Sam Neill
Publisher
Thames
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
Description
Thrilling, suspenseful dramatization of the real-life adventures of Agent ST-I, aka Sidney Reilly, the inspiration behind Ian Fleming's James Bond. Shot's in glorious period detail, one heart-pulsing mission after another captures the arc of Reilly's brilliant career. From stealing top-secret Russian oil information to a near overthrow of the Bolshevik Revolution to his final capture by Stalin's forces in 1918, Reilly's exploits are at times so daring...
42) SuperCroc
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
This program details the discovery of the fossil of a 40-foot crocodile who lived 110 million years ago.
Series
Publisher
Miramax
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
The Englishman who went up a hill but came down a mountain: A young man offends an entire town by declaring their mountain--a prized local landmark--to be a "hill." The eccentric and funny townspeople rally around their "mountain" and a fiery young woman charms the puzzled out-of-town cartographer into seeing things their way.
Sirens: An idealistic young minister on a mission, must tame the wicked ways of a notorious artist whose nude paintings of...
44) Escape plan
Publisher
Summit Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Ray Breslin, one of the world's foremost authorities on structural security, agrees to take on one last job: breaking out of an ultra-secret, high-tech facility called The Tomb. Deceived and wrongly imprisoned, Ray must recruit fellow inmate Emil Rottmayer to help devise a daring, nearly impossible plan to escape from the most protected and fortified prison ever built.
45) Harry
Publisher
Acorn
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"Still grieving his wife's suicide, Detective Harry Anglesea returns to Auckland's Major Crime Unit after bereavement leave in his native Samoa. Although he's eager to jump back into the job, his self-destructive behavior hints that he may not be ready. His thirteen-year-old daughter, Mele, is even less ready for life as normal and desperately needs her father's attention. Harry and his boss, DSS Jim 'Stocks' Stockton, soon become engrossed in a high-profile...
46) Plenty
Pub. Date
2001
Language
English
Description
Susan Traherne returns to her home in post-war Britain haunted by her experiences as a resistance fighter in occupied France.
47) A long way down
Publisher
Magnolia
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Four strangers happen to meet on a London rooftop with the intent of committing suicide on New Year's Eve. They decide to call off their plans for six weeks and form an unconventional, dysfunctional family and friendship.
Publisher
Lions Gate Entertainment
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
Teenage twins Rachel and Theo travel to Auckland to stay with relatives following the sudden death of their mother. Where there was once a psychic bond between them, now there is a rift as Theo, particularly, refuses to confront his grief. Rachel reaches out to him, but is rebuffed. They visit Mt. Eden, where Theo sees Mr. Jones, a strange old man from whose hands fire seems to glow. Inside the mountain, he and Rachel find what can only be an alien...
49) The dovekeepers
Publisher
CBS Broadcasting, Inc
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"One of the most remarkable events in ancient Israel comes to life in this dazzling, two-part miniseries based on the best-selling novel by Alice Hoffman. In 70 A.D., three strong, sensuous women journey to the city of Masada in a desperate attempt to hold out against the Roman army. Despite their diverse pasts, they are united by their passionate natures, roles as dovekeepers, and the powerful secrets that will mysteriously tie their destinies...
51) Skin
Publisher
E1 Entertainment
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
Despite being born to Afrikaner parents, Sandra faces prejudice from her community due to her dark skin and African features. Torn between her family and the man she loves, Sandra must overcome the racial intolerance of her society in this uplifting true story.
Publisher
Echo Bridge Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
The great sorcerer Merlin has returned to Camelot to save it from the problems it has seen. With the help of a beggar that has his own magic, the fight begins to find the Holy Grail, put it in its rightful place, and bring Camelot back to its glory days.
Series
Publisher
Blue Underground
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
"Sybylla Melvyn struggles with the conflicts that we all have between ambition, family, love, and guilt in a most remarkable manner. Sybylla grows to understand that life is a series of trade-offs, and that no one can have it all, and that no one can please everyone. Simple yet universal themes told with charm, wit, and a vulnerability that allows us to get right inside of her character and to understand her."--Internet Movie Database.
Publisher
Acorn
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
As the world teeters on the brink of war, ten strangers are persuaded to retreat from their troubled lives to Soldier Island, an isolated rock near the Devon coast. When a storm cuts them off from the mainland, the true reason for their presence on the island becomes horribly clear: they are to be executed, one by one.
55) Rams
Publisher
Samuel Goldwyn Films
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Two estranged brothers, Colin and Les, are at war raising separate flocks of sheep both descended from the family's bloodline. When Les's prize ram is diagnosed with a rare and lethal illness, authorities order a purge of every sheep in the valley but Colin attempts to stealthily outwit the powers that be." --
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
Young owl Soren marvels at his father's epic stories of the Guardians of Ga'Hoole, mythic winged warriors who fought a great battle to save all owl kind from the evil Pure Ones. When he and brother Kludd fall from their treetop home and into the talons of the Pure Ones, it's up to Soren to make a daring escape with the help of other brave owls. Also contains the 3D feature film.
Publisher
Warner Bros. Entertainment
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
A gangster family epic set in 1919 Birmingham that follows the notorious gang, who got their name from sewing razor blades into the peaks of their caps, and their fierce boss Tommy Shelby, a man dead set on moving up in the world, no matter the cost.
Publisher
Screen Media
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"The remarkable true story of the founding of the world's greatest sporting event, the FIFA World Cup. Through the decades, soccer has gone from backyard game to the Beautiful Game, a global sporting phenomenon. In United Passions, take a journey through the ages as three men overcome numerous obstacles and impossible odds to give birth to the most watched sporting event in the world." --
59) Daisy's dream
Publisher
Vertical Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"When an adorable, eternally optimistic quokka named Daisy wants to achieve the impossible, to win the 'World's Scariest Games', she enlists the guidance of a washed-up former champion to help her achieve her dreams and prove that true champions come in all sizes." --
60) Sirens
Series
Publisher
Miramax Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[1999]
Language
English
Description
An idealistic young minister on a mission, must tame the wicked ways of a notorious artist whose nude paintings of his beautiful models scandalize the nation. Intent on delivering salvation, the repressed reverend and his wife instead are lead into temptation by their playfully seductive hosts and sensuous surroundings.