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From producer Joel Silver and screenwriter Shane Black, both of Lethal Weapon fame, comes an action-comedy spoof of rough-and-tumble buddy films—KISS KISS BANG BANG. A private detective (Val Kilmer - Alexander), a thief posing as a struggling actor (Robert Downey Jr. - Gothika) and an actual struggling actress (Michelle Monaghan - The Bourne Supremacy) become entangled in a murder mystery filled with twists, turns, betrayal and, most importantly,...
2) Mr. Holmes
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (104 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
In 1947, an aging Sherlock Holmes returns from a journey to Japan, where, in search of a rare plant with powerful restorative qualities, he has witnessed the devastation of nuclear warfare. Now, in his remote seaside farmhouse, Holmes faces the end of his days, with only the company of his housekeeper and her young son, Roger. Grappling with the diminishing powers of his mind, Holmes comes to rely upon the boy as he revisits the circumstances of the...
3) Cold weather
Publisher
Sundance Selects
Pub. Date
c2011
Physical Desc
1 DVD (96 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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After abandoning a promising academic career in forensic science, self-styled detective Dough returns to Portland, Oregon to live with his more responsible sister Gail. He lands a dead-end job working in an ice factory, but soon finds an opportunity to use his passion and skill in detective work when his ex-girlfriend Rachel goes missing. Enlisting a team of ramshackle slacker-sleuths, Doug leads the way down a complex trail of clues that brings him...
Series
Criterion collection volume 1073
Publisher
The Criterion Collection
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Based on the true story of a string of serial killings that rocked a rural community in the 1980s, a local officer reluctantly joins forces with a seasoned Seoul detective to investigate the crimes, leading each man on a wrenching, yearslong odyssey of failure and frustration that will drive him to the existential edge.
5) Blow out
Series
Criterion collection volume 562
Publisher
The Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2011]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (108 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.+ 1 booklet.
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Jack is a movie sound-effects man who believes he has accidentally recorded a political assassination. He enlists the help of Sally, a possible eyewitness to the crime who may be in danger herself, to uncover the truth. With its jolting stylistic flourishes, intricate plot, profoundly felt characterizations, and gritty evocation of early-1980s Philadelphia, this is an American paranoia thriller unlike any other, as well as a devilish reflection on...
Publisher
MPI Home Video
Pub. Date
2004.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (80 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet.
Description
The first of the fourteen Sherlock Holmes films starring Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce. After learning the history of the Baskerville curse from the hirsute Dr. Mortimer, Sherlock Holmes takes upon himself the responsibility of protecting sole heir Henry Baskerville from suffering the same fate as his ancestors: a horrible death at the fangs of the huge hound of Grimpen Moor. Unable to head to Baskerville mansion immediately, Holmes sends his colleague...
7) Get low
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2011]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (103 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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Felix Bush, a Tennessee hermit, is either feared or hated by most of the people that live in the town. One day, he gets the idea to throw one big bash before he kicks the bucket. While he is still alive and kickin' he plans his very own rollicking funeral party.
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Video
Pub. Date
c2000.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (110 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Two men. One night. The police captain on the island of Puerto Rico interviews a prominent tax attorney and old friend-- the witness to one of a shocking series of brutal crimes. But what begins as a cooperative conversation between peers descends into a night of intense interrogation between fierce adversaries. A hidden past. A secret life. Witness or suspect? Guilty or innocent?
9) Knives out
Publisher
Anchor Bay
Pub. Date
[2020].
Physical Desc
1 DVD (130 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A tribute to mystery mastermind Agatha Christie and a fun, modern-day murder mystery where everyone is a suspect. When renowned crime novelist Harlan Thrombey is found dead at his estate just after his 85th birthday, the inquisitive and debonair Detective Benoit Blanc is mysteriously enlisted to investigate. From Harlan's dysfunctional family to his devoted staff, Blanc sifts through a web of red herrings and self-serving lies to uncover the truth...
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
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Seven strangers, each with a secret to bury, meet at Lake Tahoe's El Royale, a rundown hotel with a dark past. Over the course of one fateful night, everyone will have a last shot at redemption; before everything goes to hell.
11) The best offer
Publisher
MPI Home Video
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
1 DVD videodisc (124 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
An auctioneer falls for a reclusive heiress who collects fine art.
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (144 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Lionel Essrog is a lonely private detective afflicted with Tourette's Syndrome. He ventures through 1950s New York trying to solve his friend's murder. Armed only with a few clues and the powerful engine of his obsessive mind, Lionel unravels closely guarded secrets that hold the fate of the whole city in the balance.
13) Knives out
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2020].
Physical Desc
1 Blu-ray (130 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A tribute to mystery mastermind Agatha Christie and a fun, modern-day murder mystery where everyone is a suspect. When renowned crime novelist Harlan Thrombey is found dead at his estate just after his 85th birthday, the inquisitive and debonair Detective Benoit Blanc is mysteriously enlisted to investigate. From Harlan's dysfunctional family to his devoted staff, Blanc sifts through a web of red herrings and self-serving lies to uncover the truth...
14) Basic instinct
Publisher
Artisan Home Entertainment
Description
A woman becomes a prime suspect when her boyfriend is brutally murdered, a crime she had described in her latest novel. The detective investigating the murder soon becomes embroiled in the case that could cost him his life.
15) The double
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Simon is a timid man, scratching out an isolated existence in an indifferent world. He is overlooked at work, scorned by his mother, and ignored by the woman of his dreams. He feels powerless to change any of these things. The arrival of a new co-worker, James, serves to upset the balance. James is both Simon's exact physical double and his opposite: confident, charismatic and good with women. To Simon's horror, James slowly starts taking over his...
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2009]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (165 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Daisy Fuller Williams is on her deathbed in a New Orleans hospital the day that Hurricane Katrina hits. At her side is her adult daughter, Caroline. Daisy asks Caroline to read to her aloud from the diary of Daisy's lifelong friend, Benjamin Button. Benjamin's diary recounts his entire extraordinary life. The unusual aspect of his life is that he ages backwards, being born an old man. He is diagnosed with several aged diseases at birth and thus given...
18) The naked kiss
Series
Criterion collection volume 18
Publisher
Classic Collection
Pub. Date
2010, 1998, c1964
Physical Desc
1 DVD (91 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A former prostitute, hoping to fit into mainstream society, moves to an all-American suburb, but her past comes back to haunt her.
19) Gone girl
Publisher
20th Century Fox Film Corporation
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (149 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
On the occasion of his fifth wedding anniversary, Nick Dunne reports that his wife, Amy, has gone missing. Under pressure from the police and a growing media frenzy, Nick's portrait of a blissful union begins to crumble. Soon his lies, deceits and strange behavior have everyone asking the same dark question. Did Nick Dunne kill his wife?
20) Seven
Publisher
New Line Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2004
Physical Desc
1 DVD (127 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A psychological thriller about two detectives on the trail of a serial killer who chooses his victims according to the seven deadly sins.
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