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Based on the book by
Patricia McCormick
Lakshmi is a thirteen-year-old girl who lives with her family in a small hut on a mountain in Nepal. When the Himalayan monsoons wash away all that remains of the family's crops, Lakshmi's father says she must leave home and take a job to support her family. He introduces her to a glamorous stranger who tells her she will find her a job as a maid in the city. Glad to be able to help, Lakshmi journeys to India and arrives at "Happiness House" full of hope. But she soon learns the unthinkable truth: she has been sold into prostitution...
TMDB ID: 257258
Reminders of Him
Based on the book by
Colleen Hoover
When Diem's custodial grandparents adamantly refuse Kenna's attempts to see her daughter, Kenna discovers unexpected compassion, and then something truer and deeper, with former NFL player and local bar owner Ledger. As their secret romance develops, so do the dangers for both of them, leading Kenna toward heartbreak and, ultimately, the hope for a second chance.
TMDB ID: 1367642
Stonewall Uprising
Stonewall Uprising is a 2010 American documentary film examining the events surrounding the Stonewall riots that began during the early hours of June 28, 1969. Stonewall Uprising made its theatrical debut on June 16, 2010 at the Film Forum in New York City.The movie features interviews with eyewitnesses to the incident, including NYPD deputy inspector Seymour Pine.
The film was produced and directed by documentarians Kate Davis and David Heilbroner, and is based on the book by historian David Carter, Stonewall: The Riots That Sparked the Gay Revolution. The title theme is by Gary Lionelli.
TMDB ID: 131880
Island in the Sun
Based on the book by
Alec Waugh
A scandalous tale of politics, social inequality, interracial romance, and murder set on a fictitious British-owned Caribbean island.
TMDB ID: 37373
True Confessions
Based on the book by
John Gregory Dunne
A cop clashes with his priest brother while investigating the brutal murder of a young prostitute.
TMDB ID: 32077
A Maple Valley Christmas
Based on the book by
Jerry Todt
Erica is a rancher who has spent her whole life working the family farm with her mother and sister. When Aaron arrives and disrupts her plans, she starts to question what it is she actually wants.
TMDB ID: 1027442
Myra Breckinridge
Based on the book by
Gore Vidal
Myron Breckinridge flies to Europe to get a sex-change operation and is transformed into the beautiful Myra. She travels to Hollywood, meets up with her rich Uncle Buck and, claiming to be Myron's widow, demands money. Instead, Buck gives Myra a job in his acting school. There, Myra meets aspiring actor Rusty and his girlfriend, Mary Ann. With Myra as catalyst, the trio begin to outrageously expand their sexual horizons.
TMDB ID: 40973
Solaris
Based on the book by
StanisΕaw Lem
A troubled psychologist is sent to investigate the crew of an isolated research station orbiting a bizarre planet.
TMDB ID: 2103
She Burns in Hell: Chapter 2
Documentarian Edwin Terry takes viewers deeper into the stories and events centered around Carrie White's telekinetic wrath and the effects it had on the sleepy village of Chamberlain, Maine.
TMDB ID: 1062936
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Based on the book by
Frederick Forsyth
A former US Operative, who lived in Russia in his earlier years and had been married there with a child, comes out of retirement to face down a former enemy, now running as a candidate for President in modern Russia. Working with a Russian policewoman, they work to uncover a plot to use biological weapons against certain factions of the Russian people to commit genocide. The virus would also be released in other populations, but would be treated making the candidate a hero. A side plot has the agent being reunited with his long lost daughter.
TMDB ID: 37661
Kotch
Based on the book by
Katharine Topkins
When retired salesman Joseph Kotcher begins to feel pressure to move out of the house he shares with the family of his son, he opts to embark on a road trip instead of settling in a retirement home. Befriending Erica, a young pregnant woman and his grandson's former nanny, Kotch begins to finds new meaning in life as he helps her prepare to welcome her baby into the world.
TMDB ID: 76002
Meet the Robinsons
Based on the book by
William Joyce
Lewis, a brilliant young inventor, is keen on creating a time machine to find his mother, who abandoned him in an orphanage. Things take a turn when he meets Wilbur Robinson and his family.
TMDB ID: 1267
Naomi and Ely's No Kiss List
Based on the book by
Rachel Cohn, David Levithan
The bonds between Naomi and Ely are tested when they fall for the same guy.
TMDB ID: 306952
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
Based on the book by
Mark Twain
In 1921, a young man, having read Mark Twain's classic novel of the same title, dreams that he himself travels to King Arthur's court, where he has similar adventures and outwits his foes by means of very modern inventions including motorcycles and nitroglycerine.
TMDB ID: 308372
Topper Returns
Based on the book by
Thorne Smith
Topper is once again tormented by a fun-loving spirit. This time, it's Gail Richards, accidentally murdered while vacationing at the home of her wealthy friend, Ann Carrington, the intended victim. With Topper's help, Gail sets out to find her killer with the expected zany results.
TMDB ID: 44875
Best Served Cold: A Hannah Swensen Mystery
Based on the book by
Joanne Fluke
When a suspect in a forgery case is murdered and the prosecutor goes missing, Hannah and Chad must uncover how the two cases are connected and solve them in time for the trial.
TMDB ID: 1663527
13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi
Based on the book by
Mitchell Zuckoff
An American Ambassador is killed during an attack at a U.S. compound in Libya as a security team struggles to make sense out of the chaos.
TMDB ID: 300671
The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare
Based on the book by
Damien Lewis
During World War II, the British Army assigns a group of competent soldiers to carry out a mission against the Nazi forces behind enemy lines... A true story about a secret British WWII organization β the Special Operations Executive. Founded by Winston Churchill, their irregular warfare against the Germans helped to change the course of the war, and gave birth to modern black operations.
TMDB ID: 799583
The Iron Mask
Based on the book by
Alexandre Dumas
King Louis XIII of France is thrilled to have born to him a son - an heir to the throne. But when the queen delivers a twin, Cardinal Richelieu sees the second son as a potential for revolution, and has him sent off to Spain to be raised in secret to ensure a peaceful future for France. Alas, keeping the secret means sending Constance, lover of D'Artagnan, off to a convent. D'Artagnan hears of this and rallies the Musketeers in a bid to rescue her. Unfortunately, Richelieu out-smarts the Musketeers and banishes them forever.
TMDB ID: 79761
The Hundred-Foot Journey
A story centered around an Indian family who moves to France and opens a restaurant across the street from a Michelin-starred French restaurant.
TMDB ID: 228194
Desiree
Based on the book by
Craig Clevenger
An inspired experimental chemist, wakes up in a New Orleans jail, accused of arson that's linked to an illegal drug-manufacturing ring. Suffering from amnesia, he's unexpectedly released on bail, determined to find his missing girlfriend.
TMDB ID: 298095
I Thought My Husband's Wife Was Dead
Based on the book by
Minka Kent
Beautiful wife and expectant mother Lola Winters (Sherilyn Allen) seems to have it allβthe big house, a dashing husband Leo Winters (Jamall Johnson), and a thriving restaurant business. But Lolaβs seemingly perfect life is interrupted when a ghost from the past Tori (LeToya Luckett) suddenly shows up at her doorstep in search of her husband Leo, after having gone missing for 5 years and being declared dead. Tensions rise and lives are turned upside down as Toriβs unexpected return leaves everyone questioning her motives and why she hasnβt gone to the police. Determined to start a new life, Tori demands that the Winters pay her hundreds of thousands of dollars, but before leaving town a bombshell revelation exposes even more dark and shocking secrets.
TMDB ID: 1324981
The Pale Blue Eye
Based on the book by
Louis Bayard
West Point, New York, 1830. When a cadet at the burgeoning military academy is found hanged with his heart cut out, the top brass summons former New York City constable Augustus Landor to investigate. While attempting to solve this grisly mystery, the reluctant detective engages the help of one of the cadets: a strange but brilliant young fellow by the name of Edgar Allan Poe.
TMDB ID: 800815
The Kennel Murder Case
Philo Vance, accompanied by his prize-losing Scottish terrier, investigates the locked-room murder of a prominent and much-hated collector whose broken Chinese vase provides an important clue.
TMDB ID: 53873