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1) Downsizing
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
When scientists find a way to shrink humans to five inches tall, Paul and Audrey Safrane decide to ditch their stressed out lives in order to get small and live large in a luxurious downsized community. Filled with life-changing adventures and endless possibilities, Leisureland offers more than riches, as Paul discovers a whole new world and realizes that we are meant for something bigger.
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Theodore 'Theo' Decker was thirteen years old when his mother was killed in a bombing at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The tragedy changes the course of his life, sending him on a stirring odyssey of grief and guilt, reinvention and redemption, and even love. Through it all, he holds on to one tangible piece of hope from that terrible day, a painting of a tiny bird chained to its perch.
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
Mumble, the Master of Tap, has a problem because his tiny son, Erik, is choreo-phobic. Reluctant to dance, Erik runs away and encounters the Mighty Sven, a penguin who can fly! Mumble has no hope of competing with this charismatic new role model. But things get worse when the world is shaken by powerful forces. Erik learns of his father's 'guts and grit' as Mumble brings together the penguin nations and all manner of fabulous creatures.
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Latin teacher Raimund Gregorius finds a book by Portuguese poet and doctor Amadeu de Prado and his life is irrevocably changed. Determined to learn more about the author, Gregorius boards the night train to Lisbon and begins to piece together an epic story of oppression and revolution, loyalty and betrayal, love and jealousy, played out against the backdrop of a brutal fascist dictatorship. In his exploration of Amadeu de Prado's life, Gregorius finds...
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Some days are better than others is Matt McCormick's poetic, character-driven debut feature-length film that asks why the good times slip by so fast while the difficult times seem so sticky. The film explores ideas of abundance, emptiness, human connection and abandonment while observing an interweaving web of awkward characters who maintain hope by inventing their own forms of communication and self-fulfillment.
7) Downsizing
Language
English
Formats
Description
A couple with financial problems decides to undergo the procedure of shrinking their bodies to a hight of five inches to be able to live an easy and care-free life but the wife changes her mind after her husband has already been downsized and now he has to build his new life alone.
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
The inspirational true story of Michelle Payne. As a little girl, Michelle dreamed of the impossible: winning the Melbourne Cup. However, a near-fatal fall threatens to end her hopes of competing in the race. With the love and support from her father and brother Stevie, she overcomes all odds to become the first female to win the Melbourne cup.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Just before his thirteenth birthday, Jeremy Fink receives a keyless locked box that purportedly contains the meaning of life, so he and his best friend Lizzy to use their imaginations to search throughout Manhattan for clues to discover the box's secrets, meeting interesting characters along the way.
Series
Studio classic volume 34
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
Based on the novel by Sloan Wilson, The Man In The Gray Flannel Suit stars Gregory Peck as a haunted New York executive who defies convention and decides his family is more important than his career in this post-war melodrama.
13) El camino
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
A man embarks on a road trip to transport a friend's ashes to Mexico.
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
A month by the lake: An attractive older guest has her eyes on a well-to-do bachelor.
A walk on the moon:In the summer of 1969 while spending another vacation with her family Pearl realizes she's missing out on the freedom of the times.
My life so far: Young Fraser Pettigrew enters a summer of discovery with the arrival of his sexy aunt Heloise.
About Adam: Free-spirited Lucy is ready to give up her wild ways when she meets her perfect man.
A...
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Desperate after being fired from his long-time job, Matt O'Donnell walks to a nearby diner where he and his now-deceased father used to frequent. There, he is haunted by his father, RICK. Confused and angry from an argument with his wife, Cheryl, he returns home and finds a positive pregnancy test in the trash, panicked, he runs away. He is repeatedly visited by his estranged father, who encourages him to take a deep look at himself in the mirror...
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
Español
Description
Eva is about to turn 33 and her decision to stay in Madrid in August has become an act of faith. The days and nights arise as times for opportunities, and during the open-air summer celebrations, Eva meets other people whom she tries to help, without realizing that she is actually helping herself.
Series
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
Español
Description
Karen has left her slimy but successful husband Mario after ten years of marriage. She needs a fresh start to find out who she is and who she could be, despite her husband's proclamation that she can do absolutely nothing. She walks out into Bogotá with no job, no friends, and hardly any money, but catches a break when she meets a hairdresser named Patricia at a cheap flophouse. With her younger and seemingly stronger friend by her side, Karen takes...
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
An inspirational documentary that follows two recent college graduates on a road trip across America, as they explore how successful people have chased their dreams. They learn about topics like: discovering one's passion, committing to a dream, dealing with setbacks, and redefining success for the millennial generation.
20) Christmas town
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Lauren Gabriel (Candace Cameron Bure) leave everything behind in Boston to embark on a new chapeter in her life and career. But an unforeseen detour to the chrming town of Grandon Falls has her discover unexpected new chapters -- of the heart and of family -- helping her to embrace, once again, the magic of Christmas.
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