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- CreatorJoseph MallozziR.T. ThorneStarsRobyn AlomarAkiel JulienRobbie G.K.Set in the future, twenty-four teenagers are chosen from the last living colony, to take part of a competition known as The Exemplar. That's the chance to write their names into history.
- CreatorPieter KuijpersIris OttenSander van MeursStarsJade OliebergTobias KerslootLisa SmitAn Amsterdam student joins a secret society that has been around since the Dutch Golden Age, but must decide how far she is willing to go to rise up the ranks.
- DirectorElliot HegartyStarsJoshua McGuireSusan WokomaÁnne Mággá WigeliusAfter their flight from Finland is delayed, strangers Josh and Fola get drunk and sleep together, unbeknownst to their partners back home. When Josh gets home the next day, he is shocked to discover that Fola is his new neighbour
- CreatorTom RogersStarsRamone HamiltonGabriella GravesMaxwell SimkinsA trio of young chicken siblings - and Captain Tully, a seasoned watchdog, who use teamwork and critical thinking skills to solve problems in the neighborhood and keep the peace in their backyard.
- CreatorEdward Allen BerneroChris MundyStarsForest WhitakerJaneane GarofaloMichael KellyOn the streets of San Francisco a team of the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Behavioral Analysis Unit use profiling to catch some of the most horrific serial killers and unidentifiable subjects.
- CreatorDana StarfieldStarsShaylin BectonTucker ChandlerLuke LoweThe early years of the Madagascar heroes Alex the Lion, Marty the Zebra, Melman the Giraffe and Gloria the Hippo, as they grow up in a rescue habitat at the Central Park Zoo.
- StarsHenry Louis Gates Jr.CeCe MooreAnita HillBefore the popularity of AncestryDNA, journalist and cultural critic Henry Louis Gates, Jr. divulges the family trees of various celebrities, many times with stunning revelations.
- StarsCush JumboJames NesbittRichard ArmitageThe lives of a photojournalist, a soccer mom and a homicide detective are disturbed by a terrible event from the past.
- StarsAdrian HolmesJared KeesoMylène Dinh-RobicThe day to day of two unwilling patrol officers affected by troubled pasts.
- DirectorAron GaudetGita PullapillyStarsKristen BellKirbyPaul Walter HauserA pair of housewives create a $40 million coupon scam.
- CreatorJack AmielMichael BeglerStarsClive OwenAndré HollandJeremy BobbA look at the professional and personal lives of the staff at New York's Knickerbocker Hospital during the early part of the twentieth century.
- StarsGreg MathisDoyle DevereuxDebbi BurnsJudge Greg Mathis infuses his court sessions with a generous dose of humor as he listens to diverse litigants plead their small-claims cases in his TV courtroom.
- CreatorJason TraceyStarsPaula NewsomeMandeep DhillonMatt LauriaFacing an existential threat that could bring down the Crime Lab, a brilliant team of forensic investigators must welcome back old friends and deploy new techniques to preserve and serve justice in Sin City.
- DirectorJessie NelsonStarsRay LiottaWhoopi GoldbergTina MajorinoIn 1959, a widower hires a kindly housekeeper/nanny to care for his seven-year-old daughter.
- DirectorJoe CarnahanStarsGerard ButlerFrank GrilloAlexis LouderOn the run from a lethal assassin, a wily con artist devises a scheme to hide out inside a small-town police station-but when the hitman turns up at the precinct, an unsuspecting rookie cop finds herself caught in the crosshairs.
- DirectorJanicza BravoStarsTaylour PaigeRiley KeoughNicholas BraunA stripper named Zola embarks on a wild road trip to Florida.
- DirectorDamian HarrisStarsEllen BarkinLaurence FishburneFrank LangellaNelson Crowe is a CIA operative under the thumb of the Company for a disputed delivery of $50,000 in gold. They blackmail him into working for the Grimes Organization, which is set up as a private company for hire, to blackmail prominent individuals. Crowe, working with Margaret Wells (another former Covert Operations operative), blackmails and bribes a State Supreme Court judge, but the deal sours. One of Crowe's co-workers, Tod Stapp, discovers Crowe's current CIA involvement in a plot to overthrow Grimes, and blackmails him to be cut in on the deal. More blackmail occurs as Wells manipulates Crowe to kill Grimes, then the CIA uses that discovery to blackmail Wells into killing Crowe. Who can you trust???
- DirectorDarragh CareyBertrand DesrochersStarsLily NewmarkJaime WinstoneMichael MaloneyWealthy YouTuber Leah chooses shy youth Benji as the subject of her Brixton documentary. They fall for each other, but the desire for edgy footage leads them down a violent path.
- DirectorDarrell RoodtStarsRichard HarrisJames Earl JonesVusi KuneneA South African preacher goes to search for his wayward son, who has committed a crime in the big city.
- StarsRaini RodriguezAndre RobinsonScott AdsitFollow Hansel and Gretel as they walk out of their own story into a winding and wickedly witty tale full of strange -and scary- surprises.
- DirectorTyler PerryStarsKathy BatesAlfre WoodardSanaa LathanTwo families from different walks of life learn to work together.
- DirectorWill McFaddenAnthony O'BrienStarsHustleByron WallaceWill McFaddenWhen a black baby is born to white parents, a family's life is torn apart as secrets are revealed, their love is tested and the legacy of racism in America hits home.
- DirectorKen MokStarsCleopatra ColemanNick ThuneIliza ShlesingerSara, a novelist struggling with writer's block, needs inspiration - and finds it when she meets Godfrey, a down-on-his-luck oddball who constantly changes personas and alter egos in order to cope with his past and avoid reality.
- DirectorDavid FincherStarsMorgan FreemanBrad PittKevin SpaceyTwo detectives, a rookie and a veteran, hunt a serial killer who uses the seven deadly sins as his motives.
- DirectorGary FlederStarsMorgan FreemanAshley JuddCary ElwesPolice hunting for a serial kidnapper are helped when a victim manages to escape for the first time.
- DirectorSidney PoitierStarsGene WilderRichard PryorGeorg Stanford BrownSet up and wrongfully accused, two best friends are sent to prison for a crime they didn't commit. However, no prison cell can keep them locked in a cage.
- DirectorAlfonso Gomez-RejonStarsThomas MannRJ CylerOlivia CookeHigh schooler Greg, who spends most of his time making parodies of classic movies with his co-worker Earl, finds his outlook forever altered after befriending a classmate who has just been diagnosed with cancer.
- DirectorAndrew CohnStarsRichard JenkinsShane Paul McGhieDa'Vine Joy RandolphStanley's last shift at his fast food job takes an unexpected turn when he befriends a young African-American work employee.
- StarsRobert CulpBill CosbyKenneth TobeyA pair of intelligence agents posing as a tennis pro and his coach go on secret missions around the world.
- DirectorJean-François RichetStarsEthan HawkeLaurence FishburneGabriel ByrneA police sergeant must rally the cops and prisoners together to protect themselves on New Year's Eve, just as corrupt policeman surround the station with the intent of killing all to keep their deception in the ranks.
- DirectorEdward ZwickStarsMatthew BroderickDenzel WashingtonCary ElwesRobert Gould Shaw leads the U.S. Civil War's first all-black volunteer company, fighting prejudices from both his own Union Army, and the Confederates.
- DirectorDestin Daniel CrettonStarsBrie LarsonFrantz TurnerJohn Gallagher Jr.A 20-something supervising staff member of a residential treatment facility navigates the troubled waters of that world alongside her co-worker and longtime boyfriend.
- DirectorFrank DarabontStarsTim RobbinsMorgan FreemanBob GuntonOver the course of several years, two convicts form a friendship, seeking consolation and, eventually, redemption through basic compassion.
- CreatorMindy KalingMatt WarburtonStarsNathalie EmmanuelNikesh PatelRebecca RittenhouseTelevision adaptation of the romantic comedy film 'Four Weddings and a Funeral'.
- DirectorPeter HowittStarsDominic CooperSamuel L. JacksonGloria ReubenA District Attorney has his life turned upside down when he's involved in a hit and run and another man is arrested for his crime and charged with murder.
- DirectorFelipe CisnerosStarsAcoryé WhiteMakena TaylorGlenn PlummerAn experiment beyond space and time sends a young woman on a mission to punish the ex-con who killed her in a past life.
- DirectorNash EdgertonStarsJoel EdgertonCharlize TheronDavid OyelowoGRINGO, a dark comedy mixed with white-knuckle action and dramatic intrigue, explores the battle of survival for businessman Harold Soyinka (David Oyelowo) when he finds himself crossing the line from law-abiding citizen to wanted criminal.
- DirectorJohn SchmidtStarsJason GeorgeNed VaughnDabney ColemanTwo professional solo climbers form an uneasy partnership after a successful rescue mission grants them the gift of a lifetime.
- DirectorEduardo CastrilloStarsAlexander HeroJackie DallasMiguel A. Núñez Jr.Slasher/Thriller as blood thirsty share ride driver goes on rampage throughout the city.
- DirectorJeff RosenbergStarsAya CashWilliam Jackson HarperSarah BolgerLongtime couple Lori and Doug break up just days before Lori's little sister Bea's wedding to Jayson. In order to not disrupt the fun, they decide to pretend they're still together until the weekend is over.
- StarsRick EdwardsNicole RemyMiles NazaireBringing true romance back, this Regency-style series will enable a group of eligible suitors to win the heart of the Heroine. Carriage rides, handwritten letters, this is a time-traveling game for love.
- DirectorRob ReinerStarsMorgan FreemanVirginia MadsenMadeline CarrollMonty Wildhorn, an alcoholic novelist of Westerns, has lost his drive. His nephew pushes him to summer in quiet Belle Isle. He begrudgingly befriends a newly single mom and her 3 girls who help him find the inspiration to write again.
- CreatorNathan BryonSamson KayoStarsJane HorrocksSamson KayoLucy PunchWhen tough-acting loner Maleek (Kayo) is paired with over-friendly divorcee Wendy, their partnership looks dead on arrival. But pretty soon they're giving each other life support.
- StarsKelly ClarksonSnoop DoggJustin de VeraMusic performances competing to win the country's vote for the best hit song. A solo artist, duo or band will represent each location and perform an original song across three rounds.
- CreatorCraig BartlettSteve VikstenJoe AnsolabehereStarsFrancesca Marie SmithJamil Walker SmithDan CastellanetaThe everyday life of Arnold, a fourth-grader in a nameless city that resembles Brooklyn, New York, who lives in a multi-racial boarding house with his grandparents and a motley assortment of friends and neighbors.
- StarsJane KrakowskiRandy JacksonCraig FergusonTwo players compete against each other in a race against the clock to test their knowledge of songs performed by a live band.
- StarsTor'i BrooksWelborn FerreneRomeo MillerTen romantically embattled reality stars appear alongside everyday singles who show up for what they think is a run-of-the-mill love and dating show, only to be completely blindsided by their exes, with whom they come face-to-face.
- StarsIsh MajorVenus NicolinoJim CarrollA group of famous couples trying to fix their relationships.
- DirectorDavid SorenStarsKevin HartThomas MiddleditchEd HelmsTwo overly imaginative pranksters named George and Harold hypnotize their principal into thinking he's a ridiculously enthusiastic, incredibly dimwitted superhero named Captain Underpants.
- DirectorOtto BathurstStarsTaron EgertonJamie FoxxBen MendelsohnA war-hardened Crusader and his Moorish commander mount an audacious revolt against the corrupt English crown.
- CreatorGaby HullStarsEve MylesBabou CeesayHermione CorfieldA gripping twist on a classic cat-and-mouse story, this British drama series explores the intoxication of sexual attraction and the dangerous power of emotional manipulation as two conflicted detectives track down a pair of deadly killers.
- DirectorJohn GoldschmidtStarsJonathan PryceJerome HolderPhil DavisAn old Jewish baker struggles to keep his business afloat until his young Muslim apprentice drops cannabis in the dough and sends sales sky high.
- DirectorAndrea BerloffStarsMelissa McCarthyTiffany HaddishElisabeth MossThe wives of New York gangsters in Hell's Kitchen in the 1970s continue to operate their husbands' rackets after they're locked up in prison.
- DirectorAlex RanariveloStarsKevin DillonDeRon HortonChristina MooreIn search of a lifeline for his struggling off road racing team, a man takes on a young car thief looking for a second chance, but as their worlds collide, they must struggle to forge a successful alliance.
- DirectorRaúl de la FuenteDamian NenowStarsArtur QueirozLuis Alberto FerreiraCarlota MachadoA gripping story of a three-month-long journey that renowned Polish reporter Ryszard Kapuscinski took across Angola, ravaged by a war in which the front lines shifted like a kaleidoscope, from one day to the next.
- DirectorPete TravisStarsWilliam HurtChiwetel EjioforJonny Lee MillerA story based on the covert discussions that brought down the Apartheid regime in South Africa.
- CreatorJoshua SafranStephanie SavageJosh SchwartzStarsJordan AlexanderWhitney PeakTavi GevinsonRevival of the TV series centering on a new generation of New York private school teens using social media to spread gossip.
- DirectorRoger MichellStarsBen AffleckSamuel L. JacksonKim StauntonA young lawyer and a businessman share a small automobile accident, and their mutual road rage escalates into a feud.
- DirectorAlan J. PakulaStarsJulia RobertsDenzel WashingtonSam ShepardA law student uncovers a conspiracy, putting herself and others in danger.
- DirectorThomas CarterStarsJulia StilesSean Patrick ThomasKerry WashingtonA white midwestern girl moves to Chicago, where her new boyfriend is a black teen from the South Side with a rough, semi-criminal past.
- DirectorRenny HarlinStarsGeena DavisSamuel L. JacksonYvonne ZimaSamantha Caine lives in a small town with her daughter. Eight years ago she emerged, two months pregnant, from a nearby river with no memory of her past or who she is. However, she's getting closer to finding out about her past.
- DirectorAndrea ArnoldStarsKaya ScodelarioJames HowsonSolomon GlaveA poor boy of unknown origins is rescued from poverty and taken in by the Earnshaw family where he develops an intense relationship with his young foster sister, Cathy.
- DirectorBrent McCorkleStarsLynn CollinsMichael EalyBruce McGillA woman's idyllic life is shattered when her husband is killed in a senseless act of violence. As she prepares to take matters into her own hands, two unexpected encounters begin to change everything.
- DirectorMichael SchultzStarsGeorge SegalSusan Saint JamesJack WardenWhen a rich white corporate executive finds out that he has an illegitimate black son, things start falling apart for him at home, work, and in his social circles.
- DirectorWalter HillStarsNick NolteEddie MurphyAnnette O'TooleA hard-nosed cop reluctantly teams up with a wise-cracking criminal temporarily paroled to him in order to track down a killer.
- DirectorMike BinderStarsKevin CostnerOctavia SpencerGillian JacobsA grieving widower is drawn into a custody battle over his granddaughter, whom he helped raise her entire life.
- DirectorDeon TaylorStarsHilary SwankMichael EalyMike ColterAfter a one-night stand, a successful married man finds himself entangled in a cunning police detective's latest investigation.
- DirectorRob MeyerStarsMelanie LynskeyNelsan EllisArmani JacksonAn interracial family struggles to adjust when they move from New York City to a small, predominately white town in Washington State.
- DirectorTate TaylorStarsViola DavisEmma StoneOctavia SpencerAn aspiring author during the civil rights movement of the 1960s decides to write a book detailing the African American maids' point of view on the white families for which they work, and the hardships they go through on a daily basis.
- DirectorLarry YustStarsKiel MartinMel StewartDallas Edward HayesTwo Phildelphia con men try to evade gangsters they have conned and cops who are trying to put them in jail.
- DirectorMichael CarneyStarsGreg KinnearRenée ZellwegerDjimon HounsouInternational art dealer Ron Hall must befriend a dangerous homeless man in order to save his struggling marriage to his wife, a woman whose dreams will lead all three of them on the journey of their lives.
- DirectorJim O'HanlonStarsIdris ElbaGemma ArtertonAshley ThomasThree people, three extraordinary stories. All lived out within a hundred London streets.
- DirectorDon Roy KingStarsOrlando BloomDola RashadDonté BonnerOrlando Bloom and Condola Rashad take on the title characters in a modern adaptation of the timeless classic, Romeo and Juliet. This Broadway stage production is being broadcast in movie theaters.
- DirectorJeremy UngarStarsBella ThorneJessie T. UsherWill BrillA cautionary tale aimed at a technology-obsessed society.
- DirectorIke BarinholtzStarsIke BarinholtzTiffany HaddishNora DunnIn a politically divided America, a man struggles to make it through the Thanksgiving holiday without destroying his family.
- DirectorBen A. WilliamsStarsRussell ToveyArinzé KeneLisa McGrillisA romantic interaction between two young footballers profoundly affects one of them throughout the rest of his life and career.
- DirectorPierre CoréStarsOmar SyLouane EmeraFranck GastambideA young cobra and his scorpion best friend go on a journey across the Sahara desert to save a new-found love.
- DirectorAndrew AdamsonStarsHugh LaurieXzannjah MatsiHealesville JoelAs a war rages on in the province of Bougainville in Papua New Guinea, a young girl becomes transfixed by the Charles Dickens novel Great Expectations, which is being read at school by the only white man in the village.
- DirectorBen StassenMimi MaynardStarsAnthony AndersonEd Begley Jr.Pat CarrollA sea turtle, who was hatched in 1959, spends the next fifty years travelling the world, while it is being changed by global warming.
- DirectorAdam ShankmanStarsJohn TravoltaQueen LatifahNikki BlonskyPleasantly plump teenager Tracy Turnblad teaches 1962 Baltimore a thing or two about integration after landing a spot on a local TV dance show.
- DirectorMark RydellStarsKim BasingerForest WhitakerNick CannonGambling addiction bring the stories of three otherwise unconnected people together as it destroys each of their lives.
- DirectorDan GarciaStarsEssence AtkinsChristian KeyesDenyce LawtonKelly Lofton is a young, successful dentist who has all the material things a woman could ask for. However, Kelly has struggled to find time for love in her busy schedule, so when her younger sister Susan gets engaged to a seemingly perfect man and organizes an extravagant engagement party, Kelly panics.
- DirectorDarnell MartinStarsAdrien BrodyJeffrey WrightBeyoncéChronicles the rise of Chess Records and its recording artists.
- DirectorGary LoveStarsSteven MackintoshAshley WaltersAndy SerkisDetermined to kill his wife's lover, a middle-class accountant attempts to purchase a .38 from an inner-city crackhead, unaware the gun actually belongs to a psychotic drug lord who'd kill to get his weapon back.
- DirectorLiz FriedlanderStarsAntonio BanderasRob BrownYaya DaCostaA dance teacher offers to conduct detention for a group of misfit students by teaching them ballroom dancing. He overcomes their insecurities and prejudices, to enter them in a dance competition.
- DirectorPatrick HughesStarsRyan ReynoldsSamuel L. JacksonSalma HayekThe bodyguard, Michael Bryce, continues his friendship with assassin, Darius Kincaid, as they try to save Darius' wife Sonia.
- StarsRuPaulMichelle VisageAlan CarrUK version of RuPaul's hit reality competition show where RuPaul searches for the country's next drag superstar.
- DirectorJon TurteltaubStarsJohn CandyLeonDoug E. DougWhen a Jamaican sprinter is disqualified from the Olympic Games, he enlists the help of a dishonored coach to start the first Jamaican Bobsled Team.
- CreatorMax BorensteinJim HechtStarsJohn C. ReillyQuincy IsaiahJason ClarkeThe professional and personal lives of the 1980s Los Angeles Lakers, one of sports' most revered and dominant dynasties - a team that defined an era, both on and off the court.
- StarsBarack ObamaA five-part documentary series about the world's most breathtaking national parks and the wildlife that live there.
- CreatorPieter Bart KorthuisStarsJoy DelimaMinne KooleChris PetersIn 1980s Amsterdam, a family starts the first-ever phone sex line but being in the business of sexual desires leads them to question their own.
- DirectorHiro MuraiStarsDonald GloverBrian Tyree HenryLaKeith StanfieldA young kid winds up in foster care and discovers the horrors of living with a lesbian farmers market couple.
- CreatorAaron CooleyStarsViola DavisMichelle PfeifferGillian AndersonIn the East Wing of the White House, many of history's most impactful and world-changing decisions have been hidden from view, made by America's charismatic, complex and dynamic first ladies.
- DirectorGeorge A. RomeroStarsDuane JonesJudith O'DeaKarl HardmanA ragtag group of Pennsylvanians barricade themselves in an old farmhouse to remain safe from a horde of flesh-eating ghouls that are ravaging the Northeast of the United States.
- StarsSnoop DoggTacarra WilliamsRon FunchesSnoop Dogg and Tacarra Williams invite celebrity comedian panelists to examine clips of some of the dumbest crimes ever caught on camera.
- StarsPatrick AryeeEvolve is crammed with adventure, wildlife, eye-watering locations and mind-bending futuristic science. This refreshing and uplifting global journey deep dives into the fascinating and emerging world of biomimicry and whether the unique adaptations of the animal world can truly help us to find futuristic solutions to some of our biggest problems? Helmed by rising star Patrick Aryee - biologist and host of the BBC's 30 Animals That Made Us Smarter - Evolve tells the enthralling and visually spectacular stories of some of the most astonishingly superpowered creatures on the planet. But the story doesn't stop there. The series goes on to investigate how we could harness evolution's unique adaptations to potentially revolutionize our future. Celebrating the genius of evolution through jaw-dropping wildlife sequences, we demonstrate how animals around the globe have evolved beyond our current technologies. We then embark on a high-octane, host-driven adventure to the forefront of human ingenuity - joining forces with explorers, fighter pilots, scientists and inventors for exclusive, on-camera reveals of startling wild-inspired innovations. The series boasts artwork from Emmy-award winning artists that bring us inside the hidden genius behind nature's adaptations and potential future worlds. Production took place throughout 2021, over the course of approximately 12 months. Principle photography was around 15 weeks and saw multi-national crews travelling across four continents. Stories were filmed in Namibia, Jordan, UK and in ten states across America - ranging from Hawaii to Florida.
- DirectorLogan GeorgeCeline HeldStarsZhaila FarmerCeline HeldJared AbrahamsonDeep in the underbelly of New York City, a five year-old girl and her mother live among a community that has claimed the abandoned subway tunnels as their home.
- DirectorBilly CrystalStarsBilly CrystalChad JenningsDierdre FrielWhen veteran comedy writer Charlie Burnz meets New York street singer Emma Payge, they form an unlikely yet hilarious and touching friendship that kicks the generation gap aside and redefines the meaning of love and trust.
- CreatorMatt BurnettBen LevinShauna McGarryStarsPhilip SolomonMichael CronerNoël WellsCraig of the Creek follows a young boy, Craig, and his two friends, Kelsey and JP, as they go on adventures within a world of untamed, kid-dominated wilderness in the creek.
- CreatorSteven BochcoMichael KozollStarsDaniel J. TravantiMichael WarrenBruce WeitzThe lives and work of the staff of an inner city police precinct.