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Stand 2023 star_border 6
Raw and unflinching examination of the courageous life of basketball star and social justice activist Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf. Born Chris Jackson, he overcame tremendous adversity to reach the NBA and found his true calling when he converted to Islam. His decision not to stand for the national anthem, however, turned him from prodigy to pariah. Told candidly by Abdul-Rauf himself more than 20 years later it’s the remarkable story of one man who kept the faith and paved the way for a social justice movement.

Best of Showtime Boxing 2022 2022 star_border 10
Highlights from 2022's knockouts and fights; featuring Gervonta Davis, Errol Spence Jr., Jake Paul, Jermell Charlo, David Benavidez, Sebastian Fundora and more.

THE SHOW: California Love 2022 star_border 6.7
Go behind the scenes of the historic Pepsi Super Bowl LVI Halftime Show featuring Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Kendrick Lamar, Mary J. Blige and Eminem. The curtain is pulled back on this thrilling journey by following the professionals who powered the Halftime Show performance, revealing not just the creativity and energy that goes into the event, but also the personal meaning for those involved in making it happen.

Matt Rogers: Have You Heard of Christmas? 2022 star_border 6.4
Sharing stories tailor-made to get you in the spirit and performing an original set of soon-to-be-classic songs from a new Christmas album that no one asked for, Matt Rogers is the complete package. Featuring performances and comedy sketches with special guest stars, it’s a holiday tradition with ho, ho, ho for everyone.

Ray Donovan: The Movie 2022 star_border 6.8
A showdown decades in the making brings the Donovan family legacy full circle. As the events that made Ray who he is today finally come to light, the Donovans find themselves drawn back to Boston to face the past. Each of them struggles to overcome their violent upbringing, but destiny dies hard, and only their fierce love for each other keeps them in the fight.

You're Watching Video Music Box 2021 star_border 6.4
The untold story of the world’s longest running video show, Video Music Box. A hip hop mainstay since 1983, VMB gave a platform to artists like Jay-Z, Nas and Mary J. Blige before they hit it big. Host Ralph McDaniels’ archives — amassed over nearly 40 years — reveal the show’s importance to numerous big-name musicians, as well as to the kids that grew up watching.

The Real Charlie Chaplin 2021 star_border 7.6
A look at the life and work of Charlie Chaplin in his own words featuring an in-depth interview he gave to Life magazine in 1966.

Kevin Garnett: Anything Is Possible 2021 star_border 7
Follow Kevin Garnett's remarkable career and the pivotal moments that defined it.

Passion Play: Russell Westbrook 2021 star_border 8.8
Chronicling the life and career of Russell Westbrook, one of the greatest point guards of all time. Despite his success, he enters the 2021-22 season on his fourth team in three years where he looks to cement his legacy on his own terms.

Stephen Colbert's Election Night 2020: Democracy's Last Stand: Building Back America Great Again Better 2020 2020 star_border 6
Live from his virtual underground political bunker, Stephen reacts in real-time as state-by-state results are tallied.“It’s going to be a great night although my therapist has reminded me America has to WANT to change,” says Colbert.

Surge 2020 star_border 6
A look at the record number of first-time female candidates who ran, won and upended politics in the historic 2018 midterm elections; featuring three candidates in Texas, Indiana and Illinois who each were looking to flip their red district to blue.

Mo'Nique & Friends: Live from Atlanta 2020
Comedy legend Mo'Nique hosts an amazing night of comedy featuring her friends, who also happen to be amazing comedians. Starring Prince T-Dub, Just Nesh, Tone-X, Correy Bell and Donnell Rawlings.

Debunkers, Inc. 2019 star_border 6
High school detectives start a business to solve murder mysteries.

Grace 2018 star_border 6.2
A famous writer begins suffering from a crippling case of writer's block. His agent sends him a strange, belligerent woman to be his new assistant, hoping the change will inspire him.

Just Another Immigrant: Romesh at the Greek 2018
Romesh Ranganathan, a successful comedian in England, moves his entire family to Los Angeles to pursue his lifelong dream of making it as a stand-up comedian in America. He then takes the drastic, and possibly foolish, step of performing his first ever U.S. stand-up show at the six-thousand seat historic Greek Theater.

Erik Griffin: AmERIKan Warrior 2018 star_border 7.7
The comedian returns for his second Showtime special. While tackling subjects like white guilt, the national anthem and the righteously religious, he simultaneously skewers his own sense of male entitlement. Recorded in Portland, OR, Erik holds a mirror up to his audience's hypocrisies and nudges them into laughter while doing some corrective rejiggering on recently accepted societal norms.

Gambler's Ballad: The Legend of Johnny Thompson 2018 star_border 8
Penn and Teller hired Johnny Thompson to consult on their magic show as soon as the duo began their career and Johnny has been with them ever since. "Gambler's Ballad" follows Penn and Johnny's progress as Thompson teaches Penn his signature card act. Numerous well known figures from the magic world reminisce and wax philosophic about the unparalleled knowledge and profound influence Johnny Thompson has had on their own careers as well as the history and current state of the art of magic.

Eddie Griffin: Undeniable 2018 star_border 7.4
This comedy special is Griffin's magnum opus about the world, relationships and humanity as a whole. He celebrates his 30-year anniversary in comedy by being on stage and pulling laughter from his fans during the live taping.

Tell It Martin 2017 star_border 5
Short documentary about the making of Twin Peaks: The Return.

I Had Bad Milk in Dehradun 2017 star_border 6.6
Short documentary about the making of Twin Peaks: The Return.

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Ghosts of Beirut 2023 star_border 6.8
Told from the American, Israeli and Lebanese perspectives, discover one of the greatest espionage stories of modern times: the manhunt for Imad Mughniyeh, the elusive Lebanese terrorist who outwitted his adversaries in the CIA and Mossad for over two decades.

Headliners with Rachel Nichols 2023
Rachel Nichols sits down with the most compelling figures in basketball to tell the biggest and most important stories in the game.

Let the Right One In 2022 star_border 7.3
Mark and his 12-year-old daughter’s lives were changed forever 10 years earlier when she was turned into a vampire. Locked in at age 12, perhaps forever, Eleanor lives a closed-in life, able to go out only at night, while her father does his best to provide her with the minimal amount of human blood she needs to stay alive.

Supreme Team 2022 star_border 7
This limited docuseries takes an in-depth look at the notorious Queens, New York gang, and tells the real story from the mouths of its two leaders and family members, Kenneth “Supreme” McGriff and Gerald “Prince" Miller.

I Love That for You 2022 star_border 6.4
A woman overcomes childhood leukemia to achieve her dream of becoming an on-air host at a home shopping network.

The First Lady 2022 star_border 6.2
A revelatory reframing of American leadership through the lens of the First Ladies. Exploring everything from their journeys to Washington, family life, and world-changing political contributions, the impact of the White House's women is no longer hidden from view.

Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber 2022 star_border 6.9
Each season of this anthology series explores a story that rocked the business world to its core and changed culture. The first season tells the story of Uber, one of Silicon Valley’s most successful and most destructive unicorns.

Yellowjackets 2021 star_border 7.5
This equal parts survival epic, psychological horror story and coming-of-age drama tells the saga of a team of wildly talented high school girls soccer players who become the (un)lucky survivors of a plane crash deep in the remote northern wilderness. The series chronicles their descent from a complicated but thriving team to savage clans, while also tracking the lives they’ve attempted to piece back together nearly 25 years later.

Dexter: New Blood 2021 star_border 8
10 years after Dexter went missing in the eye of Hurricane Laura, we find him living under an assumed name in the small town of Iron Lake, New York. Dexter may be embracing his new life, but in the wake of unexpected events in this close-knit community, his Dark Passenger beckons.

American Rust 2021 star_border 6.9
A compelling family drama and a timeless story told through the eyes of complicated and compromised chief of police Del Harris of a Pennsylvania Rust Belt town full of good people making bad choices.

Moonbase 8 2020 star_border 5.4
In the isolated desert of Winslow, Arizona at NASA’s Moon Base Simulator, three eager astronauts—Skip, Rook and their leader Cap—attempt to qualify for their first lunar mission. They encounter many obstacles including loneliness, self-doubt and their own incompetence. In spite of it all, they remain determined to prove they have the right stuff to reach the moon.

Work in Progress 2019 star_border 6.8
Abby is a 45-year-old self-identified fat, queer dyke whose misfortune and despair unexpectedly lead her to a vibrantly transformative relationship.

The L Word: Generation Q 2019 star_border 7.6
In this sequel to The L Word, we continue to follow the intermingled lives of Bette Porter, Alice Pieszecki and Shane McCutcheon, along with a new generation of diverse, self-possessed LGBTQIA+ characters experiencing love, heartbreak, sex, setbacks and success in L.A.

The Loudest Voice 2019 star_border 7.5
The rise and fall of Fox News founder Roger Ailes, focusing primarily on the past decade in which Ailes arguably became the Republican Party’s de facto leader, while flashing back to defining events in his life.

Black Monday 2019 star_border 7
Travel back to October 19, 1987 – aka Black Monday, the worst stock market crash in Wall Street history – this is the story of how a group of outsiders took on the blue-blood, old-boys club of Wall Street and ended up crashing the world’s largest financial system, a Lamborghini limousine, Don Henley’s birthday party and the glass ceiling.

Escape at Dannemora 2018 star_border 7.5
The stranger-than-fiction account of a prison break in upstate New York in the summer of 2015, which spawned a massive manhunt for two convicted murderers who were aided in their escape by a married female prison employee with whom they both became sexually entangled.

Who Is America? 2018 star_border 7.3
A satirical half-hour series from comedian Sacha Baron Cohen exploring the diverse individuals, from the infamous to the unknown across the political and cultural spectrum, who populate our unique nation.

The Chi 2018 star_border 8
A relevant, timely and distinctive coming-of-age story following a half dozen interrelated characters in the South Side of Chicago. The story centers on Brandon, an ambitious and confident young man who dreams about opening a restaurant of his own someday, but is conflicted between the promise of a new life and his responsibility to his mother and teenage brother back in the South Side.

SMILF 2017 star_border 6
A raw and honest comedic look at a single, 20-something from Southie whose desires for relationships, sex, and a career collide with the realities of young, single motherhood.

White Famous 2017 star_border 5
Floyd Mooney is a young African-American comedian whose star is on the rise. But the path to stardom is a minefield that Floyd must navigate to maintain his credibility while attempting to become “white famous.”

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