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Angela Bassett

Angela Bassett

Date of Birth: 16 Aug 1958

Country: USA

Biography: Angela Evelyn Bassett is an American actress. She has become well-known for her biographical film roles portraying real life women in African American culture, including singer Tina Turner in the motion picture What's Love Got to Do with It, as well as Betty Shabazz in the films Malcolm X and Panther, Rosa Parks in the The Rosa Parks Story, Katherine Jackson in the miniseries The Jacksons: An American Dream and Voletta Wallace in the film Notorious...(Wikipedia)

Total Credits at Criticker: 76 (Actor), 2 (Director)

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    Boesman and Lena
    Boesman and Lena (2000)
    Intense love and hate bring a man and woman through personal tragedy.
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    Boyz n the Hood
    Boyz n the Hood (1991)
    John Singleton's portrayal of social problems in inner-city Los Angeles takes the form of a tale of three friends growing up together 'in the 'hood.' Half-brothers Doughboy and Ricky Baker are foils for each other's personality, presenting very different approaches to the tough lives they face... (imdb)
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    Contact
    Contact (1997)
    Jodie Foster stars as headstrong visionary astronomer Ellie Arroway in Contact, a drama of discovery, based on the best-selling 1985 novel by Pulitzer Prize-winning author and noted astronomer Carl Sagan. (Warner Bros.)
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    How Stella Got Her Groove Back
    How Stella Got Her Groove Back (1998)
    The story of a woman who must break the rules of love and her own way of thinking to find her heart. (Fox)
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    Malcolm X
    Malcolm X (1992)
    Biography of Malcolm X, the famous African American leader. Born Malcolm Little, his father (a minister) was killed by the Ku Klux Klan. He became a gangster, and while in jail discovered the Nation of Islam writings of Elijah Muhammad. He preaches the teachings when let out of jail, but later on goes on a pilgrimage to the city of Mecca, there he converts to the original Islamic religion and becomes a Sunni Muslim. (imdb)
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    Masked & Anonymous
    Masked & Anonymous (2003)
    Against the backdrop of a nation on the brink of revolution, Uncle Sweetheart (John Goodman) and Nina Veronica (Jessica Lange) are slimy promoters planning a benefit concert. They desire the services of legendary singer Jack Fate (Bob Dylan), and soon Fate is sprung from jail. A rock journalist (played by Jeff Bridges) investigates the concert, attempting to determine just who will benefit. Revolution may be raging outside the arena, but Jack Fate and the benefit concert play on as planned. (imdb)
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    Mr. 3000
    Mr. 3000 (2004)
    Mac stars as an over-the-hill ballplayer who learns there's more to the game than individual stats and a Hall-of-Fame plaque.
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    Music of the Heart
    Music of the Heart (1999)
    The true story of a young teacher who fights against the board of education in her bid to teach underprivileged kids in a Harlem school the beauty of music through the violin. In her struggle she loses everything as the system comes down on her with all their might but her determination for the kids happiness helps her to battle back with wonderfully inspirational results.
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    The Score
    The Score (2001)
    Nick Wells, a professional criminal, decides to leave the business for good, since he nearly got caught on his last job. His plan is to live in peace with his girl Diane, running his Montreal jazz club NYC. Soon Max, his good friend and financial partner in the illegal affairs, comes along with an offer Nick can't refuse: A historical and priceless French sceptre has been discovered while being smuggled into the country... (imdb)
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    Sunshine State
    Sunshine State (2002)
    A woman and her new husband returns to her hometown roots in coastal northern Florida, and must deal with family, business, and encroaching real estate development.
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    Supernova
    Supernova (2000)
    Supernova chronicles the search and rescue patrol of a medical ship in deep space in the early 22nd century.
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    Whispers: An Elephant\
    Whispers: An Elephant's Tale (2000)
    This live-action comedy adventure tells the true story of a baby elephant, stranded in the wild, and the dangers, fun, excitement and laughter of his amazing journey towards self-discovery as he searches for his lost mother. (Walt Disney Pictures)
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    Mr. and Mrs. Smith
    Mr. and Mrs. Smith (2005)
    John and Jane Smith are an ordinary suburban couple with an ordinary, lifeless suburban marriage. But each of them has a secret: They are legendary assassins working for competing organizations. When the truth comes out, John and Jane end up in each other's cross-hairs. (20th Century Fox)
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    Kindergarten Cop
    Kindergarten Cop (1990)
    A tough cop is given his most difficult assignment: masquerade as a a kindergarten teacher in order to find a drug dealer.
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    Strange Days
    Strange Days (1995)
    A former cop turned street-hustler accidentally uncovers a police conspiracy in 1999 Los Angeles. (imdb)
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    Passion Fish
    Passion Fish (1992)
    May-Alice Culhane was a successful soap opera star, but a car accident has left her bound to a wheelchair... (imdb)
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    Panther
    Panther (1995)
    A dramatized account of the story of The Black Panther Party of Self-Defense. (imdb)
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    Akeelah and the Bee
    Akeelah and the Bee (2006)
    An inspirational drama, Akeelah and the Bee is the story of Akeelah Anderson (Palmer), a precocious eleven-year old girl from south Los Angeles with a gift for words. Despite the objections of her mother (Bassett), Akeelah enters various spelling contest, for which she is tutored by the forthright Dr. Larabee (Fishburne), her principal Mr. Welch (Armstrong) and the proud residents of her neighborhood... (Lionsgate)
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    F/X
    F/X (1986)
    A movie special effects man is hired to fake a real-life mob killing for a witness protection plan, but finds his own life in danger. (imdb)
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    Vampire in Brooklyn
    Vampire in Brooklyn (1995)
    Maximillian is the only survivor from a race of vampires on a Caribbean Island, and as a vampire, he must find a mate to keep the line from ending... (imdb)
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    Critters 4
    Critters 4 (1992)
    Just before bounty hunter Charile triggers his gun to destroy the last two Critter-eggs, he gets a message that it would be illegal to extinguish the race from the galaxy. He's sent a transporter where he puts the eggs - unfortunately the transporter takes him with it and then gets lost in space... (imdb)
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    What\
    What's Love Got to Do with It (1993)
    Chronicles the career of Tina Turner from the time she met musician-songwriter Ike Turner until the launch of her solo career in the early 1980's. Contains faithful reenactments of stage performances by Ike and Tina turner. Based on the autobiography of Tina Turner, ''I, Tina''. (imdb)
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    Meet the Robinsons
    Meet the Robinsons (2007)
    If you think your family is different, wait until you Meet the Robinsons, the family from an amazing, hilarious, inventive future where anything is possible. In this time-traveling blast of a comedy event, Walt Disney Feature Animation's latest digital animation technology will jet audiences to an inventive, unexpected techno realm of tomorrow where the wildest dreams come true -- including those of a young inventor in search of a home. (Disney)
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    The Lazarus Child
    The Lazarus Child (2004)
    A road accident leaves seven-year-old Frankie Heywood gravely injured and deeply comatose, when she is hit by a bus, and her twelve-year-old brother Ben severely depressed and traumatised after he witnessed the event. Their parents, Jack and Alison, have to put aside their fights over their unstable marriage to focus on their damaged children... (imdb)
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    Waiting to Exhale
    Waiting to Exhale (1995)
    This story based on the best selling novel by Terry McMillan follows the lives of four African-American women as they try to deal with their very lives. Friendship becomes the strongest bond between these women as men, careers, and families take them in different directions. Often light-hearted this movie speaks about some of the problems and struggles the modern women face in today's world. (imdb)
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    Meet the Browns
    Meet the Browns (2008)
    A single mom takes her family to Georgia for the funeral of her father -- a man she never met. There, her clan is introduced to the crass, fun-loving Brown family. (imdb)
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    Innocent Blood
    Innocent Blood (1992)
    When a vampire decides to dine on La Cosa Nostra, it shakes things up for the whole family--and a cop who's been undercover for years.
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    City of Hope
    City of Hope (1991)
    John Sayles's urban drama follows the intersecting lives of a dozen or more characters as they move through their lives, affect each other without knowing it, and do their best to survive -- both within and outside of legality -- in the crumbling cityscape of the ironic title (imdb)
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    Nothing But the Truth
    Nothing But the Truth (2008)
    In Washington, D.C., a female reporter faces a possible jail sentence for outing a CIA agent and refusing to reveal her source.
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    Notorious
    Notorious (2009)
    The life and death story of Notorious B.I.G. (a.k.a. Christopher Wallace), who came straight out of Brooklyn to take the world of rap music by storm.
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    Time Bomb
    Time Bomb (2006) - TV Movie
    The Department of Homeland Security receives a threat that a bomb has been set to explode during a sports event in Washington
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    Gospel Hill
    Gospel Hill (2008)
    Gospel Hill is about haunted men, the former sheriff of the southern town dealing with past sins, and the former civil rights worker withdrawn since the martyrdom of his father thirty years before. Their final confrontation comes when a corporation descends on the town, echoing a struggle thirty years old. (imdb)
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    Jumping the Broom
    Jumping the Broom (2011)
    Two very different families converge on Martha's Vineyard one weekend for a wedding.
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    Green Lantern
    Green Lantern (2011)
    A test pilot is granted a mystical green ring that bestows him with otherworldly powers, as well as membership into an intergalactic squadron tasked with keeping peace within the universe.
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    The Jacksons: An American Dream
    The Jacksons: An American Dream (1992) - TV Movie
    The Jacksons are your average working-class family in Gary, Indiana; but when their father discovers the kids have an extraordinary musical talent they form a band. Winning talent show after talent show they soon hit it big when Motown calls. From there they become the now famous Jackson 5. But along the way their success brings trouble and turmoil. (imdb)
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    This Means War
    This Means War (2012)
    Two top CIA operatives wage an epic battle against one another after they discover they are dating the same woman. (imdb)
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    Betty and Coretta
    Betty and Coretta (2013) - TV Movie
    The widows of Martin Luther King and Malcolm X and how they carry on as single mothers after the assassination of their husbands.
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    Olympus Has Fallen
    Olympus Has Fallen (2013)
    Disgraced former Presidential guard Mike Banning finds himself trapped inside the White House in the wake of a terrorist attack; using his inside knowledge, Banning works with national security to rescue the President from his kidnappers. (imdb)
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    The Rosa Parks Story
    The Rosa Parks Story (2002) - TV Movie
    The story of the civil rights heroine whose refusal to obey racial bus segregation was just one of her acts in her fight for justice.
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    Black Nativity
    Black Nativity (2013)
    A street-wise teen from Baltimore who has been raised by a single mother travels to New York City to spend the Christmas holiday with his estranged relatives, where he embarks on a surprising and inspirational journey. (imdb)
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    Challenger
    Challenger (1990) - TV Movie
    This film profiles the astronauts, crew, and civilians who were involved in the January 28, 1986 flight of the spaceship, Challenger, that resulted in its explosion upon takeoff. Center point of the film is the safety inspections and arguments surrounding the use of the o-rings that ultimately were blamed for the explosion. Film is lent authenticity by being filmed at the Johnson Space Center in Texas. (imdb)
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    White Bird in a Blizzard
    White Bird in a Blizzard (2014)
    In 1988, a teenage girl's life is thrown into chaos when her mother disappears. (imdb)
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    Survivor
    Survivor (2015)
    A Foreign Service Officer in London tries to prevent a terrorist attack set in New York, but is forced to go on the run after she is framed for crimes she didn't commit. (imdb)
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    Our Friend, Martin
    Our Friend, Martin (1999)
    This is the story of a black teenager named Miles, who has to go on a class field trip to the museum of learning what Martin Luther King Jr. did for humanity, he thinks that he'd rather play baseball. But the trip turns into an exciting adventure when he and his best friend, Randy, who's white, are sent back in time meeting Dr. Martin Luther King Jr at several points during his life. (imdb)
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    Curious George 3: Back to the Jungle
    Curious George 3: Back to the Jungle (2015)
    Launch into the adventure of a lifetime with everyone's favorite monkey in this all-new movie, Curious George 3: Back to the Jungle! When Curious George is asked to take part in a very important space mission, a little monkeying around forces him to crash-land in Africa. While a worried Man with the Yellow Hat searches for him, Curious George bravely explores the jungle and makes new animal friends along the way. (imdb)
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    American Horror Story
    American Horror Story (2011) - TV Series
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    A Man Called Hawk
    A Man Called Hawk (1989) - TV Series
    This series features the character from Spenser for Hire. This time he is the star. We find Hawk now in Washington. D.C., and there he is called upon to help those who need his help or whose lives may be in danger. Also people from his past come calling to settle old scores or to collect/settle old debts. (imdb)
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    Chi-Raq
    Chi-Raq (2015)
    After the murder of a child by a stray bullet, a group of women led by Lysistrata organize against the on-going violence in Chicago's Southside creating a movement that challenges the nature of race, sex and violence in America and around the world.
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    The Paradise Suite
    The Paradise Suite (2015)
    The Paradise Suite is a story about six people finding each other and, sometimes with just one glance, influencing each other's lives irreversibly.
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    London Has Fallen
    London Has Fallen (2016)
    In London for the Prime Minister's funeral, Mike Banning discovers a plot to assassinate all the attending world leaders. (imdb)
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    The Snowy Day
    The Snowy Day (2016) - TV Movie
    Based on the award-winning book by Ezra Jack Keats. Peter goes on a magical, snowy walk to his Nana's house to bring home their Christmas Eve dinner.
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    9-1-1
    9-1-1 (2018) - TV Series
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    Black Panther
    Black Panther (2018)
    T'Challa, after the death of his father, the King of Wakanda, returns home to the isolated, technologically advanced African nation to succeed to the throne and take his rightful place as king. (imdb)
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    Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy
    Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy (2009)
    An off-screen narration, four dozen talking heads, and clips of performances tell a chronological story about Black comedy: who has made us laugh since 1901, what is the nature of their humor, and what social and political contexts inform it.
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    Mission: Impossible - Fallout
    Mission: Impossible - Fallout (2018)
    Ethan Hunt and his IMF team, along with some familiar allies, race against time after a mission gone wrong.
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    Bumblebee
    Bumblebee (2018)
    On the run in the year 1987, Bumblebee finds refuge in a junkyard in a small Californian beach town. Charlie, on the cusp of turning 18 and trying to find her place in the world, discovers Bumblebee, battle-scarred and broken.
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    Otherhood
    Otherhood (2019)
    Three mothers who are long-time friends and empty nesters decide to drive to New York City to reconnect with their adult sons. In the process, they realize their sons are not the only ones whose lives need to change.
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    The Apollo
    The Apollo (2019)
    The history of New York City's Apollo Theater in Harlem is given the full treatment. (imdb)
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    Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
    Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives (2003)
    When the Civil War ended in 1865, more than four million slaves were set free. Over 70 years later, the memories of some 2,000 slave-era survivors were transcribed and preserved by the Library of Congress. These first-person anecdotes, ranging from the brutal to the bittersweet, have been brought to vivid life, featuring the on-camera voices of over a dozen top African-American actors. (imdb)
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    A Century of Black Cinema
    A Century of Black Cinema (2003) - Direct-to-Video
    This film highlights moments in the long and rich African American cinema history in relation to social and political events, and how it affected black viewers of the time.
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    I Ain\
    I Ain't Scared of You: A Tribute to Bernie Mac (2011)
    Tribute to Bernie Mac (1957-2008). From his stand-up in underground Chicago comedy clubs to the Big Screen in Hollywood, Bernie Mac's sharp tongue and heart of gold resonated with millions of fans throughout his career.This film revisits much of his work through exclusive recordings of early stand-up, featured scenes from his film and TV appearances, and interviews with his co-stars.
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    Ruby\
    Ruby's Bucket of Blood (2001) - TV Movie
    A Louisiana juke joint owner loses her star entertainer and hires a white singer to fill in.
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    The Imagineering Story
    The Imagineering Story (2019) - TV Mini-Series
    A look at the team responsible for designing and developing the various Disney theme parks around the world.
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    Tina
    Tina (2021)
    Exclusive access to the Grammy Award-winning artist to celebrate her career. (imdb)
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    Celebrity Poker Showdown
    Celebrity Poker Showdown (2003) - TV Series
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    Gunpowder Milkshake
    Gunpowder Milkshake (2021)
    Three generations of women fight back against those who could take everything from them.
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    Between The World And Me
    Between The World And Me (2020) - TV Special
    Adaptation of the 2015 nonfiction book written by American author Ta-Nehisi Coates, written as a letter to the author's teenage son about the feelings, symbolism, and realities associated with being Black in the United States. (wikipedia)
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    What If...?
    What If...? (2021) - TV Series
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    9-1-1: Lone Star
    9-1-1: Lone Star (2020) - TV Series
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    ER
    ER (1994) - TV Series
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    Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
    Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022)
    The nation of Wakanda is pitted against intervening world powers as they mourn the loss of their king T'Challa (imdb.com)
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    Wendell & Wild
    Wendell & Wild (2022)
    Two scheming demon brothers, Wendell and Wild, must face their arch-nemesis, the demon-dusting nun Sister Helly, and her two acolytes, the goth teens Kat and Raul. However, Raul cannot see them so Kat helps Wendell and Wild to help him (imdb.com).
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    Good Night Oppy
    Good Night Oppy (2022)
    The film follows Opportunity, the Mars Exploration Rover affectionately dubbed Oppy by her creators and scientists at NASA. Oppy was originally expected to live for only 90 days but she ultimately explored Mars for nearly 15 years.
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    Damsel
    Damsel (2024)
    A dutiful damsel agrees to marry a handsome prince, only to find the royal family has recruited her as a sacrifice to repay an ancient debt. Thrown into a cave with a fire-breathing dragon, she must rely on her wits and will to survive. (imdb)
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    Close to the Enemy
    Close to the Enemy (2016) - TV Mini-Series
    A British intelligence officer has to ensure that a captured German scientist helps the British develop jet aircraft. (imdb)
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    Queens
    Queens (2024) - TV Series
    Powerful leaders have long lived in the world's most untamed regions, but this is the tale of a new hero who is tough, intelligent, resilient, and... female. This series tells a tale of sacrifice and resiliency, but also of friendship and love, by highlighting matriarchies and female leaders from all around the world. As long as nothing stands in the way of their achievement and the security of their families, these queens are everything but kind or gentle. (imdb)
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