Gil Bellows
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Richard leaves his corporate office for a weekend at the country house of his fiancée, his boss' daughter. On the way he is forced to accept an offer of lodging from local Fred, and when he enters the house, the wacky family of Celia, her brother Dennis, and their parents won't let him move away from it. The family believes they are under the curse of the wild turkey, by which anyone who stays in the rural house past midnight is doomed to never leave...
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Newly divorced Sarah and her teenage daughter Elissa have just moved to the suburbs for a fresh start. But their hopes quickly shatter as they learn that, years earlier, a grisly murder took place next door when a deranged girl killed her parents and disappeared. The girl's older brother Ryan still occupies the house, and when he befriends Elissa, his secretive past could become her worst nightmare.
6) The calling
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A detective in a small Ontario town uncovers a series of killings, while battling personal problems like a predilection for the bottle and excruciating back pain. Micallef has got to catch a serial killer, who targets the old and terminally ill for his 'mercy killing.' But Hazel simply loves her home to much to let a murderous religious zealot run rampant.
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Still reeling from her parents divorce, April is dragged back to the vacation cabin she spent fond summers at as a child accompanied by a group of friends. Her trip down memory lane takes a dramatic and terrifying turn when a fireball descends from the sky and explodes in the nearby woods. The college friends soon find themselves caught in the middle of something bigger and more terrifying than anything they could ever imagine.
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Ruby: Ruby Landry is filled with hope as love blooms with her high school sweetheart Paul Tate. But lingering thoughts of her mysterious father and her mother's death often creep into Ruby's mind.
Pearl in the mist: Based on the second book, Pearl in the Mist finds Ruby still struggling to find true happiness, after a year of living at her father's lavish mansion. When Ruby and her twin Giselle are sent away to an exclusive all-girls boarding school,...
10) Ascension
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Follows a colony of humans halfway into a century-long secret space mission. When a young woman is murdered aboard the U.S. Orion-class spaceship, conflicts arise and the inhabitants question their purpose as the saviors of mankind.
12) Hunt to kill
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When Jim's teenage daughter is kidnapped, he is forced to lead a band of ruthless killers into the wilderness to retrieve their share of a missing heist score. In order to rescue his daughter, he must use his unique brand of survival skills to outsmart the kidnappers before it is too late.
14) 24: redemption
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"After sacrificing everything for his country, Jack Bauer is wanted by the U.S. government and now stands to lose the only thing he has left: his freedom. Working as a missionary in Africa, Bauer is called upon to stop a ruthless warlord from drafting innocent children into his murderous militia. First, Bauer must confront his own torturous past and face an impossible decision that will change his life forever"--Publisher.
15) Blind horizon
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A man loses his memory after being shot in a small desert town in New Mexico. As he tries to retrace his steps and figure out his true identity, he believes he may be part of a plot to assassinate the president.
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It's l968 in America. Change is blowing in the wind, but seemingly far removed from the unrest in the cities is the small town of Mill Valley where for generations, the shadow of the Bellows family has loomed large. It is in their mansion on the edge of town that Sarah, a young girl with horrible secrets, turned her tortured life into a series of scary stories, written in a book that has transcended time.
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Trading Christmas: Emily Springer is disappointed in her daughter, Heather, won't make the cross-country trip from Harvard to visit at Christmas. Emily decides to surprise Heather and trades houses with Charles Brewster, a college professor. Emily is the one who is surprised when she finds out her daughter left for Florida with her boyfriend and has only Charles' brother for company. In this holiday tale about twists of fate, Emily and Charles find...
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Gary Webb stumbles onto a story which leads to the shady origins of the men who started the crack epidemic on the nation's streets, and further alleges that the CIA was aware of major dealers who were smuggling cocaine into the U.S., and using the profits to arm rebels fighting in Nicaragua. Despite warnings from drug kingpins and CIA operatives to stop his investigation, Webb keeps digging to uncover a conspiracy with explosive implications.
20) 3 Days In Havana
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An insurance executive attending a convention in Cuba has his world turned upside down when he gets caught up in an assassination plot. Taking the advice of a mysterious woman, Jack Petty skips the conference and takes in the sights of Havana instead. Brushing off a fortune teller's warning of impending danger, he befriends Harry Smith, a fun loving travel writer with a taste for cigars, rum and trouble. Harry takes Jack under his wing and out for...