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5.1

♡ 14

Hugh Wilson Director

Whoopi Goldberg as Bernice Rhodenbarr

John Goodman as Detective Nyswander

Anne De Salvo as Detective Todras

Mike Pniewski as Man in Grey Uniform #1

Bernice "Bernie" Rhodenbarr is a burglar by trade, and she runs a bookstore as well. Her friend Carl Hefler is a dog groomer. After a successful burglary, it's discovered that a dead body was in the house she burgled. As she's the only one who can be placed at the scene of the crime, she has to use her criminal skills to clear her name of the murder AND avoid getting charged with the burglary.

Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius

2004

6.6

♡ 6

27%

Rowdy Herrington Director

Jim Caviezel as Bobby Jones

Claire Forlani as Mary Malone Jones

Mike Pniewski as Mr. Mullen

Robert Pralgo as Reporter

The story of golf icon and legend, Bobby Jones, who retired from competition at the tender age of 28.

Warm Springs

2005

7.4

♡ 6

77%

Biography

Joseph Sargent Director

Robert C. Treveiler as Dan Reed

Kenneth Branagh as Franklin Delano Roosevelt

Mike Pniewski as Hastings, Party Leader

Matt Malloy as Lionel Purdy

Franklin Roosevelt, left a paraplegic from polio at 39 years of age, seeks out a miracle cure in the backwoods of Georgia.

The Runaway

2000

6.2

♡ 4

43%

Arthur Allan Seidelman Director

Mike Pniewski as Avery, Jr.

Robinne Lee as Cecily Monroe

Debbi Morgan as Reba Monroe

Dean Cain as Sheriff Frank Richards

At the birth of two boys, one white and one black, a mysterious and powerful Conjure Woman (Maya Angelou) prophesies that they will start the change. Growing up as best friends in rural Georgia in the 1940s, the boys make a discovery that leads the town's new sheriff, Frank Richards (Dean Cain), to reopen the investigation of the unsolved murders of three black men. While the town would prefer that the truth remain hidden, the sheriff pursues the case, determined to see justice prevail. The Runaway is a stirring story of how friendship, determination and conviction can generate racial change in one heart or an entire town.

The Rosa Parks Story

2002

7.2

♡ 9

Julie Dash Director

Afemo Omilami as

Mike Pniewski as Clifford Durr

Angela Bassett as Rosa Louise McCauley Parks

Bill Clinton as Self

A seamstress recalls events leading to her act of peaceful defiance that prompted the 1955 bus boycott in Montgomery, Alabama.

Backfield in Motion

1991

5.1

♡ 3

15%

Richard Michaels Director

Olivia Burnette as Betsy Dooley

Mike Pniewski as Jimmy Cox

Sean Murray as Joe Jr.

Dorothy Davis as Lady #2

When Nancy and her teenage son move to Deerview, the small, old-fashioned community will never be the same. Nancy soon realizes she is the only woman in town who would rather crack a joke than an egg. But the town gets their biggest laugh when Nancy organizes a mother-son football game with the unathletic housewives.

A Smile as Big as the Moon

2012

7.7

♡ 1

73%

James Steven Sadwith Director

Mike Pniewski as Big Dan

Abby Corrigan as Lisa

John Corbett as Mike Kersjes

E. Roger Mitchell as Principal Tom Keller

Mike Kersjes is a special-education teacher and football coach in Michigan. Mike doesn’t talk down to his "special" students. He respects them, and he believes they’re capable of achieving great things. When Mike hears about Space Camp, a competitive education program at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center, he gets an idea. Even though the program is designed for gifted science students, Mike decides participating in the summer program would do wonders for the self-esteem of his young students, one in particular who wants to be an astronaut.

Front of the Class

2008

8.1

♡ 17

82%

Biography

hallmark hall of fame

teacher

tourette syndrome

Peter Werner Director

Kathleen York as Diane

Patricia Heaton as Ellen Cohen

Johnny Pacar as Jeff

Mike Pniewski as Principal Myer

A boy with Tourette's syndrome overcomes criticism and discrimination to achieve his dream of becoming a teacher.

The Work and the Glory II: American Zion

2005

6.2

50%

80%

based on novel or book

husband wife relationship

estranged son

Sterling Van Wagenen Director

Sam Hennings as Benjamin Steed

R.D. Call as Boggs

Brenda Strong as Mary Ann Steed

Mike Pniewski as Wilson Everett

Divided by their diverse reactions to a nascent ideology, the Steeds struggle to hold together as the strength of their convictions and their filial bonds are tested. The stirring narrative of the faith that led a persecuted people to Missouri and beyond is one of the most poignant untold tales of American history. It is the account of a valiant struggle to exercise the rights promised by a fledgling nation.

Downtown

1990

5.7

♡ 7

32%

Richard Benjamin Director

Roger Aaron Brown as Lt. Sam Parral

Mike Pniewski as Man with Gun

Óscar Ladoire as (uncredited)

Wren T. Brown as Uniformed Cop

Officer Alex Kearney patrols an upscale neighborhood in Philadelphia, where he pulls over a well-connected white collar executive who promises to get even with the policeman. Soon, Kearney learns that he is off the cushy suburban beat and must now work in the deadliest precinct in Philly, where he is partnered with tough veteran cop Dennis Curran. Tensions are high between them, but Kearney soon proves he can play just as rough as the crooks.

Remote Control

1988

5.5

♡ 11

Jeff Lieberman Director

Jennifer Tilly as Allegra

Mike Pniewski as Artie

Bert Remsen as Bill Denver

Tad Horino as Controller #1

A video store clerk stumbles onto an alien plot to take over earth by brainwashing people with a bad '50s science fiction movie. He and his friends race to stop the aliens before the tapes can be distributed world-wide.

Ray

2004

blindness and impaired vision

7.7

♡ 63

79%

Taylor Hackford Director

Mike Pniewski as Bus Driver

David Krumholtz as Milt Shaw

Jamie Foxx as Ray Charles

Paula Jai Parker as Ruth Brown

Born on a sharecropping plantation in Northern Florida, Ray Charles went blind at seven. Inspired by a fiercely independent mom who insisted he make his own way, He found his calling and his gift behind a piano keyboard. Touring across the Southern musical circuit, the soulful singer gained a reputation and then exploded with worldwide fame when he pioneered coupling gospel and country together.

The Clearing

2004

5.8

♡ 16

44%

32%

based on a true story

husband wife relationship

hostage

Pieter Jan Brugge Director

Willem Dafoe as Arnold Mack

Mike Pniewski as Detective Kyle Woodward

Helen Mirren as Eileen Hayes

Diana Scarwid as Eva Finch

When affluent executive Wayne Hayes is kidnapped by a disgruntled employee and held for ransom in a forest, Wayne’s wife is forced to reckon with the FBI agents as they negotiate with the kidnapper.

The Good Lie

2014

7.4

♡ 43

84%

Philippe Falardeau Director

Reese Witherspoon as Carrie

Vince Pisani as INS Boston

Mike Pniewski as Nick

Sarah Baker as Pamela

A young refugee of the Sudanese Civil War who wins a lottery for relocation to the United States with three other lost boys. Encountering the modern world for the first time, they develop an unlikely friendship with a brash American woman assigned to help them, but the young man struggles to adjust to this new life and his feelings of guilt about the brother he left behind.

The Case for Christ

2017

6.4

♡ 79

63%

80%

based on a true story

based on novel or book

Jon Gunn Director

L. Scott Caldwell as Alfie Davis

Jimmy Gonzales as Detective Acosta

Mike Pniewski as Kenny London

Michael Provost as Teen Lee Strobel

Based on the true story of an award-winning investigative journalist -- and avowed atheist -- who applies his well-honed journalistic and legal skills to disprove the newfound Christian faith of his wife... with unexpected, life-altering results.

Diary of a Mad Black Woman

2005

5.8

♡ 9

15%

Darren Grant Director

Mike Pniewski as Foreman

Kimberly Elise as Helen

E. Roger Mitchell as Kalvin

Michael Beasley as Self / Madea Photo-Double

Charles, an attorney, and Helen, his devoted wife, seem to have everything – money, a beautiful mansion – the American Dream. However, as Helen prepares to celebrate their 18th wedding anniversary, her life takes an unexpected twist when she comes home to find her clothes packed up in a U-Haul van parked in the driveway. Charles is divorcing her and kicks her out. Helen moves in with her grandmother Madea, an old woman who doesn't take any lip from anyone. Madea helps Helen through these tough times by showing her what is really important in life. Helen is forced to rediscover love, life, and religion in her pursuit for happiness.

Million Dollar Arm

2014

7.0

♡ 36

65%

68%

baseball

based on a true story

Craig Gillespie Director

Aasif Mandvi as Aash

Lake Bell as Brenda

Jon Hamm as JB

Mike Pniewski as Walter

In a last-ditch effort to save his career, sports agent JB Bernstein dreams up a wild game plan to find Major League Baseball’s next great pitcher from a pool of cricket players in India. He soon discovers two young men who can throw a fastball but know nothing about the game of baseball. Or America. It’s an incredible and touching journey that will change them all — especially JB, who learns valuable lessons about teamwork, commitment and family.

Blood Done Sign My Name

2010

6.5

♡ 6

50%

63%