Piper Laurie
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Based on the moving true story of a blue-collar father and his teenage son, Rick Wershe, who became an undercover informant for the FBI during the 1980s, before he was arrested for drug trafficking, abandoned by his handlers, and sentenced to life in prison.
3) Carrie
Series
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Based on the best-selling Stephen King novel, Carrie catches the mind, shakes it and refuses to let it go. Starring Sissy Spacek and Piper Laurie, John Travolta and Amy Irving, this ultimate revenge fantasy is one of the all-time great horror classics! At the center of the terror is Carrie, a tortured high-school misfit with no confidence, no friends ... and no idea about the extent of her secret powers of telekinesis. But when her psychotic mother...
4) The hustler
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
An amoral, arrogant pool hustler who haunts backroom pool halls gets a real chance at fame when he faces the legendary Minnesota Fats in a personal competition.
Series
Language
English
Description
A love story about John Leeds, an idealistic special education teacher, and a headstrong deaf girl named Sarah. At first, Leeds sees Sarah as a teaching challenge. But soon their relationship blossoms into a love so passionate it shatters the barrier of silence that keeps them apart.
6) Hesher
Publisher
Lions Gate Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2011]
Language
English
Description
Loud music. Pornography. Lighting fires. These are a few of Hesher's favorite things. And they are what Hesher brings into the lives of TJ and his father Paul when he takes up residence in the garage uninvited. Grief stricken by the loss of TJ's mother, Paul can't muster the strength to evict the strange squatter and soon the long-haired, tattooed Hesher becomes a fixture in the household. Hesher's anarchy shakes the family out of their grief and...
7) The hustler
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2002, 1961]
Language
English
Description
Itinerant pool shark challenges the top man for the championship, sacrificing everything until he realizes the stakes are too high.
Publisher
Republic Pictures
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"The body of a young girl (Laura Palmer) is washed up on a beach near the small Washington state town of Twin Peaks. FBI Agent Dale Cooper is called in to investigate her strange demise only to uncover a web of mystery that ultimately leads into the heart of the surrounding woodland and his very own soul"--Douglas Baptie, Internet Movie Database.
10) Promise
Series
Hallmark Hall of Fame volume 65
Publisher
Hallmark
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Bob, a feckless bachelor, promised his mother that at her death he would care for his schizophrenic younger brother D.J. but he becomes apprehensive when the time comes. Facing up to his responsibility, Bob tries his best, but his set ways and D.J.'s erratic behavior mix like oil and water. Giving his promise one last shot, Bob takes D.J. on a fishing trip to the secluded lake where they vacationed as children. Here, the rush of memories transforms...
11) Alone
Publisher
Fox Lorber Films
Pub. Date
2000, 1997.
Language
English
Description
Examines the life of farmer and recent widower John Webb and what happens when a Texas oil man offers mineral rights to his land. The family becomes divided over the prospect of easy cash.
12) Return to Oz
Publisher
Disney DVD
Pub. Date
2004.
Language
English
Description
Dorothy, back in Kansas, can't stop thinking about Oz. She believes that her friends have sent her a key. Auntie Em, worried for Dorothy's health, takes her to a famous doctor who works miracles with electricity. Dorothy escapes from the mental hospital. When she awakes, she and a chicken named Billina find themselves in Oz. Dorothy tries to find her old friends in the Emerald City, but learns that they have all been transformed by the Nome King....
14) The grass harp
Publisher
New Line Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
A teenaged boy is sent to live with his aunts in a small Southern town in the 1930's.
16) The hustler
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
An amoral, arrogant pool hustler who haunts backroom pool halls gets a real chance at fame when he faces the legendary Minnesota Fats in a personal competition.
18) Tim
Publisher
Platinum Disc Corp
Pub. Date
2003.
Language
English
Description
Tim is an Australian film which tells the story of the relationship between a handsome young man and an attractive businesswoman in her mid-40s. Tim is developmentally disabled but, thanks to his understanding and loving home life, he is able to move through life almost with a child's gentleness and content.
Publisher
Hannover House
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Set in rural Alabama in the late 1950s, Lewellen lives with her stern grandmother, Grammie, but spends most of her time with her much-adored Daddy in his dilapidated shack. Daddy's wild side is tempered by his beautiful but troubled girlfriend, Ellen, who has a mysterious history but calming influence on the lonely, young girl. Lewellen is deeply talented and finds comfort and safety, as well as a place to put her hurt and rage, in the music of Elvis...
20) Possessed
Publisher
Showtime Networks
Pub. Date
2000.
Language
English
Description
"Timothy Dalton stars as Father Bowdern, the priest who battled the devil for the soul of a child. Suffering unspeakable horrors and witnessing incredible evil, he must overcome his doubts and face his fears. Based on the actual case that inspired 'The Exorcist'."--Container.