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Kanopy
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6.4
/6823/
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/177/
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/103/
3.1
/2734/
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/28/
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Losing Isaiah (1995)
Khaila Richards, a crack-addicted single mother, accidentally leaves her baby in a dumpster while high and returns the next day in a panic to find he is missing. In reality, the baby has been adopted by a warm-hearted social worker, Margaret Lewin, and her husband, Charles. Years later, Khaila has gone through rehab and holds a steady job. After learning that her child is still alive, she challenges Margaret for the custody.
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Kanopy
61
6.6
/2593/
65
/32/
63
/39/
3.3
/814/
47
/17/
62
/37/

Waterland (1992)
The story of a mentally anguished high school history teacher going through a complete reassessment of his life. His method for reassessing his life is to narrate it to his class and interweave in it three generations of his family's history.
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5.7
/2149/
61
/48/
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/32/
2.8
/917/
43
/14/
31
/19/

A Dangerous Woman (1993)
Martha Horgan is a withdrawn, mentally disabled woman who lives with her aunt, Frances. One of Martha's unusual traits is that she doesn't lie, a quality that leads to her getting fired from a dry-cleaning shop thanks to the actions of the shifty Getso. Conflict seems to follow Martha, since she also becomes romantically involved with local fix-it man, Mackey, who is sleeping with Frances as well.
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The Roku Channel
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44
5.7
/5293/
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/123/
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/61/
2.7
/1267/
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/111/

Homegrown (1998)
Three laborers on a Northern California marijuana plantation become increasingly paranoid when they learn that their boss has been murdered. They know enough to run, taking with them enough of the crop to pay them for services rendered. Hooking up with go-between Lucy in the next town, they plot their next move.
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Amazon Prime Video
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33
6.2
/2605/
65
/98/
58
/73/
2.9
/1020/
67
/5/
cc age 14+

An Amish Murder (2013)
The Amish farming community of Painter’s Mill, Ohio, is shattered when a series of brutal murders leaves the town with a sense of frailty and loss of innocence. Among the most affected by the tragedy was Kate Burkholder, a young girl who survived the terror and, as a result, left the Amish life behind. Fifteen years later, Kate returns to Painter’s Mill as its Chief of Police. Certain she’s come to terms with her past, Kate’s renewed life in her hometown is shattered when a murder investigation triggers deep-seated emotions from her childhood and exposes a dark secret that could destroy her.
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Amazon Prime Video
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6.9
/910/
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/47/
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/16/
3.3
/694/
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/10/
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46
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cc age 13+

So B. It (2016)
A young girl named Heidi who lives with her mentally disabled mother, travels across the country to find out about her and her mothers past.
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5.3
/1173/
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/37/
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/29/
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Grassroots (2012)
Grant Cogswell, a liberal music critic decides to run for city council against a popular black incumbent and is assisted by a reporter who recently lost his job. Initially given no chance, things turn dark when Cogswell makes it into the general election. Based on a true story.
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6.4
/1719/
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/16/
3.3
/447/
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Paris Trout (1991)
Paris Trout is a vile Southern bigot. He owns a store and is a loanshark. He often sues people, and so his lawyer, Harry Seagraves, eventually meets Paris' wife Hannah. A former schoolteacher, she made the mistake of her life when she married Paris, who brutalizes her. Soon Paris goes beyond the overgenerous bounds of what a man in his position can get away with even in the segregated South, leading to a spiral of perverse insanity.
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Amazon Prime Video
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26
6.2
/1698/
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/61/
62
/40/
2.9
/782/
73
/1/
cc age 15+

Girl Fight (2011)
Inspired by a true story, Girl Fight recounts the harrowing story of a 16-year-old, stellar high school student whose life spirals downward when her former friends conspire to upload onto the Internet a shocking video of them beating her up.
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Amazon Prime Video
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5.3
/892/
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/24/
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/22/
2.9
/1201/
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/9/
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/4/

Certain Fury (1985)
Teenage prostitute Scarlet and minor offender Tracy end up on the run together in the wake of a courtroom shoot-out.
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6.7
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/22/
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/11/
3.4
/282/
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A Killing in a Small Town (1990)
The gory ax-murder of one suburban Texas housewife by another is nearly as shocking as the excuse offered by the bespectacled defendant's attorney: self-defense.
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4.6
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/8/

Time Bomb (2006)
The Department of Homeland Security receives a threat that a bomb has been set to explode during a sports event in Washington, D.C.
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8.5
/48/
60
/4/
70
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UnCharitable (2023)
After three of the most dynamic and successful U.S. charities were shut down by conservative charity watchdogs, destroying lives and cutting off precious resources, many of the top influencers in the field knew something had to be done to overhaul the nonprofit sector. Led by Dan Pallotta, whose record-breaking TED Talk on the subject has inspired leading philanthropists and changemakers, this feature-length documentary directed by Stephen Gyllenhaal exposes the dark side of philanthropy and introduces a radical new way of giving. In a powerful call to action, Uncharitable demands that charities be freed from the traditional sackcloth-and-ashes constraints, so that they can truly change the world.
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The Roku Channel
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5.6
/294/
61
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40
/8/

Shattered Mind (1996)
Heather Locklear stars in this psychological thriller as a woman who is racked by multiple personalities and confronts a horrifying past of dark secrets buried a long time ago. When her father dies she descends into a bizarre emotional world where she lashes out at her husband and two young daughters.
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5.9
/47/
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The Warden (2001)
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Amazon Prime Video
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5.3
/370/
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/4/
47
/3/
30
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The Patron Saint of Liars (1998)
Unhappy in her marriage, expectant mother Rose (Dana Delany) flees to a home for unwed mothers in rural Tennessee in this adaptation of Ann Patchett's novel. When she stays on after her baby is born, Rose becomes friends with an elderly nun (Sada Thompson) and begins a relationship with the local handyman, Son (Clancy Brown). Everything seems fine until Rose's first husband tracks her down and she's forced to relive her troubled past.
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47
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5.8
/190/
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55
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Abduction (1987)
Based on the shocking true story of Olympic medalist Kari Swenson who was abducted by two "Mountain Men" while jogging in the foothills of the Rockies in Montana.
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5.8
/287/
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Resurrection (1999)
After a woman is crippled in an auto accident which killed her husband, she suddenly develops the powers to heal. First she uses the power to heal herself and then turns to others. However, her powers are beyond healing psychic scars that exist between her and her mother. Meanwhile, her best friend and her doctor struggle to understand her newfound abilities.
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6.1
/136/
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Question of Faith (1988)
A woman struck down by terminal cancer shuns conventional medical techniques at her husband's insistence and turns to alternative treatment to combat the disease.
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6.2
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Promised a Miracle (1988)
True story of a couple charged with manslaughter when their rejection of modern medicine in favor of religion to treat their diabetic child resulted in his death.
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5.8
/423/
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Warden of Red Rock (2001)
In 1910, John Flinders is warden of Red Rock Territorial Prison, in Arizona. When a condemned man's last request brings Flinders into contact with the man's widow, Flinders finds himself falling in love. Meanwhile, a new convict, Mike Sullivan, turns out to be an old friend of Flinders'. They talk over old times, but it's clear that Sullivan has plans to leave the prison before his time is up. When those plans come to pass, Flinders sets out to re-take his old pal.


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