The movie follows Detective Joe Kozenczak as he tracks down John Wayne Gacy, who raped and murdered over 30 young boys. This is the true story of how the worst mass murderer in the history of the United States was eventually brought to justice.
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To Catch a Killer – Part 1
SDTo Catch a Killer – Part 1The movie follows Detective Joe Kozenczak as he tracks down John Wayne Gacy, who raped and murdered over 30 young boys. This is the true story of how the worst mass murderer in the history of the United States was eventually brought to justice.
- DirectorEric Till
- GenresBiography, Crime
- CastBrian Dennehy
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Rescue Dawn
HDRescue DawnDuring the Vietnam War, Dieter Dengler, a U.S. fighter pilot, is shot down over Laos and taken captive by enemy soldiers. With some people, he manages to escape. However, an unexpected betrayal splits the group and Dieter and Duane find that the jungle is their actual prison.
- DirectorWerner Herzog
- GenresAdventure, Biography
- CastChristian Bale
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The Iron Lady
HDThe Iron LadyIn her twilight years, former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher reflects on her life and career as she finally prepares to dispose of the belongings of her late husband, Denis while scenes from her past life, from girlhood to British prime minister, intervene.
- DirectorPhyllida Lloyd
- GenresBiography, Drama
- CastMeryl Streep
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The Sessions
HDThe SessionsThough a childhood bout with polio left him dependent on an iron lung, Mark O’Brien maintains a career as a journalist and poet. Wishing to lose his virginity, Mark contacts a professional sex surrogate with the help of his therapist and priest.
- DirectorBen Lewin
- GenresBiography, Comedy
- CastJohn Hawkes
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Coal Miner’s Daughter
HDCoal Miner’s DaughterRaised in rural Kentucky poverty and married at the age of 13, Loretta Lynn begins writing and singing her own country songs in her early 20s, and at 25, she cut a demo tape that earned her a deal with an independent record label. She rose from humble beginnings in Kentucky to superstardom and changing the […]
- DirectorMichael Apted
- GenresBiography, Drama
- CastSissy Spacek
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Permanent Midnight
HDPermanent MidnightAs television writer Jerry Stahl becomes more successful, his heroin habit grows worse. More and more, he is unable to separate his addiction from his working life, especially when he moves in with another addict.
- DirectorDavid Veloz
- GenresBiography, Drama
- CastBen Stiller
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A Home of Our Own
SDA Home of Our OwnWidow Frances Lacey is being sexually harassed by her boss while she tries to provide for her brood of six children. She then drives north to find a home of their own away from the bad influences of the big city and struggles to make a fresh start.
- DirectorTony Bill
- GenresBiography, Drama
- CastKathy Bates
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The Lady in the Van
HDThe Lady in the VanSet in 1973 London, this film tells the true story about playwright Alan Bennett as he forms an unexpected bond with a transient woman named Miss Shepherd who lives in a van in his driveway for the next 15 years.
- DirectorNicholas Hytner
- GenresBiography, Comedy
- CastMaggie Smith
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Mongol
HDMongolThe movie traces the early and tumultuous years of legendary warrior Genghis Khan, then known as Temudgin, who was a slave before going on to conquer half the world including Russia in 1206.
- DirectorSergey Bodrov
- GenresAdventure, Biography
- CastTadanobu Asano
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Che: Part Two
HDChe: Part TwoSeven years after his triumph in Cuba, Che winds up in Bolivia, where he tries to ignite the same revolutionary fires as before. When the Bolivian campaign would ultimately fail, the tenacity, sacrifice, and idealism displayed by Guevara during this period would make him a symbol of heroism to followers around the world.
- DirectorSteven Soderbergh
- GenresBiography, Drama
- CastDemian Bichir
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Che: Part One
HDChe: Part OneErnesto ‘Che’ Guevara transforms from intellectual, asthmatic doctor to one of Latin America’s legendary revolutionaries. In 1956, Che and a band of Castro-led Cuban exiles mobilize an army to topple the regime of dictator Fulgencio Batista.
- DirectorSteven Soderbergh
- GenresBiography, Drama
- CastJulia Ormond
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Lady Sings the Blues
SDLady Sings the BluesDiana Ross plays the magnificent, tragic song stylist Billie Holiday, who while writhing in a strait jacket in a prison cell, awaiting sentencing on drug charges, tells the story of her troubled life and career.
- DirectorSidney J. Furie
- GenresBiography, Drama
- CastDiana Ross
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Ed Gein
SDEd Gein‘Ed Gein’ is based closely on the life of the famed Wisconsin serial killer, who dug up the corpses of over a dozen women and made things out of their remains before finally shooting two people to death and butchering their bodies like beef sides.
- DirectorChuck Parello
- GenresBiography, Crime
- CastSteve Railsback
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Sweet Dreams
SDSweet DreamsAspiring country singer Patsy Cline finds success under manager Randy Hughes, but her fame fuels her self-confidence, much to her husband’s annoyance. Patsy hits a remarkable stride with a string of hit singles, and has become a fu
- DirectorKarel Reisz
- GenresBiography, Drama
- CastJessica Lange