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1) Roots
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Based on Alex Haley's best-selling novel about his African ancestors, Roots followed several generations in the lives of a slave family. The saga began with Kunta Kinte (LeVar Burton), a West African youth captured by slave raiders and shipped to America in the 1700s. The family's saga is depicted up until the Civil War where Kunte Kinte's grandson gained emancipation.
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Recently orphaned Sally, armed with a pearl-handled pistol and her keen mind, uncovers the secrets of her father's death aboard the sunken schooner Lavinia, discovers hidden cursed jewels, and faces England's deadliest villains with bold courage.
"...a terrific mix of mystery, action, and suspense. A great version of a terrific thriller."--School Library Journal
"..an earth-scorchingly sinister performance..."--Hollywood Reporter
"A fantastically...
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Katy and Bob live a perfect life until New Year's Eve, when Bob goes next door to shut down a teen party. After a confrontation he winds up dead. Though Katy hunts for answers, no one is talking. A bond of silence covers the town until an undercover sting points to Ryan, a popular kid. Though Katy is grieving, once she meets Ryan she becomes a supportive mother who listens rather than berates. When Ryan appears in court to plead guilty, he turns to...
11) The shunning
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Katie Lapp is a beautiful Amish girl who has always felt like something in her life was missing. But she just may find out what that is when a mysterious 'Englisher' comes to Lancaster County hoping to find the baby girl she gave up for adoption nineteen years ago. Special features include deleted scenes.
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A popular high school basketball star and a shy, academically gifted newcomer secretly decide to audition for their school's musical, a decision that turns their world and their school upside down. Includes original and sing-along versions.
"Featuring an immensely appealing cast and some highly clever, toe-tapping tunes, 'High School Musical' should strike the right chord with Mouse fans."--Variety.com
"Grade B+...sincere...gives out all the right...
13) Racing for time
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A guard at a teen correctional facility who saw the cycle of destructive choice and racial tensions between female teen offenders, decides to do something about it. He gathered African-American, Latina, and white teens, and put together a multi-racial track team behind the bars of the detention center. The experience of belonging to his track team not only broke down the racial divides between the young women, but transformed them, putting them on...
14) Stone cold
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Stone is a quiet chief of police in a cold, gray, seaside town. When a serial killer strikes, this tough cop is in the thick of it. Add his girlfriend, an ex-wife, and a sexy defense attorney, and things really heat up.
"Tom Selleck is perfect!"--Hollywood Reporter
"Director Robert Harmon endows the piece with a nice pace and a terrific sense of atmosphere."--Hollywood Reporter
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Dr. Syd has a good practice in the big city but a bad day when her terminal patient finally passes away. Syd's best friend Nurse Brenda tells her to get away for a few days and suggests she go back to her small hometown for her school reunion. Since Syd hasn't talked to anyone in that village, not even her mother, in years, she is unprepared for the collision between her memories of the past and the truth she finds in the village of today.
17) Mrs. miracle
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When her acting career does not take off, but her sister does with her fiance, Reba returns home to become a preschool teacher, and director of the Christmas pageant. After his wife dies, widower Seth Webster moves to town with his rambunctious twin boys. Mrs. Merkle who is dubbed 'Mrs. Miracle' by the boys is hired as a nanny and soon has the boys behaving nicely. It isn't long before Mrs. Miracle is sowing the seeds of love for Reba and Seth too....
18) Persuasion
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Adaptation of Jane Austen's novel about lost and found love. Anne is persuaded to reject a proposition of marriage from the man she loves due to his lack of fortune. Years later she is made the offer again.
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Wedding planner, Kelsey Wilson, is about to have her big break: planning her beloved cousin's lavish and exclusive wedding. Everything is going smoothly until Connor McClean, a devilishly handsome private investigator shows up and turns Kelsey's world upside-down. Hired by a secret source, Connor quickly disrupts the upcoming nuptials but wins Kelsey's heart in the process.
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Celebrate new beginnings, hope, and heart with a four-film collection from the beloved series When Calls The Heart. The citizens of Hope Valley have come together season after season to face the triumphs and tragedies of life in a small town on the frontier, and you can share it all with them. Included in this collection are the television films It Begins With Heart; The Queen Of Hearts; A Call From The Past; and Recent Memory.
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