Forest Whitaker
Pub. Date
2014
Formats
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...
Pub. Date
2006.
Description
Imported by the Army for an early morning radio show in Vietnam, disc jockey Adrian Cronauer (Robin Williams) blasts the formerly staid, sanitized airwaves with a constant barrage of rapid-fire humor and the hottest hits from back home. The G.I.'s love him, but the brass is up in arms.
23) First daughter
Pub. Date
[2005], c2004
Description
Samantha just wants a normal college experience away from her parents. The problem is her dad is the President of the United States!
24) The crying game
Pub. Date
1998
Description
A haunting, humorous and shocking romantic thriller about Irish terrorists, their hostage and the hostage's exotic girlfriend.
26) The experiment
Pub. Date
2010.
Description
Twenty-four men are chosen to participate in the roles of guards and prisoners in a scientific research project to test the psychological effects of prison life. However, something goes horribly wrong and the experiment ultimately spirals out of control.
27) The last stand
Formats
Description
After leaving his LAPD narcotics post, Sheriff Ray Owens moved and settled into a life fighting what little crime takes place in sleepy border town Sommerton Junction. That peaceful existence is shattered when Gabriel Cortez, one of the most notorious drug kingpins, makes an escape from the FBI. Cortez begins racing towards the US-Mexico border, straight through Sommerton Junction.
28) Fragments
Pub. Date
2009
Description
A random shooting at a diner in Los Angeles causes the survivors to form a unique bond with each other. Includes commentary.
Pub. Date
[2012]
Description
A visual feast combining multiple forms of animation into an enchanting and fantastic adventure for the entire family. When the lovely Buttercup is kidnapped and held prisoner by The Head, it is up to her friends--a teddy bear, a mechanical mouse and a marionette puppet--to cross the international boundary and attempt their daring rescue.
30) Repentance
Pub. Date
2014
Description
Angel Sanchez is a disturbed man fixated on the tragic death of his mother. Seemingly intent on finding inner peace, Sanchez seeks out Tommy Carter, a successful local author/spiritual advisor. Unaware of his client's true intent, Carter agrees to help the man rebuild his shattered life. But when Sanchez reveals his true intentions, the life coach must do everything in his power to stay alive in this taut, psychological thriller.
"A movie of modest...
31) Species
Pub. Date
1997, c1995
Description
When a creature genetically engineered through extraterrestrial intelligence escapes from observation, scientist Xavier Fitch assembles an elite team of experts to track it down. These experts--a government assassin, an "empath", a biologist and an anthropologist combine their expertise and trace their prey to Los Angeles. There, in the form of a stunning young woman, the alien initiates a horrific plan: to mate with unsuspecting men and produce...
32) Powder blue
Pub. Date
[2009]
Description
On the gritty streets of L.A., the destinies of four people desperate for connection and redemption are about to collide. An erotic dancer, a grieving husband, a terminally ill ex-con, and a mortician all desperate for redemption collide on Christmas Eve.
33) Panic Room
Description
A divorced woman and her little daughter buy a house to begin their new life together. What they think is a dream house soon becomes anything but when thieves break in shortly after they move in. But, mother and daughter make it to the steel-reinforced panic room and what they think is protection from the would be thieves. As it turns out, what they're after is in that room and they're not leaving without it.
34) Pawn
Pub. Date
2013.
Description
An all-night diner. A cop walks in on a robbery in progress. But what happens next, and what happened just before, will change everything you think you know. Now the building is surrounded. There are fingers on every trigger. And one very intense hostage situation is about to take some extremely shocking twists.
35) Dope
Pub. Date
[2015]
Description
Malcolm is carefully surviving life in a tough neighborhood in Los Angeles while juggling college applications, academic interviews, and the SAT. A chance invitation to an underground party leads him into an adventure that could allow him to go from being a geek, to being dope, to ultimately being himself.
36) Freelancers
Pub. Date
2012.
Description
The son of a slain NYPD officer joins the force, where he falls in with his father's former partner and a team of rogue cops. His new boss wants to see if he has what it takes to be rogue. When the truth about his father's death is revealed, he won't stop until justice has been served.
37) The butler
Pub. Date
[2014]
Description
Inspired by a true story about Cecil Gaines, a devoted husband, father, and White House butler who served eight Presidential administrations during the turbulent politics and civil rights battles of twentieth century America.
38) Repo men
Pub. Date
c2010
Description
Humans have extended and improved our lives through highly sophisticated and expensive mechanical organs created by a company called The Union. The dark side of these medical breakthroughs is that if you don't pay your bill, The Union sends its highly skilled repo men to take back its property, with no concern for your comfort or survival.
Pub. Date
c2010
Description
When college students Marcus and Lucia make a surprise engagement announcement, their feuding fathers threaten to turn a dream wedding into a battle royal. Throw in eccentric relatives and clashing cultures, and you've got a recipe for laugh-out-loud lunacy and nonstop fun!