Louis Gossett
2) Toy soldiers
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
When an exclusive boarding school is taken hostage by South American terrorists, the rebellious students risk their lives in a desperate, deadly campaign to stop them.
Publisher
Not Supplied
Pub. Date
Not Supplied
Language
English
Description
After the sudden death of her father leaves a teenage girl without a family, she becomes lost in her own anger and sadness. Her family doctor informs her that her father had a secret, that the mother she never knew was alive and well. When she travels to meet her, she befriends a horse trainer and discovers that in caring for the horse, she is able to overcome her hardships and emotional trauma. Through the victories and new friendships she forms,...
Publisher
Not Supplied
Pub. Date
Not Supplied
Language
English
Description
A gathering of old men: A regular day in a Louisiana sugarcane plantation changes course when a local white farmer, a racist, is shot. A group of old, black men takes a courageous step by coming forward en masse to take responsibility for the killing. As the sheriff confronts the suspects, the young plantation owner stands alone in her defense of this group of men who stand resolute against decades of injustice.
In his father's shoes: After his father's...
6) Solar attack
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
Description
"The largest solar explosion ever detected has just broken off from the sun and is hurling to earth. Learning the planet's atmosphere will ignite if the firestorm breaches the ozone layer, U.S. President Ryan Gordon turns to maverick scientist Lucas Foster for help. With time running out, Foster has one shot to prevent global Armageddon - or earth will be history - in this pulse-pounding action thriller.
7) The lamp
Publisher
Destiny Image Films
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
In what seems to be the final days of their already strained marriage, Stanley and Lisa Walters receive a strange gift of an old oil lamp that holds a mystery.
Publisher
Platinum Disc Corp
Pub. Date
2004.
Language
English
Description
The River Niger: A house-painter/poet struggles to support his cancer-plagued wife. Death of a prophet: Combines documentary footage with reenactments to weave a fascinating work. A suspense thriller which follows the events in the final 24 hours of the life of religious and political leader Malcolm X.
9) Enemy mine
Publisher
Not Supplied
Pub. Date
Not Supplied
Language
English
Description
Two warriors engaged in a savage futuristic war between Earth and the planet Dracon, crash-land on a desolate, fiery planet. At first, the human and his reptilian, alien opponent are intent on destroying each other. But after battling the elements and each other, the two stranded pilots gradually realize that the only way either of them will survive is to over-come their undying hatred.
Series
Publisher
BON Productions Inc. ; Out of Africa Entertainment (pty) Ltd
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
A universal story of loss, courage and triumph, this recounts the extraordinary journey of Aminata Diallo, an indomitable African woman who survives in a world in which everything seems to be against her. Kidnapped by slave traders in West Africa then sold into slavery in South Carolina, Aminata navigates her way through the American Revolution in New York, the isolated refuge of Nova Scotia, and the treacherous jungles of Sierra Leone, before finally...
11) Cover-up
Publisher
Electra Films
Pub. Date
2002.
Language
English
Description
Mike Anderson, an American journalist, is trying to piece together a story surrounding a sudden attack on a U.S. naval outpost near Tel Aviv. A U.S. official seems to be stonewalling Anderson, but it soon becomes clear he is in serious danger. By the time Anderson uncovers all the facts, he realizing that only he can stop events from exploding into World War III.
12) Diggstown
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2000]
Language
English
Description
Hustler Gabriel Caine, just out of prison, heads to Diggstown, a small town where boxing matches go down with no rules and high stakes, and tries to set up the town owner by arranging for ten Diggstown men to fight a retired contender in 24 hours.
13) Dog Jack
Publisher
Screen Media
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
The Civil War family film is the story of a slave boy and his dog who escape from a plantation, join the Union army, and eventually face their former master on the battlefield. The story is based on the true-life adventures of the mascot of the Pennsylvania 102nd.
14) The grace card
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
Police officer Mac McDonald's life is shattered when a tragic accident takes the life of his son. Years later, Mac's bitterness and pain has eroded his love for his family, strained his relationships on the force, and left him angry with God. When Mac gets partnered up in the squad car with Sam Wright, an African-American ordained minister-turned-cop, will the two be able to join forces and help one another when it's impossible to look past their...
Publisher
Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Formats
Description
A decades-spanning tale of love and resilience and of one woman's journey to freedom. Celie faces many hardships in her life, but ultimately finds remarkable strength and hope in the unbreakable bonds of sisterhood.
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
It's been eighteen months since Nicolae Carpathia's rise to power, and has been captivating the whole world, including President Fitzhugh. There are some far away, who suspect he's something more, the prophesied Antichrist.
17) The dependables
Publisher
Phase 4 Films
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Five retired ex-military men attempt the unthinkable and dust off their old uniforms for one last explosive mission. The team quickly discovers that they are up against an enemy from their past. This time their mission is personal. With guns blazing, the group puts their lives on the line to defeat their arch nemesis and save their grandchildren.
Series
Publisher
Warner Classics
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
'They're killing him bit by bit!' Flamboyant, flame-haired 70-plus Augusta Bertram has opened a package containing a finger that recently belonged to her years-ago lover. The victim's kidnappers continue mailing expendable body parts, and Augusta enlists the aid of her stuffy nephew in a mad to-the-rescue adventure across Europe in pursuit of $100,000 in ransom money. The scramble to save a life just might also liberate the nephew's life-starved soul....
19) A fighting man
Publisher
Not Supplied
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
Haunted by a tragic past, undefeated but washed-up boxer Sailor O'Connor is a broken man. When a fluke opportunity arises to step back in the ring, he takes it. Not knowing when to throw in the towel, Sailor must face his personal demons or die trying to stay on his feet throughout a bloody, brutal beating in the ring.
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
Monty is a blue-collar mechanic who enlists the help of a successful-but-lonely attorney while trying to gain custody of his three daughters from his treacherous ex-wife and her larcenous boyfriend. Along the way, the working relationship between the blue collar dad and his uptown attorney grows into something more. As these two people try to overcome their different backgrounds, they find love. Monty struggles to protect his children from abuse and...