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Woman of the Hour is based on the stranger-than-fiction true story of Cheryl Bradshaw and Rodney Alcala. Bradshaw was a bachelorette on the hit 70s TV matchmaking show The Dating Game and chose handsome and funny bachelor number three, Rodney Alcala. But behind Alcala’s charming facade was a deadly secret: he was a psychopathic serial killer.

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After allowing a gay screenwriter into her home, singer and orange juice spokeswoman Anita Bryant is forced to confront her past as an anti-gay Christian crusader who successfully campaigned to overturn a gay rights law in Florida and whose polarizing views destroyed her show biz career in the process.

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Elizabeth Holmes is the founder of blood testing company Theranos, which skyrockets her to fame with an estimated value in the billions. The value of Theranos plunges though following news that the company is under investigation for inaccurate testing.

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A untrustworthy hitman in Houston who works for the cops.

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True life tale of extreme athlete Wim Hof and his method of workouts in freezing temperatures.

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The Caged follows a family who move into a cottage in Essex but before long realize the old house contains a dark presence as they find themselves repeatedly terrorized. They soon discover the house's history - the site of a medieval prison for those accused of witchcraft.

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Depicts the true-life plight of 30 Ugandan girls who were abducted by rebel soldiers.

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The film will cover the events of April 1992, when the acquittal of four L.A.P.D. police officers for the near-fatal beating of Rodney King led to devastating riots in Los Angeles that left more than 50 dead and 2,300 injured.

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On October 3, 2009, more than 300 Taliban fighters launch a predawn raid on a remote and controversial American outpost near the Afghan-Pakistani border, overrunning its perimeter defenses and breaching its wire. Staff Sgt. Clinton Romesha, a husband and father of three children, plans and leads a small band of soldiers in a counterattack against seemingly insurmountable odds, saving dozens of American lives, and ultimately receiving the Congressional Medal of Honor for his actions.

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Story of the landmark Signal Hill police brutality case in 1981 with Anthony Mackie playing attorney Johnnie Cochran.

Pre-Production Biography Crime

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An American couple abandons civilization to build a peaceful retreat on a deserted island. Their plans are disrupted when a European countess and her lovers arrive, aiming to take over the island and construct a luxury hotel, leading to conflicts and challenges for the couple.

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Story of the 1993 standoff between the FBI and Texas state law enforcement and the David Koresh-led Branch Davidians.

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The story of Hiroshima survivor Sadako Sasaki and author Eleanor Coerr, who wrote the worldwide bestselling children’s book “Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes.

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Story of teacher Christa McAuliffe who was part of the astronaut crew on the Space Shuttle Challenger.

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Set in Texas in the days following 9/11, the story focuses on Rais Bhuiyan, a Muslim immigrant and Bangladesh Air Force veteran who narrowly survived a killing spree that took the lives of two other immigrants.

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Based on the true story of a woman who unwittingly became the voice of German propaganda targeted to American troops during WWII.

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True story of consumer electronics king Eddie Antar who served six years in prison for perpetrating one of the greatest securities frauds in history.

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Two young female entrepreneurs, Penelope Gazin and Kate Dwyer, had to invent a third male company founder in order to be taken seriously in the business world.

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Based on the true story of Staff Sgt. Maddox who spearheaded the capture of Saddam Hussein.

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A method actor who refuses to put his private life on display, Montgomery Clift graduates from stage roles to screen success in films that include "A Place In The Sun" and "From Here To Eternity." His matinee idol good looks are destroyed by a devastating car accident that leaves him with a broken nose and facial scars. Though he continues to make movies, the accident haunts him until his death, even though he receives an Oscar nomination for one of his last performances in Judgment At Nuremberg.

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