Tristar pictures
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English
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"Six divas of the silver screen - Sally Field, Dolly Parton, Shirley MacLaine, Daryl Hannah, Olympia Dukakis and Julia Roberts - come together as bosom buddies in this hilarious and heartwarming story of life, love and loss in a small Louisiana Parish. At the center of the group is Shelby Eatenton (Roberts), newly married and joyfully pregnant, despite the fact that her diabetes could make childbirth life-threatening. Terrified and angry at the possibility...
2) Passengers
Author
Pub. Date
2009
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 93 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
After a plane crash, Claire, a young therapist, is assigned by her mentor to counsel the flight's five survivors. They share their recollections of the incident. Some say there was an explosion, but the airline claims it never happened. Claire becomes intrigued by Eric, the most secretive of the passengers. Despite her better judgment, her professional relationship with him blossoms into a romance. Then the survivors begin to disappear mysteriously,...
5) Faster
Author
Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 98 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Driver is out of prison and wants revenge for his brother who was killed.
Pub. Date
1997.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (138 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A sports agent suddenly discovers his scruples and promptly loses his job. But with the help of one loyal colleague and one outrageous client, he learns that loving well is the best revenge.
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
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The true story of a small-town father who must find the courage and conviction to share his son's extraordinary, life-changing experience with the world. Colton claims to have visited Heaven during a near death experience. He recounts the details of his amazing journey with childlike innocence and speaks matter-of-factly about things that happened before his birth.
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English
Description
An intimate all-access look at life on the road for the global music phenomenon. Weaved with stunning live concert footage, this inspiring feature film tells the remarkable story of Niall, Zayn, Liam, Harry, and Louis's meteoric rise to fame, from their humble hometown beginnings and competing on the X-Factor to conquering the world and performing at London's famed O2 Arena. Hear it from the boys themselves and see through their own eyes what it's...
10) Glory
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English
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Based on the true story of the first black regiment to fight for the North in the Civil War. Robert Gould Shaw and Cabot Forbes are two idealistic young Bostonians that lead the regiment, Sgt. Maj. John Rawlins is the inspiration who unites the troops, and Pvt. Trip is a runaway slave who joins the regiment.
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
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"What if you saved a souvenir from every relationship you've ever been in? [This film] follows the always unique Lucy, a 20-something art gallery assistant living in New York City, who also happens to be an emotional hoarder. After she gets dumped by her latest boyfriend, Lucy is inspired to create The Broken Hearts Gallery, a pop-up space for the items love has left behind. Word of the gallery spreads, encouraging a movement and a fresh start for...
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Follows the kidnapping of 16-year-old John Paul Getty III and the desperate attempt by his devoted mother, Gail, to convince his billionaire grandfather to pay the ransom. When Getty Sr. refuses, Gail attempts to sway him as her son's captors become increasingly volatile and brutal. With her son's life in the balance, Gail and Getty Sr.'s adviser become unlikely allies in the race against time that ultimately reveals the true and lasting value of...
13) Baby driver
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (112 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A talented young getaway driver relies on the beat of his personal soundtrack to be the best in the game. But after being coerced into working for a crime boss, he must face the music when a doomed heist threatens his life, love, and freedom.
A talented, young getaway driver relies on the beat of his personal soundtrack to be the best in the game. But after being coerced into working for a crime boss, he must face the music when a doomed heist threatens...
14) Bugsy
Pub. Date
2006.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (DVD) (approximately 149 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
During the 1940's, mobster Benjamin 'Bugsy' Siegel is inspired by his mistress Virginia Hill to follow his dream and build the now-famous Flamingo Hotel in Las Vegas.
15) Pompeii
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (105 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Set in 79 A.D., Pompeii tells the epic story of Milo, a slave turned invincible gladiator who finds himself in a race against time to save his true love Cassia, the beautiful daughter of a wealthy merchant who has been unwillingly betrothed to a corrupt Roman Senator. As Mount Vesuvius erupts in a torrent of blazing lava, Milo must fight his way out of the arena in order to save his beloved as the once magnificent Pompeii crumbles around him.
16) Silent Hill
Pub. Date
[2006]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (approximately 125 min.) : anamorphic, sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Rose cannot accept the medical diagnosis that her daughter, who suffers nightmarish trances, is going insane. Over the protests of her husband, Rose flees with their child, Sharon, to the town of Silent Hill. There, Rose is hoping that Sharon's traces can be explained. It is revealed that the town had been evacuated thirty years earlier due to an unstoppable, still burning underground coal fire. A local motorcycle cop ends up pursuing Rose and Sharon...
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English
Description
Melvin Udall is an obsessive-compulsive novelist with Manhattan's meanest mouth. But when his gay neighbor Simon is hospitalized, Melvin is forced to babysit Simon's dog. And that unexpected act of kindness-- along with waitress Carol Connelly-- helps put Melvin back in the human race.
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
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Tom Hanks portrays Mister Rogers in a timely story of kindness triumphing over cynicism, based on the true story of a real-life friendship between Fred Rogers and journalist Tom Junod. After a jaded magazine writer is assigned a profile of Fred Rogers, he overcomes his skepticism, learning about kindness, love, and forgiveness from America's most beloved neighbor.
19) Money monster
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
In the real-time high stakes thriller, financial TV host Lee Gates and his producer Patty, are put in an extreme situation when an irate investor who has lost everything forcefully takes over their studio. During a tense standoff broadcast to millions on live TV, Lee and Patty must work furiously against the clock to unravel the mystery behind a conspiracy at the heart of today's fast-paced, high-tech global markets.