Emily Mortimer
21) Phil
Author
Language
English
Description
Phil, a depressed dentist whose life is falling apart, is shocked when one of his patients, a man who seemed to have the perfect life, kills himself. Determined to find out what would drive a man who had everything to end his life, Phil pretends to be a handyman and integrates himself in to the dead man's life, befriending his wife and daughter. How long can Phil keep up this double life when he is already ready to end his normal one?
22) The 51st State
Author
Language
English
Description
An American master chemist plans to score big on a once-in-a-lifetime drug deal. All does not go as planned and he is soon entangled in a web of deceit.
Publisher
Distributed by Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2008, c2007
Language
English
Description
Lars is a sweet but shy guy who has a hard time talking with his family, coworkers, and neighbors. Although his family fears the worst when Lars brings home a life-sized companion doll who he thinks is a real girlfriend, named Bianca, a doctor encourages them to play along with him so that he can work through his delusions. The whole community rallies to his support, and Lars begins to deal with all of his emotions. He even begins to develop feelings...
Publisher
Anchor Bay Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
A "comedy about that one family member who is always just a little bit behind the curve. For sisters Miranda..., Natalie..., and Liz..., that person is their upbeat brother Ned, an organic farmer, whose willingness to trust humankind allows for an oddly trouble-free existence. Ned may be utterly lacking in common sense, but he is their brother, and after his girlfriend dumps him and boots him off the farm, his sisters must once again come to his rescue"--Container....
25) Transsiberian
Publisher
First Look Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
A train journey from China to Moscow becomes a thrilling chase of deception and murder when an American couple encounters a mysterious pair of fellow travelers.
Publisher
Walt Disney Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
A young woman named Sophie is cursed by the Witch of the Waste and is turned into an old woman who is unable to tell anyone of her plight. Unable to continue her job at her mother's hat shop, she goes to the ambulatory castle of the notorious wizard Howl and insinuates herself into his household. Sophie befriends Calcifer, the fire demon who powers the castle and who is bound to Howl by a contract, the terms of which Calcifer cannot reveal. They promise...
27) Cars 2
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
Star race car Lightning McQueen and the incomparable tow truck Mater take their friendship on the road from Radiator Springs to exciting new places when they head overseas to compete in the first-ever World Grand Prix to determine the world's fastest car. But the road to the championship is filled with plenty of potholes, detours, and hilarious surprises when Mater gets caught up in an intriguing adventure of his own: international espionage!
28) 10,000 Saints
Author
Language
English
Description
Set in the 1980s, following tragedy, teenage Jude (Asa Butterfield) moves from Vermont to New York City to live with his father (Ethan Hawke) in the punk-fueled East Village. Caught in the chaos of city life, Jude and his friends, Eliza and Teddy (Hailee Steinfeld and Emile Hirsch) embark on a journey of self-realization in a neighborhood on the verge of riots.
29) With-In
Author
Language
English
Description
A star-studded anthology filled with funny, dramatic, romantic and familiar stories capturing challenges, human resilience, creativity, and the inspiration to take a deep look at ourselves and make each day better than the last.
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
After Mary Poppins departed London, Jane and Michael Banks grew up into loving and responsible adults. When Michael becomes a single father of three children after the death of his wife, Mary Poppins revisits the Cherry Tree Lane home again to try to help Michael and his family cope and move beyond their grief. Time passes quickly for most normal mortals. Mary Poppins has never been normal. Although it's now the 1930s, she looks exactly the same....
Publisher
BBC Studios
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Growing up in the 1920's, young cousins Linda Radlett and Fanny Logan defy all expectations by diving headlong into evert experience that life - and love - has to offer. Headstrong Linda wants the perfect romance. And book-smart Fanny longs for something more solid. As their lives take different paths, will they ever find Mr. Right? And how will they know true love when they find it? --container
32) Harry Brown
Author
Language
English
Description
An elderly ex-serviceman and widower looks to avenge his best friend's murder by doling out his own form of justice.
33) Shutter Island
Author
Language
English
Description
When U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels arrives at the asylum for the criminally insane on Shutter Island, he uncovers terrifying truths about the island and finds out some places never let you go.
34) Young Adam
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
Joe works on a barge run by Les. Ella may have been the boss's wife, but Joe couldn't have cared less. Their torrid affair takes his mind off the beautiful dead girl found floating in the river. Her name was Cathie, and Joe was the last person to see her alive. Only Joe know's whether Cathie's death was a suicide, an accident or murder. And the shocking truth could save the life of an innocent man, or send a guilty one to the gallows.
35) Hugo
Author
Language
English
Description
Set in 1930s Paris, an orphan who lives in the walls of a train station is wrapped up in a mystery involving his late father and an automaton.
36) The bookshop
Language
English
Description
In England in 1959, free spirited widow Florence Green follows her lifelong dream by opening a bookshop in a conservative coastal town.
37) Redbelt
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
A jujitsu master becomes corrupted by the glitz and glamor of Hollywood. When a respected jujitsu master eschews a lucrative prizefighting career in favor of opening a self-defense dojo, it appears that he has chosen a peaceful path in life. The dedicated master's fate takes an unanticipated turn, however, when he is manipulated into participating in ultimate fighting championships by a group of unscrupulous actors and fight promoters. Later, as the...
39) Relic
Publisher
Scream Factory
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
When elderly mother Edna inexplicably vanishes, her daughter Kay and granddaughter Sam rush to their family's decaying country home, finding clues of her increasing dementia scattered around the house in her absence. After Edna returns just as mysteriously as she disappeared, Kay's concern that her mother seems unwilling or unable to say where she's been clashes with Sam's unabashed enthusiasm to have her grandma back.
40) Shutter Island
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Pub. Date
©2010
Language
English
Description
When U.S. Marshall Teddy Daniels arrives at the asylum for the criminally insane on Shutter Island, what starts as a routine investigation quickly takes a sinister turn. As the investigation unfolds and Daniels uncovers more shocking and terrifying truths about the island, he also learns there are some places that never let you go.