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The Roku Channel
89
8.3
/29360/
79
/782/
75
/323/
4.4
/52271/
98
/60/
92
/881/
98
/19/
cc age 13+

Hoop Dreams (1994)
Every school day, African-American teenagers William Gates and Arthur Agee travel 90 minutes each way from inner-city Chicago to St. Joseph High School in Westchester, Illinois, a predominately white suburban school well-known for the excellence of its basketball program. Gates and Agee dream of NBA stardom, and with the support of their close-knit families, they battle the social and physical obstacles that stand in their way. This acclaimed documentary was shot over the course of five years.
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Kanopy
72
7.3
/117261/
73
/2900/
71
/1411/
3.5
/114760/
53
/176/
82
/37124/
56
/29/
cc age 14+

Across the Universe (2007)
When young dockworker Jude leaves Liverpool to find his estranged father in the United States, he is swept up by the waves of change that are re-shaping the nation. Jude falls in love with Lucy, who joins the growing anti-war movement. As the body count in Vietnam rises, political tensions at home spiral out of control and the star-crossed lovers find themselves in a psychedelic world gone mad.
poster
71
7.0
/214873/
72
/6588/
65
/2203/
3.4
/158178/
75
/146/
80
/16113/
64
/29/
cc age 17+

Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle (2004)
Nerdy accountant Harold and his irrepressible friend, Kumar, get stoned watching television and find themselves utterly bewitched by a commercial for White Castle. Convinced there must be one nearby, the two set out on a late-night odyssey that takes them deep into New Jersey. Somehow, the boys manage to run afoul of rednecks, cops and even a car-stealing Neil Patrick Harris before getting anywhere near their beloved sliders.
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Hoopla
67
6.9
/29141/
68
/725/
65
/418/
3.3
/27640/
60
/40/
69
/710/
65
/21/
cc age 12+

School Ties (1992)
When David Greene receives a football scholarship to a prestigious prep school in the 1950s, he feels pressure to hide the fact that he is Jewish from his classmates and teachers, fearing that they may be anti-Semitic. He quickly becomes the big man on campus thanks to his football skills, but when his Jewish background is discovered, his worst fears are realized and his friends turn on him with violent threats and public ridicule.
poster
66
6.8
/18905/
67
/280/
65
/202/
3.7
/16375/
54
/91/
67
/537/
50
/31/

Storytelling (2001)
College and high school serve as the backdrop for two stories about dysfunction and personal turmoil.
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Amazon Prime Video
63
6.2
/2111/
74
/302/
62
/17/
3.1
/394/
73
/11/
36
/32/

Infinity (1996)
Story of the early life of genius and Nobel Prize-winning physicist Richard Feynman.
poster
73
61
7.4
/4570/
74
/51/
74
/52/
3.4
/1640/
71
/7/
81
/48/

The Young Philadelphians (1959)
Up and coming young lawyer Anthony Lawrence faces several ethical and emotional dilemmas as he climbs the Philadelphia social ladder. His personal and professional skills are tested as he tries to balance the needs of his fiance Joan, the expectations of his colleagues and his own obligation to defend his friend Chester on a murder count.
poster
60
6.4
/92240/
64
/2504/
60
/1357/
2.9
/76519/
54
/166/
60
/5788/
48
/36/
cc age 13+

Spanglish (2004)
Mexican immigrant and single mother Flor Moreno finds housekeeping work with Deborah and John Clasky, a well-off couple with two children of their own. When Flor admits she can't handle the schedule because of her daughter, Cristina, Deborah decides they should move into the Clasky home. Cultures clash and tensions run high as Flor and the Claskys struggle to share space while raising their children on their own, and very different, terms.
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Netflix
58
6.6
/144422/
67
/3372/
64
/1970/
3.1
/92954/
49
/130/
58
/6117/
51
/35/
cc age 16+

What Lies Beneath (2000)
Norman and Claire Spencer are a seemingly happily married couple who uncover a terrible secret… a secret so disturbing it threatens to destroy them.
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Kanopy
54
5.8
/3406/
57
/106/
54
/42/
3.0
/905/
56
/36/
56
/290/
48
/17/

Adam & Steve (2005)
Adam and Steve are two gay youths who have a one-night stand that ends embarrassingly. Nearly two decades later, Adam, now a Manhattan tour guide, and Steve, a psychiatrist, meet again -- but neither remembers the other from years before. The two begin dating, even playing matchmaker for their friends Michael and Rhonda, but their promising relationship hits a major snag when Adam and Steve finally recall their past connection.
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Kanopy
53
6.3
/13517/
67
/1081/
62
/309/
2.8
/6851/
32
/75/
52
/93/
49
/27/

The Catcher Was a Spy (2018)
Former major league baseball player Moe Berg lives a double life working for the Office of Strategic Services in World War II Europe.
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Kanopy
52
5.8
/5570/
56
/145/
57
/105/
2.7
/5171/
40
/70/
37
/210/
56
/26/

The Extra Man (2010)
A man who escorts wealthy widows in New York's Upper East Side takes a young aspiring playwright under his wing.
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The Roku Channel
52
6.1
/8545/
65
/468/
60
/189/
2.9
/2307/
33
/9/
38
/66/

I'll Follow You Down (2013)
After the disappearance of a young scientist on a business trip, his son and wife struggle to cope, only to make a bizarre discovery years later - one that may bring him home.
poster
49
5.7
/37049/
62
/1519/
56
/642/
2.7
/20234/
37
/154/
32
/1012/
48
/39/
cc age 13+

Admission (2013)
Straitlaced Princeton University admissions officer Portia Nathan is caught off-guard when she makes a recruiting visit to an alternative high school overseen by her former classmate, the freewheeling John Pressman. Pressman has surmised that Jeremiah, his gifted yet very unconventional student, might well be the son that Portia secretly gave up for adoption many years ago.
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MGM Plus
55
44
6.0
/3905/
63
/88/
53
/75/
3.2
/5165/
58
/26/
33
/20/

Last Embrace (1979)
Secret agent Harry Hannan suffers a mental breakdown when a botched mission in Mexico results in the death of his wife. He is sent to a mental asylum, after which he eventually returns to work. But, once again, he begins to doubt his sanity when he receives a bizarre death threat written in Hebrew. Not knowing which of his colleagues wants to kill him, Hannan teams up with pretty young college student Ellie Fabian to attempt to unravel the mystery.
poster
43
5.6
/67045/
62
/2824/
56
/1292/
2.4
/14294/
8
/118/
33
/1017/
36
/31/
cc age 17+

Runner Runner (2013)
When a poor college student who cracks an online poker game goes bust, he arranges a face-to-face with the man he thinks cheated him, a sly offshore entrepreneur.
poster
60
38
6.3
/1847/
58
/22/
54
/25/
2.9
/1022/
89
/9/
40
/29/

Wilson (1944)
The political career of Woodrow Wilson is chronicled, beginning with his decision to leave his post at Princeton to run for Governor of New Jersey, and his subsequent ascent to the Presidency of the United States. During his terms in office, Wilson must deal with the death of his first wife, the onslaught of German hostilities leading to American involvement in the Great War, and his own country's reticence to join the League of Nations. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation in 2006.
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Kanopy
69
26
8.0
/568/
69
/11/
47
/10/
3.8
/673/
75
/38/

Word Is Out: Stories of Some of Our Lives (1977)
More than two dozen men and women of various backgrounds, ages, and races talk to the camera about being gay or lesbian. Their stories are arranged in loose chronology: early years, fitting in (which for some meant marriage), coming out, establishing adult identities, and reflecting on how things have changed and how things should be.
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Amazon Prime Video
64
20
5.9
/627/
57
/37/
46
/9/
3.0
/555/
71
/7/
93
/1/

The College Admissions Scandal (2019)
Two wealthy mothers, Caroline, a sought after interior designer and Bethany, an owner of a successful financial services firm, who share an obsession with getting their teenagers into the best possible college.
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Amazon Prime Video
35
20
3.4
/1981/
36
/39/
36
/50/
2.5
/685/
20
/55/

New Alcatraz (2001)
Paleontologist Robert Trenton is called to Northeastern Antarctica near the Indian Ocean to help the FBI build an underground maximum-security military base and prison for the world's most dangerous criminals and terrorists, which is dubbed "New Alcatrax" by the staff. While building the prison, the staff accidentally awaken and unleash a prehistoric Boa Constrictor from its 200 year hibernation.
poster
60
16
6.8
/387/
60
/2/
41
/6/
73
/23/

Four Minutes (2005)
Sir Roger Bannister's historic running of the sub-four-minute mile is celebrated in Four Minutes, an inspiring and respectably authentic TV movie about breaking the most famous barrier in the history of sports.
poster
58
8
5.7
/255/
70
/5/
56
/10/
50
/6/

She Loves Me Not (1934)
A cabaret dancer witnesses a murder and is forced to hide from gangsters by disguising herself as a male Princeton student.
poster
?
8.4
/37/

La Source (2012)
In La Source (pronounced lah-soos), Haiti water does not come easily. Each day, villagers of this small, rural community must choose between enduring a long, treacherous walk to retrieve clean water or drink contaminated water from a nearby river. For over 30 years, the villagers have attempted to address this problem by constructing a means of channeling the water from a natural spring in the mountains, but with limited funding and an unsupportive government their attempts to provide clean water were to no avail. Since he was a teenager, Josue Lajeunesse, along with his brother Chrismedonne have dreamt of remedying this problem for their people. In 1989, Josue moved from La Source to New Jersey where he found employment as a custodian at Princeton University. His custodial work and second job as a taxi driver, which total close to 20 hours a day, allows him to send money home to La Source so that he and Chrismedonne...
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?
10
/2/

F. Scott Fitzgerald Slept Here (2007)
F. Scott Fitzgerald Slept Here explores the intimacy between men and the dynamics of unlikely matchups. Paul is a scruffy, white girl-hungry FTM poet. Gordon, on the other hand, is an overachieving black student who is balancing his identity as a gay man with his conservative professional aspirations. While it seems like they couldn't be less alike, the more we learn about Paul and Gordon, the more we find out that they both are struggling with the same question: How do I fit in? F. Scott Fitzgerald Slept Here is about the decisions that friends make for each other and for themselves, and what happens when they can't be synchronized. Paul and Gordon are unbeatable together, or at least that's what they thought. They can take on the world but can they survive each other?
poster
54
?
5.2
/134/
60
/4/
50
/3/

In Your Wildest Dreams (1991)
High school senior Mark's wildest dreams come true when he makes a simulated stock purchase that accidentally turns him into a millionaire overnight. But when he discovers that the money belongs to his girlfriend's dad, who needs the funds to save his electronics company, will Mark admit to the snafu? Or will he keep the money and pursue his dreams of wealth, even if it destroys those he cares about?
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60
?
6.1
/142/
60
/2/
60
/1/

Accent on Youth (1935)
A young secretary falls in love with her boss, a middle-aged playwright. Complications ensue when her boss' son falls for her.
poster
66
?
7.0
/195/
45
/2/
50
/1/
100
/3/

Purple Haze (1983)
Matt and his friends witness LBJ inform us of his plans not to rerun in the upcoming election. Upon hearing of his plans, everyone celebrates by smoking marijuana. An uncool student from next door is disturbed by the boys' racket, and upon being pelted with junk food by the boys for telling them to be quiet, he calls the police. Within minutes, Matt and his roommates are caught and banned from campus. Matt returns home, where he is faced with various issues before being shipped off to Vietnam.
poster
68
?
6.6
/235/
70
/1/

You Can't Buy Everything (1934)
A scorned woman dreams of revenge on the man who betrayed her.
poster
59
?
5.9
/57/
60
/1/
60
/3/

Design for Death (1948)
Documentary Feature winner "Design for Death" (1947) examines Japanese culture and how it led to Japan's role in WWII.
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Hoopla
66
?
6.3
/146/
72
/8/
37
/6/
88
/16/
73
/7/

Off and Running (2009)
With white Jewish lesbians for parents and two adopted brothers - one mixed-race and one Korean-Brooklyn teen Avery grew up in a unique and loving household. But when her curiosity about her African-American roots grows, she decides to contact her birth mother. This choice propels Avery into her own complicated exploration of race, identity, and family that threatens to distance her from the parents she's always known. She begins staying away from home, starts skipping school, and risks losing her shot at the college track career she had always dreamed of. But when Avery decides to pick up the pieces of her life and make sense of her identity, the results are inspiring. OFF AND RUNNING follows Avery to the brink of adulthood, exploring the strength of family bonds and the lengths people must go to become themselves.


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