Ally Sheedy
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Two teenage girls claim that they pregnant--and virgins. One is carrying the child of Christ... the other the son of Satan. In Boston, seventeen-year-old Kathleen is pregnant--but she swears she's a virgin. In Ireland, another teenage girl, Colleen, discovers she is in the same impossible condition. Cities all around the world are suddenly overwhelmed by epidemics, droughts, famines, floods, and worse. As terrifying forces of light and darkness begin...
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Five high school students-- a Rebel, an Athlete, a Brain, a Princess and a Basketcase-- find themselves thrown together serving a Saturday morning detention. They do not have much in common, except giving up their day, sitting in the school library, and writing an essay for the principal. At first, they argue and hate each other, but after smoking some of John's marijuana, they begin to pour their hearts out to each other. They talk about their fears,...
3) WarGames
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English
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Young electronics wizard David Lightman unwittingly hooks into America's supersecret wargames computer and the world is suddenly threatened with nuclear annihilation.
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Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
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Doug and Louise have been married for many years, but their marriage began to grow cold after their teenage daughter was killed in a car accident. When Doug goes to New Orleans to attend a convention, he meets Mallory, a teenage stripper/prostitute who is on a path to self-destruction. Doug decides to help her whether she appreciates it or not. This act will help to heal his marriage.
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Description
Seven friends, recent college graduates, search for a place in the real world and face the issues of career and commitment. Against the backdrop of St. Elmo's, their local hang-out, they save, betray and love each one another as only the closest of friends can.
8) Bad boys
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English
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"Mick O'Brien is a young Chicago street thug torn between a life of petty crime and the love of his girlfriend. When the heist of a local drug dealer goes tragically wrong, Mick is sentenced to a brutal juvenile prison where violence is a rite of passage and respect is measured in vengeance. Can a bad boy on the edge of salvation find the heart to survive a manhood on the verge of murder?" --Container.
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Criterion collection volume 905
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English
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Five high school students-- a Rebel, an Athlete, a Brain, a Princess and a Basketcase-- find themselves thrown together serving a Saturday morning detention. They do not have much in common, except giving up their day, sitting in the school library, and writing an essay for the principal. At first, they argue and hate each other, but after smoking some of the Rebel's marijuana, they begin to pour their hearts out to each other. They talk about their...
10) The veteran
Publisher
Anchor Bay Entertainment
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
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Thirty years after the fall of Saigon, politician Ray Watson returns to Vietnam to lay his demons to rest, but he is confronted by a POW he left behind who forces him to relive the day of their capture.
11) Only the lonely
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English
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Comedy about a 38-year old Chicago cop who still lives with his mother, a domineering widow used to controlling her son's life. When he meets and falls in love with a young woman, Mama sets out to break up the romance.
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Criterion collection volume 574
Publisher
Criterion Collection
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English
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With her ex-husband Bill a convicted pedophile and in jail, Trish is happy to remarry and provide a normal father figure for her two sons, but when Bill is released, Trish and the boys must decide whether or not to forgive him. Includes bonus features.
Publisher
Wolfe Video
Pub. Date
[2009]
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English
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The lives of three very different women are linked only by the steam room at the local gym. All three women are 'stuck' in life and are unable to overcome what is keeping them from growing and thriving in their lives. Each will embark on a risky relationship that will lead them to themselves.
14) Maid to order
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Artisan Entertainment
Pub. Date
2002.
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English
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A fairy godmother turns a rich, bored brat into a homeless, penniless outsider who is forced to work as a maid for two wealthy social climbers.
15) Short circuit
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Image Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2000]
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English
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"[A] high-tech comedy adventure about Number Five, a robot who escapes into the real world after he short-circuits in an electrical storm and decides that he's human. Because he's carrying destructive weapons, the Defense department and his designer are desperate to find him. But Number Five is being protected by a young woman who is teaching him a gentler way of life"--Container.
16) Betsy's wedding
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English
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Scandal. Lust. Disaster. Intrigue. --and the invitations haven't even gone out yet! Betsy's wedding is a funny, feel good movie about a wonderfully eccentric family and their hilarious trials and tribulations. It's about everything but their daughter's wedding! Anything can and does happen when the freespirited bride-to-be casually announces her engagement, setting off a series of crazy events, including accidental meetings with the mafia, oddball...
17) WarGames
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Metro Goldwyn Mayer
Pub. Date
2012.
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English
Description
A young computer whiz kid accidentally taps into a top secret super-computer which has complete control over the U.S. nuclear arsenal. It challenges him to a game between America and Russia, and he innocently starts the countdown to World War 3.
18) Harold
Publisher
City Lights Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
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A young boy becomes friends with the school janitor, who tries to help him with fitting in when the kids in school tease the boy for suffering from premature balding.
19) Citizen Jane
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Distributed by Green Apple Entertainment
Pub. Date
2011.
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English
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Jane Alexander lives an enviable life in San Francisco with handsome Tom O'Donnell. But her idyllic life is shattered when her beloved, elderly aunt is brutally murdered, and police detective Jack Morris convinces Jane that Tom is the killer. Heartbreak turns to horror when Jane discovers Tom has disappeared with her money, leaving her near bankrupt. This betrayal will prompt Jane to go on a thirteen-year journey to track down her ex and ultimately...
20) Day zero
Publisher
First Look Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
The military draft has been reinstated. Three best friends, George is a successful lawyer, Dixon is a tough-as-nails cab driver, and Feller is a writer with a lot of insecurities. The three are drafted into the Army and given 30 day to report for duty. In that time, the three friends will be forced to confront everything they believe about courage, duty, love, friendship and honor.