Christopher Walken
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Inspired by true events, it is a feel-good story about Michael 'Eddie' Edwards, an unlikely but courageous British ski-jumper who never stopped believing in himself, even as an entire nation was counting him out. With the help of a rebellious and charismatic coach, Eddie takes on the establishment and wins the hearts of sports fans around the world by making an improbable and historic showing at the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics.
2) Nine lives
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Tom Brand is a billionaire builder of skyscrapers who treats his employees like crap and neglects his second wife Lara, but he really wants to give his daughter Rebecca the best gift ever for her eleventh birthday. She loves cats; he hates them. Ready to make the supreme sacrifice, Brand visits a creepy pet store and purchases a tomcat named Mister Fuzzypants. Then, boom, an accident puts Brand in a coma and traps him inside the body of Mister Fuzzypants....
Pub. Date
2004.
Language
English
Description
The story of four generations of men who are suddenly brought together by the chance to uncover the truth about their family's past. The journey will take them out on the road to a world full of surprises.
"So splendidly written and directed, so beautifully performed, so original, so mesmerizing, so gratifying..."--Gene Shalit, NBC Today
"Walken performs with a marvelously minimalist precision."--Wall Street Journal
"For Walken, the Oscar buzz...
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Marty is a struggling screenwriter who wants nothing more than to finish his script. Instead, he becomes entangled with the Los Angeles gangster underworld when his odd, but well-meaning friends kidnap a volatile gangster's shih tzu. The ordeal gives Marty all the inspiration he needs; now, he must live long enough to finish his story.
Series
Hallmark Hall of Fame volume 01
Language
English
Description
When their father invites a mail-order bride on come and live with them in their prairie town, Caleb and Anna are captivated by their new mother and hope that she will stay.
Pub. Date
1999.
Language
English
Description
Adam Webber, born and raised in a bomb shelter with his father and mother, is now emerging to a bewildering new world where he meets a modern L.A. woman and falls in love.
"...funny and entertaining!"--Roger Ebert
"Irresistible fun! Fraser gives a wonderful performance."--Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
9) Jersey boys
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Formats
Description
The story of four young men from the wrong side of the tracks in New Jersey who came together to form the iconic 1960s rock group The Four Seasons.
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Sixth grader Peter is pretty much the average kid: he likes gaming, hanging with his friends, and his beloved pair of Air Jordans. But when he has to give up his most prized possession -- his bedroom -- when his recently widowed grandfather moves in with Peter's family, he's unwilling to let such an injustice stand. Peter devises a series of increasingly elaborate pranks to drive out the interloper, but Grandpa Ed won't go without a fight.
11) The Jesus rolls
Language
English
Formats
Description
Hours after being released from prison, Jesus Quintana pairs up with fellow misfits Petey and Marie, embarking on a freewheeling joyride of petty crime and romance.
12) Batman returns
Pub. Date
1997.
Language
English
Description
Gotham City faces two monstrous criminal menaces: the bizarre, sinister Penguin and the slinky, mysterious Catwoman. Can Batman battle two formidable foes at once?
Language
English
Formats
Description
Headstrong farmer Rosemary Muldoon has her heart set on winning her neighbor Anthony Reilly's love. The problem is, Anthony seems to have inherited a family curse, and remains oblivious to his beautiful admirer. Stung by his father's plans to sell the family farm to his American nephew, Anthony is jolted into pursuing his dreams.
15) Communion
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
New York City author Whitley Strieber's account of an alien abduction that occurred while on vacation in the mountains of rural New York with his family and friends. The movie follows Strieber (portrayed by Christopher Walken) as he struggles to remember details of the event, and deals with the impact on his personal life. A psychiatrist uses hypnotic regression in order to aide Strieber in recovering his memory.
16) Man on fire
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
Hard-drinking, burnt-out ex-CIA operative John Creasy has given up on life. That is until his friend Rayburn gets him a job as a bodyguard to nine-year-old Pita Ramos. Bit by bit, Creasy begins to reclaim his soul, but when Pita is kidnapped, and ultimately presumed to be dead, Creasy unleashes a firestorm of apocalyptic vengeance against everyone responsible.
17) Click
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
A workaholic architect finds a universal remote that allows him to fast-forward and rewind to different parts of his life. Complications arise when the remote starts to make its own choices.
18) Percy vs Goliath
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Percy Schmeiser, a third-generation farmer, is sued by a corporate giant for allegedly using their patented seeds. With little resources to fight the giant legal battle, Percy joins forces with up-and-coming attorney Jackson Weaver and environmental activist Rebecca Salcau to fight one of the most monumental cases all the way up to the Supreme Court.
19) One more time
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Rattling around in his mansion in the Hamptons, faded Sinatra-esque crooner and notorious ladies man Paul Lombard stews over the acclaim that eluded him in his career and the trail of romantic wreckage he left in his wake. Matters are complicated when his punk rocker daughter Jude arrives in need of a place to stay and burdened with problems of her own, including a rivalry with her overachieving sister, her own ruinous love life, and, above all, a...
20) Joe Dirt
Language
English
Formats
Description
Joe is searching for the family that left him behind at the Grand Canyon when he was a boy. Along the way he meets up with a shock jock DJ, who targets Joe as the butt of his show. But his plucky spirit and ability to keep it real, has the listeners cheering him on and helps him find a better family than the one he thought he wanted.