Encore Drama (Pacific) TV Schedule
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Time Show -
- 1:05am
FearEdge-of-the-seat thriller, with Mark Wahlberg on impressive form. He's worryingly convincing in his portrayal of a nasty piece of work who seduces naive teenage girl Reese Witherspoon - only to embark on a terrifying campaign of violent vengeance after she dumps him. Amy Brenneman and William Petersen play the innocent youngster's concerned mum and dad, alongside co-stars Alyssa Milano, Christopher Gray and Tracy Fraim
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American Son
A US marine travels home from basic training to spend Thanksgiving with his friends and family, before beginning active service in Iraq. On the bus journey home, he becomes infatuated with a beautiful stranger and, as his days count down, his anxieties about going to war grow. Drama, starring Nick Cannon, Melonie Diaz, Matt O'Leary, Tom Sizemore and April Grace
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- 4:15am
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Groove
Two brothers attend a San Francisco rave, but while early events give them reason to celebrate, 12 solid hours of drugs and dancing lead to shock revelations, turning both their worlds upside-down. Drama, starring Hamish Linklater, Denny Kirkwood and Lola Glaudini.
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- 5:40am
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Hotel de Love
A dysfunctional family fumble their way through a minefield of emotions in a tacky honeymoon hotel, the two sons falling out over a woman they both fell for 10 years earlier, while their embittered parents desperately try to rekindle the passion they once enjoyed. Appealing Australian romantic comedy, with a capable cast including Aden Young, Saffron Burrows, Simon Boswell and Pippa Grandison
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- 7:20am
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My Girl
A youngster craves the attention her widowed mortician father cannot give her and turns to a close friend for comfort - but tragedy is waiting just around the corner. Saccharine-sweet emotional drama which showed audiences that there was more to tousled moppet Macaulay Culkin than the slapstick mayhem of Home Alone, as he casually stole the show from the rest of the cast, including Dan Aykroyd, Jamie Lee Curtis and Anna Chlumsky
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- 9:05am
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Miracle
Inspirational fact-based sporting drama, starring Kurt Russell. Gavin O'Conner's film follows the efforts of an ambitious coach to teach a ragtag group of young ice hockey players the finer points of the game, leading them against a seemingly unstoppable Russian side in the 1980 Olympics. Kurt Russell, Patricia Clarkson, Noah Emmerich and Sean McCann star
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- 11:25am
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Psycho
Anthony Perkins stars as Norman Bates, the disturbed motel owner whose curious relationship with his mysterious, domineering mother leads to murder. Alfred Hitchcock's classic chiller features the notorious scene in which victim Janet Leigh takes her final shower, and there are plenty of other moments designed to make viewers jump out of their skins. Full to bursting with symbolic imagery and capped off by the superb score, this is truly a masterpiece. Vera Miles, Martin Balsam, John Gavin and John McIntire also star.
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- 1:20pm
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The Substitute Wife
A woman heads for the wilds of Nebraska to begin a new life with her husband and children, only to learn she's suffering from a fatal illness. Downbeat drama, starring Farrah Fawcett, Peter Weller, Lea Thompson and Karis Bryant
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- 2:55pm
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Conspiracy Theory
Thriller, starring Mel Gibson as a paranoid New York cabbie whose off-the-wall ideas about government cover-ups prove to be a little too close to the truth. His theories land him in serious trouble with the authorities and leave only sceptical lawyer Julia Roberts to help save his life. With a cast like this, it ought to be a non-stop, edge-of-the-seat affair, but it never really gets off the ground. Patrick Stewart co-stars
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- 5:15pm
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The Potential Inside
A retired veteran cyclist, Chris Carmik, trains a cycling prodigy, using cutting-edge techniques and technology.
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- 6:55pm
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Miracle
Inspirational fact-based sporting drama, starring Kurt Russell. Gavin O'Conner's film follows the efforts of an ambitious coach to teach a ragtag group of young ice hockey players the finer points of the game, leading them against a seemingly unstoppable Russian side in the 1980 Olympics. Kurt Russell, Patricia Clarkson, Noah Emmerich and Sean McCann star
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- 9:15pm
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My Girl
A youngster craves the attention her widowed mortician father cannot give her and turns to a close friend for comfort - but tragedy is waiting just around the corner. Saccharine-sweet emotional drama which showed audiences that there was more to tousled moppet Macaulay Culkin than the slapstick mayhem of Home Alone, as he casually stole the show from the rest of the cast, including Dan Aykroyd, Jamie Lee Curtis and Anna Chlumsky
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- 11:00pm
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Conspiracy Theory
Thriller, starring Mel Gibson as a paranoid New York cabbie whose off-the-wall ideas about government cover-ups prove to be a little too close to the truth. His theories land him in serious trouble with the authorities and leave only sceptical lawyer Julia Roberts to help save his life. With a cast like this, it ought to be a non-stop, edge-of-the-seat affair, but it never really gets off the ground. Patrick Stewart co-stars