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A civil war re-enacter, someone who is obsessive about historical precision, and three other guys (two fellow re-enacters and an African-American professor of history who is protesting the event) are accidentally transported back in time and awaken in the actual civil war. Once there, they have to find there way home without altering history or permanently breaking America in half.

The story centers on a man who was unpopular as a kid. When he returns home, he is mistaken for a popular classmate and experiences the glory he missed in his formative years.

Two twentysomethings leave their respective hometowns to pursue big dreams and become a seemingly unstoppable duo when they find each other.

Loosely based on the life of Dave van Ronk, known as the uncle of the coffeehouse scene, a big personality famed for his musical acumen, left-wing politics, general erudition and entertaining storytelling.

The action thriller tells the true story of the riots and siege of Atlanta Federal Penitentiary in 1987. Cuban and American prisoners seized control of the maximum security facility and took more than 100 federal prison staff members hostage. The situation was so extreme that the FBI's hostage rescue team was ill-equipped to handle the riots, and Delta Force, the Special Forces detachment, was called in to retake the prison.

A man needs to pull off a seemingly impossible job and recruits his brother, who is described as being off the rails.

A re-imagining of Romeo and Juliet, as told from the point-of-view of the young lovers' parents.

Robert Craig Knievel becomes a household name in the 1970s for his nationally televised motorcycle jumps. Ever the showman, daredevil Evel Knievel is recognized for his use of a Stars-and-Stripes getup and known for his 433 broken bones. At the height of his celebrity, he gains endorsements from Harley-Davidson and a toy line by the Ideal Toy Company. Knievel dies in 2007 at the age of 69.

An up-and-coming driver climbs his way into the circuit and develops a mentor/rival relationship with the driver he grew up idolizing. The dynamic is made more complex because the veteran racer's son drives for his father's team.

Follows two young men who make the realization that neither of them ever has felt true fear, and over the course of one night, they set out to trick the other into feeling it.

Set in present day, a young boy, upon hearing the news of his lineage, embarks on a journey to unravel the secrets of Houdini's past, uncovering a legacy the famed magician was trying to protect.

Hunter Scott, a young boy, causes a stir when the research he does for a school history project causes a re-examination of the case of U.S.S. Indianapolis Capt. Charles McVeigh, who had been court-martialed and blamed for the WWII sinking of the ship and the loss of the sailors.

A consistently unlucky woman's streak of bad luck continues when everyone in her small town wins a lottery except for her. But it turns out to be a blessing in disguise that will ultimately allow her to save the town from ruin.

Based on an article in Wired magazine, the movie centers around the true story of a $100 million diamond heist in Antwerp.