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This is the story of working class hero Southern demagogue Willie Stark--rising from the mud of the back country--and his long climb to the top, followed by his longer drop to the bottom. Abetted by newspaper reporter Jack Burden, who becomes his chronicler, Stark's career begins with running for county treasurer and losing. Through law school, private practice, and finally as people's advocate against corruption, he moves up the political ladder....
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
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Based on the true story of Solomon Northup. It is 1841, and Northup, an accomplished, free citizen of New York, is kidnapped and sold into slavery. Stripped of his identity and deprived of all dignity, Northup is ultimately purchased by ruthless plantation owner Edwin Epps and must find the strength within to survive. Filled with powerful performances by an astonishing cast including Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Fassbender, Benedict Cumberbatch, Brad...
Pub. Date
[2000]
Language
English
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"Six divas of the silver screen - Sally Field, Dolly Parton, Shirley MacLaine, Daryl Hannah, Olympia Dukakis and Julia Roberts - come together as bosom buddies in this hilarious and heartwarming story of life, love and loss in a small Louisiana Parish. At the center of the group is Shelby Eatenton (Roberts), newly married and joyfully pregnant, despite the fact that her diabetes could make childbirth life-threatening. Terrified and angry at the possibility...
5) Girls trip
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
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When four lifelong friends travel to New Orleans for the annual Essence Festival, sisterhoods are rekindled, wild sides are rediscovered, and there's enough dancing, drinking, brawling and romancing to make the Big Easy blush.
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
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A rookie cop inadvertently captures the murder of a young drug dealer on her body cam. After realizing that the murder was committed by corrupt cops, she teams up with the one person from her community who is willing to help her as she tries to escape both the criminals out for revenge and the police who are desperate to destroy the incriminating footage.
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
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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...
8) Mob land
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
A small-town sheriff must protect his citizens when the New Orleans mafia comes to town seeking revenge for the robbery of one of their illegal drug-making labs.
9) 12 rounds
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
When New Orleans Police Detective Danny Fisher stops a brilliant thief from getting away with a multimillion-dollar heist, the thief's girlfriend is accidentally killed. A year later Danny is about to have the worst day of his life. After escaping from prison, the theif, who is also an internationally-known terrorist, named Miles Jackson, kidnaps Danny's girlfriend Molly and forces him into '12 Rounds' of dangerous games carefully plotted throughout...
10) Shark night
Pub. Date
[2011]
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English
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When Sara and her friends arrive at her family's Louisiana lake house, they quickly strip down to their swimsuits for a weekend of sexy fun in the sun. But they soon discover the lake is infested with hundreds of flesh-eating sharks, and a few equally dangerous human predators, that turn their killer vacation into a bone-crunching battle to stay alive!
Pub. Date
[2010]
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English
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Lt. Terence McDonagh is a rogue detective who is as devoted to his job as he is to scoring drugs while playing fast and loose with the law. He wields his badge as often as he wields his gun in order to get his way. In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, he becomes a high-functioning addict who is a deeply intuitive, fearless detective reigning over the beautiful ruins of New Orleans with authority and abandon. Complicating his tumultuous life is the...
12) Bad country
Pub. Date
2014, ©2013.
Language
English
Description
In 1983, a veteran Baton Rouge detective, Bud Carter, infiltrates the most powerful criminal enterprise in the South. After taking down its top lieutenant and contract killer, Jesse Weiland, the detective convinces him to become an informant. Jesse sets out to help bring down the entire organization, including its architect, Lutin.
15) Dead on arrival
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English
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A pharmaceutical sales rep visits a small town in Louisiana on business. He finds himself in a dark world of corruption and murder with only 24 hours to live, running from the police, the mob and a sheriff who wants him dead.
Series
Criterion collection volume 938
Language
English
Description
"Graham, a long-lost college friend ... drifts back into town and into the lives of John, a self-involved philanderer, his angelic wife, Ann, and her saucy sister, Cynthia. One by one, each is drawn into the very 'personal project' Graham is working on, leaving the relationships between them forever transformed"--Container.
17) Sounder
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
The story of a black sharecropper family living in Louisiana during the Depression. The father steals food for his family and is sent to prison. While he is in jail the mother provides love, security and strength at home. The oldest son bravely becomes the man of the house until his father returns home.
18) Labou
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
When three young friends set out to find a centuries-old pirate ship lost in the Louisiana bayou, they discover an adventure beyond their wildest imagination, and a magical swamp creature name Labou. Working together with their new pal Labou, the kids race to stay ahead of the bad guys.
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
A hairy humanoid beast is lurking in the Louisiana swamps, but only trapper Joe Canton has seen it and lived to tell the tale, and the other residents of Oil City, Louisiana don't talk about it. But that's not about to stop intrepid grad students Pahoo and Rives, who is determined to track down the Bigfoot-like creature. Defying local sheriff Billy Carter, the duo trek deep into the wilds of Black Lake, and a series of frightening encounters make...
20) Lost bayou
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
A struggling addict chooses to accompany her faith healer father on a journey across the Louisiana swamp to bury a mysterious dead woman.
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