Anthony Hopkins
Language
English
Formats
Description
In 1983, a group of childhood friends pulled off the crime of the century: kidnapping one of the richest men in the world, the heir of the Heineken beer empire. The shocking capture, by gunpoint in broad daylight on the streets of Amsterdam, resulted in the largest ransom ever paid for a kidnapped individual. It was truly the perfect crime, until they got away with it. Based on a true story.
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Burt Munro, a Kiwi from far south New Zealand has been building and rebuilding his motorcycle for the last 40 years, dreaming of the day when he and the bike can go to Utah's Bonneville Salt Flats and see what they can really do. When Burt's heart goes bad on him, his dreaming is threatened to come to an end. Luckily, Burt is not ready to stop dreaming. He decides to mortgage his house and bring his dream to life. He and the motorcycle head for American...
5) Noah
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
A man is appointed by God to carry out a crucial mission of rescue before a calamitous flood destroys the world.
7) Zero contact
Language
English
Description
Follows five characters based all over the world, connected only by their devotion to the late founder and tech titan Finley Hart. The characters are then forced to work together to shut down Hart's most secret invention, a machine that is either the solution to mankind's problems or the end of life on Earth.
8) The son
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Formats
Description
A cautionary tale that follows a family as it struggles to reunite after falling apart. Centers on Peter, whose hectic life with his infant and new partner Beth is upended when his ex-wife Kate appears at his door to discuss their son Nicholas, who is now a teenager. The young man has been missing school for months and is deeply troubled. Peter strives to take care of Nicholas as he would have wanted his father to have taken care of him while juggling...
9) Thor
Series
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Formats
Description
When the arrogant warrior Thor is banished to Earth from his homeworld of Asgard, he must fight to reclaim his lost powers. Pursued by an invasion force sent to destroy him, the fallen God of Thunder must rise to the battle and learn what it takes to become a true hero.
10) Thor, Ragnarok
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Thor is imprisoned on the other side of the universe and finds himself in a race against time to get back to Asgard to stop Ragnarok, the destruction of his home world and the end of Asgardian civilization, at the hands of an all-powerful new threat, the ruthless Hela.
11) Hannibal
Language
English
Formats
Description
Dr. Hannibal Lecter (Anthony Hopkins) comes out of hiding to draw FBI Agent Clarice Starling (Julianne Moore) into a high-stakes battle that tests her strength, cunning...and loyalty. Gary Oldman, Ray Liotta and Giancarlo Giannini also star.
12) Desperate hours
Pub. Date
2002.
Language
English
Description
Mickey Rourke is arrogant psychopath Bosworth, an escaped killer who takes over a family's suburban home. First filmed in 1955 with Humphrey Bogart.
Pub. Date
[2004, 1985]
Language
English
Description
A suspenseful psychological drama delves into the inner workings of the human mind. An egocentric lawyer, Anthony Hopkins, conducts an ongoing debate with his conscience about the ramifications of killing his wife, Blythe Danner, to be with his mistress. The tension builds to a peak as he weighs the pros and cons of the impending crime.
15) The wolfman
Language
English
Formats
Description
Lawrence Talbot is lured back to his family estate to investigate the savage murder of his brother by a bloodthirsty beast. There, Talbot must confront his childhood demons, his estranged father, his brother's grieving fiancee, and a suspicious Scotland Yard inspector. When Talbot is bitten by the creature, he becomes eternally cursed and soon discovers a fate far worse than death.
16) Red 2
Series
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
"Retired black-ops CIA agent Frank Moses ... reunites his unlikely team of elite operatives for a global quest to track down a missing portable nuclear device"--Container.
17) Alexander
Language
English
Description
The story of Alexander the Great, who in 4th century BC conquered ninety percent of the known world of the time by defeating Greece, Persia, Afghanistan, and India in just eight years.
18) Proof
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
A devoted daughter comes to terms with the death of her father--a brilliant mathematician whose genius was crippled by mental insanity-- with the help of one of her father's former students.
19) Shadowlands
Pub. Date
[1998, p1993]
Language
English
Description
A dramatized biography of C.S. Lewis, the famous writer and professor, who experiences love and heartache for the first time when he meets a divorced New Yorker.
20) Fracture
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Ted Crawford is a wealthy, brilliant, and meticulous structural engineer who lives in Los Angeles. He shoots his wife and entraps her lover. After the police arrive, he signs a confession. At his arraignment, he asserts his rights to represent himself and asks the court to move immediately to trial. The prosecutor is Willy Beachum, a hotshot D.A. who is getting ready to leave for a civil-law firm. He is told by everyone the case is open and shut....