegate and Ron Livingston.

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  • Nanette Burstein
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    Now and Then
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    Now and Then

    1995
    Waxing nostalgic about the bittersweet passage from childhood to puberty in this tender coming-of-age tale, four childhood girlfriends -- Teeny, Chrissy, Samantha and Roberta -- recall the magical summer of 1970. During their walk down memory lane, they reconcile experiences with boys, secrets, bullies and more. Lesli Linka Glatter directs; Gaby Hoffmann, Ashleigh Aston Moore, Cloris Leachman, Thora Birch and Christina Ricci co-star.

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  • Lesli Linka Glatter
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    Now and Then (1995)
    A heartwarming movie about four childhood girlfriends who, in adulthood reunion, relive their experience of the life-changing summer of 1970, including a mystery death, divorce, standing up to the boys, first kiss, and the meaning of true friendship. Each explores her unique identity amidst family and friends. Beautifully directed by Lesli Linka Glatter.
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