Whoopi Goldberg
84) My fair Madeline
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"When Madeline tries to stop two mysterious strangers from stealing the Mona Lisa from the Louvre, she is accused of misbehaving and sent to a finishing school in London to improve her manners. While her friends strive to clear her name, Madeline uncovers a plot by the same thieves to steal Britain's crown jewels and risks her new, polished reputation in a valiant attempt to foil the crooks"--Container.
85) Sarafina!
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In a world where truth is forbidden, an inspiring teacher dares to instill in her students lessons not found in schoolbooks. In doing so, she challenges their freedom and hers.
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Born free and equal 1781-1783: Sarah, staying with Abigail Adams in Boston, is thrilled to see Mum Bett freed and resolves to fight for civil rights.
The man who wouldn't be king: The Revolutionary War officially ends with the signing of a peace treaty in Paris. However, things aren't so peaceful back in the new nation.
Going home 1786: James interviews former U.S. soldiers to find out what it's like for them, and learns that farmers are having...
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American crisis: Battlefield setbacks, questioning of George Washington's leadership from his own generals, and the flight of Congress from Philadelphia to Baltimore prompt Thomas Paine to write that "These are the times that try men's souls."
Across the Delaware: Using the element of surprise, General Washington gets two much-needed victories at Trenton and Princeton.
An American in Paris: Benjamin Franklin settles in as America's ambassador to...
91) Rat race
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A Las Vegas casino owner desperate for a new 'event' to wager on invents a human race for cash. The laughs roll from start to finish when a group of crazed contestants compete for $2 million in a no-rules, winner-takes-all race.
93) Made in America
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An inquisitive young black woman discovers her biological father is an anonymous sperm-bank donor, a white used-car salesman whose cornball commercials blanket cable TV.
94) Doogal
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A group of friends must step forward as unlikely heroes to recover three magic diamonds, reverse the onset of a brutal winter and return the evil ice sorcerer Zeebad to his prison beneath the ground.
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Not yet begun to fight: Off the coast of England, Jones and the crew of the outgunned Bonhomme Richard win a crucial battle against the British ship Serapis.
The great Galvez: James and Henri are traveling a long way to give a letter to Galvez, but on the way are British soldiers, will they stop them and find the letter?
In praise of Ben: A spotlight on Benjamin Franklin: his education, his inventions, and many other things.
Bostonians: While in...
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A nightclub singer is forced to take refuge from the mob in a convent. While there she turns the convent choir into a "soulful chorus of swingin' sisters." The sudden celebrity of the choir jeopardizes her identity.
Whoopi Goldberg returns as the lounge singer who goes undercover as a nun to help an ailing inner-city school.