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Raising the Bar: The Alma Richards Story | United States of America
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In 1908, Alma Richards, an eighth-grader, quits school to work as a ranch hand. A chance meeting with a professor motivates him to resume his education, leading him to compete in high jump at the Stockholm Olympics and win a gold medal.

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The horrifying true story of Ed Kemper, a cunning and sadistic serial killer shaped by childhood abuse, whose charm masked his grotesque obsession with murder, mutilation, and the ultimate act of revenge on his mother.

The Luckiest Man in America | Chile| United States of America| Colombia
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6.8 (131 votes)
1984, Michael Larson, an unemployed ice-cream truck driver from Ohio, steps onto the game show "Press Your Luck" harboring a secret: the key to endless amounts of money. But his winning streak gets threatened when the executives in the control room start to uncover his real motivations.

The Penguin Lessons | Spain| United Kingdom
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7.3 (297 votes)
In 1976, as Argentina descends into violence and chaos, a world-weary English teacher regains his compassion for others thanks to an unlikely friendship with a penguin.

Panggonan Wingit 2 “Miss K” | Indonesia
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7.4 (78 votes)
After their mother’s death, Alma and Mia moved to Surabaya, where Alma became manager of Sasmaya Apartments. The 6th floor was mysteriously sealed, but an emergency forced them into unit 610. There, a ghostly woman and child warned, “Four days, sunset…” From then on, they were haunted, as anyone who enters unit 610 dies in four days at sunset.

Bob Trevino Likes It | United States of America
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8.1 (332 votes)
A people-pleasing young woman is involuntarily estranged from her narcissistic father and unexpectedly befriends a childless man with the same name as her father on the internet.

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8.2 (57 votes)
The incredible, untold true story of how a group of prisoners attempt a seemingly impossible escape from the first Nazi death camp in order to provide the first eyewitness account of the Holocaust.

Красный шелк | Russia
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7 (14 votes)
1927 Trans-Siberian Express. Secret documents that will determine the future of the USSR and China are being transported across Russia. Under the guise of ordinary passengers, foreign intelligence officers and real thugs are hiding, ready to do anything for the sake of documents. A young Red Army soldier and a former Tsarist agent have to team up to uncover a common enemy.

The Fire Inside | United States of America
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6.8 (285 votes)
Claressa Shields, a high school junior from Flint, Michigan, aided by her tough-love coach, Jason Crutchfield, pushes past all limitations to become the first American woman to win an Olympic gold medal in boxing. But even at the pinnacle of success, Claressa has to reckon with the fact that not all dreams are created equal, and the real fight has only just begun.

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7.1 (700 votes)
During the 1972 Munich Olympics, an American broadcasting team is thrust from covering sports to reporting a dramatic hostage situation involving Israeli athletes. A young producer, unexpectedly leading the live broadcast, faces difficult decisions as time runs out, rumors spread, and the hostages' lives hang in the balance.

Stockholm Bloodbath | Denmark| Sweden
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4.7 (1090 votes)
In 1520, the notorious and power-hungry Danish King Christian II is determined to seize the Swedish crown from Sten Sture, no matter what it takes. Meanwhile, sisters Freja and Anne make a solemn promise to seek revenge on the men who brutally murdered their family. Everything comes to a head in the heart of Stockholm, where the sisters are drawn into a ruthless political struggle between Sweden and Denmark that culminates in a mass execution, presided over by the mad King "Christian the Tyrant," known as the Stockholm Bloodbath.

Dinosaurs are Dead | United States of America
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A young girl's perspective on life changes when she must take care of her mother during an epileptic seizure.

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