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1) Gravity
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Dr. Ryan Stone ... is a brilliant medical engineer on her first shuttle mission with veteran astronaut Matt Kowalski. ... On a seemingly routine spacewalk, disaster strikes. The shuttle is destroyed, leaving Stone and Kowalski completely alone, tethered to nothing but each other and spiraling out into the darkness. As fear turns to panic, every gulp of air eats away at what little oxygen is left. But the only way home may be to go further out into...
2) Star trek
Series
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Formats
Description
On the day of James Kirk's birth, his father dies on his ship in a last stand against a mysterious alien vessel. He was searching for Ambassador Spock, who is a child on Vulcan, disdained by his neighbors for his half-human nature. Twenty years later, Kirk has grown into a young troublemaker. He is inspired by Capt. Christopher Pike to fulfill his potential in Starfleet, even though he annoys his instructors. Suddenly, there is an emergency on Vulcan...
4) Rocketman
Series
Publisher
Walt Disney Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
A computer geek is chosen to go on the first manned mission to Mars, and his crewmates aren't happy.
5) Marooned
Series
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Video
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
After completing a daring mission in space, the three-man spaceship orbits the Earth preparing for re-entry. But a retro-rocket misfires, and the crew are marooned in space. They are trapped in a cramped metal vessel with no power-- outside there is no air and no heat.
7) Pontiac moon
Series
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
1995.
Language
English
Description
In the summer of 1969, a whole nation awaited the Apollo XI mission to the moon. Science teacher Washington Bellamy and his son undertake a fantastic journey of their own. Their goal: to match the mileage from the Earth to the moon in Washington's 1949 Pontiac Chief. If Washington's calcuations are correct, they will arrive at the Spires of the Moon National Park just as the astronauts land on the moon.
Publisher
HBO Home Box Office
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Throughout this nation's history, mankind have reached for the heavens and dreamed of touching the stars. From the early stages of the space program and Kennedy's 1961 call to reach the moon within a decade to the successes and heartbreaking failures of the race for space, the dream was kept alive by dedicated, daring professionals and a nation intent on reaching for, and landing amid, the stars, all while the world faced the Vietnam War." --
10) Capricorn One
Language
English
Description
When the head of NASA's manned Mars mission discovers that the capsule meant to carry the astronauts will suffer a catastrophic failure, he forces them to participate in a hoax by broadcasting their 'Mission' from a studio built at an abandoned air force base. Over many months, the astronauts are forced to film broadcasts on their progress. They find out that they are to die upon re-entry. An investigative reporter gets wind that something is amiss...
11) Star trek
Series
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
The greatest adventure of all time begins with Star Trek, the incredible story of a young crew's maiden voyage onboard the most advanced starship ever created: the U.S.S. Enterprise. On a journey filled with action, comedy and cosmic peril, the new recruits must find a way to stop an evil being whose mission of vengeance threatens all of mankind. The fate of the galaxy rests in the hands of James Kirk, and Spock, two bitter rivals.
Publisher
A&E Television Networks
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Noranti and Sikozu are recent additions to the crew. A shocking former enemy will play a major role as well. The stakes have risen for the crew and for the universe itself, including escalating dangers that threaten not only the Farscape galaxy, but Crichton's home galaxy as well.
Series
Publisher
New Line Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
In the astronaut's wife the lives of courageous NASA astronaut Spencer Armacost and his beautiful schoolteacher wife Jillian are momentarily shattered when Spencer's mission mysteriously loses contact with Earth for 2 minutes, but neither Spencer nor Jillian knows that those 120 seconds of terror will ultimately threaten their sanity, their future and their lives.
In Don Juan DeMarco a psychiatrist rescues a young man who claims to be the legendary...
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Star trek: "The brash James T. Kirk tries to live up to his father's legacy with Mr. Spock keeping him in check as a vengeful Romulan from the future creates black holes to destroy the Federation one planet at a time"--IMDb.com.
Star trek into darkness: "After the crew of the Enterprise find an unstoppable force of terror from within their own organization, Captain Kirk leads a manhunt to a war-zone world to capture a one-man weapon of mass destruction"--IMDb.com.
Star...
Series
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Dispatched on a rescue mission to the farthest reaches of space, the USS Enterprise is ambushed by Krall, a ruthless enemy sworn against the Federation. Crash-landing on an uncharted hostile world, Captain Kirk, Spock, and the crew are separated with no means of escape. Only Jaylah, a rebellious alien warrior, can help them reunite and find a way off the planet in a race against time to stop Krall's deadly army from triggering all-out galactic war.--...
16) Gattaca
Series
Language
English
Description
As one of the last "natural" beings born into a genetically engineered world, Vincent Freeman has none of the 'pre-ordered' DNA that will guarantee him success. Desperate to realize his dream of exploring space, Vincent assumes the identity of a genetically superior athlete. Avoiding detection using the athlete's genetic markers, Vincent becomes a rising star at Gattaca Aerospace, attracting the attention of a beautiful co-worker. When a flight director...
Publisher
CBS DVD
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Not only have Star trek fans voted online for their all-time favorite captain's episodes but, for the first time ever, each legendary captain (William Shatner, Patrick Stewart, Avery Brooks, Kate Mulgrew and Scott Bakula) has also chosen his or her personal favorite episode. Prepare yourself for pulse-pounding action and unimaginable adventure with five courageous captains as they dare "to boldly go where no one has gone before."
18) Bingebox: PG-65
Publisher
Cranston Public Library
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Borrow one box, get 6 movies at once. Limit 3. 3-Week Loan. Holds allowed. No renewals. $1/day overdue fine.
Bucket List: Corporate billionaire Edward Cole and working class mechanic Carter Chambers have nothing in common, except they both have been diagnosed with terminal illnesses. While sharing a hospital room together, they decide to make a Bucket List of all the things they have ever wanted to do before they die. In the process of completing...
Publisher
Cranston Public Library
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
The Blind side: Michael Oher is a homeless African-American teenager who is from a broken home. Mike is taken in by the Touhys, a well-to-do white family who help him fulfill his potential. At the same time, Oher's presence in the Touhys' lives leads them to some insightful self-discoveries of their own. Living in his new environment, Mike faces a completely different set of challenges to overcome - as both a football player and student. Mike works...
