Fionnula Flanagan
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[1999]
Language
English
Description
When Ned Devine dies from shock after winning the lottery, two longtime friends, Michael and Jackie, discover the body and agree Ned would want them to benefit from his good luck. They embark upon an outrageous scheme to claim the ticket -- but first they have to get all the townsfolk to go along with their plan.
Language
English
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Formats
Description
Ebenezer Scrooge begins the Christmas holiday with his usual miserly contempt, barking at his faithful clerk and his cheery nephew. But when the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Yet to Come take him on an eye-opening journey revealing truths Old Scrooge is reluctant to face, he must open his heart to undo years of ill will before it's too late. Includes featurettes, and deleted scenes.
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
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Description
"When Saoirse and Ben's mother mysteriously disappears into the ocean, the two children go on an epic journey to find out the truth about her, and in the process, discover mystical secrets about both their mother and Saoirse herself. The film takes inspiration from the mythological Selkies of Irish folklore, who live as seals in the sea but become humans on land."--
8) Transamerica
Series
Publisher
IFC Films
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
Bree Osborne, a pre-operative transsexual, learns she fathered a child back when she was Stanley Osborne. The wheels of fortune take Bree and her teenaged son on a cross-country trip that will change both their lives.
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
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Description
When Saoirse and Ben's mother mysteriously disappears into the ocean, the two children go on an epic journey to find out the truth about her, and in the process, discover mystical secrets about both their mother and Saoirse herself.
11) Life's a breeze
Publisher
Magnolia Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
A struggling family makes a well-intentioned attempt to clean out their mother's house, and accidentally trashes a mattress she has been stashing her life savings in, Nan, her unemployed slacker son Colm, and his niece Emma must overcome their many differences to lead their family in a public race against time to find a lost fortune.
12) Tasting menu
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
One of the greatest restaurants in the world is closing and an eclectic mix of international patrons have arrived in beautiful Catalonia for the final dinner service. As the staff prepare and serve an audacious tasting menu, a young couple in the midst of a divorce who made their reservation a year ago before separating, reunite for this once-in-a-lifetime meal. Can their romance be rekindled?
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Formats
Description
"In this prequel to The Hunger Games, a young Coriolanus is the last hope for the once-proud Snow family that has fallen from grace in a post-war Capitol. Snow reluctantly takes an assignment to mentor Lucy Gray Baird, a tribute from the impoverished District 12. But after Lucy Gray's charm captivates Panem's audience, Snow unites with Lucy Gray to turn the odds in their favor. Battling his instincts for both good and evil, Snow races against time...
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
Mark is a desperate unemployed writer who lives in a world where everyone unfailingly tells the truth. People don't even know what fiction is. Every thought, no matter how humiliating or harsh, tumbles out unvarnished. Then one day, Mark becomes so desperate he concocts a lie. In a world where everyone is unfailingly honest, a lie is believed with total and absolute gullibility. Mark can get anything he wants. The one thing he truly wants is the love...
Publisher
Kultur
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
An exploration of seminal writer James Joyce's native city, discovering the influences and settings for his life and work. It presents an interweaving picture, focusing on Joyce's family and their situation and his social and religious environment. It contrasts the physical city that he knew with the city of his writings, through the eyes of Ulysses characters Leopold Bloom and his women, from Molly Bloom to Anna Livia Plurabella.
16) The others
Publisher
MIramax
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"While awaiting her husband's return from war, Grace and her two young children live an unusually isolated existence behind the locked doors and drawn curtains of a secluded island mansion. Then, when three mysterious servants arrive it becomes frighteningly clear that there is far more to this house than meets the eye. Acclaimed by critics everywhere, the unpredictable twists and turns of this compelling hit will keep you guessing." --
17) The others
Publisher
Dimension Home Video
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
A devoutly religious mother of two ailing children has moved with her family to a mansion on the English coast. Her two children both suffer from a rare photosensitivity disease that renders them extremely vulnerable to sunlight, prompting the rule of having only one door open in the house at a time. When one of the children claims to see ghosts, Grace at first believes her newly arrived family of eccentric servants to be responsible, but chilling...
18) Yes man
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Carl Allen signs up for a self-help program based on one simple principle: say yes to everything ... and anything. Unleashing the power of 'yes' transforms Carl's life in amazing and unexpected ways, but he soon discovers that embracing every opportunity might just become too much of a good thing.
Publisher
MPI Home Video
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
In Victorian England, young aristocrat Dorian Gray meets Sir Harry Wotton and is introduced to London's society circuit and a decadent world of self-indulgience. Dorian sinks further into a cruel, hedonistic existence as Sir Harry's unscrupulous influence over him grows. While Dorian's appearance remains youthful, he discovers that his portrait ages and takes on hideous features reflecting his sinful ways. Ultimately, Dorian realizes that he has lost...
20) Yes man
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Carl Allen signs up for a self-help program based on one simple principle: say yes to everything ... and anything. Unleashing the power of 'yes' transforms Carl's life in amazing and unexpected ways, but he soon discovers that embracing every opportunity might just become too much of a good thing.