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The Deep Blue Good-by

Travis McGee, a free-living bachelor and reluctant hero who lives on a houseboat in Florida, works as a "salvage consultant," recovering property and money for clients and taking half the fee in return. McGee takes on tracking down a treasure that a solider escaped with and hid after World War II.

Playing for Pizza

A veteran NFL quarterback winds up on a semi-pro team in Italy after blowing his last chance to lead a team to the Super Bowl.

Cartel

Ed Marker journeys to protect his son after his wife is brutally murdered in the gritty world of Mexican cartels.

Mrs. Doubtfire 2

In the original, directed by Chris Columbus, Robin Williams played an estranged father who poses as a Scottish nanny, Euphegenia Doubtfire, in order to get access to his children and successfully bypass his ex-wife (Sally Field). The film grossed $219 million domestically.

The Big Valley

A feature adaptation of ABC's '60s TV series "The Big Valley." Susan Sarandon would play the role of Victoria Barkley, the character played by Barbara Stanwyck in the original.

The Corrections

Three generations of a highly dysfunctional Midwestern family meet at the family home for what will be the last Christmas gathering there.
Location: US - New York

American Idiot

The story centers on three small-town guys, one who joins the army, another who moves to the city and gets addicted to drugs, and a third who stays home and gets his girlfriend pregnant, all set to the songs of punk band Green Day.

Born

The film tells the story of a couple who settle down in what seems to be a quiet English town to raise a family. Their lives are turned upside down, however, when the husband - a claymation artist - finds that his creations are coming to life.

Hope’s Wish

Based on the true story of Hope Stout, a 12-year-old girl who, when diagnosed with a life-threatening disease, set out on a mission to fund the wishes of all the other health-challenged children in her part of North Carolina.
Location: US - North Carolina

The Voyeur's Motel

The story centers on Colorado resident Gerald Foos, who opened a hotel so he could watch guests having sex, through ceiling vents.

Be With You

On her deathbed, a dying young woman tells her husband and young son that she will return to them. A year later, father and son happen upon a woman who bears an uncanny resemblance to the dead woman.

Dance of the Mirlitons

A dark comedy about 14 year-old Jesse Urchin, an ambitious yet overweight ballerina with an overbearing mother (Kristen Bell) who will stop at nothing to become a star. The girl enters a "Mean Girls"-type environment when she has to prove her worth in class.
Location: US - Massachusetts

Dusty Springfield

Born in London as Mary O'Brien in 1939, Springfield became the finest white soul singer of her era, scoring such hits as "I Only Want to Be With You" and "I Just Don't Know What to Do With Myself." In 1969, Springfield released what is widely considered her masterpiece, "Dusty in Memphis," an album that yielded the classic "Son of a Preacher Man" but was a commercial failure. The singer battled substance abuse and a decline in artistic fortunes that ended only when she dueted with the Pet Shop Boys for 1990's "What Have I Done to Deserve This?" She died in 1999 at age 59 after a long battle with cancer.

Mouse Guard

Set in medieval times, a brotherhood of mice are sworn to protect the common folk. Or rodent, as it were.

Outlander

Set at the end of WWII, an Army nurse takes a second honeymoon in Scotland with her husband and finds herself transported back to a time when the clans ruled the Highlands and her husband's English ancestors are the enemy.

Persuasion

Many years after refusing the proposal of young naval officer Frederick Wentworth, Anne Elliot finds herself navigating the waters of English society when Wentworth returns from war a wealthy and decorated Captain. As Anne ponders missed opportunities, she must consider her own regrets and unwavering, possibly unrequited love.