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The Pursuit of Happiness(1934)

Lederer is a Hessian soldier who defects to the Americans during the Revolutionary War.He falls in love with a Yankee girl, but a thuggish local militiaman jealously makes things hard for him while he's a prisoner of war.

5.8

In the Heart of the Sea(2015)

In the winter of 1820, the New England whaling ship Essex is assaulted by something no one could believe—a whale of mammoth size and will, and an almost human sense of vengeance.

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Dribbles(2007)

A talented high school artist who's never played organized sports attempts to win a state championship basketball jacket and prove himself to his runaway father.

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Give Me Liberty(1936)

Patrick Henry's rousing speech before the Virginia legislature argues for colonial independence.

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Days and Nights(2014)

Reckless desire wreaks havoc over Memorial Day weekend as a family confronts the volatile and fragile nature of love. A modern retelling of Anton Chekhov's "The Seagull", set in rural New England.

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Last Days of Basic Cable

Set toward the end of the 1990s, four twenty-somethings navigate romance and life in a small New England college town.

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The Declaration of Independence(1938)

This historical featurette focuses on Caesar Rodney of Delaware who in the summer of 1776 cast the deciding vote, at the meeting of the Continental Congress in Philadelphia, so that the Declaration of Independence was adopted.

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December(1991)

In December of 1941, five teenage boys at a New England prep school hear the news of the bombing of Pearl Harbor and realize their lives are going to be changed forever.

4.8

The Flag: A Story Inspired by the Tradition of Betsy Ross(1927)

George Washington, commander of revolutionary American forces, ends a squabble among the colonies as to under which flag the Americans will fight the British by recommending a new flag for all the colonies. He asks Betsy Ross to design and create the first flag. Meanwhile, British officer Brandon has crossed enemy lines in order to visit secretly his wife, who boards in the same house as Betsy Ross. Ross helps Mrs. Brandon hide her husband, but then Washington himself discovers the hidden enemy and must decide whether love or the rules of war shall prevail.

3.0

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?(1966)

A history professor and his wife entertain a young couple who are new to the university's faculty. As the drinks flow, secrets come to light, and the middle-aged couple unload onto their guests the full force of the bitterness, dysfunction, and animosity that defines their marriage.

7.7

The Perfect Storm(2000)

In October 1991, a confluence of weather conditions combined to form a killer storm in the North Atlantic. Caught in the storm was the sword-fishing boat Andrea Gail.

6.5

Ice Princess(2005)

With the help of her coach, her mom, and the boy who drives the Zamboni, nothing can stop Casey Carlyle from realizing her dream to be a champion figure skater.

6.4

House of Usher(1960)

Convinced that his family is tainted by generations of evil, Roderick Usher is hellbent on stopping his sister Madeline’s wedding to prevent the cursed Usher bloodline from expanding. When her fiancé Philip Winthrop arrives at the crumbling estate to claim his bride, Roderick goes to ruthless—even deadly—lengths to keep them apart.

6.7

A Great Awakening(2026)

One of the most defining moments in American history is the story of an unlikely friendship between the Reverend George Whitefield and Benjamin Franklin.

8.0

The Mastermind(2025)

In a sedate Massachusetts suburb circa 1970, unemployed family man and amateur art thief J.B. Mooney sets out on his first heist. With the museum cased and accomplices recruited, he has an airtight plan. Or so he thinks.

5.8

All My Friends(2026)

In the weeks leading to Allie moving across the country, her best friend Jacob reckons with life without her in this intimate story of leaving and feeling left.

0.0

On Golden Pond(1981)

For Norman and Ethel Thayer, this summer on golden pond is filled with conflict and resolution. When their daughter Chelsea arrives, the family is forced to renew the bonds of love and overcome the generational friction that has existed for years.

7.3

Tories and Rebels(1994)

The American Revolution. Two old friends find themselves on opposing sides of the war. Mark Redfield is Thomas, on the side of King George. Tony Tsendeas is Isaac, a revolutionary. Isaac is captured, and brought before Thomas in a British encampment. This short was Written and Directed by M. Christopher New. Camera was by "Boots" Shelton. The film was Edited by Sean Paul Murphy. Shot on The Longmeadow Farm in Boring, Maryland. The background players are members of the Maryland Loyalist ReEnactment Group.

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Revolution(1985)

New York trapper Tom Dobb becomes an unwilling participant in the American Revolution after his son Ned is drafted into the Army by the villainous Sergeant Major Peasy. Tom attempts to find his son, and eventually becomes convinced that he must take a stand and fight for the freedom of the Colonies, alongside the aristocratic rebel Daisy McConnahay. As Tom undergoes his change of heart, the events of the war unfold in large-scale grandeur.

5.4

The Friends of Eddie Coyle(1973)

An aging hood is about to go back to prison. Hoping to escape his fate, he supplies information on stolen guns to the feds, while simultaneously supplying arms to his bank robbing chums.

7.3