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True story of Will Wright, a high school prodigy who at 17 was the catalyst for a $70 million narcotics empire.

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A terminally ill Chinese mother kills her schizophrenic son whom she believed is at risk to become a mass shooter.

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Set in the 60s, a CIA agent travels to Guatemala to investigate his brother's death and uncovers a conspiracy that threatens to turn the tide of the Cold War.

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Tells the true story of the failed 1946 escape attempt from Alcatraz Prison by six inmates that incited a full-blown military response — turning the world’s most notorious prison into a war-torn battlefield.

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During the darkest hours of WWII, a British naval officer, raw from the loss of his ship, is thrust into the thick of the hunt for the most formidable Nazi battleship to ever set sail: the Bismarck.

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A FBI agent discovers an opportunity to infiltrate a cartel that has taken to launder its drug money through American quarter horse racing.

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Based on a true story, this war drama follows an all-black tank battalion's 183 days on the front lines of the Battle of the Bulge.

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Tierney Cahill, a teacher from Reno, Nev., takes a challenge from her sixth-grade students to run for Congress in the 2000 elections on the condition that they would help run her campaign. The single mother ultimately loses her bid to an incumbent, but she ends up winning 35% of the popular vote.

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Mike May, a man who was blinded at age 3 and regains his vision at age 46 after an experimental surgery involving stem cells.

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Carolyn Jessop is born into the Fundamentalist Church of Latter Day Saints sect. At 18 she marries a man 32 years her senior; at 35, she flees with her eight children.

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The true story of the competition between the Ford Motor Company and Italian sports car designer Enzo Ferrari, which culimated at the 1966 Le Mans race.

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H.A. and Margaret Rey go to great lengths to save their manuscript for Curious George, while fleeing Nazi occupied Europe for their lives. Curious George goes on to inspire and charm millions worldwide.

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True story of Michael May, a blind athlete who holds the downhill skiing record for a completely blind person, racing at 65 mph. In 1999, May was offered a revolutionary stem-cell operation that potentially could restore his sight.

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Set at a moment when European countries are racing to find ways to carve up the natural resources of Africa, Belgium's King Leopold II becomes the world's richest man with billions stashed in secret bank accounts by gaining private ownership of the Congo Free State, and inserts a mercenary army to cruelly plunder rubber and ivory. He forces the locals to harvest it. Those who refused are dismembered or worse, and as many as 8 million are killed in this ruthless pursuit. The Congolese defy Leopold II and fight back. Their heroic plight sparks a daring and unlikely alliance between a black American missionary, an English investigative journalist and an Irish spy that shine a light on the horrors and give birth to the first human rights movement.

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Liberation tells the true story of Herbert Heller, who kept his experience as a teenage boy surviving for years in Auschwitz hidden from his family. That is until he meets Abbey (Fisher), a young teenager whose own brush with pain and death inspires him to open up as well, leading the two of them to exchange their stories as a meaningful and healing friendship is born.

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Joaquin "Jack" Garcia (aka Jack Falcone), a Cuban-American FBI agent, successfully goes undercover in the Gambino crime family.

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Based on a true story about Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale, a beloved Texas tycoon and retail pioneer who is best known for his generosity and community service. Will follow McIngvale’s journey as he risks everything to open Gallery Furniture alongside his wife and business partner Linda, and the challenges the family faces years later when their youngest daughter battles a debilitating case of obsessive-compulsive disorder.

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Bram, the son of an elephant trainer, and Modoc, an elephant, grow up together but when the elephant is sold to America, Bram stows away on a ship to avoid separation from his best friend.

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In Monroe, NC, civil rights hero Robert F. Williams battles with the KKK and local, state and federal Government, which ultimately forces his exile to Cuba, where he continues to inspire the civil rights movement with his worldwide radio show, broadcasting until his signal is jammed by the US Government.

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Set in the 1980s, the Coca-Cola Company perceives a threat by No. 2 rival Pepsi when they release a clever "Pepsi Challenge" marketing campaign. This leads Coke to corporate panic, even though Coke is outselling its rival 2-to-1. They release a so-called improved formula but its summarily rejected by Coke drinkers.

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