Judd Hirsch
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2-time Emmy winner Judd Hirsch (Taxi, Independence Day) and Kathryn Kates (Orange is the New Black, Shades of Blue) guide the way on timeless true stories that inspire and show the will of the human spirit. Based on the New York Times best-selling book series of the same name, published in 14 languages across the world.
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'Altered Minds' is a psychological thriller about a tormented son (Ryan O'Nan) who makes a desperate bid to save his sanity by unearthing family secrets. Plagued by terrifying visions, Tommy hijacks a family celebration in an attempt to force a confession from his once CIA psychiatrist father (Judd Hirsch). The warm reunion in their family home turns icy and spirals out of control when Tommy alleges his father adopted three children for the purposes...
3) IMordecai
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"When Mordecai, a Holocaust survivor, is given a new iPhone, an unexpected series of events upends his world. A heartwarming Miami-set comedy based on a true story"--Container.
4) Tower heist
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Queens native Josh Kovacs has managed one of the most luxurious and well-secured residences in New York City for more than a decade. Under his watchful eye, nothing goes undetected. In the swankiest unit atop Josh's building, Wall Street titan Arthur Shaw is under house arrest after being caught stealing two billion from his investors. The hardest hit among those he defrauded? The tower staffers whose pensions he was entrusted to manage.
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Dramatic biography of John Nash, a mathematical genius, who made an astonishing discovery early in his career and stood on the brink of international acclaim. But the handsome and arrogant Nash soon found himself on a painful and harrowing journey of self-discovery. After many years of struggle, he eventually triumphed over his schizophrenia, and finally, late in life, received the Nobel Prize.
6) Uncut gems
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Criterion collection volume 1101
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This jolt of pure cinematic adrenaline affirmed directors Josh and Benny Safdie as heirs to the gritty, heightened realism of Martin Scorsese and John Cassavetes. Adam Sandler delivers an almost maniacally embodied performance as Howard Ratner, a fast-talking New York jeweler in relentless pursuit of the next big score. When he comes into possession of a rare opal, it seems Howard's ship has finally come in as long as he can stay one step ahead of...
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A collection of DVDs all gathered into one "binge box" for a spectacular movie night.
Independence Day: Mysterious and powerful aliens launch an all-out invasion against the human race.
Olympus has fallen: When the president is kidnapped by a terrorist who seizes control of the White House (Secret Service Code: "Olympus"), disgraced former presidential guard Mike Banning finds himself trapped within the building. As the national security team rushes...
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Using recovered alien technology, the nations of Earth have collaborated on an immense defense program to protect the planet. But nothing can prepare people for the aliens' advanced and unprecedented force. Only the ingenuity of a few brave men and women can bring the world back from the brink of extinction.
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Actor Robert Powell, star of the TV miniseries "Jesus of Nazareth," is on a journey across the Holy Land to discover the real story of the role he played decades ago. Guided by the Gospels and the latest archaeological and historical research, Powell will travel to Israel, Lebanon, Syria, and Egypt. With the help of scholars and theologians, he will examine Jesus's lost adolescent years, the start and growth of his ministry, and his death and believed...
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FBI agent Don Eppes couldn't be more different from his younger brother, Charlie, a brilliant math professor at a California university. Don deals in hard facts and evidence, Charlie thrives in a world of mathematical probability and equations. Don and Charlie often combine their areas of expertise to solve a wide range of challenging crimes in Los Angeles.
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Numb3rs volume season 4
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FBI Special Agent Don Eppes recruits his mathematically gifted brother, Charlie, to help the Bureau solve a wide range of challenging crimes in Los Angeles. Don is assisted by fellow agents Megan Reeves, David Sinclair, and Colby Granger, while Charlie finds insight and encouragement from a co-worker, Dr. Larry Fleinhardt, and Amita Ramanujan, Charlie's former grad student.
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Part futuristic exhibition, part glittery strip mall, the 1965 New York World's Fair was planned amid the optimism of the late 1950s, but the Fair's two year run often mirrored the chaos of the 1960s. This film, set to a historical backdrop of world events, draws on the memories of fairgoers who found hope for the future in an understanding of other cultures presented at the Fair.
17) Altered minds
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A son makes a desperate bid to save his sanity by unearthing family secrets before his father dies. Plagued by terrifying visions, Tommy Shellner hijacks a family celebration in an attempt to force a confession from his father who was once an undercover CIA psychiatrist. The warm reunion in their family home turns icy and spirals out of control when Tommy alleges his father adopted three children for the purposes of psychological experimentation.
18) Resistance: 1942
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A small group of dissident survivors who, caught behind enemy lines, must use a radio to broadcast a message of hope to fellow survivors.
19) Independence day
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On July 2nd, communications systems worldwide are sent into chaos by a strange atmospheric interference. At first thought to be meteors, the United States military suspect that a number of enormous alien spacecraft are on a collision course with Earth. After attempts to communicate with the aliens go nowhere, David Levinson, an ex-scientist turned cable technician, discovers that the aliens are going to attack major points around the globe in less...
20) Color Of Justice
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A carjacking by Bronx black teenagers resulting in the death of a white suburban woman becomes a cause celebre when feelings of prejudice and injustice boil to the surface. A circus atmosphere pervades the case in this powerful, provocative drama that speaks to our time.