Michael Beach
1) Immanence
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Deep space signal lures 4 Astronomers to Bermuda Triangle. Jonah, a devout Christian, sees divine entity in signal. Power surge, identical boat, divine power. Satan appears, reveals prophecy. Crew scrambles to decode it, lives at stake.
3) Scrapper
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Hollis Wallace makes his living driving the streets of Seattle looking for scrap metal, in the hopes of collecting enough to take care of his ailing mother. But Hollis' routine is disrupted when he meets teenager Swan in the basement of an unhinged neighbor. They end up forming a friendship even though the forces in their lives threaten to destroy their new bond completely. Starring Aiden Gillen (Game of Thrones, The Wire), Michael Beach (Soul...
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You'll laugh till it hurts in this heartwarming tale of a down-on-their-luck family that wins a radio contest for a million dollars. Now it seems everybody wants a piece of their new found fortune, including a long lost uncle played masterfully by comedian Eddie Griffin. You'll be rich with love and laughter in this must-see musical for the entire family!
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Die-hard hoops fan Jerome Jenkins Junior gets no respect at the local court, because he's too young, too slow, and worst of all, too short. But when he puts on a mysterious pair of sneakers, he is suddenly able to dribble, drive and dunk like a champ. Jerome's rise to streetball fame seems unstoppable. But when it threatens to alienate his family and friends, Jerome realizes there is a high price to pay to be crowned the King of Concrete.
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Opposites attract in this fun, sexy romantic comedy. When self-help guru Matthew Taylor's book on romance, "The Bounce Back" comes out, everyone loves the book and its author. Everyone, that is, but psychologist Kristin Peralta, who calls Matthew's quick-fix approach to mending broken hearts a scam. Once the two begin to debate their differences on the TV talk show circuit, though, their chemistry becomes obvious.
7) Cadence
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A rebellious army private finds himself in the stockade, with a bunch of roommates that probably won't accept him into their club -- he is white and they are black. Gradually, he earns their respect and they are united in a struggle against the tough, bigoted stockade commander.
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Seven years after being forced to resign as a New York city police officer, private detective Billy Taggart takes on his toughest case yet when he's hired to follow the mayor's wife. By the time the mayor reveals his true intentions, Taggart's already in too deep, with his freedom and possibly his life, on the line. Taggart will risk it all in a desperate bid to expose the truth and seek redemption in a city where second chances don't come cheap.
9) First Sunday
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Best friends and criminals Durell Washington and LeeJohn are two thieves who haven't got a prayer. Sentenced to 5,000 hours of community service, Durell's life quickly goes from bad to worse. Realizing that the Lord helps those who help themselves, he eventually decides to help himself to the neighborhood church's building fund. Accompanied by LeeJohn, the two down-on-their-luck men are dismayed to discover the cash has already been stolen, so they...
10) Ruby Bridges
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When bright six year old Ruby is chosen to be the first African-American to integrate her local New Orleans elementary school, she is subjected to the true ugliness of racism for the very first time.
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After his cousin commits suicide, journalist Stewart Cooper begins to unravel a web of shaming, lies, and secrets. Following the leads he discovers the involvement of the police, his cousin's ex and the man she had an affair with -- her church pastor. Driven by his emotional turmoil, he turns the tables on them all to avenge her death.
12) Mademen
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A man in the Federal Witness Protection Program got caught stealing 12 million dollars from some very bad men. Double crossed by his own wife, this former "made man" must outwit four mobsters sent to track him down and a crooked sheriff.
15) A family thing
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"Earl Pilcher, Jr. [is] an Arkansas man about to discover the surprise of his life: the family he never knew he had. When he learns that he has an African-American half-brother living in Chicago, Earl heads north on a journey that will take him closer to home than he ever could have imagined. It won't be easy, though, since his brother wants nothing to do with him. But with the help of their remarkable Aunt T and her simple wisdom, the men work through...
18) One false move
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Criterion collection volume 1187
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A small-town police chief concealing an explosive secret. A pair of ruthless drug dealers leave a bloody trail in their wake as they make their way from Los Angeles to Arkansas. And an enigmatic woman caught in the middle.
19) Ruby Bridges
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When bright six year old Ruby is chosen to be the first African-American to integrate her local New Orleans elementary school, she is subjected to the true ugliness of racism for the very first time.