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Based on the bestselling book by Matthew Quick, the riotous and poignant story of how a man who has lost everything, his house, his job, his wife, reconnects with himself and creates his own silver linings from the bonds he forms with his family and friends.
"I say good for Russell for risking a protagonist who requires some patience and forgiveness."--Michael Phillips
"... is so good, it could almost be a terrific old classic."--Roger Ebert
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Pub. Date
c2010.
Description
Seventeen-year-old Ree Dolly sets out to track down her father who put their house up for his bail bond and then disappeared. If she fails to find him, she and her family will be turned out into the Ozark woods. Challenging her outlaw kin's code of silence and risking her life, Ree hacks through the lies, evasions, and threats offered up by her relatives and begins to piece together the truth.
3) Cake
Pub. Date
2015
Description
A look into the darkly funny world of Claire Bennett, who initiates a dubious relationship with a widower while confronting fantastical hallucinations of his dead wife. With her feisty housekeeper-cum-caretaker ever at her side, Claire searches for human connection and self-forgiveness in this tale of personal redemption.
"Worth sitting through just to watch Jennifer Aniston pull off a performance of a lifetime."--RogerEbert.com
"The good news of...
4) Still mine
Description
An exquisitely mounted and deeply affecting story about one man's determination to create a home for his ailing wife as they enter their twilight years. Based on actual events, that proves love is the ultimate triumph.
"Quietly observes a love tested by infirmity and bureaucracy..."--Toronto Star
"...tremendously moving."--New York Post
"A pitch-perfect, deeply affecting film..."--Village Voice
5) Flight
Pub. Date
2013
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Description
A seasoned airline pilot miraculously crash lands his plane after a mid-air catastrophe, saving nearly every soul on board. After the crash, Whip is hailed as a hero, but as more is learned, more questions than answers arise as to who or what was really at fault and what really happened on the plane.
Pub. Date
2013
Description
Collection include: Star Wars - Episode I The Phantom Menace (1999, PG); Star Wars - Episode II Attack of the Clones (2002, PG); and Star Wars - Episode III Revenge of the Sith (2005, PG13).
"...it recaptures the sense of fun we got from the first movie."--Houston Chronicle.
"...highly exhilarating and enjoyable..."--Movie Parables.
"Consistently thrilling and massively enjoyable..."--BBC News.
7) The captive
Pub. Date
2015
Description
Eight years after the disappearance of Cassandra, some disturbing indications seem to indicate that she's still alive. Her parents, detectives, and Cassandra herself will try to unravel the mystery of her disappearance.
"...one of the most satisfyingly baroque thrillers of the year..."--RogerEbert.com
"...builds incredible tension and emotion..."--Times (UK)
"...Egoyan's best film for a very long time..."--The Telegraph
Pub. Date
2014
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Description
Russell and his younger brother Rodney live in the economically depressed Rust Belt, and have always dreamed of escaping and finding better lives. But when a cruel twist of fate lands Russell in prison, his brother becomes involved with one of the most violent and ruthless crime rings in the Northeast - a mistake that will cost him everything. Once released, Russell must choose between his own freedom or risking it all to seek justice for his brother.
"It's...
9) Bambi
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The world's most endearing animated tale about the beauty of nature and the miracle of life. Bonus features include Inside Walt's Story Meetings and the game DisneyPedia Bambi's Forest Friend.
10) What if
Description
What if God gave you a second chance? Fifteen years ago, Ben Walker left his girlfriend and his ministry calling for a business opportunity. Now with a high-paying career and a trophy fiancee, he is visited by an angel, who gives him a glimpse into what his life would look like had he followed his calling.
"...extremely well made, funny, heartwarming..."--Movieguide
"...an enchanting, provocative, bighearted story..."--NYC Movie Guru
11) Where hope grows
Pub. Date
2015
Description
Former pro baseball player Calvin Campbell's faith in God is restored when he meets Produce, an inspirational man with Down syndrome. As their friendship develops, Calvin is reminded that hope grows in the most unlikely places.
"Touching."--Los Angeles Times
"...'Where Hope Grows' embraces the idea that God works in mysterious ways."--Variety
"Writer-director Chris Dowling handles (the) worrisome premise with a more even hand than this genre's...
13) The Hero
Pub. Date
2017
Description
A former Western icon re-evaluates his life, his image and more importantly his heart after a surprise diagnosis.
"(Elliot) is virtually perfect."--Rolling Stone
"The Hero is true cinematic zen."--New York Post
"Is there an American actor of more meaningful solitude than Sam Elliott?"--Toronto Star
14) Lean on Pete
Pub. Date
2018
Description
Fifteen-year-old Charley Thompson arrives in Portland, Oregon with his single father Ray, both of them eager for a fresh start after a series of hard knocks. While Ray descends into personal turmoil, Charley finds acceptance and camaraderie at a local racetrack where he lands a job caring for an aging Quarter Horse named Lean On Pete. The horse's owner Del Montgomery and his jockey Bonnie help Charley fill the void of his father's absence-until he...
Pub. Date
2016
Description
Raised on hip-hop and foster care, defiant city kid Ricky gets a fresh start in the New Zealand countryside. He quickly finds himself at home with his new foster family: the loving Aunt Bella, the cantankerous Uncle Hec, and dog Tupac. When a tragedy strikes that threatens to ship Ricky to another home, both he and Hec go on the run in the bush. As a national manhunt ensues, the newly branded outlaws must face their options.
16) Military Wives
Pub. Date
2020
Description
With their partners away serving in Afghanistan, a group of women on the home front form a choir and quickly find themselves at the center of a media sensation and global movement.
17) Big Eyes
Pub. Date
c2015
Description
Walter Keane became a worldwide celebrity and talk show fixture in the 1950s after he pioneered the mass production of prints of big-eyed kids, and used his marketing savvy to sell them cheaply. Unfortunately, he claimed to be the artist. That role was played by Margaret, his shy wife. The ruse broke up their marriage and led to a divorce and a dramatic courtroom battle to prove authorship of the paintings.
18) Prep and landing
Description
On Christmas Eve, a high-tech team of elves from an elite unit known as Prep and Landing ensures homes around the world are prepared for Santa's visit. But after working tirelessly for 227 years, an elf named Wayne is upset when he doesn't receive a promotion to be Director of Naughty List Intelligence. Instead, he is partnered with Lanny, an idealistic rookie. During their mission, Wayne and Lanny encounter unexpected challenges that push them to...
19) Mr. Turner
Pub. Date
2015
Description
Explores the last quarter century of the great if eccentric British painter J.M.W. Turner (1775-1851). Profoundly affected by the death of his father, loved by a housekeeper he takes for granted and occasionally exploits sexually, he forms a close relationship with a seaside landlady with whom he eventually lives incognito in Chelsea, where he dies.
"Mike Leigh takes on the topsy-turvy life of J.M.W. Turner in an exquisitely detailed, brilliantly...
Pub. Date
2012
Description
When Nebraska cop Kathryn Bolkovac accepts a U.N. peacekeeper position in postwar Bosnia, she discovers a deadly sex trafficking ring. Risking her own life to save the lives of others, she uncovers an international conspiracy that is determined to stop her, no matter the cost. With masterful acting and a heart-racing plot, an acclaimed film inspired by actual events.
"A first-rate one-woman-against-the-system drama."--Orlando Sentinel
"Rarely has...
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