Encore Drama TV Schedule
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Time Show -
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Someone to Watch Over MeA New York socialite witnesses a club owner's murder at the hands of a powerful mobster, prompting the police to assign a detective to protect her. However, when the married cop begins to fall for his glamorous charge, he faces a conflict of loyalties. Ridley Scott directed this good-looking romantic thriller, starring Tom Berenger, Mimi Rogers, Lorraine Bracco and Jerry Orbach
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- 2:05am
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The Dust Factory
A teenager is left so traumatised by his father's death that he stops speaking, a condition his family have learned to cope with. After he accidentally plunges into a river, he wakes up in a strange world where he is forced to face his fears of mortality, with the aid of his elderly grandfather and a mysterious girl. Fantasy, with Ryan Kelley, Hayden Panettiere and Armin Mueller-Stahl
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- 3:50am
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An Unfinished Life
An ageing rancher divides his time between working on his land and caring for his friend, who came out the loser in a fight with a bear. Then his dead son's widow arrives with a grand-daughter he never knew he had, and the old man realises he must face some harsh truths or lose what little family he has left. Emotional drama, starring Robert Redford, Morgan Freeman and Jennifer Lopez.
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- 5:40am
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Continental Divide
An incompatible couple try to put aside their numerous differences in the pursuit of true love. Romantic comedy, starring John Belushi, Blair Brown, Allen Garfield and Carlin Glynn
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- 7:25am
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La Bamba
Musical biopic of 1950s singer Ritchie Valens, whose promising career was cut short by the fatal plane crash in 1959 that also claimed the lives of Buddy Holly and the Big Bopper. The film focuses on Valens' thwarted romance with Donna Ludwig and his rivalry with his older step-brother. Starring Lou Diamond Phillips, Esai Morales, Rosana De Soto, Marshall Crenshaw and Danielle Von Zerneck, with music by Los Lobos
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- 9:15am
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Air Force One
Blockbusting action thriller, starring Harrison Ford as the US president, who is forced to take drastic measures to ensure the safety of his family when their plane is hijacked by Russian terrorists. Gary Oldman proves that Brits are best when it comes to playing baddies by co-starring as the leading villain, while Glenn Close, Dean Stockwell and William H Macy also add a little class to the lightweight proceedings
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- 11:25am
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Memoirs of a Geisha
A young girl is sold to a geisha house where she is taught the appropriate manners and talents required to entertain men. However, her unique upbringing is not without moments of mistreatment, inspiring the determined woman to succeed in her role and attract the one man who showed her kindness. Acclaimed period drama, based on the novel by Arthur Golden, starring Ziyi Zhang and Ken Watanabe
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- 1:55pm
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The Two Jakes
Tough detective Jake Gittes is hired by a wealthy businessman, who wants proof that his wife is having an affair. However, when his client resorts to murdering his wife's lover, the private eye realises there is far more to the case than he suspected. Thriller sequel to Chinatown, directed by and starring Jack Nicholson. With Harvey Keitel, Meg Tilly, Madeleine Stowe and Eli Wallach
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- 4:15pm
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La Bamba
Musical biopic of 1950s singer Ritchie Valens, whose promising career was cut short by the fatal plane crash in 1959 that also claimed the lives of Buddy Holly and the Big Bopper. The film focuses on Valens' thwarted romance with Donna Ludwig and his rivalry with his older step-brother. Starring Lou Diamond Phillips, Esai Morales, Rosana De Soto, Marshall Crenshaw and Danielle Von Zerneck, with music by Los Lobos
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- 6:10pm
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An Unfinished Life
An ageing rancher divides his time between working on his land and caring for his friend, who came out the loser in a fight with a bear. Then his dead son's widow arrives with a grand-daughter he never knew he had, and the old man realises he must face some harsh truths or lose what little family he has left. Emotional drama, starring Robert Redford, Morgan Freeman and Jennifer Lopez.
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- 8:00pm
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Memoirs of a Geisha
A young girl is sold to a geisha house where she is taught the appropriate manners and talents required to entertain men. However, her unique upbringing is not without moments of mistreatment, inspiring the determined woman to succeed in her role and attract the one man who showed her kindness. Acclaimed period drama, based on the novel by Arthur Golden, starring Ziyi Zhang and Ken Watanabe
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- 10:30pm
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Air Force One
Blockbusting action thriller, starring Harrison Ford as the US president, who is forced to take drastic measures to ensure the safety of his family when their plane is hijacked by Russian terrorists. Gary Oldman proves that Brits are best when it comes to playing baddies by co-starring as the leading villain, while Glenn Close, Dean Stockwell and William H Macy also add a little class to the lightweight proceedings