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Following the destruction of the Twelve Colonies of Kobol by the Cylons, a rag tag fugitive fleet of the last remnants of mankind flees the pursuing Cylons while simultaneously searching for their true home Earth

When an old enemy, the Cylons, resurface and obliterate the 12 colonies, the crew of the aged Galactica protect a small civilian fleet the last of humanity as they journey toward the fabled 13th colony, Earth

A Mexican parrot named Cuco sets off on an adventure to defend his family

The story of Jaime Escalante, a high school teacher who successfully inspired his dropout prone students to learn calculus

A New York cop investigates a series of brutal deaths that resemble animal attacks

In the Time of the Butterflies is inspired by the true story of the three Mirabal sisters who, in 1960, were murdered for their part in an underground plot to overthrow the government

When the initial Cylon attack against the Twelve Colonies fails to achieve complete extermination of human life as planned, twin Number Ones Cavils embedded on Galactica and Caprica must improvise to destroy the human survivors

A Mexican American Mafia kingpin is released from prison, falls in love for the first time, and grows introspective about his gangster lifestyle

The true story of Selena, a Texas born Tejano singer who rose from cult status to performing at the Astrodome, as well as having chart topping albums on the Latin music charts

A former LA cop runs a top flight private detective agency that caters to spoiled Hollywood types

After he is accused of murdering a lawman in 1901 Texas, a Mexican American farmer flees and manages to elude a large posse for two weeks before he is finally captured

Joe and Betty run a fish market and have sunk into a comfortable, if somewhat boring life Enter the drifter Nick, who takes a job in the store and a place in their home He proceeds to

A coming of age story set across the lush wine country of both Australia and Spain, a young man explores the nature of father son relationships and the pathway toward understanding and forgiveness

A suit makes wishes of the one wearing it come true

In New York, armed men hijack a subway car and demand a ransom for the passengers Even if its paid, how could they get away

Sixty five year old Joe Amable Amo thinks nothing much in his background distinguishes him from other guys his age He is struggling with his faith after tragedy hits As the former amateur golfers life continues to unfold, Joe i

In Greece during World War II, a young Jewish boxer, meets regularly with girlfriend Allegra until they and their families are sent to Auschwitz When the Nazis learn of his boxing, they force him to participate in weekly boxing matc

When barrio leader Henry Reyna and his friends are unjustly convicted on circumstantial evidence, activist lawyers Alice Bloomfield and George Shearer fight the blatant racially motivated miscarriage of justice to win them their free

A Bridge Apart looks at the epic migration of immigrants from Central America and Mexico to the United States from the point of view of the migrants themselves Haunting photography, dramatic narration by Edward James Olmos and first

A psychotic oil matriarch leaves the whole industry exposed when she attempts to outfight a bullish farmer whose water has been poisoned

Matteo Juarez is a retired detective hired by a local businessman to follow his wife Jennifer She has a split personality and seems to be putting herself in danger without knowing it

A gang member, suffering from severe memory loss, searches for his brothers murderer He secretly enlists the aid of the investigating Detective, while other members of his gang are mysteriously and sadistically murdered

A teacher becomes a mentor to Chicano high school students protesting injustices in schools in 1968

Virgil Sweet is on the verge of losing his job as a talent scout with the California Angels when he discovers Sammy Bodeen, a country boy with no pro ball experience, but with a pitching arm no one has seen the like of

In 2022, a powerful weapon causes a global blackout that has massive implications all over the world

A man makes his way from Mexico to Los Angeles in the 1920s and gets married and raises a big family there The movie follows the children until they get married and start their families in the 1960s

The Egyptian executioners wife tries to seduce Hebrew slave Joseph to fulfill a dream they are experiencing simultaneously

A two hour Battlestar Galactica special that tells the story of the Battlestar Pegasus several months prior to it finding the Galactica

A female dog travels four hundred miles in search of her owner throughout a Colorado wilderness

Fontayne is enlisted by Bernice her estranged old friend and current parole officer along with a disgraced cop to search for Bernices son, who went missing on the Mexican border