Samantha Morton
2) The whale
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
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Formats
Description
A reclusive English teacher suffering from severe obesity attempts to reconnect with his estranged teenage daughter for one last chance at redemption.
3) Two for joy
Publisher
Gravitas Ventures
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
It is an authentic and unwavering, ultimately uplifting coming of age story; a visceral, moving exploration of one British family's life.
Publisher
Decoding Annie Parker, LLC
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Annie Parker finds out she has breast cancer, a devastating blow to a woman who's already lost her mother and sister to the same disease. Mary-Claire King is a geneticist researching the still unknown link between DNA and cancer in the wake of skeptical colleagues and funding challenges.
5) Miss Julie
Publisher
Maipo Film AS ; Miss Julie Limited ; Subotica Limited ; Senorita Films SAS
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
A wealthy aristocrat and her father's valet's innocent flirtation turns into a heated and dangerous affair that tests the boundaries of class and desire.
6) She said
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Formats
Description
New York Times reporters Megan Twohey and Jodi Kantor break one of the most important stories in a generation, a story that helped launch the #MeToo movement and shattered decades of silence around the subject of sexual assault in Hollywood.
Publisher
Oscilloscope Pictures
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
Partnered with hard-line officer Tony Stone, Sgt. Will Montgomery is a battle-scarred war hero home from Iraq and newly assigned to the Army's Casualty Notification service. He faces this formidable mission while seeking comfort and healing back on the home front when he falls for the wife of a fallen soldier.
8) The harvest
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
A sinister couple who keeps their sick son in a secluded environment find their controlled lives, and the disturbing secrets they hold, challenged by a young girl who moves in next door.
Pub. Date
[2017]
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 Newtb2ss fantastic beasts, which could spell trouble for both the wizarding and No-Maj worlds.
Publisher
Universal Pictures Co
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
1585: Philip II's Catholic Spain is the most powerful empire in the world. Only England, ruled by Protestant Elizabeth, stands against him. The Queen is threatened by a depleted treasury, constant threats of assassination, and plots by Philip to install her cousin, Queen Mary of Scotland, on her throne. To which end a great armada is poised to invade England--as punishment for the capture of his treasure-ships, and to make Europe safe for Catholicism--even...
12) The libertine
Publisher
The Weinstein Company
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
John Wilmot, a 17th century poet, is the Earl of Rochester and from the beginning he treats his wife cruelly, drinks to relentless excess, abuses his friendships, and generally wallows in dissipation, much to the dismay of King Charles II. The king hopes that Rochester will write a play glorifying his reign. But Rochester finds his true inspiration when he sees a young actress named Lizzie Barry. Rochester sets out to make her the greatest actress...
13) The unloved
Publisher
Oscilloscope Laboratories
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
A powerful and personal look at the strength and resilience of youth. Tells the story of eleven-year-old Lucy seeking refuge as a ward of the state from her abusive father. Placed in a tumultuous foster home, Lucy befriends her rebellious teenage roommate Lauren, and together they navigate the cold and uncaring world before them. Captures the subtle magic and melancholy of childhood while painting an honest portrait of a girl torn between a broken...
14) Longford
Publisher
HBO Video
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Based on a true story of the devout Catholic British Lord Frank Aungier Pakenham, 7th Earl of Longford, and his controversial, colorful, headline-making friendship with one of Britain's most notorious criminals, child murderess Myra Hindley.
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
"How do you make your way in the world - and even in your own house - when your big sister knows just the "right way" to do everything? Just ask Max, a three-year-old bunny with lots of determination and a little bit of mischief too. It doesn't matter that his big sister Ruby thinks she has a lot to teach him: Max has his own ideas."--Container.
17) Lassie
Publisher
Weinstein Company
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
The Carraclough family is forced to sell Lassie when they fall on hard times. On her journey of 500 miles, Lassie faces dangers, natural and human, and finds help in unexpected places as she returns to her home and the boy she loves.
18) Control
Series
Miriam collection volume 3
Publisher
Weinstein Co
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Ian Curtis has aspirations beyond the trappings of small town life in 1970s England. Wanting to emulate his musical heroes, he joins a band, and his musical ambition begins to thrive. Soon though, the everyday fears and emotions, fueled by his music, slowly begin to eat away at him. Married young, with a daughter, he is distracted from his family commitments by a new love and the growing expectations of his band, Joy Division. The strain manifests...
19) Jane Eyre
Publisher
A & E Home Video
Pub. Date
[1999]
Language
English
Description
Jane Eyre, a mistreated orphan, learns to survive by relying on her independence and intelligence.
20) Code 46
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
In the near future, previlged classes live and work "Inside" cities, while non-citizens scratch out a miserable existence "Outside" in a vast desert. People cannot leave their designated zones without special visas known as "papelles". When fraudulent papelles surface, Seattle fraud investigator William Geld travels to Shanghai to ferret out the culprit and meets Maria Gonzalez ... a woman with whom he has a passionate affair, but breaks one of society's...