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- DirectorDeborah DaltonStarsJoe PennyTeri GarrBrittany MurphyA Baltimore policeman has an extramarital affair with a 16-year-old waitress. She bears a son and while seeking child support, is suddenly murdered, and the policeman becomes the prime suspect.
- DirectorCharles McDougallStarsJamie-Lynn SiglerSaul RubinekEmmanuelle VaugierThe story of Heidi Fleiss, known as "The Hollywood Madam", who was the daughter of a prominent Los Angeles doctor and eventually became a prostitute for a well-known Los Angeles madam. She took over her boss' operation and soon was raking in $300,000 a month by hiring only the most beautiful and highest-class hookers and catering to wealthy Hollywood types, European and American corporate executives and Arab sheiks. Her operation was broken up by Los Angeles police in 1993, and she eventually went to prison for income-tax evasion.
- DirectorMelanie AitkenheadStarsEmily MeadeLeila GeorgeNick EversmanA college girl introduces her mother to her girlfriend... who happens to be a vampire.
- DirectorClement VirgoStarsLauren Lee SmithEric BalfourPolly ShannonAn outgoing, sexually aggressive young woman meets and begins a torrid affair with an equally aggressive young man in which their affair begins to bring a strain on their personal lives.
- DirectorAndrew ErwinJon ErwinStarsK.J. ApaBritt RobertsonNathan ParsonsThe true-life story of Christian music star Jeremy Camp and his journey of love and loss that looks to prove there is always hope.
- DirectorJim DonovanStarsKatie DouglasLeo PetrusJamie RobinsonOn the night she plans to take her own life, a 17-year-old girl is kidnapped and finds herself fighting to stay alive. She is released, but when she returns home, no one believes her story except for one detective.
- DirectorElisabeth RöhmStarsJudd NelsonStefanie ScottJoely FisherSarah is a teen girl who is looking forward to her 18th birthday to move away from her controlling father Don. But before she could even blow out the candles, Don imprisons her in the basement of their home.
- StarsJ.V. MartinAdam SapinKieron ElliottEach episode documents real 911 calls from people in trouble to emergency dispatchers.
- StarsMartin YapChristopher Allen BrewerMorgan KnudsenCampus Security answers a call for help, which results in Campus Security comes onto a Paranormal situation which they are unable to explain.
- DirectorLuis ValdezStarsLou Diamond PhillipsEsai MoralesRosanna DeSotoBiographical story of the rise from nowhere of early rock and roll singer Ritchie Valens who died at age 17 in a plane crash with Buddy Holly and The Big Bopper.
- StarsLuis Gerónimo AbreuMauricio MejíaJuliette PardauDepicts the life and loves of Venezuelan Gen. Simón Bolívar, who helped liberate several Latin American countries from Spain.
- CreatorLuis ZelkowiczStarsMauricio OchmannJulio BrachoItatí CantoralInspired by true events, This is the story of the most notorious drug kingpin the world had ever seen. A man known as El Chapo, the biggest international drug lord in history. The most important and influential man, in the history of Narcos. He changed the game with his spectacular escapes and innovative smuggling techniques.
- StarsClancy BrownSheryl LeeMoira KellyWhen a young housewife is murdered, the cops find her troubled daughter guilty after she confesses to the crime - but was she really the killer?
- DirectorMichael Toshiyuki UnoStarsGregory HarrisonJennie GarthSteven KeatsFact-based made-for-TV movie about Laurie Kellogg, who was accused of murdering her husband Bruce in May 1992; told in flashbacks while she's waiting for her judgment. When she was 16, Laurie met Bruce Kellogg, a charming guy 15 years her senior, and soon afterward she moved in with him, unaware that he had "bought" her from her stepfather for $500. At first, the relationship goes well, but Bruce soon shows his real self and the naive young bride's life spins out of control.
- DirectorRobert MarkowitzStarsNancy McKeonDale MidkiffGraham JarvisA victim of domestic violence winds up in an ongoing struggle to get the police to take her seriously, until the abuse escalates to the worst extreme.
- DirectorEric LaneuvilleStarsKellie MartinKevin DobsonLinda KelseyA young wife and mother is abused by her husband and keeps the secret from her friends and family.
- DirectorArmand MastroianniStarsJaclyn SmithBrad JohnsonHilary SwankHooked on steroids and unable to control his bursts of sudden rage, a police officer keeps his wife under his thumb and routinely abuses her behind the closed doors of their house.
- DirectorAlan MetzgerStarsGary ColeNicholle TomMac DavisIn Tate, Oklahoma a popular coach, Pete Nash, is accused of having a sexual relation with 14 years old Amy, one of his school's pupils.
- DirectorAlan MetzgerStarsGerald McRaneyJosie BissettPeggy LiptonBobbi Gilbert finds herself seduced by a married man named Tom Weston. This leads to Tom living out his dreams as a lethal ladies man, ending up in arson, bigamy, and finally, murder. Based on a true story.
- DirectorMarina SargentiStarsCassidy RaeVincent IrizarryAllison SmithDerek Bradshaw, a 33-year-old lawyer, courts and wins Amy Miller, an 18-year-old high school cheerleader. The affair progresses until she learns that he is married and has a family. During this period, she has been receiving anonymous notes, been the victim of vicious pranks and ultimately, life threatening attacks.
- DirectorWilliam A. GrahamStarsKellie MartinTori SpellingJames AveryWho could have stabbed popular, beautiful cheerleader Stacy to death? It could have been antisocial Goth girl Monica, it could've been angst-ridden Jill--or maybe it was the plain girl nobody suspected.
- DirectorNoel NosseckStarsAri MeyersSoleil Moon FryeMark KassenA pregnant teen is murdered and a popular high-school senior is suspected. But will his girlfriend stick by him to prove his innocence despite the fact that she has bonded with the victim's mother?
- DirectorNoel NosseckStarsCandace Cameron BureFred SavageGregory Alan WilliamsA shy high school student's seemingly perfect relationship with a popular jock quickly turns abusive and dangerous.
- DirectorStephen GyllenhaalStarsAnne HecheJames TupperJodelle FerlandA video of an assault on a teenager surfaces on the Internet.
- DirectorBethany RooneyStarsCandace Cameron BureMark-Paul GosselaarJenna von OÿA college freshman is date-raped at her brother's frat party by a fraternity member.
- DirectorCorynn EgreczkyStarsJames DuvalRachel Jane ConnTommy DreamerA kidnapping leads to a love affair and complicates meaning for a young woman, a kidnapper, and a police detective in pursuit.
- DirectorMatthew RobbinsStarsHelen SlaterChristian SlaterKeith GordonA Texas teenager cuts her hair short and becomes an outlaw martyr with her brother and friends.
- DirectorBruce PittmanStarsAlyssa MilanoCameron BancroftWinston RekertTrue story of a yuppie couple's Alaskan trip turning into a wilderness survival struggle.
- DirectorJerry LondonStarsMaureen McCormickDwight SchultzGreg KeanThis biography of country music star Barbara Mandrell looks at her early career and follows her career through the tragic auto accident in 1984 which almost killed her, and her ultimate recovery and change of outlook on life. Mandrell portrays herself in her later life, and Maureen McCormick offers a good portrayal of the younger Mandrell.
- DirectorBobby RothStarsKathleen YorkViveka DavisBruce GreenwoodBased on the lives of mother-daughter singers the Judds.
- DirectorMichael SucsyStarsRachel McAdamsChanning TatumSam NeillA car accident puts Paige in a coma, and when she wakes up with severe memory loss, her husband Leo works to win her heart again.
- StarsGabriel PorrasRosalinda RodríguezAngélica CelayaThis inspiring and poignant story follows the footsteps of Jenni Rivera toward her dream of fame. Based on Jenni's autobiographical book "Unbreakable: My Story, My Way" (2013) and unpublished testimonials, the series reveals as never before her family background and explores her life as a daughter, mother, wife, lover, and artist.
- CreatorDago GarcíaStarsSebastian DanteJaime CamilMarcela GuiradoFollows the life of Mexican music icon Vicente Fernandez.
- DirectorDavid HellingStarsDaniel da SilvaNicolas MouawadSara SeyedAfter being called on by the Lord, Abraham's faith is tested on his three day journey to sacrifice his son.
- StarsRyan BuellChip CoffeyHeather TaddyStory follows members of the famous Penn State Paranormal Research Society as they investigate strange and unusual phenomena across the country. Story also features their hectic lives as college students and faculty.
- DirectorJ.A. BayonaStarsNaomi WattsEwan McGregorTom HollandThe story of a tourist family in Thailand caught in the destruction and chaotic aftermath of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.
- DirectorScott WalkerStarsNicolas CageVanessa HudgensJohn CusackAn Alaska State Trooper partners with a young woman who escaped the clutches of serial killer Robert Hansen to bring the murderer to justice. Based on actual events.
- DirectorJ.D. DillardStarsKiersey ClemonsEmory CohenHanna Mangan LawrenceA woman washes ashore a small uninhabited island after an accident. The situation turns from bad to worse when she realizes there is a mysterious creature hunting at night.
- CreatorDrew DowdleJohn Erick DowdleStarsMichael ShannonGiovanni RibisiKeean JohnsonFive-part drama series portraying the searing aftermath of the disastrous Waco standoff at the Branch Davidian compound - an event that galvanized American militia movements and helped radicalize Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols.
- DirectorJoseph KosinskiStarsJosh BrolinMiles TellerJeff BridgesBased on the true story of the Granite Mountain Hotshots, a group of elite firefighters who risk everything to protect a town from a historic wildfire.
- DirectorNeill BlomkampStarsDavid HarbourOrlando BloomArchie MadekweBased on the unbelievable, inspiring true story of a team of underdogs - a struggling, working-class gamer, a failed former race car driver, and an idealistic motorsport exec - who risk it all to take on the most elite sport in the world.
- DirectorPhillip NoyceStarsEmilia ClarkeJack HustonSophie LoweThe true-crime story leading to the first-ever conviction of an F.B.I. Agent for murder.
- CreatorHéctor Rodríguez CuéllarStarsFreddy OrdoñezJairo OrdoñezMariana GómezIt describes the story of a woman who started from scratch in her musical career and personal life, facing social and gender violence, and eventually became an icon of popular music.
- StarsMatt WhelanEmmett SkiltonAdam Jonas SegallerThe Amazon Original Series draws from unprecedented access to more than 17,000 hours of footage and over 2,600 scrapbooks from Hefner's personal archives, chronicling the life of an American icon and the history of the brand he created.
- DirectorNathan FrankowskiStarsKat DenningsChad Michael MurrayRupert FriendA drama centered around Renee Yohe and her battle with drugs, depression, and other life issues that ultimately leads to the founding of charity group To Write Love on Her Arms.
- DirectorJonathan WrightStarsColton HaynesGabrielle GrahamTanisha ThammavongsaBased on true events, it exposes the world of romantic swindlers who make a living by cheating on women.
- DirectorDoug LimanStarsTom CruiseDomhnall GleesonSarah WrightThe story of Barry Seal, an American pilot who became a drug-runner for the CIA in the 1980s in a clandestine operation that would be exposed as the Iran-Contra Affair.
- DirectorFlorian GallenbergerStarsEmma WatsonDaniel BrühlMichael NyqvistA young woman's desperate search for her abducted boyfriend draws her into the infamous Colonia Dignidad, a sect nobody has ever escaped from.
- DirectorDanny BoyleStarsJames FrancoAmber TamblynKate MaraA mountain climber becomes trapped under a boulder while canyoneering alone near Moab, Utah and resorts to desperate measures in order to survive.
- DirectorVishal MishraStarsArbaaz KhanTanishaa MukerjiShivin NarangA film based on true events in Gurugram.
- StarsJohn BarnardDamian TurnerJ.H. MoncrieffCruise Ship Killers is a true crime series that tells the stories of people who never returned home after taking a holiday on a cruise ship, featuring interviews with family, friends, investigators and experts.
- DirectorPatricia RiggenStarsJennifer GarnerKylie RogersMartin HendersonBased on the incredible true story of the Beam family.
- DirectorTed KotcheffStarsMatthew SettleCassidy RaeBarry FlatmanAbout a notorious Connecticut convicted rapist.
- DirectorSebastian SiegelStarsMena SuvariStuart TownsendFrances FisherA couple's marriage is shaken by the discovery of an illness. Together they will fight to make sense of this struggle and discover the meaning of eternal love.
- DirectorTaylor HackfordStarsDamian ChapaJesse BorregoBenjamin BrattBased on the true life experiences of poet Jimmy Santiago Baca, the film focuses on step-brothers Paco and Cruz, and their bi-racial cousin Miklo.
- CreatorNick AntoscaMichelle DeanStarsPatricia ArquetteJoey KingAnnaSophia RobbDee Dee Blanchard is overprotective of her daughter, Gypsy, who is trying to escape the toxic relationship she has with her mother. Gypsy's quest for independence opens up a Pandora's box of secrets, which ultimately leads to murder.
- DirectorJosh YunisStarsJoey KingSierra McCormickNolan GouldMixing both comedy and drama, CAMP is an ensemble coming-of-age story centered around a group of teenagers who navigate friendship, romance, and betrayal in their final year of sleep-away camp.
- CreatorMoisés ZamoraStarsChristian SerratosGabriel ChavarriaRicardo ChaviraLate Tejano singer Selena as her dreams come true, and her family makes life-changing choices on the singer's journey to success.
- DirectorAlejandro MonteverdeStarsJim CaviezelMira SorvinoBill CampThe incredible true story of a former government agent turned vigilante who embarks on a dangerous mission to rescue hundreds of children from traffickers.
- StarsKevin CostnerBill PaxtonMatt BarrDramatization of the bitter blood feud between the two families on the West Virginia/Kentucky border in the years after the Civil War.
- DirectorGregg ChampionStarsRegina KingImani HakimSydney MikaylaThe story of the international gymnastics phenomenon who overcame overwhelming odds to become the first African American ever to be named Individual All-Around Champion in artistic gymnastics at the Olympic Games.
- DirectorDavid G. EvansStarsSarah DrewJustin BrueningJason GeorgeThe extraordinary true story of Army Chaplain Darren Turner and his wife Heather. When war etches battle scars on their hearts, they face one more battle: the fight to save their marriage. One marriage, one family, under God.
- DirectorChuck KonzelmanCary SolomonStarsAshley BratcherBrooks RyanRobia ScottAll Abby Johnson ever wanted to do was help women. As one of the youngest Planned Parenthood clinic directors in the nation, she believed in a woman's right to choose. Until the day she saw something that changed everything.
- DirectorCathy AllynNick LoebStarsJon VoightNick LoebStacey DashDr. Bernard Nathanson and Dr. Mildred Jefferson square off in a national battle in this untold conspiracy that led to the most famous and controversial court case in history.
- DirectorAsh AvildsenStarsWalton GogginsJosh LucasMarie AvgeropoulosThe biopic of Mildred Burke, the first ever million dollar female athlete and champion pro-wrestler who pioneered the sport in a time when all girl wrestling was banned in most of America.
- CreatorD.C. MooreStarsJulianne MooreNicholas GalitzineTony CurranThe Countess of Buckingham who molded her son to seduce King James I and become his all-powerful lover, through intrigue, becoming richer, more titled and influential than England has ever seen.
- DirectorS. BaasanjargalShuudertsetseg BaatarsurenStarsAltantur AltanjargalShuudertsetseg BaatarsurenRentsenbat BatkhishigA feature film based on the true story of the legendary Princess Khutulun of Mongolia.
- CreatorCarlo BernardIngrid EscajedaDoug MiroStarsSofía VergaraAlberto GuerraJuliana Aidén MartinezFleeing from Medellín to Miami, Griselda Blanco creates one of the most ruthless cartels in history.
- DirectorAndrew HyattStarsAron von AndrianMatthew Erick WhiteRonan CarrollLong before Phil Robertson was a reality-TV star, he fell in love and started a family, but his demons threatened to tear their lives apart. This is the true story that started a dynasty.
- DirectorRob CohenStarsJason Scott LeeLauren HollyRobert WagnerA fictionalized account of the life of the martial arts superstar.
- DirectorDevin McGinnSteve BergStarsBritani BatemanTaylor BatemanSteve BergA scientific research team investigates and documents the supernatural phenomena surrounding the disappearance of a cattle ranchers 10 year old son. Inspired by true events that shocked the paranormal community around the world.
- CreatorKevin BurnsJoel PattersonStarsTravis TaylorErik BardBrandon FugalA team of experts and scientists undertakes exhaustive research at Skinwalker Ranch, an infamous location for paranormal activity and UFO sightings.