Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor

Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor

​Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor is an American producer, stage and screen actress, best known for her film roles in "Ray", "Undercover Brother", and on the television series "The Mentalist". She has an BA in African-American Studies from Brown University, and an MFA in Acting from the Tisch School of the Arts, New York University. Known for her work in several film and television productions, she has received several accolades, including nominations for an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and two Primetime Emmy

  • Title: Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor
  • Popularity: 17.526
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1969-02-21
  • Place of Birth: San Francisco, California, USA
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  • Also Known As: Aunjanue L. Ellis , Aunjanue Ellis
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Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor Movies

  • 1970
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    HBCU Honors

    HBCU Honors

    1 1970 HD

    The Inaugural HBCU Honors is an evening in Miami, Fl. hosted by Wendy Raquel Robinson to celebrate HBCU alum: Sheila Chamberlain, Pinky Cole,...

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  • 2009
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    Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story

    Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story

    7.795 2009 HD

    Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story is a movie based on the life story of world-renowned neurosurgeon Ben Carson from 1961 to 1987.

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  • 2021
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    The Subject

    The Subject

    4.333 2021 HD

    A successful white documentarian deals with the fallout from his last film, which caught the murder of a Black teen on tape. While he films a new doc...

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  • 2000
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    Men of Honor

    Men of Honor

    7.479 2000 HD

    Against formidable odds -- and an old-school diving instructor embittered by the U.S. Navy's new, less prejudicial policies -- Carl Brashear sets his...

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  • 2001
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    The Caveman's Valentine

    The Caveman's Valentine

    5.7 2001 HD

    Romulus, a misunderstood musician turned recluse hiding from personal demons in a New York City cave, finds the frozen body of a young drifter in a...

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  • 2002
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    Undercover Brother

    Undercover Brother

    5.8 2002 HD

    An Afro-American organization, the B.R.O.T.H.E.R.H.O.O.D., is in permanent fight against a white organization "The Man" defending the values of the...

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  • 2006
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    Freedomland

    Freedomland

    5.209 2006 HD

    A black police detective must solve a strange case of a kidnapped boy and deal with a big racial protest.

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  • 1999
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    Desert Blue

    Desert Blue

    5.6 1999 HD

    An academic obsessed with "roadside attractions" and his tv-star daughter finally discover the world's largest ice cream cone, the centerpiece for an...

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  • 2008
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    The Express

    The Express

    7.1 2008 HD

    Follow the inspirational life of college football hero Ernie Davis, the first African-American to win the Heisman Trophy.

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  • 2004
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    Brother to Brother

    Brother to Brother

    5.2 2004 HD

    A drama that looks back on the Harlem Renaissance from the perspective of an elderly, black writer who meets a gay teenager in a New York homeless...

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  • 2009
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    The Hungry Ghosts

    The Hungry Ghosts

    1 2009 HD

    A New York City-set drama of interlocking stories which occur over a 36-hour period.

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  • 2011
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    The Resident

    The Resident

    5.765 2011 HD

    Juliet, a beautiful doctor, has found the perfect New York apartment to start a new life after separating from her husband. It's got spacious rooms,...

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  • 2011
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    The Help

    The Help

    8.21 2011 HD

    Aibileen Clark is a middle-aged African-American maid who has spent her life raising white children and has recently lost her only son; Minny Jackson...

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  • 2024
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    The Deliverance

    The Deliverance

    6.2 2024 HD

    Ebony Jackson, a struggling single mother fighting her personal demons, moves her family into a new home for a fresh start. But when strange...

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  • 2007
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    Cover

    Cover

    4.9 2007 HD

    When someone is murdered on New Year's Eve, the prime suspect is Valerie Maas, a church-going home-maker whose life unravels when she discovers that...

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  • 2023
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    The Color Purple

    The Color Purple

    7.1 2023 HD

    A decades-spanning tale of love and resilience and of one woman's journey to independence. Celie faces many hardships in her life, but ultimately...

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  • 2011
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    The Tested

    The Tested

    3 2011 HD

    A life shattering tragedy sends three people on vastly different paths to a similar goal of redemption and understanding.

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  • 1996
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    Girls Town

    Girls Town

    6.1 1996 HD

    The death of a friend galvanizes three high school young women to reassess their friendship and their lives.

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  • 2000
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    The Opponent

    The Opponent

    4.7 2000 HD

    Patty Sullivan is a battered woman who decides to take charge of her life by taking boxing lessons to better protect herself when her boyfriend...

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  • 2011
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    Money Matters

    Money Matters

    4.7 2011 HD

    A moving and intimate film that follows Monique "Money" Matters (Terri Abney) caught at the brink of adolescence. Her relationship with her mother...

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  • 2012
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    Abducted: The Carlina White Story

    Abducted: The Carlina White Story

    7.7 2012 HD

    A baby abducted at birth and raised by the woman who took her, eventually discovers she is a missing child, reconnects with her birth parents, and...

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  • 2009
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    Notorious

    Notorious

    6.9 2009 HD

    "Notorious" is the story of Christopher Wallace. Through raw talent and sheer determination, Wallace transforms himself from Brooklyn street hustler...

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  • 1998
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    Side Streets

    Side Streets

    7 1998 HD

    The lives of diverse characters in each of New York City's five boroughs overlap.

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  • 2005
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    Perception

    Perception

    1 2005 HD

    When Jen Marshall, an LA girl with a reckless personality and a laundry list of burned bridges, returns to New York and unexpected tragedy strikes,...

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  • 2004
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    Ray

    Ray

    7.446 2004 HD

    Born on a sharecropping plantation in Northern Florida, Ray Charles went blind at seven. Inspired by a fiercely independent mom who insisted he make...

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  • 2011
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    Game of Death

    Game of Death

    4.9 2011 HD

    CIA agent Marcus is sent undercover to Detroit to take out an arms dealer and the head of the hedge fund that is financing him. His CIA backup has...

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  • 2008
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    The Prince of Motor City

    The Prince of Motor City

    1 2008 HD

    A modern-day adaptation of Shakespeare's Hamlet set in Detroit.

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  • 2024
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    The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat

    The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat

    7.2 2024 HD

    Three lifelong best friends known as “The Supremes” share the unbreakable bonds of sisterhood from decades of weathering life’s...

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  • 2024
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    Exhibiting Forgiveness

    Exhibiting Forgiveness

    7.1 2024 HD

    Utilizing his paintings to find freedom from his past, a Black artist on the path to success is derailed by an unexpected visit from his estranged...

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  • 2014
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    Of Mind and Music

    Of Mind and Music

    6 2014 HD

    Dr. Alvaro Cruz, a neuroscientist, disillusioned by the death of his mother and his inability to help her, finds redemption and reward by helping Una...

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  • 1999
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    A Map of the World

    A Map of the World

    6.1 1999 HD

    School nurse Alice Goodwin lives with her husband and two daughters on a dairy farm in a small Wisconsin community. After an accident on her property...

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  • 2014
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    Get on Up

    Get on Up

    6.758 2014 HD

    A chronicle of James Brown's rise from extreme poverty to become one of the most influential musicians in history.

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  • 2024
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    Nickel Boys

    Nickel Boys

    4 2024 HD

    Chronicles the powerful friendship between two young Black teenagers navigating the harrowing trials of reform school together in Florida.

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  • 2016
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    The Birth of a Nation

    The Birth of a Nation

    6.6 2016 HD

    Nat Turner, a former slave in America, leads a liberation movement in 1831 to free African-Americans in Virginia that results in a violent...

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  • 2002
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    Lovely & Amazing

    Lovely & Amazing

    6.1 2002 HD

    An intimate family portrait of four hapless but resilient women and the bittersweet lessons they learn in keeping up with the hectic demands of their...

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  • 2009
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    The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3

    The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3

    6.3 2009 HD

    Armed men hijack a New York City subway train, holding the passengers hostage in return for a ransom, and turning an ordinary day's work for...

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  • 2023
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    Origin

    Origin

    6.7 2023 HD

    While investigating the global phenomenon of caste and its dark influence on society, a journalist faces unfathomable personal loss and uncovers the...

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  • 2018
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    Pimp

    Pimp

    6.5 2018 HD

    An urban love story set on the hard streets of the Bronx. A struggling female pimp, named Wednesday, grows up learning the game from her dad. Once...

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  • 2008
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    Racing for Time

    Racing for Time

    5.8 2008 HD

    Cleveland 'Stack' Stackhouse is a guard with the Texas Correctional Youth Authority who witnesses the cycle of destructive choices and racial...

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  • 2001
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    John John in the Sky

    John John in the Sky

    6.2 2001 HD

    A young boy sets out to build a working airplane in order to allow him to escape with his mother from his abusive father.

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  • 2017
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    Romeo and Juliet in Harlem

    Romeo and Juliet in Harlem

    1 2017 HD

    The first Shakespeare feature film adaptation of "Romeo and Juliet" with a complete cast of color that stays true to the language and storyline.

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  • 2000
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    Disappearing Acts

    Disappearing Acts

    6.5 2000 HD

    Zora Banks is a school teacher and aspiring singer hoping to become a successful star while taking a break from heartache. Franklin Swift is a...

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  • 2018
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    If Beale Street Could Talk

    If Beale Street Could Talk

    6.9 2018 HD

    After her fiance is falsely imprisoned, a pregnant African-American woman sets out to clear his name and prove his innocence.

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  • 2019
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    Miss Virginia

    Miss Virginia

    8.2 2019 HD

    A struggling inner-city mother sacrifices everything to give her son a good education. Unwilling to allow her son to stay in a dangerous school, she...

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  • 2013
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    The Volunteer

    The Volunteer

    1 2013 HD

    After quitting her stable but soul-crushing job, Leigh passes her days in an apathetic fog until she decides to volunteer at a soup kitchen. There...

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  • 2010
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    I Love You Phillip Morris

    I Love You Phillip Morris

    6.4 2010 HD

    Steven Russell leads a seemingly average life – an organ player in the local church, happily married to Debbie, and a member of the local...

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  • 2009
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    Motherhood

    Motherhood

    5.1 2009 HD

    In Manhattan, a mother of two preparing for her daughter's sixth birthday party has no idea of the challenges she's about to face in order to pull...

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  • 1996
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    Ed's Next Move

    Ed's Next Move

    4 1996 HD

    Ed lives in Wisconsin. He's just been dumped by his girlfriend, so he moves to New York City for a big change...but will he ever find love again? He...

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  • 2021
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    King Richard

    King Richard

    7.649 2021 HD

    The story of how Richard Williams served as a coach to his daughters Venus and Serena, who will soon become two of the most legendary tennis players...

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  • 2020
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    The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel

    The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel

    8 2020 HD

    With guidance from their mother, five siblings overcome humble beginnings to form the renowned gospel group the Clark Sisters.

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  • 1999
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    In Too Deep

    In Too Deep

    6.401 1999 HD

    Drug lord Dwayne Gittens rules Cincinnati with an iron fist. No wonder he's known as "God" on the streets. Determined to break Gittens' stranglehold...

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  • 1970
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    Liz Here Now

    Liz Here Now

    1 1970 HD

    Liz Baxter, who works as a nanny for a prominent, has a white family in Oakland, California, during the rise of the Black Panther Party in 1967. When...

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  • 2023
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    Origin

    Origin

    6.7 2023 HD

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  • 2024
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    Grace

    Grace

    1 2024 HD

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  • 1970
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    Liz Here Now

    Liz Here Now

    1 1970 HD

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  • 1999
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    Third Watch

    Third Watch

    7.9 1999 HD

    The exploits of a group of men and women who serve the City of New York as police officers, firemen, and paramedics, all working the same fictional...

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  • 2005
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    Numb3rs

    Numb3rs

    7.044 2005 HD

    Inspired by actual cases and experiences, Numb3rs depicts the confluence of police work and mathematics in solving crime as an FBI agent recruits his...

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  • 2006
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    Justice

    Justice

    7 2006 HD

    Justice is an American legal drama produced by Jerry Bruckheimer that aired on Fox in the USA and CTV in Canada. The series also aired on Warner...

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  • 2005
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    E-Ring

    E-Ring

    7.9 2005 HD

    E-Ring is an American television military drama, created by Ken Robinson and David McKenna and executive produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, that...

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  • 2005
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    Jonny Zero

    Jonny Zero

    2 2005 HD

    Jonny Zero is an action-crime drama television series that aired on the Fox network in 2005. It starred Franky G, GQ, and Brennan Hesser. It was...

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  • 1994
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    New York Undercover

    New York Undercover

    7.156 1994 HD

    New York Undercover is an American police drama The series stars Detective J.C. Williams and Detective Eddie Torres, two undercover detectives in New...

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  • 1997
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    The Practice

    The Practice

    7.7 1997 HD

    A provocative legal drama focused on young associates at a bare-bones Boston firm and their scrappy boss, Bobby Donnell. The show's forte is its...

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  • 2001
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    Law & Order: Criminal Intent

    Law & Order: Criminal Intent

    7.6 2001 HD

    The third installment of the “Law & Order” franchise takes viewers deep into the minds of its criminals while following the intense...

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  • 2008
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    The Mentalist

    The Mentalist

    8.364 2008 HD

    Patrick Jane, a former celebrity psychic medium, uses his razor sharp skills of observation and expertise at "reading" people to solve serious crimes...

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  • 1996
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    High Incident

    High Incident

    7.8 1996 HD

    High Incident is a police drama series produced by DreamWorks Television for the ABC network. The show was created by Steven Spielberg, Michael...

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  • 2004
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    The D.A.

    The D.A.

    1 2004 HD

    The D.A. is an American legal drama television series that aired from March 19 until April 9, 2004.

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  • 2002
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    MDs

    MDs

    10 2002 HD

    Medicine could be a lucrative business if it weren't for all those sick people. So goes the motto of the mega-sized, mega-frugal HMO that runs...

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  • 2010
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    Blue Bloods

    Blue Bloods

    7.811 2010 HD

    A drama about a multi-generational family of cops dedicated to New York City law enforcement. Frank Reagan is the New York Police Commissioner and...

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  • 2008
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    True Blood

    True Blood

    7.625 2008 HD

    Thanks to a Japanese scientist's invention of synthetic, blood vampires have progressed from legendary monsters to fellow citizens overnight. And...

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  • 2013
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    Sleepy Hollow

    Sleepy Hollow

    7.4 2013 HD

    Ichabod Crane is resurrected and pulled two and a half centuries through time to unravel a mystery that dates all the way back to the founding...

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  • 2015
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    The Book of Negroes

    The Book of Negroes

    6.353 2015 HD

    Kidnapped in Africa and subsequently enslaved in South Carolina, Aminata must navigate a revolution in New York, isolation in Nova Scotia and...

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  • 2015
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    Quantico

    Quantico

    6.5 2015 HD

    A diverse group of recruits has arrived at the FBI Quantico Base for training. They are the best, the brightest and the most vetted, so it seems...

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  • 2022
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    61st Street

    61st Street

    6.6 2022 HD

    Moses Johnson is a promising high-school athlete with a bright future who’s accused of murdering a police officer during a drug bust gone...

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  • 2009
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    The Good Wife

    The Good Wife

    7.6 2009 HD

    Alicia Florrick boldly assumes full responsibility for her family and re-enters the workforce after her husband's very public sex and political...

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  • 1953
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    The Oscars

    The Oscars

    7 1953 HD

    An annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The various category winners are awarded a copy of a...

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  • 2023
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    Justified: City Primeval

    Justified: City Primeval

    6.9 2023 HD

    Having left the hollers of Kentucky 15 years ago, Raylan Givens is now based in Miami, balancing life as a marshal and part-time father of a...

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  • 2009
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    NCIS: Los Angeles

    NCIS: Los Angeles

    7.548 2009 HD

    The exploits of the Los Angeles–based Office of Special Projects (OSP), an elite division of the Naval Criminal Investigative Service that...

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  • 2020
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    Lovecraft Country

    Lovecraft Country

    7.2 2020 HD

    The anthology horror series follows 25-year-old Atticus Freeman, who joins up with his friend Letitia and his Uncle George to embark on a road trip...

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  • 2016
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    Designated Survivor

    Designated Survivor

    7.1 2016 HD

    Tom Kirkman, a low-level cabinet member is suddenly appointed President of the United States after a catastrophic attack during the State of the...

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  • 2019
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    When They See Us

    When They See Us

    8.234 2019 HD

    Five teens from Harlem become trapped in a nightmare when they're falsely accused of a brutal attack in Central Park.

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  • 1999
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    Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

    Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

    7.9 1999 HD

    In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In New York City, the dedicated detectives who investigate...

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  • 2003
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    Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    5.5 2003 HD

    Jimmy Kimmel Live! is an American late-night talk show, created and hosted by Jimmy Kimmel and broadcast on ABC.

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  • 2014
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    Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

    Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

    4.4 2014 HD

    PBS SoCal and Variety take you inside the biggest movies and TV shows of the past year through candid conversations with today's hottest actors....

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