Bruce Boxleitner
Bruce Boxleitner (born May 12, 1950) is an American actor and science fiction writer, best known for his roles in the television series *Scarecrow and Mrs. King* (1983–1987) and the *Tron* film series. He has had a long and varied career in television, film, and literature.
He developed an interest in acting at an early age and pursued it professionally after studying at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City. After honing his craft on stage, he transitioned to television and film, where he began landing roles in the 1970s.
His breakthrough came in the 1980s with the role of Lee Stetson (Scarecrow) in the popular TV series *Scarecrow and Mrs. King*, where he starred alongside Kate Jackson. The series was a hit, running for four seasons, and Boxleitner's portrayal of the charming and resourceful secret agent made him a household name.
In addition to *Scarecrow and Mrs. King*, Boxleitner is widely known for his portrayal of *Alan Bradley/Tron* in the groundbreaking 1982 Disney film *Tron* and its 2010 sequel *Tron: Legacy*. The *Tron* franchise, which became a cult classic, showcased Boxleitner in a role that combined both the physical and digital worlds, a theme that would become iconic in science fiction.
Throughout the years, he continued to appear in a variety of roles in both television and film. He had notable appearances in shows like *Babylon 5* (1994–1998), where he played *John Sheridan*, the captain of a space station. The show was well-received by fans of science fiction and solidified his place in the genre.
He also starred in a number of TV movies and made guest appearances on series such as *The Gambler* and *Supergirl*.
He was married to actress Kathryn Crane from 1977 to 1982. He later married actress Melissa Gilbert in 1995, with whom he has two children; they divorced in 2011.
Aside from acting, he is an accomplished writer. He published his first science fiction novel, *Searcher*, in 2005 and has continued to write books, including novels in the *Tron* universe.
| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 1.2649 |
| Birthday | 1950-05-12 |
| Place of Birth | Elgin, Illinois, USA |
| Also Known As |
1982
Tron
6.63/2785
When brilliant video game maker Flynn hacks the mainframe of his ex-employer, he is beamed inside an astonishing digital world and becomes part of the...
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1987
Angel in Green
6.5/3
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Angel in Green
2007
07 Spaceys
5/1
Canada's only sci-fi and fantasy television awards show. SPACE's annual celebration of genre entertainment. In a sea of boring television award shows,...
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07 Spaceys
1999
Babylon 5: A Call to Arms
6.882/131
Allies of the Shadows seek revenge against humanity. This movie sets up the series, "Crusade," the sequel to "Babylon 5."
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Babylon 5: A Call to Arms
1998
Babylon 5: Thirdspace
6.622/147
Susan Ivanova discovers a derelict spaceship in hyperspace. They tow it back to Babylon 5, then strange things start happening. People are being telep...
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1998
Babylon 5: In the Beginning
7.123/175
Londo Mollari, the Centauri Emperor, recounts the initial contact between the Humans and Minbari, which resulted in a major incident and subsequent wa...
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Babylon 5: In the Beginning
2009
Transmorphers: Fall of Man
3.421/38
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Transmorphers: Fall of Man
2010
TRON: Legacy
6.544/8003
Sam Flynn, the tech-savvy and daring son of Kevin Flynn, investigates his father's disappearance and is pulled into The Grid. With the help of a myste...
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TRON: Legacy
2007
Sharpshooter
4.56/25
An assassin working for the CIA decides to take one final job before quitting only to find out that he is the target of his CIA boss.
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Sharpshooter
2008
Dead Space: Downfall
6.7/445
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Dead Space: Downfall
1992
Kuffs
5.8/230
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Kuffs
2007
Babylon 5: The Lost Tales - Voices in the Dark
6.443/123
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Babylon 5: The Lost Tales - Voices in the Dark
2010
Shadows in Paradise
5/22
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2003
Killer Flood: The Day the Dam Broke
5.1/14
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Killer Flood: The Day the Dam Broke
2003
Gods and Generals
6.393/201
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Gods and Generals
2004
Snakehead Terror
4.523/44
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2004
Brilliant
7.5/2
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Brilliant
2008
Aces 'N' Eights
6.5/28
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1990
Breakaway
4/4
When Joey, a prisoner on the run, takes Reginald, an accountant, as his hostage, he gets more than he bargained for.
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Breakaway
2003
The Only Witness
4.571/7
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2023
Babylon 5: The Road Home
7.01/99
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Babylon 5: The Road Home
2011
TRON: The Next Day
5.621/103
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TRON: The Next Day
2002
The Making of TRON
7/9
This made-for-video documentary treats science fiction fans to a behind-the-scenes look at the making of Tron, Disney's classic live-action film about...
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The Making of TRON
2005
A Killer Upstairs
4.233/9
A woman investigates when her teenage son is arrested for his married lover's murder.
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A Killer Upstairs
2002
Contagion
4.3/17
Terrorists strike at the U.S. President with a deadly Level Four Ebola virus. To prevent a worldwide epidemic, the army is faced with destroying the h...
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Contagion
1992
Double Jeopardy
5.179/14
When his lover is accused of murder, a Salt Lake City family man is her eyewitness and his wife is her attorney.
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Double Jeopardy
2011
51
4.179/117
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2010
LEGO® Atlantis: The Movie
4.077/13
A group of underwater explorers go on an epic adventure to discover hidden underwater treasure and the lost keys to the Portal of Atlantis.
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LEGO® Atlantis: The Movie
2008
Bone Eater
3.355/38
Ancient Native American legend of the Bone Eater rises up and begins terrorizing the local townspeople
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Bone Eater
2011
Love's Everlasting Courage
6.9/27
Clark Davis struggles to maintain his land and support his family during a long drought. With a bank loan to repay, his wife, Ellen, takes a job in to...
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Love's Everlasting Courage
2004
Saving Emily
6/2
After learning that their young daughter, Emily, is suffering from leukemia, Cheryl and Greg have no choice but to seek out Cheryl's violent ex-husban...
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Saving Emily
1999
Free Fall
4.636/11
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Free Fall
2000
The Perfect Nanny
6.167/9
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The Perfect Nanny
1975
Sixpack Annie
5.417/12
A buxom, beer-guzzling and naive country gal travels from her small town to Miami to find a 'sugar daddy' to save the family restaurant.
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Sixpack Annie
1986
The Return of Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
6.286/7
After two attempts to kidnap a little girl Mike Hammer is hired to protect her.
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1983
The Gambler: The Adventure Continues
7/11
Brady Hawkes, Billy Montana, and Jeremiah Hawkes are on a train bound for a huge gambling event when the train is taken over by a gang of vicious kill...
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1991
Diplomatic Immunity
3.8/9
Cole Hickel, a Marine, pursues his daughter's killer when he is allowed to go back to Paraguay because of "diplomatic immunity."
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Diplomatic Immunity
2011
Installing the Cast
5.5/2
A pat-on-the-back featurette that looks at the work of the actors on TRON: Legacy.
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1997
Danielle Steel's Zoya
4.941/17
A young Russian countess escapes the 1917 revolution and, despite hardship, makes a new life for herself in America.
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Danielle Steel's Zoya
1987
The Gambler: The Legend Continues
6/9
Brady Hawkes and Billy Montana join forces once again in this new adventure. This time around their goal is to help the Sioux fight the government and...
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The Gambler: The Legend Continues
2002
Hope Ranch
4.5/5
J.T. Hope, a former police officer and marine, owner of a ranch called "Circle Hope Ranch" decides to start a program for troubled teens on his ranch...
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Hope Ranch
1980
The Baltimore Bullet
5.7/15
A tale of two hustlers trying to set up a big game.
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The Baltimore Bullet
2006
Double Cross
3.571/7
Two women jokingly agree to kill each others' husbands. Then one really does and blackmails the other into killing her own.
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Double Cross
2000
Perilous
6.5/2
A lawyer is on a business trip to St. Petersburg. When a beautiful woman on the run runs into him and asks for help, he is thrown into a dangerous wor...
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Perilous
1991
Murderous Vision
9/1
Detective Kyle Robeshaw is a headstrong detective who finds himself stuck in a dead end job in missing person's as a result. One of his cases leads hi...
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Murderous Vision
1987
Passion Flower
4.25/4
The movers and shakers in Singapore get involved in behind-the-scenes political and business activities, romantic entanglements, and murder. Nicol Wil...
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Passion Flower
2007
The Pixar Story
7.539/246
A look at the first years of Pixar Animation Studios - from the success of "Toy Story" and Pixar's promotion of talented people, to the building of it...
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The Pixar Story
1980
The Gambler
5.875/24
This Western adventure, inspired by Kenny Rogers' hit song, tells how fictional gambler Brady Hawkes, going in search of a young son he never knew he...
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The Gambler
1986
Louis L'Amour's Down the Long Hills
6.625/4
Two young survivors of a wagon-train massacre battle horse thieves as they take a prize stallion through Utah.
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Louis L'Amour's Down the Long Hills
1989
The Road Raiders
5.25/4
Filled with anachronisms and rip offs from "The 'A' Team" and "The Dirty Dozen" - It's 1942 in Manila and an American saloon owner organizes a misfit...
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The Road Raiders
1992
Perfect Family
7/1
Maggie, a recent widower, hires a housekeeper, Janice, to help her with chores taking care of her two young daughters. With Janice comes her brother A...
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Perfect Family
1993
House of Secrets
3.75/4
Marion Ravinel is trapped in an abusive spousal relationship. She forms a plan with her husband's former lover to kill him. However, the outcome turns...
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House of Secrets
2013
The Thanksgiving House
6.075/40
Boston lawyer Mary Ross inherits a house in Plymouth, Mass., from her great-aunt and plans to sell it. But soon has a change of heart, which is compl...
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The Thanksgiving House
1975
A Cry for Help
7.438/8
A talk-radio host, who specializes in abusing and insulting his audience, gets a call from a disturbed teenage girl who says she is going to commit su...
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A Cry for Help
2023
A Gettysburg Christmas
0/0
When Hope gives up on relationships and Christmas, it takes a Christmas miracle in the form of Charley to help mend her heart, trust again, realize th...
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A Gettysburg Christmas
2015
So You Said Yes
5.8/30
A woman who avoids relationships opens a vintage bridal shop, and goes head-to-head with the snobbish owner of the town’s classical bridal shop—only...
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So You Said Yes
2004
Special Report: Zombie Invasion
6/1
A selection of news reports chronicling the outbreak of the zombie epidemic experienced in Dawn of the Dead (2004).
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Special Report: Zombie Invasion
2023
The Warrant: Breaker's Law
5.676/17
A warrant brings Marshal John Breaker and Deputy Bugle Bearclaw, cross-country to deliver a dangerous criminal. But, when they make a stand on behalf...
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The Warrant: Breaker's Law
1978
Happily Ever After
8/1
Suzanne Somers appears in her first TV starring role in this romantic comedy about an aspiring singer torn between making the most of her one chance a...
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Happily Ever After
2012
AniMen: The Galactic Battle
4/3
Directed by Xu Kerr. Centuries of unchecked industrialization have left Earth unsuitable for supporting human life. Rather than trying to restore the...
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AniMen: The Galactic Battle
2001
Life in the Balance
10/1
A lawyer battling addiction gets a chance to redeem her life when she is assigned to save a death-row inmate from execution.
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Life in the Balance
2005
King of the Lost World
4.261/46
In this modern retelling of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's fantasy action-adventure classic, a commercial airliner crashes deep in the heart of the Amazon....
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King of the Lost World
1993
Flight from Justice
5.5/2
An ex-fighter pilot encounters turbulence when he finds the company he works for is actually a front for art smuggling.
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Flight from Justice
1989
From the Dead of Night
6/3
After having a near death experience Joanna finds her life in constant danger. She begins to believe that certain forces are trying to bring her back...
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From the Dead of Night
1990
Love with a Twist
0/0
Bruce Boxleitner hosts "Love with a Twist," in which actors recreate true love stories with surprise endings.
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Love with a Twist
2012
Blackout
7.2/6
After being charged with hacking into the Pentagon security system, computer-whiz Josh Martin is kidnapped during house arrest and delivered to a shad...
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Blackout
2013
Silver Bells
5.3/6
An overly win-driven sportscaster goes too far and must perform community service during December as a bell-ringer for the Salvation Army.
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Silver Bells
2024
Space Command Redemption
5/5
When a rogue android commandeers a spaceship, it's up to a renegade captain and his crew to prevent the robot from accomplishing a mysterious mission.
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Space Command Redemption
1983
I Married Wyatt Earp
7/5
Based on the memoirs of Josephine Marcus Earp, a young opera singer from San Francisco, this docudrama tells the story of how she became the wife of l...
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I Married Wyatt Earp
1994
Wyatt Earp: Return to Tombstone
6.5/15
Combining colorized footage from the television series The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (1955) with new scenes shot in Tombstone, Arizona, this film...
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Wyatt Earp: Return to Tombstone
2016
Wedding Bells
6.1/50
Nick and Molly, commitment-phobic and busy professionals with little in common, are asked to be the best man and maid of honor at the wedding of their...
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Wedding Bells
2006
Falling in Love with the Girl Next Door
5.938/16
Mark Lucas and Theresa Connolly fall in love but their overbearing mothers ruin their wedding plans and possibly their future together.
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Falling in Love with the Girl Next Door
2004
They Are Among Us
4.118/17
An alien colony, secretly living in a small town, have disguised themselves to look like humans. It is soon discovered that the aliens have come to pi...
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They Are Among Us
1994
Gunsmoke: One Man's Justice
6/1
Retired marshal Dillon goes after a 15 year old boy who is determined to kill the men responsible for the murder of his mother during a stagecoach rob...
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Gunsmoke: One Man's Justice
2005
Legion of the Dead
3.9/28
When the mummified remains of an evil Egyptian queen are brought back to life, she resurrects an army of living dead to help fulfill the prophecy that...
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Legion of the Dead
2024
Christmas Under the Northern Lights
6.111/27
Erin joins her dad Doug for a Christmas in the family’s former hometown of Aurora on a mission that is part business – selling the family home – and m...
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Christmas Under the Northern Lights
1988
Red River
6.375/8
Remake of the 1948 John Wayne feature about a man who rebels against his tyrannical guardian during a crucial cattle drive.
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Red River
1977
Murder at the World Series
6.667/3
A disturbed young man threatens violence at the World Series after failing to make the Houston Astros.
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Murder at the World Series
2006
Mystery Woman: Wild West Mystery
6.467/15
When former TV star Clint Taylor brings his Wild West show into town, murder becomes the featured attraction for bookstore owner Samantha Kinsey. Sama...
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Mystery Woman: Wild West Mystery
2016
Double Mommy
7.354/41
After taking a break for the summer before their senior year, Ryan and Jess rekindle their relationship, and find out that Jess is pregnant with twins...
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Double Mommy
1992
The Babe
5.652/168
A chronicle of Babe Ruth's phenomenal story--from his hard knock beginnings at a Baltimore orphanage, to his meteoric rise to baseball superstardom an...
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The Babe
1976
The Macahans
6.714/7
Zeb Macahan, a pioneering westerner, helps move his brother's family to the wild west. They run into several obstacles including the breakout of the C...
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The Macahans
1988
The Town Bully
6.5/2
When one man terrorizes a town and its citizens, they join together to take 'care' of him. A special prosecutor is brought in to find the guilty perso...
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The Town Bully
2017
Gourmet Detective: Eat, Drink and Be Buried
7.133/49
Henry and Maggie attend the birthday party of a local publisher, where his son and stepson reenact a historical 18th century dual. Someone, however, h...
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Gourmet Detective: Eat, Drink and Be Buried
2018
The Christmas Contract
6.505/100
It’s Jolie’s first time going back home to Louisiana since her devastating break-up with Foster Burke. Seeing him is inevitable as their parents run t...
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The Christmas Contract
1981
Fly Away Home
6/4
Ambitious pilot to a prospective series revolving around a combat cameraman in Vietnam. Carl Danton is in Saigon on assignment at the start of the 196...
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Fly Away Home
2019
MatchMaker Mysteries: A Killer Engagement
6.806/31
When a woman is murdered, and her fiancé is the prime suspect, successful matchmaker Angie works to prove her client's innocence, much to the dismay o...
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MatchMaker Mysteries: A Killer Engagement
1974
The Chadwick Family
6.5/2
A father finds himself taking care of a family that, in addition to his son and three daughters, also consists of two sons-in-law and his youngest dau...
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The Chadwick Family
2019
Holiday Date
6.4/48
When Brooke’s boyfriend, Ethan, breaks up with her just before the holidays, she agrees to go home with Joel, an actor who will pose as her boyfriend.
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Holiday Date
1976
Kiss Me... Kill Me
6.75/4
A female investigator in the district attorney's office sets out to track down the person who murdered a young schoolteacher.
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Kiss Me... Kill Me
1992
The Secret
9/1
Mostly on account of a pride struggle, Mike Dunmore has lived his whole life keeping a secret which he believed would only cause shame if it came to l...
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The Secret
2005
Arthur Hailey's Detective
4.5/9
Detective Sergeant Malcolm Ainslie, a Catholic priest turned distinguished investigator for the police, has agreed to hear the confession of a convict...
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Arthur Hailey's Detective
2020
Gourmet Detective: Roux the Day
7.353/34
Henry is hired to authenticate and purchase a long lost and very valuable recipe book. Soon Henry and Maggie find themselves in a murder mystery where...
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Gourmet Detective: Roux the Day
2021
MatchMaker Mysteries: The Art of the Kill
6.7/31
Angie Dove gets Det. Carter's attention by stumbling on a murder at an art museum. Angie's father Nick is on his own case, trying to solve a series of...
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MatchMaker Mysteries: The Art of the Kill
1996
Me And My Hormones
0/0
Three women of various generations deal with the many changes taking place in their lives.
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Me And My Hormones
2023
Far Haven
6.75/4
In 1887, after serving two years in Yuma Territorial Prison, wrongfully accused Hunter Braddock, a virtuous man with a complex past, moves back to the...
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Far Haven
1989
Till We Meet Again
0/0
Three young women's lives intertwine as they navigate love, betrayal, and family secrets from 1913 to 1956, confronting societal challenges and person...
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Till We Meet Again
Gettysburg 1863
0/0
A local Gettysburg family navigates the chaos of war, the moral crossroads of the Underground Railroad, and the struggles of a Union soldier torn betw...
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Gettysburg 1863
2026
Batman: Knightfall Part 1: Knightfall
0/0
Arkham Asylum has been destroyed, and all its inmates have been unleashed upon Gotham City. As Batman races to round up some of his greatest enemies,...
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