Drama
Kissed
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Kissed

1996
Ever since she was a young girl, Sandra Larson (Molly Parker) has been fascinated with the darkness of death, but when she takes a part-time job as an embalmer at a funeral parlor, her obsession consumes her every desire. As her boyfriend (Peter Outerbridge) struggles to relate to her new lifestyle and her love of the afterlife and the study of necrophilia, he jumps through hoops to prove he'll do anything for love.

Directed by:

  • Lynne Stopkewich
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    Amour de Femme
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    Amour de Femme

    2001
    Jeanne, a beautiful wife and mother, feels herself slipping further into loneliness and isolation every day. Her mainstream existence is crushing her, and her relationship with her husband becomes distant and strained. So, she begins spending quality time with the sexy and exuberant Marie, who becomes the conduit for bringing passion -- complete and with no small measure of sexual tension -- back into Jeanne's life.

    Directed by:

  • Sylvie Verheyde
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    Soul Food: Season 2
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    Soul Food: Season 2

    2001
    Boasting a strong ensemble cast, realistic story lines and intense drama, this family-focused series follows the trials and tribulations of three close-knit African-American sisters and their spouses and children. Though the Joseph sisters often have divergent views, their love for one another sustains them through life's ongoing upheavals. Watch 20 compelling episodes in the series' complete second season.

    Directed by:

  • Felicia D. Henderson
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    Clockwatchers
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    Clockwatchers

    1997
    Four women -- Iris (Toni Collette), Paula (Lisa Kudrow), Margaret (Parker Posey) and Jane (Alanna Ubach) -- work as temps at Global Credit, a stoic, faceless megacorporation where their shared employment status creates a natural affinity among them. The quartet's sense of camaraderie crumbles, however, when another woman lands a choice assignment, things begin to vanish from the workplace, and mistrust and paranoia shred their relationship.

    Directed by:

  • Jill Sprecher
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    Murphy's Law: Series 1
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    Murphy's Law: Series 1

    2001
    After the IRA murders his daughter, hard-boiled Detective Tommy Murphy (James Nesbitt) escapes to London. Guilt-ridden over her death, Murphy brings a bad attitude to his work as an undercover officer for the Metropolitan Police in this acclaimed British cop series. But with nothing left to lose, he throws himself into the job, diving deep into the city's underbelly and taking on the most treacherous assignments.

    Directed by:

  • John Strickland
  • Peter Lydon
  • Menhaj Huda
  • Claudia Harrison
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    Life in Flight
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    Life in Flight

    2008
    With a beautiful wife (Amy Smart), an adoring son (Kevin Rosseljong) and an accomplished career, New York-based architect Will (Patrick Wilson) thinks he has it all -- until a new friendship with dynamic young designer Kate (Lynn Collins) reveals the cracks in his too-perfect life. With long-repressed doubts now in the open, Will must reconsider the direction of his life from the bottom up. Tracey Hecht directs this existential drama.

    Directed by:

  • Tracey Hecht
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    Within the Whirlwind
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    Within the Whirlwind

    2009
    The real-life saga of Russian literature professor Evgenia Ginzburg provides the fodder for this drama, which tells the story of her arrest in the Stalinist purges of the 1930s and her 10 years of hard labor in a Siberian prison gulag.

    Directed by:

  • Marleen Gorris
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    Gilmore Girls: Season 4
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    Gilmore Girls: Season 4

    2003
    They just keep getting better (when they aren't battling life-changing travails, that is); those beloved Gilmore Girls, Rory and Lorelai, return for a fourth hit season filled with snappy dialogue and intriguing stories. This season, Rory (Alexis Bledel) starts her first year at Yale University, and Lorelai (Lauren Graham) opens the Dragonfly Inn for business -- at long last -- thanks to a timely loan from Luke Danes (Scott Patterson).

    Directed by:

  • Amy Sherman-Palladino
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    Jacob Have I Loved
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    Jacob Have I Loved

    2003
    Based on the Newbury Award-winning book by Katherine Paterson, this coming-of-age tale centers on plain 16-year-old Louise Bradshaw (Bridget Fonda), who's been eclipsed all of her life by her beautiful twin sister. In their small fishing community in Chesapeake Bay, Louise dreams of escaping her family's business and discovering her own life. When she begins a friendship with an old sea captain, Louise must reconsider what matters most to her.

    Directed by:

  • Victoria Hochberg
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    Lost Kisses
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    Lost Kisses

    2010
    Living in a run-down Sicilian suburb, 13-year-old Manuela (Carla Marchese) earns her keep by sweeping floors in an eccentric beauty salon. One day, the head of a locally revered statue of the Blessed Virgin vanishes. To Manuela's astonishment, the head's whereabouts are revealed to her in a dream by the Virgin herself. As news of the vision spreads, Manuela's mother (Donatella Finocchiaro) sees an opportunity to profit from the alleged miracle.

    Directed by:

  • Roberta Torre
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    The Other Woman
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    The Other Woman

    1995
    Single mom Tessa Bryan (Jill Eikenberry) is managing well enough on her own, but everything changes when she's diagnosed with terminal cancer. Now, determined that her two girls will have a mother when she's gone, Tessa tries to get them to accept their stepmom (Laura Leighton) -- a much younger woman whom she and the girls have despised. Confronted with this daunting task, Tessa takes the kids and their stepmom on a road trip.

    Directed by:

  • Gabrielle Beaumont
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    Open Window
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    Open Window

    2006
    Engaged professionals Peter (Joel Edgerton) and Izzy (Robin Tunney) have always been there for each other. But when Izzy is brutally raped in the couple's home, she begins to fall apart emotionally, leaving a helpless Peter to watch her spin out of control. As time passes, Izzy struggles to piece her life back together with the help of her parents (Elliott Gould and Cybill Shepherd) and therapist (Shirley Knight).

    Directed by:

  • Mia Goldman
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    No Turning Back
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    No Turning Back

    2001
    After losing his pregnant wife and home during a catastrophic hurricane, Pablo (Jesus Nebot), a hard-working English professor from Honduras, immigrates with his 5-year-old daughter to California, where he begins working in the fields. But sometimes trouble follows a man, and after another tragic accident, Pablo hits the road again with daughter in tow -- this time to Mexico, and with a documentary filmmaker as their driver.

    Directed by:

  • Jesus Nebot
  • Julia Montejo
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    Oz: Season 2
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    Oz: Season 2

    1998
    HBO's controversial hit drama series continues, following the extremely violent way of life inside an experimental unit of the Oswald Maximum Security Prison (aka "Oz") as warring factions within the system constantly try to gain the upper hand. New prisoners in this frightful, gripping world include the sexually provocative child killer Shirley Bellinger and a guilty priest who'll be forced to pay a terrible penance.

    Directed by:

  • Nick Gomez
  • Uli Edel
  • Bob Balaban
  • Kathy Bates
  • Alan Taylor
  • Mary Harron
  • Jean de Segonzac
  • Keith Samples
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    Comment Ça Va?
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    Comment Ça Va?

    1978
    In this philosophical feature from Jean-Luc Godard, the film's co-writer and co-director, Anne-Marie Miéville, stars as one of a pair of communist journalists who set out to make an honest documentary about their employer's printing plant.

    Directed by:

  • Jean-Luc Godard
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    Oz: Season 3
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    Oz: Season 3

    1999
    This Emmy-nominated series from HBO was groundbreaking when it began, and continues to thrill in subsequent seasons. Emerald City, an experimental unit of the Oswald Maximum Security Prison, focuses on prisoner rehabilitation over public retribution. In this world, every gang has its mutual friends -- and mutual enemies -- and the third season sees animosity grow and relationships become more complex in the gritty world behind the prison walls.

    Directed by:

  • Nick Gomez
  • Matt Dillon
  • Adam Bernstein
  • Barbara Kopple
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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.

    Directed by:

  • 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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