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1) The mummy
Language
English
Description
Set in the 1920s, adventurer Rick leads Egyptologist Evelyn and her brother Jonathan to mysterious Hamunaptra. While Johnathan is keen on finding the legendary Egyptian treasures, Evelyn wants to search for the Book of the Living, which would clarify a lot in historical knowledge about the ancient Egyptians. Unfortunately, they free Imhotep's mummy from his eternal prison. Imhotep, a former high priest to the pharoah, wants not only to use Evelyn's...
2) Robots
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
With the help of his misfit mechanical friends, a small town robot named Rodney embarks on the adventure of a lifetime as he heads for the big city to pursue his dreams and ultimately proves that anyone can shine no matter what they're made of.
3) Houseboat
Language
English
Description
Shows Cary Grant as a government attorney, living in a houseboat, widowed and left with three unruly kids. He hires Sophia Loren as a governess and ends up falling in love with her.
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English
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Description
Zoe is a little girl who believes in fairy tales. In order to help her uncle, Lord Arnold, get rid of a terrible dragon, Zoe decides she has to find some heroes. When she meets Gwizdo and Lian-chu, a couple of two-bit, fly-by-the-seat-of-their-pants dragon hunters, she decides that she's going to believe in them and sets out on an adventure to bring peace to the land.
5) Copycat
Language
English
Description
Features the desperate hunt for a mass murderer with an elusive m.o.: he copies serial killers of the recent past.
6) Outbreak
Language
English
Description
Dustin Hoffman plays Sam Daniels, a take-charge army virologist trying to stave off global biological meltdown. A rare killer virus from the jungles of Zaire has taken hold in a California community. Its mortality rate is 100%. And some say the only way to stop its spread is to firebomb the town and everyone in it.
9) In her shoes
Language
English
Description
Free-wheeling irresponsible Maggie gets through her life thanks to her remarkable looks and her complete lack of scruples. She constantly goes to her straight-laced, plain-Jane successful lawyer sister Rose when she is in need of financial help. The two sisters have been very close to each other in part because their troubled mother died when they were girls. Maggie discovers hidden letters that reveal she and Rose have a grandmother, but Maggie ends...
10) Down periscope
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
When veteran skipper Tom Dodge is given a diesel-powered WWII sub rather than a nuclear submarine and discovers his new crew is a group of misfits, he must help them pull together to win a war game.
11) Ingenious
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Lifelong friends Matt and Sam are searching for the one big idea that will change their lives forever. But their inventions fall flat and their sales techniques leave the customers wanting. In need of cash, they turn to Matt's girlfriend Gina. When one bad decision costs them everything they have and puts their friendship to the test, they find that hitting rock bottom could lead them to the most ingenious idea they've ever had.
14) Bachelorette
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
On the night before an old friend's wedding, three frisky bridesmaids go searching for a little fun but find much more than they bargained for. Becky, set to marry her handsome sweetheart, and the remaining members of her high school clique reunite for one last bachelorette party in the Big Apple. Regan, the overachieving, uber-Maid of Honor; Gena, the smart, sarcastic one; and Katie, the ditzy beauty, all join the party.
Pub. Date
[1998]
Language
English
Description
In Snowman, a young boy's snowman comes to life and escorts him on a magical flying visit to the North Pole. In Father Christmas, the human and humorous side of Santa is displayed, as this grouchy Englishman tries to be a world traveller, finally returning with relief to his home duties.
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
They were charismatic and forward thinking, imaginative and courageous, compassionate and resolute. At times they were arrogant, vengeful and reckless. For hundreds of years, Native American leaders from Massasoit, Tecumseh, and Tenskwatawa, to Major Ridge, Geronimo, and Fools Crow valiantly resisted expulsion from their lands and fought the extinction of their culture. Sometimes, their strategies were militaristic, but more often they used what influence...
17) "10"
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
As a famous composer turns 42 he enters his mid-life crisis and chases a young woman he sees on her way to her wedding.
18) Higher learning
Pub. Date
2001.
Language
English
Description
Freshmen at a university are exposed to a brutal crash course in sexism and racism.
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
When Olivia loses her favorite doll, she dreams of becoming a Santa who returns lost toys; Olivia celebrates Christmas at Francine's summer beach party; Olivia puts on her own production of "Cinderella on ice" in her own backyard; Olivia pretends to be a reporter on a snow day and gets an up close look at the Abominable Snowman; Olivia tries to find a special gift for her teacher who is engaged to be married; Ian becomes worried when Olivia becomes...
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