Edward Herrmann
Edward Kirk Herrmann (July 21, 1943 – December 31, 2014) in Washington, D.C., was an American television and film actor. He is best known for his Emmy-nominated portrayals of Franklin D. Roosevelt on television, to younger generations for his role as Richard Gilmore in Gilmore Girls, as a ubiquitous narrator for historical programs on the History Channel, and as the spokesperson for Dodge automobiles in the 1990s.
| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 16.484 |
| Birthday | 1943-07-21 |
| Place of Birth | Washington, District of Columbia, USA |
| Also Known As | Ed Hermann, Edward Herman, Edward Kirk Herrmann, |
1987
The Lost Boys
7.1/2043
When an unsuspecting town newcomer is drawn to local blood fiends, the Frog brothers and other unlikely heroes gear up to rescue him.
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The Lost Boys
2001
James Dean
6.8/105
The man behind the legend and a knowing look at the 1950's Hollywood are revealed in this dynamic bioepic of the meteoric star whose troubled life ech...
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James Dean
1994
Don't Drink the Water
5.582/79
Somewhere behind the early 1960s cold-war iron curtain, the Hollander family cause an international spying incident when Walter photographs a sunset i...
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Don't Drink the Water
1985
The Man with One Red Shoe
5.701/269
A man is mistaken as a spy by the CIA when he arrives at the airport with one red shoe.
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The Man with One Red Shoe
1987
Overboard
6.8/848
Heiress Joanna Stayton hires carpenter Dean Proffitt to build a closet on her yacht—and refuses to pay him for the project when it's done. But after J...
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Overboard
1994
Ri¢hie Ri¢h
5.921/2263
Billionaire heir Richie Rich has it all, including Reggie Jackson as a batting coach and Claudia Schiffer as a personal trainer -- but no playmates. W...
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Ri¢hie Ri¢h
1993
My Boyfriend's Back
5.7/84
Missy McCloud is the most beautiful girl in school and Johnny Dingle has been in love with her for years. One night, Johnny is killed trying to win he...
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My Boyfriend's Back
2003
Intolerable Cruelty
5.935/1487
A revenge-seeking gold digger marries a womanizing Beverly Hills lawyer with the intention of making a killing in the divorce.
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Intolerable Cruelty
2009
The Skeptic
5.353/95
After the mysterious death of his Aunt, a confirmed skeptic lawyer, Bryan Becket, dismisses reports that her house is haunted and moves in. Immediatel...
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The Skeptic
2006
Wedding Daze
5.532/356
After losing the woman of his dreams, Anderson is convinced he'll never fall in love again. But at the urging of his best friend, he spontaneously pro...
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Wedding Daze
1984
Mrs. Soffel
6.1/51
Kate Soffel is married to a prison warden in Pittsburgh, and is the mother of their four children. Ed Biddle is a convicted murderer awaiting executio...
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Mrs. Soffel
2006
Factory Girl
6/245
In the mid-1960s, wealthy debutant Edie Sedgwick meets artist Andy Warhol. She joins Warhol's famous Factory and becomes his muse. Although she seems...
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Factory Girl
1988
Big Business
6.3/263
In the 1940s in the small town of Jupiter Hollow, two sets of identical twins are born in the same hospital on the same night. One set to a poor local...
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Big Business
2001
The Cat's Meow
5.8/112
Semi-true story of the Hollywood murder that occurred at a star-studded gathering aboard William Randolph Hearst's yacht in 1924.
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The Cat's Meow
2007
I Think I Love My Wife
5.359/184
Richard Cooper is a married man and father of two who is just plain bored with married life. Not getting any sex from his wife, he resorts to ogling r...
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I Think I Love My Wife
2007
Banned from the Bible II
0/0
Banned from the Bible II continues from the original documentary Banned from the Bible. The documentary introduces several books that were excluded fr...
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Banned from the Bible II
1973
The Paper Chase
6.78/107
A first-year law student struggles with balancing his coursework and his relationship with the daughter of a stern professor.
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The Paper Chase
2009
The Six Wives of Henry Lefay
5.259/106
A presumed-dead man's current wife and former wives squabble over his funeral arrangements.
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The Six Wives of Henry Lefay
2005
Ape to Man
7/6
Scientists from the mid-nineteenth century have searched for the fossil remains of the "missing link" in evolution - the half-man, half-ape that would...
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Ape to Man
1982
Annie
6.5/696
An orphan in a facility run by the mean Miss Hannigan, Annie believes that her parents left her there by mistake. When a rich man named Oliver "Daddy"...
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Annie
2004
Bereft
5/2
A young Vermont widow is haunted by the memory of her dead husband, while trying to date again.
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Bereft
2004
Isaac's Storm
6/1
The story of meteorology Isaac Cline and the 1900 hurricane that destroyed Galveston, Texas, killing 6,000 people. Based on the book by Erik Larson
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Isaac's Storm
1979
The North Avenue Irregulars
6.4/14
When crooks set up operations in a traditional town, a minister and a group of church ladies are willing to do anything, no matter how wacky, to get t...
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The North Avenue Irregulars
1981
Reds
6.875/329
An account of the revolutionary years of the legendary American journalist John Reed, who shared his adventurous professional life with his radical co...
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Reds
2006
Desperate Crossing: The Untold Story of the Mayflower
8.5/2
So much more than simply the story of the Thanksgiving meal, the epic saga of the Pilgrims is one of the fundamental narratives of our nation. This am...
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Desperate Crossing: The Untold Story of the Mayflower
2001
Down
5.1/166
After the elevators at a New York City skyscraper begin inexplicably malfunctioning, putting its passengers at risk, mechanic Mark Newman and reporter...
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Down
1975
The Great Waldo Pepper
6.399/84
A biplane pilot who had missed flying in WWI takes up barnstorming and later a movie career in his quest for the glory he had missed.
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The Great Waldo Pepper
1978
Brass Target
5.6/35
General George S. Patton died in a car accident in 1945. But was his death actually a murder. Is he targeted by Nazis angered by Germany's defeat? Or...
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Brass Target
1982
Death Valley
5.2/43
A divorced mother, her young son and her new boyfriend set out on a road trip through Death Valley and run afoul of a local serial killer.
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Death Valley
1996
Soul of the Game
4.4/7
In 1945, the world of baseball is divided between the Majors and the Negro Leagues - but the time has come for change. One team will be the first to s...
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Soul of the Game
1998
Saint Maybe
6.2/10
A lonely teen troubled by a past family tragedy is suspicious of his sister-in-law, believing she is being unfaithful. His confrontation with his brot...
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Saint Maybe
1994
Foreign Student
4.5/4
A French football playing exchange student falls in love.
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Foreign Student
2002
It Ain't As Easy As It Looks... (...a.k.a. the Making of 'The Cat's Meow')
0/0
A documentary behind the scenes of Peter Bogdanovich's 'The Cat's Meow' (2001).
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It Ain't As Easy As It Looks... (...a.k.a. the Making of 'The Cat's Meow')
1982
The Electric Grandmother
6.8/8
To a family whose children are traumatized by the death of their mother, help comes in a most bizarre way. They receive three pieces, that when joined...
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The Electric Grandmother
1981
Harry's War
5.2/4
After his aunt dies of a heart attack while fighting the IRS, Harry Johnson decides to take up the cause.
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Harry's War
2006
Titanic's Final Moments: Missing Pieces
10/1
On a cold night in April 1912, over 1,500 people aboard the RMS Titanic lost their lives to the merciless waters of the North Atlantic. More than nine...
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Titanic's Final Moments: Missing Pieces
2012
Treasure Buddies
6.1/111
In a race against a devious cat, the Buddies and their new friends, Cammy and Babi, must avoid booby traps, solve puzzles and explore a mysterious tom...
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Treasure Buddies
1995
The Face on the Milk Carton
6.3/28
Based on the book by Caroline B. Cooney, a girl happens to look down at a milk carton one day and she sees herself on the back! Could her parents real...
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The Face on the Milk Carton
1985
Compromising Positions
5.5/16
An ex-newspaper woman who is now a suburban housewife can't resist getting involved in an investigation of the murder of a philandering dentist who ha...
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Compromising Positions
2003
Teddy Roosevelt: An American Lion
5/2
This thorough documentary covers the life of President Theodore Roosevelt, from his birth until his death.
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Teddy Roosevelt: An American Lion
2007
Columbus The Lost Voyage
6.7/3
Columbus' 4th voyage has been a total failure: he has not found the westward passage, he has no gold to show, he has lost men and ships and his effort...
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Columbus The Lost Voyage
1978
A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story
9/1
One of the most moving stories in the annals of sports is presented in this true drama documenting the love affair of baseball immortal Lou Gehrig and...
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A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story
2005
The French Revolution
5.3/3
On July 14, 1789, a mob of angry Parisians stormed the Bastille and seized the King's military stores. A decade of idealism, war, murder, and carnage...
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The French Revolution
2002
The World Trade Center -Rise and Fall of an American Icon
7/2
"The World Trade Center: Rise and Fall of an American Icon" discusses the planning, construction, collapse, recovery, and cleanup of the buildings in...
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The World Trade Center -Rise and Fall of an American Icon
1979
Portrait of a Stripper
2.5/2
A young widow, supporting herself and her pre-teen son by performing as a nightclub dancer, finds the place turned into a strip joint and learns that...
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Portrait of a Stripper
2001
The Face: Jesus in Art
0/0
This documentary traces the dramatically different ways in which Jesus has been represented in art throughout history and around the world. Narrated b...
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The Face: Jesus in Art
1971
Lady Liberty
5.4/20
An Italian woman faces challenges at JFK Airport when Customs confiscates the mortadella sausage she brought as a gift for her fiancé, leading to a hu...
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Lady Liberty
1977
Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years
5.1/5
The story of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt during their 12-year stay at the White House.
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Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years
1981
The Private History of a Campaign That Failed
0/0
Mark Twain tale of cowardly Confederate soldiers.
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The Private History of a Campaign That Failed
2002
The Emperor's Club
7.12/379
William Hundert is a passionate and principled Classics professor who finds his tightly-controlled world shaken and inexorably altered when a new stud...
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The Emperor's Club
1973
The Day of the Dolphin
5.8/47
Dr. Jake Terrell, who has been training a pair of dolphins for many years, has had a breakthrough. He has taught his dolphins to speak and understand...
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The Day of the Dolphin
1978
The Betsy
4.6/22
Ruthless patriarch Loren hires racecar driver Angelo to build a more efficient vehicle against the wishes of his grandson. But things get even messier...
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The Betsy
2013
Are You Here
5.1/266
When Steve Dallas, a womanizing local weatherman, hears that his off-the-grid best friend Ben Baker has lost his estranged father, the two return to B...
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Are You Here
1999
Niagara: A History of the Falls
0/0
The history of Niagara Falls and the people that made it famous.
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Niagara: A History of the Falls
1985
The Purple Rose of Cairo
7.397/1044
Cecilia is a waitress in New Jersey, living a dreary life during the Great Depression. Her only escape from her mundane reality is the movie theatre....
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The Purple Rose of Cairo
1990
Night of 100 Stars III
4/2
A celebrity benefit for The Actors' Fund of America, featuring music, songs, dance and comedy.
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Night of 100 Stars III
1990
So Proudly We Hail
0/0
A white supremacist exploits the works of a college anthropologist and a teen who joins his group.
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So Proudly We Hail
2014
The Town that Dreaded Sundown
5.723/456
A masked maniac terrorizes the same small community where a murderer known as the Phantom Killer struck decades earlier.
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The Town that Dreaded Sundown
1995
Here Come the Munsters
5.3/20
The Munsters come to America to search for Herman's brother-in-law Norman Hyde, only to find out that he has turned himself into Brent Jekyll, who is...
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Here Come the Munsters
2012
Christmas Oranges
7.304/23
In a town not so far away and a time not so long ago, baby Rose was left on the porch of Greenwoods Orphanage, where Mrs. Hartley and the children und...
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Christmas Oranges
1998
Better Living
1.5/2
A comedy about families, the elements that bind them together, and about hope in the face of hardship.
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Better Living
1974
The Great Gatsby
6.3/475
Nick Carraway, a young Midwesterner now living on Long Island, finds himself fascinated by the mysterious past and lavish lifestyle of his neighbor, t...
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The Great Gatsby
2009
Ring Christmas Bells
0/0
The Mormon Tabernacle Choir presents Ring Christmas Bells, the next musical masterpiece in a series of highly acclaimed and commercially successful ho...
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Ring Christmas Bells
1997
Critical Care
6.4/40
Werner Ernst is a young hospital resident who becomes embroiled in a legal battle between two half-sisters who are fighting over the care of their com...
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Critical Care
1991
Fire in the Dark
0/0
A 75-year old widow with battles herself as she struggles with being a burden to those she loves. Though determined not to rely on her children, she i...
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Fire in the Dark
2001
In Search of Christmas
0/0
Digging into faith is always a delicate and difficult proposition, but In search of Christmas is a fascinating survey balancing belief, tradition and...
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In Search of Christmas
2007
Sherman's March
0/0
This documentary chronicles General William Tecumseh Sherman's fabled "March to the Sea" through Georgia and the Carolinas, utilizing state of the art...
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Sherman's March
2006
Decoding the Past: Secrets of the Koran
0/0
The Koran is one of the most important works ever written. For almost one billion people worldwide, it is the Holy Scripture, the word of God and his...
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Decoding the Past: Secrets of the Koran
2003
Russia, Land of the Tsars
7/1
The history of the Russian Tsars.
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Russia, Land of the Tsars
1982
The Gift of Life
0/0
A young woman is faced with local disapproval and strain on her marriage when she agrees to serve as a surrogate mother.
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The Gift of Life
2011
A Christmas Wish
5.949/59
MARTHA EVANS has been abandoned by her ne'er-do-well husband, who took all their cash and left her homeless and virtually destitute with her two daugh...
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A Christmas Wish
2013
The Wolf of Wall Street
8/24022
A New York stockbroker refuses to cooperate in a large securities fraud case involving corruption on Wall Street, corporate banking world and mob infi...
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The Wolf of Wall Street
1982
A Little Sex
3.4/5
Michael and Katherine have enjoyed a long relationship together even before they tie the knot. But Michael does not hide the fact he's a womanizer and...
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A Little Sex
1979
Take Down
3.7/3
An unqualified teacher finds himself saddled with coaching duties after a small group of high school seniors form a wrestling team in a last ditch eff...
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Take Down
2004
The Aviator
7.226/5325
A biopic depicting the life of filmmaker and aviation pioneer Howard Hughes from 1927 to 1947, during which time he became a successful film producer...
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The Aviator
1979
The Sorrows of Gin
10/1
An affluent suburban couple's empty and gin-fueled lives are observed through the eyes of their neglected, eight-year old daughter.
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The Sorrows of Gin
2007
Andrew Jackson
10/1
Through interviews, visits to historical locations and vivid reenactments, this History Channel production details the life of Andrew Jackson. It illu...
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Andrew Jackson
1979
O Youth and Beauty!
10/1
Cash Bentley and his wife Louise lead an average upper-middle-class life in suburbia, with a nice home and two fine children. But Cash grows increasin...
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O Youth and Beauty!
1995
Nixon
6.87/364
A look at President Richard M. Nixon—a man carrying the fate of the world on his shoulders while battling the self-destructive demands from within—spa...
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Nixon
1986
Murrow
5/3
Follow legendary news reporter/commentator from his radio broadcasts from the rooftops of London during the Blitz to his TV documentary series "See It...
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Murrow
2004
Welcome to Mooseport
5.073/165
A US president who has retired after two terms in office returns to his hometown of Mooseport, Maine and decides to run for Mayor against another loca...
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Welcome to Mooseport
1983
Memorial Day
6.2/4
An attorney finds himself at the center of a surprise reunion with the veterans of his platoon from Vietnam.The reunion stirs up painful memories and...
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Memorial Day
2004
First Invasion: The War of 1812
0/0
First Invasion: The War of 1812, a History Channel documentary that first aired in 2004, portrays a young United States of America "on the brink of an...
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First Invasion: The War of 1812
1979
Freedom Road
4.8/6
Ex-slave and former Union soldier Gideon Jackson represents other ex-slaves at the constitutional convention, and is soon elected to the U.S. Senate d...
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Freedom Road
2009
Morristown: Where America Survived
0/0
A thirty-minute High Definition documentary which revisits that winter of 1779-80 when Washington’s troops arrived at the densely-wooded area just sou...
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Morristown: Where America Survived
2001
Double Take
5.5/100
A man on the run takes another man's passport, only to find himself stuck with the identity of a street hustler.
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Double Take
2012
Price Check
5.23/37
A middle aged, middle class, former music industry executive with a stay-at-home wife and son toils away at a supermarket chain. When a new high energ...
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Price Check
2012
Heaven's Door
5.6/13
12-year-old Riley Ann Taylor recently lost her grandfather, who died right in front of her while teaching her how to play soccer. She soon finds a por...
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Heaven's Door
1993
A Foreign Field
0/0
Nostalgic comic drama in which Cyril and Amos, two veterans of the Normandy landings, return to France to visit the grave of their wartime buddy. They...
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A Foreign Field
1996
What Love Sees
3.5/1
Jean Treadway, a beautiful young girl in her twenties, comes from a world of wealth and privilege. Gordon Holly is a handsome but humble rancher, the...
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What Love Sees
2005
The Templar Code: Crusade of Secrecy
8/2
An overview of the rise and fall of the Knights Templar. A medieval military/religious order with allegiance to no country but only the Pope.
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The Templar Code: Crusade of Secrecy
1992
Hero
6.275/484
Bernie Laplante is having a rough time. He's divorced, his ex-wife hates him and has custody of their son, the cops are setting a trap for him, then t...
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Hero
1999
Vendetta
6.3/15
Based on a true story, Vendetta tells the shocking and tragic story of a group of Sicilian immigrants working on the New Orleans docks in the 1890's....
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Vendetta
2016
Coach of the Year
0/0
A swim team tries to win a state championship - without a pool to practice in.
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Coach of the Year
1999
Walking Across Egypt
4.9/15
An elderly widow befriends an orphaned juvenile delinquent.
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Walking Across Egypt
2011
The Christmas Pageant
5.867/15
Vera Parks, an overly intense and demanding Broadway director, gets fired from yet another job, leaving her no choice but to take a gig directing a sm...
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The Christmas Pageant
1996
A Season in Purgatory
6/1
True story about a kid from rich family with political ties who covers up a suspicious death of a young woman. This comes back to haunt him later.
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A Season in Purgatory
2006
Relative Strangers
5.214/70
An uptight professional meets his lower-class biological parents for the first time.
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Relative Strangers
1975
Valley Forge
0/0
George Washington struggles to hold his army together at a critical point during the Revolutionary War.
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Valley Forge
2005
Bible Battles
0/0
In one of the most hostile lands on the planet, an ancient people called the Israelites forged an army and carved out an empire. Their ancient militar...
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Bible Battles
2009
Hatching Pete
5.5/179
Pete is very inconspicuous at school, unlike his extrovert mate Cleatis who's happy to don a chicken suit and be the school mascot, but unfortunately,...
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Hatching Pete
2011
Son of Morning
3.1/17
As a solar catastrophe threatens the world, Phillip Katz (Joseph Cross), a stressed-out copywriter, is mistaken for the next messiah by an ambitious r...
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Son of Morning
2007
Titanic's Achilles Heel
10/1
An expedition looks into whether Titanic's hull had a construction design flaw that caused her to break apart. Featuring advanced CGI technology, arch...
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Titanic's Achilles Heel
1993
Born Yesterday
5.3/88
A rich millionaire hires a sophisticated journalist to bring his somewhat dim-witted girlfriend up to the level of his peers. He fears that the showgi...
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Born Yesterday
2003
Stalin: Man of Steel
0/0
Emmy Awards nominee for "Outstanding Individual Achievement in a Craft: Research: Multi-faceted portrait of the man who succeeded Lenin as the head o...
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Stalin: Man of Steel
2003
The Samurai
0/0
They were the knights of medieval Japan, an elite warrior class that held the reins of power and the fascination of the people for more than 700 years...
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The Samurai
2011
Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star
4.3/175
A kid from the Midwest moves out to Hollywood in order to follow in his parents footsteps -- and become a porn star.
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Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star
2011
Redemption: For Robbing the Dead
4/1
For Robbing the Dead is a story of compassion - compassion toward those who may seem the least deserving of Christian love. It follows the story of He...
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Redemption: For Robbing the Dead
1999
Norman Rockwell: Painting America
0/0
A documentary about American artist Norman Rockwell, featuring his biography accompanied with opinions by the artist's son, movie director Steven Spie...
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Norman Rockwell: Painting America
2002
Antarctica: A Frozen History
0/0
Antarctica: A Frozen History takes a look at the history and stories of the human explorations in the Antarctic. Although quite slow paced and relati...
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Antarctica: A Frozen History
2002
Dinosaur Secrets Revealed
0/0
Dinosaurs roamed and ruled earth for more than 150-million years, then suddenly vanished leaving only fossils to fascinate and befuddle us. In a featu...
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Dinosaur Secrets Revealed
2005
FDR: A Presidency Revealed
0/0
For twelve years he stood as America's 32nd President, a man who overcame the ravages of polio to pull America through the Great Depression and WWII....
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FDR: A Presidency Revealed
2006
Witness to 'Reds'
6/1
Cast and crew of "Reds" revisit their memories and stories while making the film.
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Witness to 'Reds'
1991
Sweet Poison
4.8/4
A convict on the run from the law kidnaps a couple who are on their way to a funeral. He finds that he got more than he bargained for when he realizes...
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Sweet Poison
2003
The Louisiana Purchase
0/0
The History Channel looks at the background of the Louisiana Purchase and how Thomas Jefferson's emissaries managed to double the size of the United S...
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