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Snows of Kilimanjaro: Writer Harry Street reflects on his life as he lies dying from an infection while on safari in the shadow of Mount Kilimanjaro.
Anna Karenina: A married woman finds true love in a man who isn't her husband.
Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's court: A young man dreams, after reading Mark Twain's classic novel of the same title, that he himself travels to King Arthur's court.
Tale of two cities: A British barrister falls in...
3) December
Pub. Date
c2004
Description
Five young men, prep school students and best friends, must decide whether or not to go to war after Japan bombs Pearl Harbor.
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Gregory Peck plays a southern lawyer who defends a black man accused of rape in this film version of the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. The way in which it captures a time, a place, and above all, a mood, makes this film a masterpiece.
Experience one of the most significant milestones in film history like never before with To Kill a Mockingbird 50th Anniversary Edition. Screen legend Gregory Peck stars as courageous Southern lawyer Atticus Finch -...
5) The fan
Series
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An obsessed young fan has been writing to Sally, a famous actress, but Sally's secretary discards the letters. When the fan sees he is being ignored, he moves to eliminate those standing between himself and his idol.
7) Runaway jury
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After a man dies in a shooting incident, his wife files a lawsuit against the company that manufactured the gun. Her lawyer argues that the firm in question knew the shop which sold the weapon was not following federal regulations. As the case goes to trial, the firearm manufacturer takes no chances on the outcome, and they hire Rankin Fitch, a "jury consultant" who makes it his business to see that he knows enough about the jurors to be able to guarantee...
8) Millions
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The United Kingdom decides to convert to the Euro in seven days. For the Irish criminal world, it's the biggest opportunity as there ever was. When a railway heist goes wrong and an enormous bag of money falls from the sky into the hands of Damian and Anthony, there's only one thing the two can do, spend it like there's no tomorrow. But Damian and Anthony have differing views on what to do with the money. What they both discover is that money can...
Pub. Date
2004.
Description
When his band votes him out due to his embarrasing musical antics, Dewey has to make the rent somehow. After intercepting a call for his substitute-teacher roomie Ned, Dewey finds himself in front of a class of elite elementary school students. Dewey decides to take on the music program and makes it his goal to teach them the gospel of rock and roll. His ulterior motive is to get them to compete against his former band for a cash prize.
11) Misty
Pub. Date
2002.
Description
The story of an orphaned brother and sister who work to earn the money to buy a pony in the annual auction of the wild ponies of Assateague Island.
Pub. Date
2005
Description
Charlie McCabe, a small town baseball announcer who rebels against being placed in a retirement home following a mild stroke. To fulfill the promise he made to his late wife, he embarks on a cross-country odyssey to find his estranged son. His beloved granddaughter Biddy insists on accompanying him on the journey of a lifetime, as family secrets are revealed, and old wounds healed.
13) Paparazzi
Pub. Date
[2005]
Description
When a group of paparazzi photographers cause an accident that injures his family, a film superstar turns to the police for help. When they are unable to help, he seeks vengeance on his own.
Series
Pub. Date
2011
Description
Texas Rangers: In 1875, after the Civil War, Leander McNelly organizes the Texas Rangers to battle the outlaws terrorizing Texas, notably crime kingpin John King Fisher. With a team of experienced gunmen and enthusiastic but green recruits, McNelly and his Rangers bring law and order to the wild Texas plains. McNelly must also keep order among his charges when two rangers fall in love with the same woman.
Dead Man: Johnny Depp (CHOCOLAT) delivers...
Pub. Date
2000
Description
Gung Ho!, Carlson's Raiders are a specially trained group of Marine jungle fighters determined to retake the Pacific Island of Makin during World War II -- Go for broke!, Inexperienced officer Johnson heads a special WWII attack force which is made up of Japanese-Americans. Sent to fight in Europe, they prove their bravery and loyalty to all. -- The immortal battalion, Intriguing World War II pseudo-documentary follows newly-recruited soldiers as...
17) Meet John Doe
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Fired from her job, reporter Ann Mitchell invents a fictitious "John Doe" to write an idealistic letter threatening suicide in protest of social ills. The public response to the letter is so enormous that Ann's newspaper rehires her and hires an out-of-work baseball player, John Willoughby to play the part of John Doe. He enters into the hoax for the money but ultimately rebels against the evil, self-serving despots who attempt to further their own...
Pub. Date
c2010
Description
Bowfinger: How does Bobby Bowfinger, Hollywood's least successful director, get Kit Ramsey, Hollywood's biggest star, in his ultra low-budget film? Any way he can. With an ingenious scheme, Bowfinger sets out to trick the celebrity into the performance of a lifetime.
Parenthood: Steve Martin stars as Gil, a funny and loving husband who's trying too hard to be the "perfect" parent to his kids. Parenthood is a heartwarming drama that explores life's...
19) Go Fish
Pub. Date
2004, 2000
Description
The death of their mother reunites the Johnson family as they gather at the family cabin to decide who will take care of their mentally challenged brother.