Tom Hanks
Author
Language
English
Description
"A gentle Eastern European immigrant arrives in New York City after his family and his life have been torn apart by his country's civil war. A man who loves to bowl rolls a perfect game--and then another and then another and then many more in a row until he winds up ESPN's newest celebrity, and he must decide if the combination of perfection and celebrity has ruined the thing he loves. An eccentric billionaire and his faithful executive assistant...
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Publication Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"From the Academy Award-winning actor and best-selling author: his debut novel. The story of the making of a colossal, star-studded, multimillion-dollar superhero action film...and the humble comic book that inspired it. PART ONE of this story takes place in 1947. A troubled soldier, returning from the war, meets his talented five-year-old nephew, leaves an indelible impression, and then disappears for 23 years. Cut to 1970: The nephew, now drawing...
Author
Language
English
Description
"From the Academy Award-winning actor and best-selling author: his debut novel. The story of the making of a colossal, star-studded, multimillion-dollar superhero action film ... and the humble comic book that inspired it. PART ONE of this story takes place in 1947. A troubled soldier, returning from the war, meets his talented five-year-old nephew, leaves an indelible impression, and then disappears for 23 years. Cut to 1970: The nephew, now drawing...
Author
Language
English
Description
At the end of the Second World War, Cyril Conroy combines luck and a single canny investment to begin an enormous real estate empire, propelling his family from poverty to enormous wealth. His first order of business is to buy the Dutch House, a lavish estate in the suburbs outside of Philadelphia. Meant as a surprise for his wife, the house sets in motion the undoing of everyone he loves. Cyril's son Danny and his older sister Maeve are exiled from...
6) Apollo 13
Author
Publisher
MCA/Universal Home Video
Publication Date
c1998
Language
English
Description
True story of how three astronauts, stranded 205,000 miles above the earth, fight a battle to survive while Mission Control works against time to bring them home.
7) Toy story
Author
Publisher
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
Publication Date
2010
Language
English
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Description
Woody, the cowboy, and Buzz, a space ranger, are rival toys until they must work together to escape the toy-torturing boy next door.
8) Sully
Author
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Publication Date
2016
Language
English
Description
After landing US Airways Flight 1549 on the Hudson River, Captain Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger faces criticism during the investigation into the crash while being hailed as a hero by the media.
9) Elvis
Author
Publisher
SDS
Publication Date
[2022]
Language
English
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Description
Explores the life and music of American icon Elvis Presley from the perspective of his enigmatic manager, Colonel Tom Parker.
11) Saving Mr. Banks
Author
Series
Publisher
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
Publication Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
The story of Walt Disney's struggle to obtain the rights to P.L. Travers' "Mary Poppins."
12) Forrest Gump
Author
Publisher
Paramount
Publication Date
[2017]
Language
English
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Description
Tells the story of a good-natured man with a low IQ who personally experiences important events in American history and continues to love, albeit unreciprocated, his childhood sweetheart Jenny.
14) Toy Story 3
Series
Publisher
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
Publication Date
2010
Language
English
Description
As Andy prepares to leave for college, the toys are mistakenly delivered to Sunnyside Daycare and it is up to Woody to get everyone home.
15) Asteroid City
Publisher
Universal
Publication Date
[2023]
Language
English
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Description
The itinerary of a Junior Stargazer/Space Cadet convention (organized to bring together students and parents from across the country for fellowship and scholarly competition) is spectacularly disrupted by world-changing events.
Publisher
Focus Features
Publication Date
[2025]
Language
English
Description
The story of a family and a family business. Benicio del Toro plays tycoon Anatole "Zsa-zsa" Korda, one of the richest men in Europe; Mia Threapleton is Sister Liesl, his daughter/a nun; Michael Cera is Bjorn Lund, an entomologist.
17) Inferno
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Publication Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
When Robert Langdon wakes up in an Italian hospital with amnesia, he teams up with Sienna Brooks, a doctor he hopes will help him recover his memories. Together, they race across Europe and against the clock to stop a madman from unleashing a global virus that would wipe out half of the world's population.
18) The Circle
Publisher
EuropaCorp
Publication Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
When Mae is hired to work for the world's largest and most powerful tech and social media company, she sees it as an opportunity. As she rises through the ranks, she is encouraged by the company's founder, Eamon Bailey, to engage in a groundbreaking experiment that pushes the boundaries of privacy, ethics and ultimately her personal freedom. Her participation in the experiment, and every decision she makes begin to affect the lives and future of her...
19) Cloud atlas
Publisher
Warner Bros
Publication Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
An exploration of how the actions of individual lives impact one another in the past, present and future, as one soul is shaped from a killer into a hero, and an act of kindness ripples across centuries to inspire a revolution. The story is a time-shifting weave of six interlinking narratives, with diverse settings from the savagery of a Pacific Island in the 1850s to a dystopian Korea of the near future.
20) Here
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Publication Date
[2025]
Language
English
Description
A generational story about families and the special place they inhabit, sharing in love, loss, laughter, and life.