Dempsey
Sep 28, 1983 | IMDB 6
112 min Watch NowHistory, Drama, TV Movie
Nominated for two primetime Emmy Awards in 1984, this made-for-TV movie follows the true story of American boxer Jack Dempsey, who became a media sensation in the 1920s as the world heavyweight champion. Based upon the book by Jack Dempsey and Barbara Piatelli Dempsey.
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IMDB 6.9 | Feb , 2017
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IMDB 5.7 | Jul , 1973
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IMDB 6.7 | Dec , 1993
In a small Vietnamese village torn apart by war, a young woman faces unimaginable horrors before deciding to escape to the city. There, she encounters a compassionate Marine who offers her hope and a chance at a new life, igniting the possibility of a future together.Cromwell
IMDB 6.5 | Jul , 1970
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IMDB 6 | Dec , 1976
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IMDB 7.7 | Aug , 1987
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IMDB 7.5 | Jul , 1971
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IMDB 7.4 | Aug , 2005
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IMDB 5.6 | Sep , 1971
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IMDB 0 | Apr , 2013
In 1954, before his senior year of high school, Wilt Chamberlain took a summer job that would change his life, working as a bellhop at Kutsher's Country Club, a Jewish resort in the Catskill Mountains. An unexplored and pivotal chapter in the life of one of basketball's greatest players, and a fascinating glimpse of a time when a very different era of basketball met the Borscht Belt in its heyday.A Story of Love and Honor
IMDB 5 | Jan , 1978
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IMDB 7.5 | Aug , 2024
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IMDB 6.1 | Oct , 2019
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IMDB 6.9 | Jan , 2010
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IMDB 6.1 | Dec , 1984
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IMDB 5.4 | Jun , 1980
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IMDB 4.9 | Nov , 2009
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IMDB 3 | Aug , 1951
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IMDB 6.3 | Mar , 2016
In 2002, cable news producer Kim Barker decides to shake up her routine by taking a daring new assignment in Kabul, Afghanistan. Dislodged from her comfortable American lifestyle, Barker finds herself in the middle of an out-of-control war zone. Luckily, she meets Tanya Vanderpoel, a fellow journalist who takes the shell-shocked reporter under her wing. Amid the militants, warlords and nighttime partying, Barker discovers the key to becoming a successful correspondent.Bob Marley: One Love
IMDB 6.7 | Feb , 2024
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