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1) Great circle
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English
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"After being rescued as infants from a sinking ocean liner in 1914, Marian and Jamie Graves are raised by their dissolute uncle in Missoula, Montana. There --after encountering a pair of pilots passing through town in a beat up Cessna--Marian commences her lifelong love affair with flight. At fifteen, she drops out of school and finds an unexpected and dangerous patron in a wealthy rancher who provides a plane and subsidizes her lessons, an arrangement...
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
Ebenezer Scrooge begins the Christmas holiday with his usual miserly contempt, barking at his faithful clerk and his cheery nephew. But when the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Yet to Come take him on an eye-opening journey revealing truths Old Scrooge is reluctant to face, he must open his heart to undo years of ill will before it's too late. Includes featurettes and deleted scenes
"An exhilarating visual experience..."--Roger Ebert, Chicago...
3) Final option
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Juan Cabrillo and the crew of the Oregon are back with a new adventure in this thrilling suspense novel in Clive Cussler's number one New York Times best selling series. Juan Cabrillo and his team of expert operatives return in this latest entry in Clive Cussler's Oregon Files series. Aboard the Oregon, one of the most advanced spy ships ever built, they face new challenges and nemeses as they undertake another dangerous mission.
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
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Evelyn Wang, a flustered immigrant mother, is contacted from a parallel universe and told that only she can save the world. The unlikely hero must learn to channel her newfound powers and fight through the splintering timelines of the multiverse to save her home, her family, and herself in this big-hearted and irreverent adventure.
Pub. Date
[2021]
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English
Description
Set in the expansive Japanese community of Sao Paulo in Brazil, the largest Japanese diaspora in the world, the film follows Akemi, an orphan who discovers she is the heiress to half of the Yakuza crime syndicate. Forging an uneasy alliance with an amnesiac stranger who believes an ancient sword binds their two fates; Akemi must unleash war against the other half of the syndicate who wants her dead.
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
A captured outlaw and a Civil War veteran cross paths when the outlaw needs safe passage to the train taking him to prison and the veteran volunteers for the job. Includes commentary, deleted scenes, featurettes, and more
"Two thumbs up!"--Roeper & Robert Wilonsky
"...restores the wounded heart of the Western and rescues it from the morass of pointless violence."--Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
"...remake walks a fine line in retaining many of...
Pub. Date
[2019]
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English
Description
Simba idolizes his father, King Mufasa, and takes to heart his own royal destiny. But not everyone in the kingdom celebrates the new cub's arrival. Scar, Mufasa's brother, and former heir to the throne, has plans of his own. The battle for Pride Rock is ravaged with betrayal, tragedy, and drama, ultimately resulting in Simba's exile. With help from a curious pair of newfound friends, Simba will have to figure out how to grow up and take back what...
9) Billy jack
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Description
Billy Jack is a half-Indian/half-white ex-Green Beret who is being drawn more and more toward his Indian side. He hates violence, but can't get away from it in the white man's world
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
A veteran LAPD vice detective is on a quest to find out who killed his former partner, Detective Terrance Washington. He teams up with a young detective to track down Washington's killers. The two track down the murderers and bring them to justice
"A brutal look at police corruption..."--Variety
"...becomes an enjoyably tough, blood-splattered action drama that revolves around the one good cop at its center."--New York Daily News
"...keeps you...
11) Brothers Grimm
Pub. Date
2005
Language
English
Description
Will and Jake Grimm travel the countryside as snake-oil salesmen, convincing unsuspecting towns that they are haunted and agreeing to get rid of the demons - for a price. They set their tales down in writing, creating a wealth of frightening characters
"Gilliam has rarely been more inventive, energetic, or just plain funny."--Christian Science Monitor
"[Gilliam] once again creates a world that is utterly weird and, within its own rules, completely...
12) Stealth
Pub. Date
2005
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English
Description
The Navy develops a fighter jet that is capable of flying and fighting without a pilot. After the plane learns some maneuvers, it suddenly develops a mind of its own. Now it must be stopped before it begins an all-out war
"'Stealth' hits the target dead on."--Gazette (MD)
"'Stealth' offers the kind of razzle dazzle action Michael Bay only thinks he creates."--Washington Times
15) Bush Christmas
Pub. Date
1947
Language
English
Description
Two children are heading home to Australia for Christmas. On their journey they encounter a group of thieves and they accidentally give them the information they need to steal their father's horses. The children then try to save the horses
16) Eight below
Pub. Date
2005
Language
English
Description
A scientific expedition is forced to leave behind their team of beloved sled dogs due to a sudden accident and perilous weather conditions in Antarctica. The dogs must struggle for survival alone in the intense frozen wilderness for over six months
"An exciting, heartwarming adventure. "--People Magazine
"...has the satisfying emotional tug of a 'March of the Penguins.'"--Hollywood Reporter
"It's an engrossing film that reminds us of the nobility...
17) White nights
Pub. Date
1985
Language
English
Description
A defected Russian dancer must return to his homeland to dance once again, and another dancer is assigned to stay with him. Bonus features include interviews, vintage footage of Mikhail Baryshnikov and Gregory Hines, and more
18) Valkyrie
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
Based on the incredible true story of Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg and his ingenious assassination plot targeting Adolf Hitler, this engrossing thriller reenacts the daring operation to eliminate one of the most evil tyrants the world has ever known
19) The Guardian
Pub. Date
2006
Language
English
Description
A legendary rescue swimmer in the twilight of his career is sent to teach at an elite Coast Guard training program. There he knocks heads with a cocky swimming champ who's more interested in breaking records than saving lives
"Stirring and exhilarating! If you're looking for pure screen excitement, look no further."--Maxim
"...an action movie displaying brains and heart..."--Baltimore Sun
"Kevin Costner and Ashton Kutcher have never been more compelling...
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