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5Th Of July

· Gravitas Ventures
Format: DVD

While Orlando Leal (Jaleel White) is spreading his father's ashes at a mountain lake on the 4th of July, he utters a curse. From that moment onward, he gets robbed by a hillbilly and a black cowboy, psychedelically drugged by some neo-hippies, pepper sprayed and tazed by a cowgirl and almost...
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Booksmart

Jason Sudeikis · Booksmart
Format: DVD

Told from a wildly original, fresh, and modern perspective, this is an unfiltered comedy about high school best friends and the bonds they create that last a lifetime. Capturing the spirit of the times, it is a coming-of-age story for a new generation.
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American Experience: Woodstock: Three Days that Defined a Generation

n · PBS Distribution
Format: DVD

In August 1969, nearly half a million people gathered at a farm in upstate New York to hear music. What happened over the next three days became far more than a concert.
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Dark Phoenix

Sophie Turner · 20th Century Fox
Format: DVD

Part of the Marvel Live-Action series. The story of one of the X-Men's most beloved characters, Jean Grey, as she evolves into her iconic alter ego. During a life-threatening rescue mission in space, Jean is hit by a cosmic force that transforms her into one of the most powerful mutants...
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Brightburn

David Yarovesky · Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Format: DVD

What if a child from another world crash-landed on Earth, but instead of becoming a hero to humanity, he proved to be something far more sinister? French audio description available.
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Billions: Season Four

Maggie Siff · PARAMOUNT
Format: DVD

Former enemies Bobby Axelrod and Chuck Rhoades, and Wendy Rhoades, the chief counselor to each, have come together to form an uneasy but highly effective alliance, aimed at the eradication of all their rivals.
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The Dead Don't Die

Bill Murray · Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Format: DVD

It's the greatest zombie cast ever disassembled starring Bill Murray, Adam Driver, Tilda Swinton, Chloe Sevigny, Steve Buscemi, Danny Glover, Caleb Landry Jones, Rosie Perez, Iggy Pop, Sara Driver, RZA, Selena Gomez, Carol Kane, Austin Butler, Luka Sabbat and Tom Waits. In the sleepy small...
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Godzilla: King of the Monsters

Millie Bobby Brown
Format: DVD

The new story follows the heroic efforts of the crypto-zoological agency Monarch as its members face off against a battery of god-sized monsters, including the mighty Godzilla, who collides with Mothra, Rodan, and his ultimate nemesis, the three-headed King Ghidorah. When these ancient...
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Elementary: The Final Season

Jon Michael Hill · PARAMOUNT
Format: DVD

A contemporary take on the legendary detective Sherlock Holmes, who investigates crimes in modern-day New York City as a consultant to the NYPD and is assisted by Joan Watson, a former surgeon, who is hired by Holmes's wealthy father to help keep the eccentric detective sober.
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I Got the Hook-Up 2

Corey Grant · Image Entertainment
Format: DVD

Best friends and old-school street hustlers Black and Blue went legit twenty years ago when they opened their family restaurant. But with the health inspector threatening to shut them down, they could lose it all. Now it's up to young thug scam artists Fatboy and Spyda to step up and save...
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Good Fight: Season Three

· PARAMOUNT
Format: DVD

Diane Lockhart tries to figure out whether she can resist a crazy administration without going crazy herself, while Adrian Boseman and Liz Reddick-Lawrence struggle with a new post-factual world where the lawyer who tells the best story triumphs over the lawyer with the best facts. Meanwhile,...
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Modern Family: Season 10

· 20th Century Fox
Format: DVD

Part of the Modern Family series. As the tenth season kicks off, Jay's slated to be grand marshal in a Fourth of July parade, prompting the Pritchett-Dunphy-Tuckers to set off a few too many fireworks. Phil stumbles into a new career opportunity, while Claire grapples with her potentially...
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John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum

Keanu Reeves · Lionsgate
Format: DVD

Super assassin John Wick has a fourteen million dollar price tag on his head after killing a member of the High Table, the shadowy international assassins' guild. Now excommunicado, and with an army of the world's most ruthless hit men and women on his trail, John must find a way to survive...
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This Is Us: Season 3

· 20th Century Fox
Format: DVD

The third season brings more spellbinding moments for the Pearsons. The Big Three undergo big changes as they turn 38, and another shocking family truth is revealed. As we join Jack and Rebecca on their awkward first dare, we learn more about other romances. Kevin's visit to the Vietnam...
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The Last Black Man in San Francisco

Joe Talbot · Lions Gate
Format: DVD

Jimmie Fails dreams of reclaiming the Victorian home his grandfather built in the heart of San Francisco. Joined on his quest by his best friend Mont, Jimmie searches for belonging in a rapidly changing city that seems to have left them behind. As he struggles to reconnect with his family...
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True Detectives: Season 3

· HBO
Format: DVD

The critically acclaimed anthology series returns for its third season, this time starring Oscar winner Mahershala Ali and Stephen Dorff.
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Bodied.

Joseph Kahn · Gravitas Ventures
Format: DVD

A biting satire set in the world of competitive battle rap, BODIED is the story of Adam Merkin, a progressive grad student who becomes an accidental battle rapper after encountering Behn Grymm, a respected icon in the merciless sub-culture of poetic personal insults. As Adam makes his politically-incorrect...
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Mary Magdalene

Garth Davis · Cinedigm
Format: DVD

She is one of the most transformative yet misunderstood women in history, alternately vilified as a sinner and canonized as a saint. For the first time, the incredible story of Mary Magdalene is told through her own eyes. As the free-spirited Mary (Rooney Mara, Carol) flees the marriage...
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Men In Black: International

Men In Black: International · Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Format: DVD

The Men in Black have always protected the Earth from the scum of the universe. In this new adventure, they tackle their biggest, most global threat to date: a mole in the Men in Black organization.
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Good Witch: Season 5

· Cinedigm
Format: DVD

Good Witch will take viewers on a new magical journey with Cassie Nightingale and her daughter Grace. When Dr. Sam Radford moves in next door to Grey House with his son, they are charmed by the 'magical' mother-daughter duo.
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The Poison Rose

Francesco Cinquemani, George Gallo, Luca Giliberto · Lions Gate
Format: DVD

Carson Philips is a hard-drinking L.A. private eye who takes a case in his old hometown of Galveston, Texas. While searching for a missing woman, Philips must confront a crime boss, a shady doctor, a sexy club singer, his former lover, and his own dark, disturbing past.
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Transit

· Music Box Films
Format: DVD

In Christian Petzold's brilliant and haunting modern-day adaptation of Anna Seghers's 1942 novel, Georg, a German refugee, flees to Marseille assuming the identity of a recently deceased writer whose papers he is carrying. There he delves into the delicate and complex culture of the refugee...
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Alienist

· WarnerBrothers
Format: DVD

A psychological thriller set in 1896 about the hunt for a serial killer responsible for the gruesome murders of boy prostitutes that have gripped New York City. Based on the novel by Caleb Carr.
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Pokemon Detective Pikachu

Pokemon Detective · WarnerBrothers
Format: DVD

The story begins when ace private eye Harry Goodman goes mysteriously missing, prompting his 21-year-old son Tim to find out what happened. Aiding in the investigation is Harry's former Pokémon partner, Detective Pikachu: a hilariously wisecracking, adorable super-sleuth who is a puzzlement...
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The Professor and the Madman

Farhad Safinia · Lions Gate
Format: DVD

An extraordinary true tale of madness, genius, and obsession about two remarkable men who created history with the writing of the Oxford English Dictionary. The compilation of the Oxford English Dictionary began in 1857 and was one of the most ambitious and revolutionary projects ever undertaken....
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Bull: Season Three

Michael Weatherly · Paramount
Format: DVD

Season Three of Bull finds Dr. Jason Bull returning to work at TAC after recovering from his heart attack. His first case back is a tough one, as he asks his team to help defend an insurance company who is being sued by a young mother who was denied coverage for a liver transplant.
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American Masters: Robert Shaw: Man of Many Voices

· PBS Distribution
Format: DVD

Trace the improbable journey of Robert Shaw's life and career, from his childhood as a preacher's son in rural California through his meteoric rise as a star of popular music during the Great Depression. An early champion of civil rights, his chorales were among the first to break...
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Dc's Legends Of Tomorrow: Complete Fourth Season

· WarnerBrothers
Format: DVD

After defeating the demon Mallus by cuddling him to death with a giant stuffed animal named Beebo, the Legends are ready to ease off the gas. Sara and her team join Ava Sharpe and the Time Bureau to help clean up the last few remaining anachronisms. The job seems straightforward enough...
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Rocketman

Dexter Fletcher · Paramount
Format: DVD

An epic musical fantasy about the uncensored human story of Sir Elton John's breakthrough years.
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Homeland: Season 7

Claire Danes
Format: DVD

Part of the Homeland series. With a paranoid president facing investigation and the country tearing itself apart, Carrie and Saul must determine who they can trust in the gripping seventh season. As President Keane finds herself under threat from forces outside the government and within,...
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The Secret Life of Pets 2

Lake Bell · Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Format: DVD

The Secret Life of Pets 2 explores the emotional lives of our pets, the deep bond between them, the families that love them and answers the question: What are your pets really doing when you're not at home? Terrier Max (Patton Oswalt) is coping with major life changes after Katie's...
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Madam Secretary: Season Five

· Paramount
Format: DVD

Terrorist attacks. Natural disasters. No crisis is out of control for Secretary of State Elizabeth McCord. Thinking outside the box and acting outside political protocol make McCord a force to be reckoned with both stateside and overseas, along with support from her CIA operative husband...
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A Million Little Things: The Complete First Season

David Giuntoli · ABC STUDIOS
Format: DVD

 They say friendship isn't one big thing, it's a million little things, and that's true for a group of friends from Boston who bonded under unexpected circumstances. Some have achieved success, others are struggling in their careers and relationships, but all of them feel...
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Snowfall: the Complete Second Season

· Fox Mod
Format: DVD

Los Angeles. 1984. A storm is coming and its name is crack. A one-hour drama set against the infancy of the crack cocaine epidemic and its ultimate radical impact on the culture as we know it. The story follows numerous characters on a violent collision course.
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NCIS: Sixteenth Season

· Paramount
Format: DVD

Part of the Ncis series. The team's ongoing mission to keep America safe kicks off with a worldwide search for their own Director Vance. Escalating threats turn into personal missions as Bishop defies orders to reopen a cold case, a naval hospital endures an active shooter lockdown,...
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Spanish Princess, The

Harriet Walter · Starz / Anchor Bay
Format: DVD

The vivid and captivating reclaiming of Catherine of Aragon's story, which has historically been overshadowed by her infamous marriage to King Henry VIII.
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Ncis: Los Angeles: Tenth Season

· Paramount
Format: DVD

The action and suspense ramp up for Special Agents 'G' Callen, Sam Hanna, and their elite team of operatives. Big changes are on deck for LA's homeland heroes as Special Agent Kensi Blye and LAPD liaison Marty Deeks tie the knot, tech geniuses Eric and Nell contemplate their...
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Supergirl: Complete Fourth Season

· WarnerBrothers
Format: DVD

Season three saw Supergirl (Melissa Benoist) stop Reign and the other Worldkillers' threat to humanity and our planet, and in the process, Kara was shocked to find her mother Alura alive and living in a salvaged Argo City that survived the destruction of Krypton. Reconnecting with her past...
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Supernatural: S14

Jared Padalecki · WarnerBrothers
Format: DVD

In season thirteen, the Winchester brothers were thrown into a frightening alternative universe, an apocalyptic domain where they were never born, all while training Jack and saving their mother. And they won. But with Lucifer's apparent death came a new obstacle to face in season fourteen,...
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Tolkien


Format: DVD

Explores the formative years of the renowned author's life as he finds friendship, courage, and inspiration among a fellow group of writers and artists at school. Their brotherhood strengthens as they grow up and weather love and loss together, including the author's tumultuous...
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