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English
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John Wade grew up in the 1950s, a decade that has since been dubbed the 'golden age of science fiction'. It was a wonderful decade for science fiction, but not so great for young fans. With early television broadcasts being advertised for the first time as 'unsuitable for children' and the inescapable barrier of the 'X' certificate in the cinema barring anyone under the age of sixteen, the author had only the radio to fall back on - and that turned...
Publisher
Binge Box
Pub. Date
[2020]
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
5 videodiscs (DVD) (524 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A quiet place: A powerful and evil force threatens to attack a family whenever they make a noise, causing them to plunge into lives of silence. Any move they make, they live with the terrifying threat of being ambushed at any moment. With their existence on the line, they will need to develop a plan to escape their perilous circumstances. The question is whether or not time has already run out on their aspirations to lead normal lives.
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23) Lost in space
Series
Publisher
New Line Home Video
Pub. Date
1998.
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (130 min.) : sound color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The year is 2058. With the earth's resources severely depleted human survival depends upon "The Jupiter Mission." This daring plan will launch an entire family--the Robinsons--into the farthest reaches of hyperspace to colonize "Alpha Prime," the only other habitable planet in the galaxy. But when a stowaway sabotages the mission, the Robinsons find themselves hurtling through uncharted space, facing alien invaders, time-warp wonders and non-stop...
Publisher
Binge Box
Language
English
Formats
Description
Death wish: When his wife and daughter are violently attacked, Dr. Paul Kersey hunts down his family's assailants to deliver justice. Fury and fate collide in this intense action-thriller.
Die hard 2: Here it is Christmas Eve, and John McClane is off duty in the nation's capital. But a team of terrorists, in town to rescue a drug lord from justice, has taken over a major airport, holding thousands of travelers hostage.
The fifth element: New York...
25) The Batman
Language
English
Description
Two years of stalking the streets as the Batman, striking fear into the hearts of criminals, has led Bruce Wayne deep into the shadows of Gotham City. With only a few trusted allies, Alfred Pennyworth, Lt. James Gordon, amongst the city's corrupt network of officials and high‐profile figures, the lone vigilante has established himself as the sole embodiment of vengeance amongst his fellow citizens. When a killer targets Gotham's...
26) Independence Day
Language
English
Appears on list
Formats
Description
Massive spaceships appear in Earth's skies and wonder turns to terror as the ships blast destructive beams of fire down on cities all over the planet. The world's only hope lies with a determined band of survivors.
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2017]
Edition
Rental; widescreen version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (133 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
It opens in 1926 as Newt Scamander has just completed a global excursion to find and document an extraordinary array of magical creatures. Arriving in New York for a brief stopover, he might have come and gone without incident, were it not for a No-Maj (American for Muggle) named Jacob, a misplaced magical case, and the escape of some of Newt's fantastic beasts, which could spell trouble for both the wizarding and No-Maj worlds.
28) Explorers
Series
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Language
English
Formats
Description
In their makeshift laboratory, three boys (Ethan Hawke, River Phoenix and Jason Presson) use an amazing discovery and their ingenuity to build their own spaceship and launch themselves on a fantastic interplanetary journey. Nominated for Best Make-Up and Best Special Effects at the **Academy of Science Fictions & Horror Movies.** *"It looks terrific, moves along at a gallop, and is marvelously good natured." - Geoff Andrew, **Time Out***
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (114 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Biologist and former soldier Lena is shocked when her missing husband comes home near death from a top-secret mission into The Shimmer, a mysterious quarantine zone from which no one has ever returned. Now, Lena and her elite team must enter a beautiful, deadly world of mutated landscapes and creatures, to discover how to stop the growing phenomenon that threatens all life on Earth.
30) Poor things
Publisher
20th Century Studios
Language
English
Formats
Description
From filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos and producer Emma Stone comes the incredible tale and fantastical evolution of Bella Baxter, a young woman brought back to life by the brilliant and unorthodox scientist Dr. Godwin Baxter. Under Baxter's protection, Bella is eager to learn. Hungry for the worldliness she is lacking, Bella runs off with Duncan Wedderburn, a slick and debauched lawyer, on a whirlwind adventure across the continents. Free from the prejudices...
Publisher
Manga Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2004]
Edition
Special edition; widescreen version.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (DVD) (82 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
日本語
Formats
Description
In 2029 a female cybernetic government agent and the Internal Bureau of Investigations are hot on the trail of "The Puppet Master", a mysterious and threatening computer virus capable of infiltrating human hosts. Together, with her fellow agents from Section 9, they embark on a high-tech race against time to capture the omnipresent entity.
33) Edge of tomorrow
Pub. Date
2014
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (113 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Formats
Description
In a near future, an alien race has hit the Earth in an unbeatable assault. Major William Cage has never seen a day of combat, but is dropped into a suicide mission and killed within minutes. Cage now finds himself thrown into a time loop-forcing him to live out the same day over and over, fighting and dying each time. With each "life", Cage learns more fighting skills, so that when he and warrior Rita Vrataski take the fight to the aliens, they are...
34) The Wolverine
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2013]
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (126 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Summoned to Japan by an old acquaintance, Wolverine becomes embroiled in a conflict that forces him to confront his own demons.
35) Cloud atlas
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2013]
Edition
Widescreen version.
Language
English
Formats
Description
An exploration of how the actions of individual lives impact one another in the past, present and future, as one soul is shaped from a killer into a hero, and an act of kindness ripples across centuries to inspire a revolution. The story is a time-shifting weave of six interlinking narratives, with diverse settings from the savagery of a Pacific Island in the 1850s to a dystopian Korea of the near future.
36) Interstellar
Pub. Date
[2015]
Edition
Widescreen version.
Language
English
Formats
Description
With our time on Earth coming to an end, a team of explorers undertakes the most important mission in human history; traveling beyond this galaxy to discover whether mankind has a future among the stars.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Worlds collide when Enn (Alex Sharp), a shy teenager in 70s London, meets the beautiful and rebellious Zan (Elle Fanning) at a party. They set in motion the ultimate showdown between their rivaling worlds and test the limits of how far they will go for true love. Nominated for a Queer Palm at the **Cannes Film Festival**. "*Gloriously bonkers, with a charming central performance from Elle Fanning.*" - Matthew Bond, ***Daily Mail (UK)***
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Language
English
Formats
Description
The X-Men are mutant heroes sworn to defend a world that hates and fears them. With the help of new recruits The Beast and Angel, they must face evolution itself in the form of their former teammate, Jean Grey. Possessed with the cosmic power of the Dark Phoenix, the resurrected Jean Grey has become a danger to herself, her mutant comrades, and the entire planet. To stave off this imminent threat to humanity, a possible cure is discovered that may...
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2016]
Edition
Widescreen edition.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (151 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
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.
40) Nope
Publisher
Universal
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Following their father's shocking death, Hollywood animal wrangler OJ and his sister Emerald begin observing unexplained phenomena on their vast Southern California ranch that leads them down an obsessive rabbit hole as they plot attempts to capture the mystery on camera. Along with a former child star turned family them park ringmaster who neighbors the siblings, the pair's efforts to chase the spectacle soon bring terrifying consequences and unimaginable...
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