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New Movies and TV November 2020
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The Irishman
During World War II, Frank "The Irishman" Sheeran learned how to kill people with efficiency. Upon his return home, he tried to settle down and fought for the labor unions as a high official. He even became friends with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters' president Jimmy Hoffa. Yet, Frank couldn't walk away from his skill. He became a hitman for the Italian-American Bufalino crime family and the only Irishman to be accepted in the Bufalino's higher echelon of trusted family members. As an old man, Frank thinks back about his time as a criminal and killer and his role in Hoffa's disappearance in July 1975.
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Bill & Ted Face the Music
William "Bill" S. Preston, Esquire and his best friend, Theodore "Ted" Logan, haven't created the future that they saw in their last adventure. Their epic song didn't make the world a better place. Instead, they're stuck trying to navigate middle age and raising daughters while also dealing with audiences who don't appreciate their music. When someone from the future visits, they're given a new purpose: They have 78 minutes to write the epic song that will save the universe from destruction. Since they've been struggling to write it for most of their lives, the two heroes decide that their only option is to try to steal it from their future selves. Yet, time traveling and dimension hopping is a risky business. To save everyone, they must ask for help from Death, other old friends and famous musicians from throughout history.
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Blackbird
Lily is a mother dying of a terminal illness. With not long to live, she gathers her family together to spend a final weekend sharing love and memories so that all can prepare to accept the loss of their mother and rock of the family. Things get more complicated, however, when Lily's two daughters show up and bring along a host of their own personal issues. The daughters are also conflicted about their mother's choice to accept death on her own terms. Intense emotional dramas play out between a wide cast of characters, each bringing a unique perspective.
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The Argument
When a couple has an argument at a party, and neither will admit to being wrong, they decide to recreate the evening again and again in order to determine who was right. But this leads to even more confusion, and soon everyone is arguing.
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Unhinged
Russell Crowe stars as a disturbed man who is tired of feeling rejected and oppressed. He becomes deranged when a young woman, Rachel, running late for work, honks her horn and tries to cut into his traffic lane. This incident spikes unbelievable anger in him and he doles out revenge by terrorizing her and other people she knows. This suspenseful story deals with the frightening aspect of 'road rage' and recounts how one small incident can turn into a deadly chase.
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Us + Them
Chronicles the acclaimed 2017-2018 tour of the iconic Pink Floyd artist Roger Waters. As the founding member, lyricist, composer and creative force behind Pink Floyd, US + THEM presents Waters powerful music in stunning form and highlights its' message of human rights, liberty and love.
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Relic
Edna, a woman in her eighties, goes missing from a remote country home where she lives alone. Her daughter arrives along with Edna's granddaughter to find the elderly woman. When Edna returns on her own, strange events began to happen. Edna may be suffering from senile dementia, but the strangeness of events that began to unfold cause everyone to suspect sinister paranormal influences are at work. Is Edna possessed by a demon or is she simply losing her mind? A creative twist on the haunted house formula that produces frightening situations as an unsettling, complicated plot unfolds.
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Words on Bathroom Walls
Adam Petrazelli is a high school senior with ambitions of becoming a chef. But his dream is shattered when he is expelled from school for accidentally injuring his best friend during chemistry class. Worse still, the incident leads to Adam being diagnosed with schizophrenia. The expulsion and the diagnosis force Adam to transfer to a Catholic school halfway through the school year, where Adam quickly learns that no one knows why he's there in the first place. Adam takes advantage of the situation to fit in until he meets Maya, who inspires him to not let his condition define him.
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Cut Throat City
Four friends from New Orleans return home after evacuating for Hurricane Katrina to find their homes and lives destroyed. Unemployed and homeless, they turn to a local gangster for help. He immediately embroils them in a complicated plot to pull off a major heist near the center of the city. The four young men botch the job and find themselves pursued by two police detectives determined to hunt them down and arrest them. Meanwhile, the dangerous gang lord who believes the four friends betrayed him and made off with the money wants them captured or dead.
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Summerland
Alice Lamb is a reclusive writer living in a seaside cottage near the British city of Kent. When London becomes unsafe at the onset of World War II and German bombing raids, she is sent a young boy for whom she agreed to shelter through a program she forgot she had signed up for. Now she has no interest in caring for young Frank. Her plan is to get rid of him. Instead, the charming and intelligent boy grows on her as a bond begins to form.
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The Wonderland
On the day before her birthday, young Akane meets the mysterious alchemist Hippocrates who brings her through a basement and into a fantastical world full of magic and color. Though things seem peaceful on the surface, he reveals this world is in danger and as the destined Goddess of the Green Wind, it is Akane's responsibility to bring back the rain and save this world from the terror known as Zan Gu. Joining Akane on her journey is Pipo, an alchemist in training, and her adventurous Aunt Chii. The only problem? Akane just wants to go home.
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I Used to Go Here
After she is invited to speak at the university she attended by her former teacher, first-time novelist Kate becomes deeply involved in the lives of a group of students there.
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Fatima
Inspired by the true story, three children witness visitations of the Virgin Mary, who delivers a message of peace for the world, angering officials and inspiring believers.
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The Age of Nature
The Age of Nature brings together inspirational contributors, rare archive material and stunning imagery from around the world, to give us a deeper understanding of Nature and our place within it. Narrated by Uma Thurman
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The Great: Season One
Sophie of Anhalt-Zerbst, better known to history as Catherine The Great, is the protagonist of this comedy series that focuses on her marriage to Emperor Peter III, along with her plot to murder him. Peter is a foppish, oversensitive manchild, and Catherine's calculating nature rubs up against her true affection for him and love of her adoptive country. A variety of courtiers and co-conspirators help her in her quest to commit regicide and become Russia's longest-serving female ruler.
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Quiz: Season 1
The true story of British army officer Charles Ingram who won a million pounds on the U.K. version of Who Wants to be a Millionaire. The show's producers became suspicious of Ingram's big win after he earned £4,000 but had used up his lifelines and was certain to be eliminated soon. However, Ingram then reeled off an incredible string of correct answers. An investigation determined Ingram had arranged a clever cheating method. Convicted of fraud, he suffered severe legal consequences. However, the case remains controversial as Ingram maintains his innocence. A fascinating human drama played out in real life.
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Great Performances: Now Hear This: Season 2
Scott Yoo, star violinist and conductor, is back for Season 2 of the celebrated music miniseries Now Hear This, presented by GREAT PERFORMANCES. Join him for more unexpected stories of our greatest composers; more spectacular journeys through Europe, the US and Canada; more breathtaking photography, locations and sound; and more unforgettable performances from some of today's leading musicians.
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Babylon Berlin: Season 3
The vaultingly ambitious, award-winning German series Babylon Berlin is a dizzyingly thrilling crime drama. Season 3 opens in the fall of 1929 in Berlin, during the tumultuous weeks before Black Friday’s stock market crash. Inspector Gereon Rath and Charlotte Ritter are assigned to investigate the death of an actress, only to realize that the film industry is as rotten as the underworld. In the meantime, the fascist Black Reichswehr are regathering their forces for their next attempt to bring down democracy and provoke more clashes with the Communists.
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Cobra: Season 1
From the producers of The Missing, chart the response of the COBRA crisis team, comprised of Britain's leading experts, crisis contingency planners and the most senior politicians, as they respond to an unprecedented and unfolding natural disaster.
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