Minnie Driver
2) Hunky Dory
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Relive the summer of 1976 in this heartwarming British musical from the producer of "Billy Elliott" featuring songs by David Bowie, The Beach Boys, Nick Drake, ELO, and The Byrds. Minnie Driver plays Viv, a fiery high school drama teacher determined to fire up her hormonal, apathetic students by putting on the best end-of-year show the school has seen: a glam-infused rock musical based on Shakespeare's The Tempest. But as the Welsh summer begins to...
3) Stage Fright
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In this genre-bending "Glee"-meets-Rocky Horror musical comedy, a starry-eyed teenager (Allie MacDonald) wants to follow in her mother's (Minnie Driver) footsteps and become a Broadway diva; instead, she's stuck working in the kitchen of her step-father's (Meat Loaf Aday) snobby performing arts camp. Determined to change her destiny, she sneaks in to audition for the summer showcase landing the lead role. However, just as rehearsals begin, blood starts...
4) Beautiful
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Mona sacrifices everything, including family, in pursuit of a beauty pageant victory. Her friend Ruby helps her to an amazing degree.
6) Conviction
Pub. Date
c2010
Description
After a man is convicted a crime, he proclaims his innocence and his sister puts herself through law school and spends almost twenty years trying to get her brother freed from prison.
9) Uproar
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"In 1981 New Zealand, 17-year-old Josh Waaka navigates rugby-centric St Gilbert's College. Amidst the Springboks' tour and national protests, he embraces acting and his Maori heritage. Josh faces a choice: conform or stand up for family, future, and identity. "Uproar" is his heartwarming journey against a nation's struggle.
Pub. Date
p2005, c2004
Description
Tells the story of a disfigured musical genius who haunts the catacombs beneath the Paris Opera, waging a reign of terror over its occupants. When he falls fatally in love with Christine, the Phantom devotes himself to creating a new star for the Opera, exerting a strange sense of control over the young soprano as he nurtures her extraordinary talents.
11) The red tent
Pub. Date
2015
Description
The Red Tent is a sweeping tale that takes place during the times of the Old Testament, told through the eyes of Dinah (Rebecca Ferguson), the daughter of Leah (Minnie Driver) and Jacob (Iain Glen). Dinah happily grows up inside the red tent where the women of her tribe gather and share the traditions and turmoil of ancient womanhood. The film recounts the story Rachel (Morena Baccarin), Leah, Zilpah and Bilhah, the four wives of Jacob. Dinah matures...
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"Since Wayne Malloy can't buy the American Dream, he's going to steal it. The Malloys are Travelers, con artists living one step ahead of the law, and now, together with his wife and children, Wayne is pulling his biggest scam ever. They assume the identity of a family living a privileged life in an exclusive suburban development. But, with nosy neighbors, vengeful fellow Travelers and the authorities hot on their trail, can they possibly pull it...
15) Conviction
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Betty Anne Waters is a young woman whose world is shattered when her beloved brother Kenny is convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison. Steadfastly convinced of his innocence, Betty Anne embarks on an 18-year journey to set Kenny free, using state-of-the-art forensic technology. The unshakable bond between a brother and sister, at the heart of this real-life drama, will stir your emotions and inspire you. Bonus features included.
Pub. Date
2018
Description
A family comedy centering on Maya DiMeo, a mom on a mission who will do anything for her husband Jimmy and kids Ray, Dylan, and JJ, her eldest son with cerebral palsy. As Maya fights injustices both real and imagined, the family works to make a new home for themselves and searches for just the right person to help give JJ his voice.
Pub. Date
2008.
Description
The Malloys are consumate con artists who are posing as a wealthy suburban family. They are stealing the American dream, but their elaborate ruse may be stealing their very souls. Facing near-certain detection, the family is torn asunder as Dahlia and the children hit the open road, and embattled patriarch Wayne remains in Eden Falls, desperately scheming to pull off one last impossible con.
Pub. Date
2019.
Description
Maya is the mom who will do anything for her husband, Jimmy, and kids Ray, Dylan, and JJ, her eldest son with cerebral palsy. This begins of this amusing and often unexpected comedy, the family, along with JJ's, aide Kenneth, head to London to meet up with Maya's long-estranged father, Martin, to ask him to help them in their time of need.
19) Ella Enchanted
Pub. Date
[2004]
Description
Ella lives in a fanciful and magical world where all children are given a "gift" from their fairy Godmother at birth. Ella's gift, and curse, was that of obedience. As a result, Ella cannot refuse any command, and as a result she is often taken advantage of. In a bid to regain control of her life, Ella goes on a quest to free herself from this mysterious "gift". Ella must outwit a kingdom filled with ogres, giants, wicked stepsisters, talking books...
20) Spinning Man
Pub. Date
2018
Description
When a female college student goes missing, a popular professor is the prime suspect. Suddenly, the questions he faces aren't merely academic, they're a matter of life and death.
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