Joe Morton
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"Young Hiram Walker was born into bondage -- and lost his mother and all memory of her when he was a child -- but he is also gifted with a mysterious power. Hiram almost drowns when he crashes a carriage into a river, but is saved from the depths by a force he doesn't understand, a blue light that lifts him up and lands him a mile away. This strange brush with death forces a new urgency on Hiram's private rebellion. Spurred on by his improvised plantation...
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They came by river and by wagon train, braving the endless distances of the Great Plains and the icy passes of the Sierra Nevada. They were men like Linus Rawlings, a restless survivor of Indian country who'd headed east to see the ocean but left his heart--and his home--in the West. They were women like Lilith Prescott, a smart, spirited beauty who fled her family and fell for a gambling man in the midst of a frontier gold boom. These pioneering...
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A lethal cyborg, the T-1000, has been sent back from 2029 A.D. to present day Los Angeles on a mission to kill the boy destined to lead the freedom fighters of the future. The original terminator cyborg is reprogrammed and sent to save the boy, assisted by the boy's mother, a woman warrior whose warnings of a world headed toward nuclear disaster go unheeded. (156 min.).
9) Stealth
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Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
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English
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In the near future, the Navy develops a stealth fighter plane. On board piloting the jet is an artificial intelligence computer. The jet is placed on an aircraft carrier in the Pacific to learn combat manuevers from the human pilots aboard. But when the computer develops a mind of its own, it's the humans who are charged with stopping it before it incites a war.
10) Justice League
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Warner Bros. Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
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Fueled by his restored faith in humanity and inspired by Superman's selfless act, Bruce Wayne enlists the help of his newfound ally, Diana Prince, to face an even greater enemy.
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Miramax Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2006.
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English
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Gabriel Noone, a celebrated writer and late-night talk show host, becomes captivated by the harrowing story of a young listener and his adoptive mother. When troubling questions arise about the boy's identity, however, Noone finds himself drawn into a widening mystery that hides a deadly secret!
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Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2011.
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English
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Everything you thought you knew about the small town of Eureka is about to change. Sheriff Carter and the resident geniuses are accustomed to the strange occurrences that make their town unlike any other. But when five of them are shunted back in time to Eureka's Founder's Day, their return trip delivers them to a present-day Eureka that's anything but familiar.
13) Speed
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L.A.P.D. SWAT team specialist, Jack Traven, is sent out to diffuse a bomb that a revenge-driven extortionist has planted on a city bus. Annie, one of the passengers on that bus, must now keep the bus speeding through the streets of L.A. at more than 50 miles per hour. If she goes below 50, the bomb on board the bus will detonate.
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WGBH Educational Foundation
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[2008]
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English
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In 1897, six Eskimos arrived in New York City, brought as the "exotic cargo" of explorer Robert Peary from Greenland. The youngest of the group was 7-year-old Minik, who struggled to create a home and identity thousands of miles from his native land.
15) Eureka: Season 1
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Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2007]
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English
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In the quirky town of Eureka, America's brightest scientists are working on some of the government's best-kept secrets-- some lead to brilliant inventions and some to total chaos. Making sense of the mysteries is Sheriff Jack Carter, a former U.S. marshal who is stranded in the surreal small town after a random car accident.
17) Africa
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National Geographic Video
Pub. Date
[2001]
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English
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An epic series presenting Africa through the eyes of its people, conveying the beauty and diversity of the continent and the compelling personal stories of those who shape its future.
VOLUME 1, EPISODE 1: SAVANNA HOMECOMING: Witness the splendor of East Africa's golden plains in this story of two women and their journeys between bustling cities and rural landscapes. Through these personal tales, set against a backdrop of age-old animal migrations,...
18) Eureka: Season 2
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Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2008]
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English
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Return to the seemingly perfect town of Eureka, where the hidden work of America's brightest scientists can lead to innovative discoveries and unnatural chaos. Follow Sheriff Jack Carter as he struggles to keep a sense of normalcy amid the scientific mayhem, big brains and bigger adventure in this unusual little town in the Pacific Northwest.
20) Paycheck
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Paramount
Pub. Date
[2004]
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English
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Jennings is the best reverse-engineer in the business. He is hired by his friend Rethrick to do a special job, with the promise of a multi-million dollar paycheck when sucessfully completed. When he is finished, all memory of what he had been working on is ereased from his mind. That's when his problem really start to begin. He is hunted by the FBI for something he has no recollection of doing and has little time to work it out. Before his memory...