Holly Hunter
1) Manglehorn
Publisher
IFC Films
Formats
Description
Al Pacino and Holly Hunter give moving performances as a cat loving locksmith and a lovelorn bank teller who are both transformed by a new romance in this magical love story.
Publisher
British Broadcasting Corporation
Pub. Date
[2014]
Description
A pregnant 12 year-old girl who won't reveal who the father is, walks chest deep into the freezing waters of a New Zealand lake and disappears. Robin Griffin is called in to investigate and becomes more and more obsessed. As she searches, she slowly begins to realize that finding the girl is tantamount to finding herself, a self she has kept well hidden. A powerful and haunting story about our search for happiness, where the dream of paradise attracts...
3) The big sick
Publisher
Lions Gate Entertainment Inc
Pub. Date
[2017]
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Pakistan-born comedian Kumail Nanjiani and grad student Emily Gardner fall in love but struggle as their cultures clash. When Emily contracts a mysterious illness, Kumail finds himself forced to face her feisty parents, his family's expectations, and his true feelings.
Series
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Bob and his wife Helen used to be among the world's greatest crime fighters, saving lives and battling evil on a daily basis. Fifteen years later, they have been forced to adopt civilian identities and retreat to the suburbs where they live "normal" lives with their three kids, Violet, Dash, and Jack-Jack. Itching to get back into action, Bob gets his chance when a mysterious communication summons him to a remote island for a top secret assignment....
5) The firm
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Harvard Law grad Mitch McDeere takes a job with a small prosperous Memphis firm that offers him a lifestyle beyond his imagination, until the FBI approaches him with evidence of corruption and crime ties, and he must choose between his sense of right and his personal safety.
Pub. Date
[2016]
Formats
Description
Fearing the actions of Superman are being left unchecked, Batman takes him on, while the world wrestles with what kind of a hero it really needs. With Batman and Superman fighting each other, a new threat, Doomsday, is created by Lex Luthor. It's up to Superman and Batman to set aside their differences, along with Wonder Woman, to stop Lex Luthor and Doomsday from destroying Metropolis. Includes Theatrical and Ultimate Edition versions of the film....
Series
Pub. Date
[2018]
Formats
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Bob Parr, Mr. Incredible, has unwittingly demonstrated repeated that Supers can cause as much damage as villains while protecting the world, which causes his wife -- Elastigirl -- to be chosen as the face of a movement to make Supers legal again. Still, it will take the entire gang to take down a new supervillain bent on mind-controlling the entire world!
8) The Piano
Publisher
LIVE Entertainment [distributor]
Pub. Date
c1998
Description
Erotic passions and vengeful jealousies are aroused when two men desire the same woman, the mute wife in an arranged marriage. Only one realizes that her heart can only be won through her beloved piano.
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2013
Description
Frustrated by her dyslexic daughter's struggles at a failing inner-city school, Jamie Fitzpatrick tries to enroll her somewhere else. When this fails, Jamie recruits a disillusioned but caring teacher to try to fix the broken school.
Publisher
distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2001], c2000
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Description
Loosely based on Homer's "Odyssey", this is the story of three convicts-- escapees from a prison farm in Mississippi-- and their adventure as they travel home in hopes of recovering buried loot before it's lost forever in a flood.
11) Copycat
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c1998
Description
Features the desperate hunt for a mass murderer with an elusive m.o.: he copies serial killers of the recent past.
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2001], c1995
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Description
Claudia Larson is a divorced single mom who just lost her job and now has to fly home for the traditional family Thanksgiving in Baltimore. From the plane, she calls for reinforcements--and her brother Tommy makes it down from Boston with a little surprise: a handsome friend named Leo. Between dropping the turkey in their sister's lap and a few fist fights on the front lawn, Claudia and Tommy recapture their childhood and Claudia and Leo explore the...
13) Raising Arizona
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Description
An ex-con and a police officer decide to get married and start a family. To their dismay, they discover that they can neither have nor adopt children. Desperate, they resort to kidnapping one of the newborn quintuplets of the wealthy Arizona family. However, their attempt at living a normal life is complicated by neurotic co-workers, two fugitives, and a mysterious bounty hunter.
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2005]
Description
Stacy is an associate producer for a daytime talk show who is confounded by her boyfriend Derek's unwillingness to talk about his previous relationships. Egged on by her co-worker Barb, Stacy sneaks a look at Derek's Palm Pilot and checks out the scores of names and numbers of his ex-girlfriends. Stacy sets up interviews with them, under the false pretense that it has to do with the show, in order to get closer to her man. Her plan starts to unravel,...
15) Once around
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
2004
Description
The oldest daughter of a close-knit Italian-American family falls in love with an abrasive, obnoxious but forcefully charming businessman. He almost demolishes her family while winning her heart, but they all learn how to balance her happiness with the family's survival.
Publisher
Rabbit Ears Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2007
Description
In the first tale, the greedy troll who lives under the bridge is no match for the biggest of the billy goats gruff. In the second tale the moral that hard work has its rewards becomes evident as the cleverest and wisest pig finally gets even with the big bad wolf.
17) Always
Publisher
Universal Studios
Pub. Date
c1999
Description
A legendary pilot with a passion for daredevil fighting sacrifices himself to save his best friend and then help his lover move on with her life.
18) The Incredibles
Publisher
Walt Disney Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2005]
Description
Bob and his wife Helen used to be among the world's greatest crime fighters, saving lives and battling evil on a daily basis. Fifteen years later, they have been forced to adopt civilian identities and retreat to the suburbs where they live "normal" lives with their three kids, Violet, Dash, and Jack-Jack. Itching to get back into action, Bob gets his chance when a mysterious communication summons him to a remote island for a top secret assignment....
19) Moonlight mile
Publisher
Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2003], c2002
Description
Set in the early '70s, Joe is distraught after the death of his fiancée. He moves in with her parents, Ben and JoJo, while trying to sort out all of the legal troubles and painful details of the wedding cancellations. While trying to locate the wedding invitations in the mail, Joe meets Bertie, whose boyfriend has been MIA in Vietnam. Despite his growing relationship with his late fiancée's parents, Joe begins to foster a romance with Bertie.
20) Broadcast news
Series
Criterion collection volume 552
Description
Romantic triangle set in the world of television news. Tom Grunick is the perfect modern anchorman. He's got the smooth charm and handsome good looks that America loves. Jane Craig is the brilliant hot-shot producer, committed to fighting the trend toward flashy, style-over-substance "personality" news, whose job it now is to make Tom look like a newsman. Aaron Altman is the dedicated reporter, utterly devoid of on-camera charisma, who's jealous and...