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Accused barn burner and conman Ben Quick arrives in a small Mississippi town and quickly ingratiates himself with its richest family, the Varners

A black champion boxer and his white female companion struggle to survive while the white boxing establishment looks for ways to knock him down

Anthony Quinn and Sophia Loren star as longtime widower Frank and recently widowed Rose, lonely hearts who discover something special in The Black Orchid, a sensitive comedy romance directed by Martin Ritt Norma Rae, Murphys Romanc

In the Pennsylvanian coal mines of 1876, a group of Irish immigrant workers begin to retaliate against the cruelty of their work environment

Casey is a young boy in a family that trains racehorses His best friend, a foal they call Caseys Shadow, looks to be a loser, but comes out a champion

The growing friendship of two NYC longshoremen is threatened by a notably repellent punk

When a Swiss cop is murdered, a veteran homicide inspector and a rookie are assigned to solve the case but they are obstructed by interfering Swiss politicians

A major league star who is on the verge of breaking a record, meets a singer and they get married, but they have different goals, so they separate, jeopardizing his opportunity in sports and the possibility of making up with his wife

The oldest son of a loving and strong family of black sharecroppers comes of age in the Depression era South after his father is imprisoned for stealing food

The son of a powerful Mafia don comes home from his army service in Vietnam and wants to lead his own life, but family tradition, intrigues and powerplays involving his older brother dictate otherwise, and he finds himself being slow

In 1930s Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings moves to Floridas backwaters to write in peace She feels bothered by affectionate men, editor and confused neighbors, but soon she connects and writes The Yearling, a classic of American literatur

Tillie Shlais not looking forward to meeting yet another blind date This ones name being Pete Seltzer Pete and Tillie are not a match made in heaven, he using wisecracking and constant flirtations with women to mask his own insec

Honest and hard working Texas rancher Homer Bannon has a conflict with his unscrupulous, selfish, arrogant and egotistical son Hud, who sank into alcoholism after accidentally killing his brother in a car crash

In California, four couples who have bought homes and are neighbors face money problems, alcoholism, racism, promiscuity, and discrimination against lack of education, until a tragic event forces them to reassess their lives

A prostitute and a drifter find themselves bound together as they make their way through the rural South, doing what they have to do to survive

Drama focusing on a family of Southern aristocrats who are trying to deal with the dissolution of their clan and the loss of its reputation, faith, fortunes and respect

A struggling widow falls in love with an illiterate short order cook whom she teaches to read and write in her kitchen each night

A major league star who is on the verge of breaking a record, meets a singer and they get married, but they have different goals, so they separate, jeopardizing his opportunity in sports and the possibility of making up with his wife

A high class call girl accused of murder fights for the right to stand trial rather than be declared mentally incompetent

During the 1960s, two American expatriate jazz musicians living in Paris meet and fall in love with two American tourist girls

John Russell, disdained by his respectable fellow stagecoach passengers because he was raised by Native Americans, becomes their only hope for survival when they are set upon by outlaws

A young single mother and textile worker agrees to help unionize her mill despite the problems and dangers involved

In 1953, a cashier poses as a writer for blacklisted talents to submit their work through, but the injustice around him pushes him to take a stand

Instead of coming in from the Cold War, British agent Alec Leamas chooses to face another mission

The true story of Pat Conroy, an idealistic and handsome Caucasian teacher who is an elementary school instructor for a group of poor black children in an isolated school

Emma moves to a ranch with her son after a divorce and befriends the older Murphy, but things turn complicated when her ex shows up