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In the spring of 1984, high school students Amanda Collier and Dawson Cole fell deeply, irrevocably in love. Though they were from opposite sides of the tracks, their love for one another seemed to defy the realities of life in the small town of Oriental, North Carolina. But as the summer of their senior year came to a close, unforeseen events would tear the young couple apart, setting them on radically divergent paths. Now, twenty-five years later,...
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It was the time of the French Revolution - a time of great change and great danger. It was a time when injustice was met by a lust for vengeance, and rarely was a distinction made between the innocent and the guilty. Against this tumultuous historical backdrop, Dickens' great story of unsurpassed adventure and courage unfolds.Unjustly imprisoned for 18 years in the Bastille, Dr. Alexandre Manette is reunited with his daughter, Lucie, and safely transported...
3) Odd Thomas
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Odd Thomas, a short order cook at the Pico Mundo Grill, keeps his ability to speak with ghosts a secret from all but his girlfriend, Stormy, and the local police chief who he occasionally helps solve or prevent crime, but his unusual talent leads him and his fellow citizens into big trouble when a strange man comes to town followed by a horde of borachs--ghostly harbingers of mayhem.
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2020.
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Miranda Wells is a hard-working young widow struggling to raise three children on her own. A powerful storm brings a devastating challenge and a mysterious man, Bray Johnson, into her life. In just a few short days, Bray's presence reignites the family's spirit, but he also carries a secret, and it's a secret that could change everything.
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2019
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With Christmas just weeks away, the architecture firm Taylor works for enters her in a contest in which the teams will design and build life-sized gingerbread houses. But when their backer backs out, Taylor stumbles into a local bakery and meets Adam, a baker, and single dad. In the act of desperation, Taylor convinces Adam to partner with her for the contest, arguing that winning would give the bakery and his designs much-needed exposure.
6) Trainwreck
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Since she was little, it's been drilled into Amy's head by her dad that monogamy isn't realistic. Now a magazine writer, Amy lives by that credo; enjoying what she feels is an uninhibited life free from stifling, boring romantic commitment, but in actuality, she's kind of in a rut. When she finds herself starting to fall for the subject of the new article she's writing, a charming and successful sports doctor named Aaron Conners; Amy starts to wonder...
7) Love begins
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[2011]
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Discover how the Love Comes Softly series began! After their father's passing, Ellen Barlow and her sister Cassie struggle to maintain the family farm in Anderson's Corner. When Clark Davis finds trouble in town on his way to California, Ellen agrees to hire him at the farm to work off his debts. Before long, Clark and Ellen unexpectedly develop feelings for each other. Ultimately, a turn of events inspires the pair to begin a legacy of love and faith...
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2014
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It's a diabolical thing about curses: Just as one is broken, another, even more sinister than the first, inevitably emerges to wreak further havoc. Experience the heart-pounding action and tantalizing suspense of ABC's Once Upon A Time: the complete third season. The stakes are higher than ever following a narrow escape from the nightmare of Neverland and Peter Pan. A year after their amazing adventure, Emma and Henry are living in New York with no...
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c2007
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Told in a series of flashbacks, this television series is the hilariously unpredictable story of how twenty-something Ted meets his soul mate and says goodbye to the singles world of pick-up lines, one night stands and relationship "deal-breakers." With friends Marshall and Lily's wedding fast approaching, the outrageously inappropriate Barney remains a consummate bachelor, while Ted's romance with Robin heats up-- but is she really the one for him?...
10) Summertime
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Criterion collection volume 22
Pub. Date
[2022]
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A lonely secretary travels to Venice on a vacation with the secret hope of falling in love.
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2006
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Painter, sculptor, engineer, and scientist, in each field Leonardo da Vinci was both a master and pioneer. Creator of some of the world's great artistic masterpieces , such as the Last Supper and the Mona Lisa, he was also a visionare whose fantastic inventions would become reality only hundreds of years after his death. Against the backdrop of 15th century Italian opulence, Da Vinci and the Code He Lived By follows the orginal Renaissance man through...
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c2009
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Told in a series of flashbacks, this television series is the hilariously unpredictable story of how twenty-something Ted meets his soul mate and says goodbye to the singles world of pick-up lines, one night stands and relationship "deal-breakers." With friends Marshall and Lily's wedding fast approaching, the outrageously inappropriate Barney remains a consummate bachelor, while Ted's romance with Robin heats up-- but is she really the one for him?...
13) Land of thirst
Pub. Date
2009
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Romance between the son of an African chief and an English woman whips up racial outrage in Africa at the height of racist colonial rule.
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©2011
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With Sully and a growing family to support her, each episode of the final season features a rich cast of characters and memorable storylines that bring the timeless themes of the Old West straight into the hearts of contemporary viewers. The following 22 episodes from the final season are rich with tales of courage, romance, and important family values. Bonus features: commentary with Jane Seymour and James Keach on the episode 'Point Blank, ' and...
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[2005]
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For mother and daughter, Lorelai and Rory Gilmore, it's a year of change. Much of it is expected, like Rory's graduation from Chilton and the anxiety of waiting for college acceptance letters. But much of the change is not. Rory starts the year with two boyfriends, and that may be two too many. Lorelai rekindles the flame of romance with Max. Lane meets Mr. Right. Sookie gets a good surprise The Independence Inn gets a not-so-good surprise.
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c2009
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A love story in reverse: 'How I met your mother' is a comedy about Ted and how he fell in love. When Ted's best friends Marshall and Lily decide to tie the knot, it sparks the search for his own Miss Right. Helping him in his quest is his bar-hopping "wing-man" Barney, a confirmed bachelor with plenty of wild scemes for picking up women. Ted's sights are set on the charming and independent Robin, but destiny may have something different in mind. Told...
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[2016]
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Andy Sipowicz is experiencing several dramatic developments in his life, including a long-overdue promotion, a surprising new romance with Detective Connie McDowell, and a new partner in the form of John Clark. The 2001 terrorist attacks on New York City are also employed into the series, reflecting both the evolving emotions about our public safety as well as the steadfast strength and dedication of law enforcement officers in the wake of those real-life...
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2008
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Buffy returns to find that her friends have been battling the forces of evil without her. As she struggles to regain her mother's and her friends' trust, a new slayer named Faith arrives in town and quickly wins over all of Buffy's friends. But Faith's arrival is just the beginning of new forces Buffy might face. A few nights after her return, she encounters Angel, who has somehow returned, feral and violent from the hellish demon dimension where...
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