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A Moroccan Affair
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A Moroccan Affair(es)

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Follows the Díaz-Aguirre family, whose perfect universe turns upside down after the death of the patriarch, who in his will asks his wife to recover the 'Sardinete', his first fishing boat which is rusting in a Moroccan port.

The Air Up There
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The Air Up There(en)

1994-01-07

Jimmy Dolan is a college basketball coach who wants a big promotion. To get it, he needs to make a dramatic find. He ends up deep in Africa, hoping to recruit Saleh, a huge basketball prodigy Jimmy glimpsed in a home movie. But Saleh is the chief's son and has responsibilities at home, since the tribe's land is threatened by a mining company with its own hotshot basketball team.

Blue Miracle
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Blue Miracle(en)

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To save their cash-strapped orphanage, a guardian and his kids partner with a washed-up boat captain for a chance to win a lucrative fishing competition.

Encanto
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Encanto(en)

2021-10-13

The tale of an extraordinary family, the Madrigals, who live hidden in the mountains of Colombia, in a magical house, in a vibrant town, in a wondrous, charmed place called an Encanto. The magic of the Encanto has blessed every child in the family—every child except one, Mirabel. But when she discovers that the magic surrounding the Encanto is in danger, Mirabel decides that she, the only ordinary Madrigal, might just be her exceptional family's last hope.

Sorority Wars
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Sorority Wars(en)

2009-01-02

Katie, a college freshman, has been groomed from birth to continue her mother’s legacy with the Deltas. When Katie decides to pledge another house instead, an all-out sorority war commences.

Love Don't Co$t a Thing
76%

Love Don't Co$t a Thing(en)

2003-12-12

A high school outcast pays a cheerleader to pose as his girlfriend so he can be considered cool.

Playing with Fire
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Playing with Fire(en)

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A crew of rugged firefighters meet their match when attempting to rescue three rambunctious kids.

One of Us
69%

One of Us(en)

2017-09-10

Penetrating the insular world of New York's Hasidic community, focusing on three individuals driven to break away despite threats of retaliation.

Scooby-Doo! and the Witch's Ghost
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Scooby-Doo! and the Witch's Ghost(en)

1999-10-05

Scooby-Doo and the Mystery Gang visit Oakhaven, Massachusetts to seek strange goings on involving a famous horror novelist and his ancestor who is rumored to have been a witch.

Girl Rising
70%

Girl Rising(en)

2013-03-07

Nine filmmakers each profile a young girl from a different part of the world to weave a global tapestry of youth in the 21st century.

South of the Border
59%

South of the Border(en)

2009-09-07

A road trip across five countries to explore the social and political movements as well as the mainstream media's misperception of South America while interviewing seven of its elected presidents.

Little Lord Fauntleroy
74%

Little Lord Fauntleroy(en)

1980-12-01

Young Cedric Errol and his widowed mother live in genteel poverty in 1880s Brooklyn after the death of his father. Cedric's grandfather, the Earl of Dorincourt, has long ago disowned his son for marrying an American. But after the death of the Earl's remaining son, he decides to accept Cedric as his heir.

Father There is Only One 4
71%

Father There is Only One 4(es)

2024-07-17

The eldest of the family, Sara, comes of age and brings chaos to the family by announcing her intention to marry Ocho. Javier and Marisa try to avoid it at all costs. At the same time Dani has an existential crisis, Paulita feels jealous of Cris, Carlota announces that she has found a boyfriend from a high society family and Rocio has finally managed to be cast in her first film.

A.R.C.H.I.E.
60%

A.R.C.H.I.E.(en)

2016-04-19

A recently orphaned 15-year-old who has moved to a small town to live with her uncle befriends a robotic canine with super strength, x-ray vision and the ability to talk and the pair take on a military complex, bullies, kidnappers, romance and the world.

First Dog
66%

First Dog(en)

2010-10-22

A foster boy is befriended by a lost dog who turns out to belong to the President of the United States. The boy decides to run away from the foster home to return the canine to the White House -- "Because it's the right thing to do!"

Ex Libris: The New York Public Library
64%

Ex Libris: The New York Public Library(en)

2017-09-13

A documentary about how a dominant cultural and demographic institution both sustains their traditional activities and adapts to the digital revolution.

Flicka
69%

Flicka(en)

2006-10-20

Katy McLaughlin desires to work on her family's mountainside horse ranch, although her father insists she finish boarding school. Katy finds a mustang in the hills near her ranch. The headstrong 16 year old then sets her mind to tame a mustang and prove to her father she can run the ranch. But when tragedy happens, it will take all the love and strength the family can muster to restore hope.

Yours, Mine & Ours
62%

Yours, Mine & Ours(en)

2005-11-23

Admiral Frank Beardsley returns to New London to run the Coast Guard Academy, his last stop before a probable promotion to head the Guard. A widower with eight children, he runs a loving but tight ship, with charts and salutes. The kids long for a permanent home. Helen North is a free spirit, a designer whose ten children live in loving chaos, with occasional group hugs. Helen and Frank, high school sweethearts, reconnect at a reunion, and it's love at first re-sighting. They marry on the spot. Then the problems start as two sets of kids, the free spirits and the disciplined preppies, must live together. The warring factions agree to work together to end the marriage.

LEGO Scooby-Doo! Knight Time Terror
80%

LEGO Scooby-Doo! Knight Time Terror(en)

2015-11-25

Mystery Inc. is summoned to investigate occurrences in a haunted villa, where a black knight terrorizes anybody who tries to get close to treasure hidden by the former owner of the building.

Impossible Things
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Impossible Things(es)

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After the death of her abusive husband, Matilde finds her new best friend in Miguel, her young, insecure, and disoriented neighbor.

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Little Birds(es)

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Fragments(fr)

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Virago: Changing The World One Page at a Time
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Virago: Changing The World One Page at a Time(en)

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Despite the 1960s free-love and alternative culture, many women found that their lives and expectations had barely altered. But by the 1970s, the Women's Liberation Movement was causing seismic shifts in the march of the world's events, and women's creativity and political consciousness was soon to transform everything - including the face of publishing and literature. In 1973 a group of women got together and formed Virago Press; an imprint, they said, for 52 per cent of the population. These women were determined to make change - and they would start by giving women a voice, by giving them back their history and reclaiming women's literature.

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Regarding Susan Sontag(en)

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When Pride Becomes Prejudice(en)

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When the Mountains Tremble(es)

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Scum Manifesto(fr)

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Utopiaggia - Un rêve de liberté en Italie(fr)

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Reimagining A Buffalo Landmark(en)

2019-04-12

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