Samuel L. Jackson
Formats
Description
Jacob discovers clues to a mystery and stumbles upon Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children. However the mystery is deeper than he had thought, as he gets to know the residents and learn about their special powers. Jacob discovers that only his own special peculiarity can save his new friends.
Publisher
Magnolia Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Formats
Description
Master documentary filmmaker Raoul Peck envisions the book James Baldwin never finished. The result is a radical, up-to-the-minute examination of race in America, using Baldwin's original words and a flood of rich archival material. A journey into black history that connects the past of the Civil Rights movement to the present of #BlackLivesMatter.
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2012]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (90 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A searing two-character drama about the choices people frequently make: to go on or give in to despair. Set in a New York tenement apartment, the story focuses on two very different men: a black ex-con who claims to hear the voice of Jesus, and the white professor he stopped from throwing himself in front of an oncoming train.
6) Glass
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Description
When David Dunn, a security guard with superhuman gifts, is sent to a mental institution, he must contend with his archenemy Mr. Glass and Kevin Wendell Crumb, also known as "The Horde" for his multiple personalities, along with a psychiatrist trying to prove they do not have superhuman abilities.
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Description
A stagecoach hurtles through the wintry Wyoming landscape. Bounty hunter John Ruth and his fugitive Daisy, race towards the town of Red Rock where Ruth, will bring Daisy to justice. Losing their lead on the blizzard, they seek refuge at Minnie's, a stagecoach stopover on a mountain pass. When they arrive at Minnie's, they are greeted not by the proprietor but by four unfamiliar faces. As the storm overtakes the mountainside stopover, our travelers...
8) Unbreakable
Series
Publisher
Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2001
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (ca. 107 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
"After David Dunn emerges from a horrific train crash as the sole survivor-- and without a single scratch on him-- he meets a mysterious stranger who believes comic book heroes walk the earth. A haunting stranger whose obsession with David will change David's life forever."--Container.
9) Turbo
Publisher
20th Century Fox
Pub. Date
2013.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (96 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
After a freak accident, a garden snail with dreams of becoming the fastest snail in the world might just realize his goal.
10) Jackie Brown
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
2011.
Physical Desc
1 blu-ray (154 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A stewardess, a gun runner, a bail bondsman, a shifty ex-con, a stoned-out surfer girl, and an earnest federal agent converge in a quest for a missing half million dollars.
11) Iron Man 2
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2010]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (124 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Now that the world knows billionaire inventor Tony Stark is the armored super hero Iron Man, his life has suddenly become even more intense. Everyone wants in on the Iron Man technology, whether for power or profit, but for Ivan Vanko, it's revenge. With Pepper Potts and James 'Rhodey' Rhodes at his side, Stark must once again suit up and face his most dangerous enemy yet.
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (97 min.) ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Hard-luck hound Hank finds himself in a town full of cats who need a hero to defend them from a ruthless villain's evil plot to wipe their village off the map. With help from a reluctant teacher to train him, our underdog must assume the role of town samurai and team up with the villagers to save the day.
13) Captain Marvel
Publisher
Marvel Studios
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 130 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Set in the 1990s, this is an all-new adventure from a previously unseen period in the history of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. It follows the journey of Carol Danvers as she becomes one of the universe's most powerful heroes. While a galactic war between two alien races reaches Earth, Danvers finds herself and a small cadre of allies at the center of the maelstrom.
14) Captain Marvel
Publisher
Disney
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
1 Blu-ray (approximately 124 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Set in the 1990s, this is an all-new adventure from a previously unseen period in the history of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. It follows the journey of Carol Danvers as she becomes one of the universe's most powerful heroes. While a galactic war between two alien races reaches Earth, Danvers finds herself and a small cadre of allies at the center of the maelstrom.
Publisher
New Line Home Video
Pub. Date
1997
Physical Desc
1 DVD (120 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A schoolteacher learns that she was once a lethal assassin for the CIA, and teams up with a wise-cracking detective to uncover her past before a hi-tech army of corrupt government renegades kills them both.
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2005
Description
Torn between loyalty to his mentor, Obi-Wan Kenobi, and the seductive powers of the Sith, Anakin Skywalker ultimately turns his back on the Jedi. This begins his complete journey to the dark side and his transformation into Darth Vader.
17) Mother and child
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2010
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (127 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Three women's lives share a common core. They have all been profoundly affected by adoption. At age fourteen, Karen placed a baby for adoption, and has been haunted ever since by the daughter she never knew. Elizabeth grew up as an adopted child. Even though she is a bright and ambitious lawyer, she is a flinty loner in her personal life. Lucy and her husband are just embarking on the adoption odyssey, hoping for the opportunity to become parents....
18) The Incredibles
Publisher
Walt Disney Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2005
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (ca. 115 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Bob and his wife Helen used to be among the world's greatest crime fighters, saving lives and battling evil on a daily basis. Fifteen years later, they have been forced to adopt civilian identities and retreat to the suburbs where they live "normal" lives with their three kids, Violet, Dash, and Jack-Jack. Itching to get back into action, Bob gets his chance when a mysterious communication summons him to a remote island for a top secret assignment....
19) Sphere
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c1998
Physical Desc
1 DVD (135 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Far below the surface in the mid-Pacific, U.S. officials have isolated what may be the greatest discovery in human history. They've found a huge spacecraft that plunged into the depths--300 years ago. What is the spacecraft's origin? After three centuries, could there still be a living intelligence aboard?
20) Pulp fiction
Formats
Description
Quentin Tarantino's Pulp Fiction has been hailed by critics and audiences worldwide as a film that redefined cinema. Tarantino delivers an unforgettable cast of characters, including a pair of low-rent hitmen, their boss's sexy wife, and a desperate prizefighter, in a wildly entertaining and exhilarating blend of crime-thriller-drama-comedy that is completely original and entirely unforgettable.