Brad Pitt
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Reclusive author Loretta Sage writes about exotic places in her popular adventure novels that feature a handsome cover model named Alan. While on tour promoting her new book with Alan, Loretta gets kidnapped by an eccentric billionaire who hopes she can lead him to an ancient city's lost treasure from her latest story. Determined to prove he can be a hero in real life and not just on the pages of her books, Alan sets off to rescue her.
2) Bullet train
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Brad Pitt stars as Ladybug, an unlucky assassin determined to do his job peacefully after one too many gigs gone off the rails. Fate, however, may have other plans, as Ladybug's latest mission puts him on a collision course with lethal adversaries from around the globe, all with connected, yet conflicting, objectives, on the world's fastest train. The end of the line is just the beginning in this non-stop thrill-ride through modern-day Japan from...
3) By the sea
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
A married couple takes a vacation in France in the 1970s and find that their time in a sleepy seaside town, complete with a unique array of locals, strengthens their bond and reaffirms their marriage.
4) Allied
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Formats
Description
The story of intelligence officer Max Vatan, who in 1942 North Africa encounters French Resistance fighter Marianne Beausejour on a deadly mission behind enemy lines. Reunited in London, their relationship is threatened by the extreme pressures of the war.
5) Seven
Pub. Date
2004.
Language
English
Description
A psychological thriller about two detectives on the trail of a serial killer who chooses his victims according to the seven deadly sins.
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Examines the economies of being environmentally conscious in green building design. The first program, The green apple, uses New York City, particularly One Bryant Park and the Solaire, to demonstrates how the ubiquitous skyscraper can be a model of environmental responsibility. The second episode, Green for all, features architect and activist Sergio Palleroni as he works to provide design solutions to regions suffering from social and humanitarian...
Pub. Date
[1999]
Language
English
Description
Based on the true story of two brothers, Norman and Paul Maclean, growing up in Montana. While Paul rebels against the stern nature of the boys' father Rev. Maclean, Norman pursues his dream of becoming a writer. However, despite the brothers' differences they are ultimately bonded by their mutual love of fly-fishing.
10) 12 monkeys
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
Description
After the world's population is devastated by a killer virus, Cole volunteers to travel into the past to obtain a pure virus sample, thereby helping scientists develop a cure. Along the way, he crosses paths with a beautiful psychiatrist and a mental patient as he searches for the Army of the 12 Monkeys, a radical group linked to the deadly disease.
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
The financial meltdown from the perspective of a number of players: Michael Burry, a bizarre autistic-like stock-picking genius, and the first to realize that the market's housing boom is based on a "house of cards" sham; Mark Baum, self-loathing fictional character whose firm picks up insider trading information from a wrong number phone call; Jarred Vennet, a smart-aleck broker who confirms the ominous suspicion; and Charles Gellar and James Shipley,...
14) Moneyball
Language
English
Formats
Description
The story of Oakland A's general manager Billy Beane's successful attempt to put together a baseball club on a budget by employing computer-generated analysis to draft his players.
Language
English
Description
"Conozcan la historia real de Solomon Northhup (Chiwetel Ejiofor), un ciudadano afro-americano nacido libre durante el siglo XIX. Siendo un violinista prometedor y talentoso, Solomon recibe la oferta de dos artistas para tocar el violín en unas presentaciones de la la ciudad de Nueva York. Esto es un engalo y Solomon es secuestrado para ser vendido como esclavo en unas plantaciones de Louisiana, donde conocerá de cerca el maltrato y racismo de la...
17) Megamind
Language
English
Formats
Description
Over the years, Megamind has tried to conquer Metro City in every imaginable way. Each attempt a colossal failure, thanks to the caped superhero known as 'Metro Man.' One day Megamind actually defeats him in the throes of one of his botched evil plans. Suddenly, the fate of Metro City is threatened when a new villain arrives and chaos runs rampant, leaving everyone to wonder if the world's biggest 'mind' can actually be the one to save the day? Includes:...
18) Troy
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
In 1193 B.C., Prince Paris, the son of the King of Troy falls in love with Helen, the wife of the king of Sparta, and convinces her to follow him away from her husband, Menelaus, the result is an epic war. The Greeks sail to Troy and lay siege. Achilles, the greatest warrior in all the world, is called in to fight against Troy and give Greece the upper hand. Hector, the eldest son of Priam, King of Troy, and the greatest Trojan warrior embodies the...
20) Fight club
Pub. Date
2000.
Language
English
Description
When a ticking-time-bomb insomniac and a soap salesman channel their aggression into therapeutic "fight clubs," an eccentric woman gets in the way and ignites an out-of-control spiral toward oblivion.