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Hope Gap
PG-13
Overall: D
Edward and Grace have been married 29 years, sharing their lives, their home, and their son, Jamie. One day, seemingly unprompted, Edward announces that he plans to leave Grace and seek a divorce. With her life crumbling around her, Grace is forced to reevaluate how she sees herself and her family.
A Towering Task: The Story of the Peace Corps
Not Rated
Overall: A
Virtual theatrical release: A documentary exploring the experiences of individuals who joined the Peace Corps, established by President Kennedy in 1961.
The Painter and the Thief
Not Rated
Overall: B-
Digital on demand: A Czech artist who suffered the theft of two of her paintings is on a hunt for answers. As she unravels more of the mystery, she finds the man who stole them in the first place, and forms an unlikely relationship which transforms them both.
Inheritance
Overall: D+
Digital on demand: Following her father's death, Lauren receives something unusual as part of her inheritance - a small key. She finds that it unlocks a bunker in the woods, in which a dishevelled man is chained to the wall. As Lauren tries to unravel the truth about her father, she's drawn into a dangerous web of intrigue, lies, and politics.
Military Wives
PG-13
Overall: B
While their husbands are in Afghanistan, a group of military wives establish a choir that soon gains national attention.
The Lovebirds
R
Overall: D
Netflix: When date night goes wrong, it goes wrong in a big way, and the unfortunate lovebirds find themselves trapped in the middle of a dangerous police hunt for a killer. Worse, the police think the committed the murder, and now the unhappy couple have to race to clear their names before the cops catch up with them.
Scoob!
PG
Overall: A-
Digital on demand: Young Shaggy Rogers and his dog Scooby-Doo are tight as can be, and stay that way when they team up with Fred, Daphne, and Velma to solve mysteries. But when a dastardly villain separates them from the gang, Shaggy and Scooby are going to have to work harder than ever to save their friends...and the world!
The Wrong Missy
TV-MA
Overall: D
Netflix: A man trying to invite his dream girl to a corporate retreat in Hawaii sends the text to the wrong girl- a nightmarish blind date who he now has to spend his vacation with.
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Onward
PG
Overall: A
Once upon a time, the world was full of magic, but it has faded away. When Ian receives a magical gift on his 16th birthday, it looks like he will be able to achieve his dearest dream. But magic has its own challenges...
The Way Back
R
Overall: B
Although he was a star on his own basketball team in high school, Jack Cunningham's life has gone downhill since. But when he is offered the chance to coach the team, which has similarly deteriorated, he sees an opportunity to turn things around.
Emma.
PG
Overall: A-
Emma Woodhouse, young, beautiful and rich, fancies herself a talented matchmaker. But her attempts to arrange marriages for her friends and neighbors run into a few problems, leading to confusion, hilarity, and eventually, romance.
Sonic the Hedgehog
PG
Overall: C-
When Sonic's unhappy emotions lead to a power surge that knocks out his town's electricity, the government wants to find out why. So Sonic goes on the run...
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