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English
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The rich Duke Brothers wager on whether a born loser like Billy Ray Valentine, a hustler from the ghetto, can become as successful as Winthorpe, a wealthy investment executive, if put in the proper environment--and would a prig like Winthorpe turn to a life of crime if he were to lose it all.
2) Paper Moon
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Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Language
English
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Description
Ryan O’Neal teams up with his daughter Tatum in this bright, warm, and funny period film for which Tatum won an **Oscar** for her first film role, making her the youngest actress to ever receive this honor. O’Neal plays the smooth-talking con man Moses Pray, driving through depression-era Kansas with a carload of deluxe bibles, a gold tooth behind a convincing smile, and a list of newly widowed prospects for his line. Addie (Tatum O’Neal) is...
4) Ghost
Series
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
A man killed during a robbery gone wrong remains on Earth as a ghost because of his love for his girlfriend. He teams up with a psychic to uncover the truth behind his murder, and to rescue his sweetheart from a similar fate.
5) Sabrina
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English
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Sabrina, the naive daughter of the chauffeur for an immensely wealthy family, is obsessed with David, the family's younger son. When Sabrina returns to Long Island from Paris as a sophisticated young woman, she begins a romance with David, who has meanwhile become engaged to the daughter of a wealthy family. This new romance threatens the business interests of Linus, the older son, so he pretends to court Sabrina in order to woo her away from David,...
6) Clueless
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Language
English
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Description
Cher Horowitz and her friend Dionne, two of the most popular sophomores in school, play matchmakers for two teachers. Inspired by their success, Cher takes under her wing Tai, a clueless transfer student. While trying to make an advantageous match for Tai, Cher attempts to find a boyfriend of her own. Several misfires take place, due to poor communication, before she finds the Baldwin of her dreams. Inspired by Jane Austen's Emma.
7) Braveheart
Series
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
[2000]
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (177 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
William Wallace is a bold Scotsman who used the steel of his blade and the fire of his intellect to rally his countrymen to liberation.
9) 48 hrs
Series
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Pub. Date
[2006]
Edition
Widescreen ed.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (96 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Nolte is a rough-edged cop after two vicious cop-killers. He can't do it without the help of smooth and dapper Murphy, who is serving time for a half-million dollar robbery. Both pursue their separate goals--Nolte wants the villains and Murphy wants his money and some much-needed female companionship.
10) Hustle & flow
Series
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Pub. Date
[2006]
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (115 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
DJay, a very smalltime streetwise Memphis hustler and pimp, lives a dead-end life at the fringes of society. Though DJay has always had a way with words, that gift has long been misused--employed to keep his 'girls' producing. A chance encounter with Key, a sound engineer, spurs DJay to find a voice and realize his long-buried dreams. Chasing his musical dream transforms DJay, but opening the door to success demands one last hustle--if he's ever going...
11) Forrest Gump
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English
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Forrest Gump is a low-intelligence man who has good intentions. He struggles through childhood with his best and only friend Jenny. His mama teaches him the ways of life and leaves him to choose his destiny. Forrest joins the army and heads off to Vietnam where he becomes friends with Dan and Bubba. He wins medals, starts a table tennis craze, creates a famous shrimp fishing fleet, inspires people to jog, create the smiley, writes bumper stickers...
Series
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
[2003]
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (approximately 97 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Young Frances and Elsie believe in fairies. The photographs the girls take of the winged beings put them at the center of a real-life controversy that sweeps through a recovering World War I England during 1917. Everyone is caught up in the excitement, including two of the era's most renowned men: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and master illusionist Harry Houdini. Are the photographs real or just a cleaver hoax?
13) Little Big Man
Series
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2003]
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (139 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Jack Crabb is 121 years old. And he's done it all. He's been a full-fledged Cheyenne, an Indian fighter, a snake oil merchant, master gunman, drinking buddy of wild Bill Hickok, colleague of Buffalo Bill, and is the only survivor of Custer's Last Stand. Crabb is either the Old West's most neglected hero or the biggest liar ever to cross the Mississippi. Little Big Man is Jack Crabb's story.
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