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Under the Banner of Heaven

Two brothers murder the wife and infant daughter of their younger brother. The killers claimed they were acting on orders from God, consistent with their interpretation of a fundamentalist interpretation that goes back to the formation of Mormonism.

Untitled Jutta Kleinsch...

Jutta Kleinschmidt, who was born in Germany, buys her first motorcycle at age 18. After studying physics, she works at BMW for six years before quitting in 1992 to pursue her passion of motorsports. In 1997, she become the first woman ever to win a stage of The Dakar Rally – often called the most dangerous race on the planet. In 1999, she earns recognition – finishing third overall – as half of the first all-female team to stand on the winners' podium. In 2001, after 15 years of trying, Kleinschmidt wins the race.

Untitled Evel Knievel P...

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.

Untitled Rod Serling Pr...

Rod Serling grows up outside of Syracuse, New York as the class clown, though he eventually matures enough to write for his high school newspaper. Immediately after graduation, he enlists in the U.S. Army and trains as a paratrooper. He is sent west to fight in the Philippines, where he sees death all around him each day. Though he is honored with a Purple Heart and a Bronze Star, Serling’s experience in the military haunts him and has a profound effect on his later work. After being discharged, Serling attends Antioch College, where he begins writing and performing in radio shows on campus. Following his radio days, Serling moves into television, writing for a local station in Cincinnati before going out on his own. He sells several scripts, but resents the compromises that network sponsors and censors force him to make, so he decides to create his own show, "The Twilight Zone."

UFOs: Generals, Pilots,...

Follows the Pentagon UFO program called the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program which has secretly been in operation since 2007.

Untitled Mike Hammer Pr...

Mike Hammer is a no-holds barred private investigator who carries a .45 Colt in a shoulder harness under his arm. His love for his secretary Velda is only outweighed by his willingness to kill a killer.

Untitled Ben Affleck/Ma...

Based on the true story of two Philadelphia lawyers, Michael Banks and J. Gordon Cooney, who spent 15 years overturning a murder conviction.

Untitled Gary Ross NASC...

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.

Untitled Gore Verbinski...

A married man who spends as many as 20 hours a day on a computer, existing through an avatar who is a thriving, musclebound entrepreneur. In reality, he is a diabetic, chain-smoking 53-year-old.

Untitled Laura Vikmanis...

Based on the true story of Laura Vikmanis, the oldest cheerleader in the NFL. At 39-years-old and surrounded by cheerleaders half her age, the single mom tried out for the Cincinnati Bengals squad, but didn't make the cut. For a year, she practiced and improved her moves. Despite the long odds, she returned to tryouts and made the squad.

Untitled Peggy Lee Project

This Peggy Lee biopic will explore the professional and personal life of one of America's most iconic recording artists and performers. A singer, songwriter, composer and actress, Lee's career spanned nearly seven decades.

Untitled Ted Patrick Pr...

In the 1970s, Ted Patrick becomes known as the "father of deprogramming" and is seen as savior to many parents who had seemingly lost their children to cults. The Special Assistant for Community Relations for then Governor Ronald Reagan, the civil rights activist’s life is upended when his 14 year-old son is nearly converted by the Children of God cult. Subsequently, Patrick reaches out to those families with relatives who had joined the group. Patrick even pretends to join Children of God to learn how they operate. Despite professional training, he is hired by parents and family members to help deprogram their loved ones. Patrick's methods find him standing trial several times on kidnapping charges – a part of his technique he ceases though he continues trying to deprogram cult members like those who have joined Scientology. He is convicted on a number of felony charges over the years due to his methods.

Under One Roof

A small farmhouse stands in Seattle perfectly fine for about 100 years as the city grows around it, until in 2006 when a big commercial development encroaches on it, buying all the homes in the neighborhood except the one holdout.

Ungifted

A 14-year-old kid of average intelligence is accidentally placed in a school of gifted students and tries to hide among the brainiacs to escape punishment for a prank he pulled at his old school. He eventually shakes up the uptight, socially awkward advanced students and learns something about his own capabilities.

Unreasonable Behaviour

The story of legendary British war photographer Don McCullin. Working for the Sunday Times from the late 60’s to the early 80’s, he risked his life to photograph the harsh realities of war.

Untiled Bill Monroe Pro...

The mandolin-playing Bill Monroe, along with his band "The Blue Grass Boys," is credited with creating the bluegrass style of music.