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Long Beach, Mississippi 39560
Email: wizard@lindorfer.us
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Note: Titles in italics are on DVD.
Titles in red are Walt Disney Productions
that are suitable for all family members.
 | 8 Days to the Moon and Back | Directed by Anthony Philipson Writing credits: Philip Ralph | Eight days, three hours, 18 minutes, 35 seconds. That is the total duration of the most important and celebrated space mission ever flown - Apollo 11 - when humans first set foot on the moon. Original archive footage from the Apollo programme is combined with newly shot film and cinematic CGI to create the ultimate documentary of the ultimate human adventure. | 90 mins |
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 | The 2000 Year Old Man | Directed by Leo Salkin Writing credits: Mel Brooks & Carl Reiner | The 2000 Year Old Man is an old Brooks-Reiner improvised comedy routine turned into a half-hour animated TV special. Reiner, a TV reporter, interviews Brooks, a man claiming to be 2000 years old, who reviews the events of the last 20 centuries as he "remembers" them. Brooks' unexpected answers to Reiner's questions are pure, undiluted (i.e. hilarious!) Mel Brooks! | 30 mins |
 | 2010 - The year We Make Contact | Directed by Peter Hyams Writing Credits: Arthur C. Clarke (novel) Peter Hyams (screenplay) | Crew members aboard the Russian spaceship Leonov are on a rendezvous course with the US spaceship Discovery, stranded in orbit around Jupiter. What they don't know is that their fate will again be determined by the silicon-based mind of the HAL-9000 computer that sabotaged the original mission. The scenes of the atmospheric braking in the Jovian atmosphere are breathtaking! | 116 Mins |
 | The Abyss, Special Edition | Directed by James Cameron Writing credits: James Cameron | When the Navy sends divers to recover nuclear warheads from a sunken submarine, strange things begin happening around the world. Something besides an atomic submarine is in the abyss, and no one knows what, or who, it is, and what power it controls. The 33 extra minutes of this Special Edition make it a completely different, and unexpected. story from the theatrical version. | 171 mins |
 | Aladdin | Directed by Ron Clements & John Musker Writing credits: Ron Clements, John Musker, Ted Elliott & Terry Rossio (screenplay) | Aladdin, a street rat, enters the Cave of Wonders to retrieve a magical lamp for the evil vizier, Jafar. The resident of the lamp is a mischievous Genie who grants Aladdin's wishes to become a prince and win the affections of lonely Princess Jasmine. When Jafar steals the lamp and gets three wishes of his own, Aladdin must trick him to save his friends and Jasmine's beloved kingdom. (Animated) | 90 mins |
 | Aladdin | Directed by Guy Richie Writing credits: Writers: John August (screenplay), Guy Ritchie (screenplay) | A kind-hearted street urchin and a power-hungry Grand Vizier vie for a magic lamp that has the power to make their deepest wishes come true. Both of them also wish for the hand of the beautiful Princess Jasmine; the Vizier for power and the street urchin for love. But wishes are sometimes ambiguous, and the clever genie has a ten thousand year old talent for bending the rules. This is the (much better) live action version of the foregoing. | 128 mins |
 | Alice in Wonderland | Directed by Clyde Geronimi Wilfred Jackson Hamilton Luske Writing credits: Lewis Carroll (adaptation) and Walt Disney Productions | Bored by her summertime lessons, Alice stumbles into the world of Wonderland by following a white rabbit down a rabbit hole. There she meets all sorts of wonderful characters, and some who are not so wonderful. Through it all, Alice maintains her demeanor as a proper, well brought up little girl, and eventually learns that, even in Wonderland, things are not always nicer than they are in one's own garden back home. | 75 mins |
 | Alien | Directed by Ridley Scott Writing credits: Dan O'Bannon and Ronald Shusett (story), Dan O'Bannon (screenplay) | Sigourney Weaver is Ellen Ripley, first officer of the interstellar freighter "Nostromo." After investigating a distress signal on a nearby world, the crew find evidence of an unimaginable horror. They must fight for survival when a highly aggressive alien is inadvertently brought aboard the ship and begins hunting them one by one. One scary movie! | 116 mins |
 | Aliens | Directed by James Cameron Writing credits: James Cameron (story), David Giler (story), and Walter Hill (story) | Fifty seven years after the loss of Nostromo, Ellen Ripley, its lone survivor, is finally rescued. Unfortunately, nobody believes her story about the Aliens on now colonized planet LV-426 until all communication with the colony is suddenly lost. Ripley and a team of tough, rugged space marines investigate, but Ripley will be forced to come to grips with her most horrible nightmare! Unfortunately, the worst is yet to come! | 154 mins |
 | America, The Story of Us | Produced by Nutopia for History Writing credits: The History Channel | A six-night miniseries presenting the history of how the United States was invented, looking at the moments where Americans harnessed technology to advance human progress. The series also is a story of conflict, with Native American peoples, slavery, the Revolutionary War that birthed the nation, the Civil War that divided it, and the great world wars that shaped its future. | 12 Episodes about 46 minutes each |
 | The American President | Directed by Rob Reiner Writing credits: Aaron Sorkin | President Andrew Shepherd (Michael Douglas) is a widower, uncomfortable with being a single father. Hard-charging lobbyist Sydney Wade (Annette Bening) strikes up a relationship, which sends his approval ratings tumbling and eventually forces Shepherd to make the uncomfortable choice between love and politics. | 114 mins |
 | Apollo 11 | Directed by Todd Douglas Miller Actors: Neil Armstrong | Apollo 11 takes the viewer straight to the heart of NASA's most celebrated mission - the one that first put man on the moon and forever made Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins and Buzz Aldrin household names. Immersed in the perspectives of the astronauts, the Mission Control team and spectators of the time, this documentary relives this "great leap for mankind." | 93 mins |
 | Apollo 13 | Directed by Ron Howard Writing credits: Jim Lovell & Jeffrey Kluger (book "Lost Moon"), William Broyles Jr. & Al Reinert (screenplay) | Apollo 13 was to be the third moon landing, but something so unexpectedly terrible happened that no one had ever planned for it. In this true story, NASA shows that it had "the right stuff," and demonstrated the real meaning of the philosophy that "failure is not an option!" | 140 mins |
 | As Good As It Gets | Directed by James L. Brooks Writing credits: Mark Andrus (story & screenplay) & James L. Brooks (screenplay) | Melvin Udall (Jack Nicholson) is a cranky, bigoted, obsessive-compulsive writer with a homosexual neighbor, an unwanted dog, and a difficult relationship with a his favorite waitress. On a forced weekend trip, they all learn acceptance, tolerance and the outlook known as "the sunny side of life." | 139 mins |
 | Avatar | Directed by James Cameron Writing credits: James Cameron | Paraplegic Marine Jake Sully participates in a mission on the world of Pandora to drive off the native "Na'vi" and mine their rich woodland tribal home. By use of an "avatar" identity, Jake begins to bond with the native tribe, and ultimately falls in love with the beautiful alien, Neytiri. He is ultimately forced to take a stand between his hopeless love and the extermination of Neytiri's people. | 162 mins |
 | Back to the Future I | Directed by Robert Zemeckis Writing credits: Robert Zemeckis, Bob Gale | Marty McFly, a typical American teenager of the Eighties, is accidentally sent back to 1955 in a plutonium-powered DeLorean "time machine" invented by slightly mad scientist Doctor Emmett Brown. During his often hysterical, always amazing trip back in time, Marty must make certain his teenage parents-to-be meet and fall in love - so he can get back to the future. | 118 mins |
 | Back to the Future II | Directed by Robert Zemeckis Writing credits: Robert Zemeckis, Bob Gale | Marty McFly has only just returned from the past, when he is once again sent through time to the future by Dr. Emmett Brown. This "time," Marty's job is to pose as his own son to prevent him from being thrown in prison. Unfortunately, things done in the future lead to a disaster that must be undone in the present to change the past. | 109 mins |
 | Back to the Future III | Directed by Robert Zemeckis Writing credits: Robert Zemeckis, Bob Gale | Stranded in 1955, Marty McFly receives an ancient letter from his friend, Doctor Brown, trapped in the Old West. Marty time travels to the old west where his old friend has run afoul of a gang of thugs and has fallen in love with a local schoolteacher. Using available 19th century technology, Marty and Emmett devise one last chance to send Marty back to the future. | 119 mins |
 | Bait | Directed by Antoine Fuqua Writing credits: Andrew Scheinman, Adam Scheinman & Tony Gilroy | Alvin Sanders, a fast-talking street punk, is stuck in a holding cell with a dying guy who knows where stolen gold is hidden. Released as bait to find the genius who stole the gold, Alvin tries to reclaim his former life, not knowing he's a pawn caught between the thief and the hard-nosed authorities. | 119 mins |
 | Bambi | Directed by James Algar Samuel Armstrong Writing credits: Felix Salten (story), Perce Pearce, and Walt Disney Productions | It's spring, and all the animals of the forest are excited by the forest's latest birth, a fawn named Bambi. Bambi must grow up in a forest of diverse animals, each of whom finds it difficult to be who he is and to grow into what he is supposed to be. In addition, Bambi and the other animals must learn that their forest home is in danger from foreign invaders bend on their destruction. This film is an allegory of WWII American society and a tribute to Walt Disney's love of nature. | 70 mins |
 | Batman and Robin | Directed by Spencer Bennet Screenplay by George H. Plympton 7 Serials based on the comic strip by Bob Kane. | The Caped Crusader and Boy Wonder must recover a remote control device that can take over any motor vehicle within 50 miles, prevent the evil Wizard from obtaining diamond fuel for the device, and rescue gorgeous magazine photographer Vicki Vale from mortal danger! These are the Saturday morning serials that started all the excitement in 1949! | Episodes about 17 minutes each |
 | The Bomb | Directed by Kevin Ford Smriti Keshari Eric Schlosser Writing credits: Various | The story of nuclear weapons - the most dangerous machines ever built - from the Trinity Test in 1945 to the current state of nuclear weapons in 2016. Explored are the culture of nuclear weapons, the fascination they inspire, the perverse appeal they still exert, their immense power, their dark allure and ingenious technology. Also explored are their computer systems, missiles and bombers and the profound death wish at the very heart of them. | 55 mins |
 | Bicentennial Man | Directed by Chris Columbus Writing credits: Isaac Asimov (short story ), Robert Silverberg (novel) & Nicholas Kazan (screenplay) | "Andrew" is a robot purchased by the Martin family to perform menial tasks. Within a few days, Andrew begins to experience emotions and creative thought as he becomes a member of the Martin family. In a story that spans two centuries, Andrew achieves his dream of becoming a full member - by dying. | 132 mins |
 | Braveheart | Directed by Mel Gibson Writing credits: Randall Wallace | Scottish rebel William Wallace leads an uprising against King Edward Longshanks, who desires also the crown of Scotland. When Longshanks has his father, brother and wife killed, William begins his long quest to make Scotland free, but is finally tortured to death by the cruel king. | 177 mins |
 | The Bride | Directed by Franc Roddam Writing credits: Mary Shelley (novel) | Frankenstein (Rock Star Sting) builds the perfect woman in this tantalizing marriage of horror, romance and unbridled passion! Jennifer Beals stars as the gorgeous Eva, looking for the love of her life, Viktor, the original Monster. Eva and Victor find that ugliness, like beauty, is only skin deep, but true love has no limits at all. | 119 mins |
 | A Bridge Too Far | Directed by Richard Attenborough Writing credits: | It is autumn, 1944, and British forces must keep abreast of Patton's fast moving 3rd Army. In desperation, General Montgomery conceives an impossible plan to move an entire army to Antwerp over a single road with seven bridges he must seize intact! This debacle shows why (among other reasons) the American and Polish forces hated "Mad Monty." | 176 mins |
 | Carbon Creek | Directed by James Contner Writing credits: Gene Roddenberry, Rick Berman & Brannon Braga (Creators and story), Chris Black (teleplay) & Dan O'Shannon (story) | While celebrating her first anniversary as the planet Vulcan's representative officer assigned to the original Starship Enterprise, Subcommander T'Pol tells a story about her great grandmother, T'Mir, and her involvement in a crash landing near the town of Carbon Creek, Pennsylvania in 1957. Faced with violating the Prime Directive or starvation, the Vulcans contaminate Earth civilization with - Velcro! | 45 mins |
 | A Christmas Carol | Directed by Clive Donner Writing credits: Charles Dickens (novel) Roger O. Hirson (screenplay) | Academy Award winner George C. Scott gives the best ever performance of mean, miserly Ebenezer Scrooge. At first, cantankerous old Scrooge can't tolerate or even understand the revelry of Christmas. But a visit by three Christmas spirits enlightens him to recognize and reject the heartlessness of his past life and learn to "keep Christmas well, if any man alive possessed the knowledge." | 101 mins |
 | Cinderella | Directed by Clyde Geronimi Wilfred Jackson Hamilton Luske Writing credits: Charles Perrault (original classic), Walt Disney Productions | Cinderella's loving mother dies and her father remarrys, only to die and leave her in the service of her evil stepmother and her two ugly stepsisters to serve them and their lazy, spoiled cat as a "maid-of-all-work." Under those circumstances, a shabby and neglected Cinderella doesn't stand much of a chance of attending the King's royal ball - unless she turns to her loving Fairy Godmother who has quite a few tricks up her sleeve. Nevertheless, will the wronged damsel ever find peace with her own Prince Charming? | 74 mins |
 | Congo | Directed by Frank Marshall Writing credits: Michael Crichton (novel), John Patrick Shanley (screenplay) | Amy the gorilla is taught to use a computerized device that converts sign language into human speech. Amy has a lot to say, including the secret of a fabulous diamond mine in her far-away jungle home. When her researchers enter the forbidding Congo, they find that they have become the endangered species. | 109 mins |
 | Contact | Directed by Robert Zemeckis Writing credits: (WGA) | After years of searching, frustration and ridicule by her fellow astronomers, Dr. Ellie Arroway (Jodie Foster) finally finds a radio message from outer space; proof positive of the existence of intelligent alien beings. The cryptic message is finally found to be a set of instructions to build a huge machine. But what does the machine do - and, more importantly, why? | 150 mins |
 | Courage Under Fire | Directed by Edward Zwick Writing credits: | A US Army officer (Denzel Washington), despondent about a deadly decision he made during the Gulf War, is assigned to investigate a female helicopter pilot's combat service for award of the Medal of Honor. But his mistake is nothing compared to what he learns about the tragedy of her death, - and the sacrifices that real heroes sometimes make in war. | 115 mins |
 | Creator | Directed by Ivan Passer Writing credits: Jeremy Leven (novel), | Nobel laureate Dr. Harry Wolper is a character. First he steals Boris, a new student assistant, then he hijacks new high tech equipment for his own research, an attempt to clone his dead wife, What he needs is a human egg and a host. What he gets is Mili, exactly his opposite! As the year progresses, Both Boris and Harry find love, but Harry helps Boris to learn how powerful true love can really be! | 106 mins |
 | Crusade in Europe | A 1949 documentary based on the book by General of the Army Dwight D. Eisenhower. 24 half hour episodes | Based on the history, records and memoirs contained in General Eisenhower's famous book and combat film from World War II, these episodes set the standard as the first documentary series produced for television. | 30 mins (each episode) |
 | The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) | Directed by Robert Wise Writing credits: | An alien space ship lands in Washington, DC. Its pilot promptly vanishes, leaving a giant robot, a display of awesome power, and a chilling warning for humanity. Cameos by legendary newscasters H.V. Kaltenborn, Elmer Davis, Drew Pearson and Gabriel Heatter. This is the original, not some modern knock-off! | 92 mins |
 | The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008) | Directed by Scott Derrickson Writing credits: | This remake of the 1951 classic doesn't do justice to the original, but instead demonstrates the differences that 2 1/2 generations have made in the production of science fiction films and the concerns of their audiences. This time, the human race must give up something to be spared apocalyptic annihilation! | 92 mins |
 | Destination Moon | Directed by Irving Pichel Writing credits: | One of the first science fiction films to attempt a sophisticated and accurate level of technical detail that tells the story of the first trip to the moon, and educates the audience in the process. This is the prediction of Space-X, written two decades before Elon Musk was even born! - Possibly the best science fiction movie ever made! | 91 mins |
 | Dirty Dancing | Directed by Emile Ardolino Writing credits: Eleanor Bergstein | In the 1960s, Frances "Baby" Houseman goes with her family on their annual vacation to a Catskill Mountain resort. Baby learns how to dance, romance and, finally, love the camp's sexy dance instructor, Johnny. In turn, Baby teaches Johnny that the true test of adulthood is courage, honor, and standing up for what is right. | 100 mins |
 | Dumbo | Directed by: Samual Armstrong, Norman Gerguson and Wilfred Jackson Writing credits: Joe Grant, Dick Huemer and Otto Englander | During the winter season when the baby circus animals arrive, the stork delivers a baby elephant to Mrs. Jumbo, a circus veteran. The newborn has unbelievably enormous ears, for which he is ridiculed and dubbed "Dumbo." This results in his mother vigorously defending him from bullying circus patrons. Dumbo is separated from his imprisoned mother, and relegated to the circus' clown acts until a friendly mouse and some wise crows inspire Dumbo to achieve his full potential. | 64 mins |
 | Enemy at the Gates | Directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud Writing credits: Alain Godard and Jean-Jacques Annaud | The year is 1942, and Stalingrad is mounting a brave resistance, spurred by the exploits of their local expert sniper hero, Vassili Zaitsev (Jude Law). To stop him, the Nazis dispatch their own best sniper to Stalingrad, but when Vassili and his best friend both fall in love with a beautiful soldier, Vassili wages a private war for duty, honor and country. | 131 mins |
 | Escape from Sobibor | Directed by Jack Gold Writing credits: Thomas 'Toivi' Blatt, Richard Rashke (book), Reginald Rose (teleplay), Stanislaw 'Shlomo' Szmajzner | During WWII, the Commandant at Sobibor vowed that no one would ever escape. The Jewish prisoners knew that escape was their only hope, and that only if everyone went together, leaving no Ukrainian or German guards alive. Some of the Jews thought the price was too high. Fortunately for them, the Russian prisoners did not! | 143 mins |
 | Exodus | Directed by Otto Preminger Writing credits: Dalton Trumbo (screenplay), | Paul Neuman plays former British officer Ari Ben Canaan in this fact-based, story of the founding of the State of Israel. Following World War II, the fate of Jewish refugees is uncertain. Ari, a Palestinian Jew, is engaged in smuggling them into British occupied Palestine. The film examines the political problems involved, as he and his plucky refugees arm themselves to forge a nation in their ancestral homeland. | 208 mins |
 | Fantasia | Directed by James Algar & Sam Armstrong Writing credits: Lee Blair & Elmer Plummer (segment and story development) | The musical genius of the world's greatest composers is combined with the cinematic genius of the world's greatest animated storyteller. There are dinosaurs, dancing hippos, cherubs, centaurs, and the triumph of good over the forces of darkness! It's all 100 percent pure Walt Disney fantasy, and of course Mickey Mouse is there, too! | 120 mins |
 | Fantasia 2000 | Numerous direction and writing credits to Disney animators | This update of Disney's masterpiece film mixture of animation and music presents new interpretations of great works. Included are Beethoven's Fifth Symphony, Rhapsody in Blue, Carnival of the Animals, The Firebird, and Pomp and Circumstance." Perhaps the most hilarious Disney trademark is Donald Duck as a harried assistant to Noah on his Ark. | 75 mins |
 | The Farthest | Directed by Emer Reynolds Writing credits: Emer Reynolds | More than 12 billion miles away, a tiny spaceship is leaving our Solar System and entering the void of deep, interstellar space - the first human-made object ever to do so. It is one of humankind's greatest achievements, and this is the story of it's amazing journey. | 161 mins |
 | Fat Man & Little Boy | Directed by Roland Joffe Writing credits: Bruce Robinson (story | In the remote desert of New Mexico, the "Manhattan Project" is materializing - the WWII effort to build an atomic bomb. General Leslie Groves (Paul Neuman) is in overall command of the project that will produce a uranium device, Little Boy," and a plutonium device (Fat Man). This a fictionalized, but reasonably accurate, account of how it was done. | 126 mins |
 | Fiddler on the Roof | Directed by Norman Jewison Writing credits: Sholom Aleichem (adapted from stories by), Joseph Stein (stage and screenplay) | Poor but devout milkman Tevya lives with his fellow Jews in a tiny village in antisemitic, Czarist Russia. Their community is ruled by Tradition, part of which is that only the matchmaker arranges marriages. Trouble begins when Tevya's three daughters fall in love with, respectively, the poor tailor Motel, the revolutionary firebrand Perchik, and the (gasp!) gentile, Pietka. | 181 mins |
 | First Man | Directed by Damien Chazelle Writing credits: | A reasonably accurate look at the life and professional development of astronaut Neil Armstrong. This drama covers his legendary space missions that trained him eventually to participate in the the first manned lunar landing, in which he became the first man to walk on the Moon on July 20, 1969. Good story, excellent cinematography, bad casting! | 141 mins |
 | Firefox | Directed by Clint Eastwood Writing credits: | The Soviet Union has a secret warplane faster and more deadly than anything the west has even dreamed of. Controlled by the pilot's very thought and invisible to radar, the technology on which it is based is far beyond anything achieved in the West. Its very existence is a mortal threat to the free world. There's only one thing to be done about the Firefox - steal it! | 136 mins |
 | Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars | Directed by Ford Beebe and Robert Hill 15 Serials based on the comic strip. | Flash Gordon, Dr. Zarkov and Dale Arden zoom to Mars in a rocket ship, hoping to locate and destroy the mysterious force which is drawing nitrogen from the earth's atmosphere. On the Red Planet, they meet their old nemesis, Ming the Merciless, late of the planet Mongo. This is the way they made sci-fi in the "old days." A 1938 oldie but a classic goodie. | Episodes about 12 minutes each |
 | Flashpoint | Directed by William Tannen Writing credits: George LaFountaine (novel) Dennis Shryack Michael Butler | Two Texas border guards, a young hotshot and his older and more cynical partner, find a jeep buried for 20 years in the desert, with a skeleton, a scoped rifle, and a box with $800,000 in cash. Soon, the Feds are running all over the place, and it looks like the jeep may be linked to the JFK assassination. But the Feds are trying to cover it up, and eliminate anyone who knows about the jeep. | 93 mins |
 | Fly Away Home | Directed by Carroll Ballard Writing credits: Bill Lishman (autobiography), Robert Rodat & Vince McKewin (screenplay) | Amy is only 13 years old when her mother is killed, forcing her to live with her eccentric father, whom she barely knows. Amy is miserable until she discovers a nest of abandoned goose eggs. The young birds can't fly south for the winter unless "mother" Amy leads them, and finds out what parental love is all about. The also learns that with it, anything is possible! | 107 mins |
 | Forrest Gump | Directed by Robert Zemeckis Writing credits: Winston Groom (novel), Eric Rogh (Screenplay) | Forrest Gump (Tom Hanks) is a slow man who drifts through life being himself and in the process becomes a quintessential hero. His innocent honesty inspires everyone around him, including several Presidents. But all Forrest himself cares about is his childhood sweetheart Jenny, whose thoroughly messed up life leaves him with the only thing they both truly love. | 142 mins |
 | The Fox and the Hound | Directed by Ted Berman Richard Rich Art Stevens Writing credits: Daniel P. Mannix (book), Walt Disney Productions | When a baby fox and a hunting hound puppy become inseparable childhood friends, their bond becomes stronger every day as they romp and play. But as they mature, what they actually are begins to dominate what they want to be, until the fateful day when the two old comrades' friendship is put to the ultimate test of whether nature or nurture will determine their destiny. | 83 mins |
 | From the Earth to the Moon | A series of twelve episodes depicting the American space program, by various directors and writers | Through historically accurate documentation and dramatization, this series, narrated by Tom Hanks, relates the story of the exploration of the moon by the United States. It tells of the triumphs and tragedies, the gambles and successes, from the Mercury and Gemini projects to the legendary Apollo missions. This is how we did it, and why. | 60 mins each episode |
 | Gone With The Wind | Directed by Victor Fleming, George Cukor & Sam Wood Writing credits: Margaret Mitchell (novel), Sidney Howard (screenplay) | The epic tale of one woman's life during the events surrounding the American Civil War. From her innocent days on a feudalistic plantation to the war-torn streets of Atlanta; from her first love through three husbands; from the utmost luxury to starvation and poverty, and from her innocence to her understanding and comprehension of life - and loss! | 226 mins |
 | Gravity | Directed by Alfonso Cuarón Writing credits: Alfonso Cuarón, Jonás Cuarón, | Dr. Ryan Stone (Sandra Bullock) is a brilliant medical engineer on her first shuttle mission, with veteran astronaut Matt Kowalsky (George Clooney) in command of his last flight before retiring. But on a seemingly routine spacewalk, disaster strikes. The shuttle and the ISS are destroyed, leaving Stone and Kowalsky completely alone - tethered to nothing but each other and spiraling out into the blackness. | 91 mins |
 | The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday | Directed by Don Taylor Writing credits: Richard Alan Shapiro | Sam Longwood, a frontiersman who has seen better days, spies Jack Colby, who ran off with all the gold from a mine they were prospecting fifteen years earlier. He and partners Joe and Billy, and a would-be whore named Thursday, hatch a plan to kidnap Colby's wife, Nancy Sue, Sam's old flame, but Nancy Sue is definitely not the sweet, innocent girl that Sam remembers. | 106 mins |
 | The Gulf War | Produced by: David Fanning - executive producer Ben Loeterman - producer Michael Sullivan - senior producer | With spectacular archived news footage and insider interviews, PBS reconstructs the sociopolitical events leading up to the war, the combined military action itself, and the historic aftermath. Included are first hand accounts and observations after the fact from key decision makers like Generals Schwarzkopf and Powell and world leaders like Mikhail Gorbachev. | 240 mins |
 | Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone | Directed by Chris Columbus Writing credits: (WGA) | Rescued from the outrageous abuse of his aunt and uncle, the young orphan Harry Potter proves his worth and begins his formation as a wizard while attending Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. With his best friends Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger, Harry embarks on a great destiny involving threats and perils as he discover the secret of the Sorcerer's Stone. | 152 mins |
 | Harvey | Directed by Henry Koster Writing credits: Mary Chase (play)m Mary Chase, Oscar Brodney & Myles Connolly (screenplay) | Eccentric tippler Elwood P. Dowd likes nothing more than to have an "occasional" drink with his friends, one of whom just happens to be a "pooka," a six-foot tall invisible rabbit named Harvey, whom he introduces to everyone. When Elwood's sister tries to have him committed to a mental institution, he and Harvey help their family mend its wounds and find romance in unexpected places. | 104 mins |
 | Hercules | Directed by Ron Clements John Musker Writing credits: Ron Clements, John Musker, Walt Disney Productions | Hercules, son of the Greek God, Zeus, is turned into a half-god, half-mortal by evil Hades, God of the Underworld. Hercules is raised on Earth with his god-like strength, but when he discovers his immortal heritage, Zeus tells him that to return to Mount Olympus he must become a true hero. He does this with the help of his steed Pegasus and his personal trainer, Phil the satyr. He battles monsters, Hades and the Titans, but it is his self-sacrifice to rescue his love Meg which makes him a true hero. | 93 mins |
 | The Hindenburg | Directed by Robert Wise Writing credits: Nelson Gidding (writer), Richard Levinson & William Link (story), Michael M. Mooney (novel) | George C. Scott plays a German intelligence officer in this dramatic hypothesis of the last voyage of the airship Hindenburg, presented from the various viewpoints of air crew and passengers. It explores one of many conspiracy theories concerning what may have caused the disaster in a fictionalized context of actual events. The film includes the iconic newsreel coverage of the actual disaster. | 125 mins |
 | Hiroshima | Directed by Koreyoshi Kurahara, Roger Spottiswoode Writing credits: John Hopkins, | Harry Truman, the successor to the Oval Office after President Roosevelt suddenly dies, is plagued with the decisions of war that could save or cost thousands or millions of lives. He is totally surprised by revelation of the existence of the atomic bomb. Now, he must make the devastating decision to deploy this "mother of all bombs." Faced with Japanese intransigence, Truman has no choice but to use "the bomb," hopefully to end the war. | 180 mins |
 | History of the World in Two Hours | Directed by Douglas Cohen Writing credits: Douglas Cohen | This is the story our world, from the big bang at the beginning of time to the present day. This two-hour CGI-driven special delves into the formation of earth, emergence of life, spread of man and the growth of civilization. It reveals their surprising connections in our modern world. how the planet prepared for the rise of man, how the stone age led to the steam engine, how the first seeds sprouted into cities and civilizations. | 90 mins |
 | Holocaust | Directed by Marvin J. Chomsky Writing credits: Gerald Green | "Holocaust" follows the fate of each member of a wealthy and prestigious Jewish doctor's family throughout Hitler's reign of terror in Germany. One by one, the members suffer the horrible fate of Jewish extermination under Anti-Semetic Nazi law until only one son remains at the end of World War II. A sub-plot follows the story of Eric Dorf, a young German lawyer who is changed into a mass murderer by the SS. | 450 mins (series) |
 | How the Earth Was Made | Directed by Peter Chinn Writing credits: Peter Chinn | This documentary is the story of how our Planet Earth originated. Computer graphics show what the Earth looked like during its lifetime, from its early life when it was a world of lava, through the condensation of water, the risef of plants animals, and the catastrophes that have befallen them. From the super continents Rodinia and Pangea, we see how life flourished and died, and geologists' predictions about Earth's future. | 94 mins |
 | The Hunchback of Notre Dame | Directed by Gary Trousdale Kirk Wise Writing credits: Victor Hugo (novel) | In 15th-century Paris, Quasimodo, the misshapen but gentle-souled bell ringer of Notre Dame is hidden from the world in the belltower of the cathedral. But during the Festival of Fools, Quasimodo, cheered on by his gargoyle friends Victor, Hugo, and Laverne, decides to take part in the festivities. He meets the lovely, but racially outcast gypsy girl Esmeralda. Quasimodo must desperately defend both Esmeralda and the very cathedral of Notre Dame. | 91 mins |
 | Ike - Countdown to D-Day | Directed by Robert Harmon Writing credits: Lionel Chetwynd | This is an in-depth examination of General Dwight D. Eisenhower's preparation for the invasion of Normandy. It recounts his personal trials and emotional tribulations, including dealing with the prima donnas surrounding him (especially de Gaulle) and his tact and diplomacy in organizing and executing the largest amphibious assault ever undertaken by mankind. | 120 mins |
 | Ike, the War Years | Directed by Boris Sagal & Melville Shavelson Writing credits: Melville Shavelson (Writer)Kay Summersby (book) | As chief of the US War Plans Division, newly promoted Brigadier General Dwight David Eisenhower arrives in England in February 1942 to begin planning for the WWII invasion of Europe. He and his British driver, Kay Summersby, form a wartime bond of trust, confidence and mutual support that will see them win the war together as Supreme Allied Commander and the first female (and British) aide to a US General of the Army. | 291 mins |
 | In the Shadow of the Moon | Directed by David Sington Writing credits: Apollo Astronauts | In the 1960s, US President John F. Kennedy proposed landing a man on the moon by the end of the decade. This film interviews most of the surviving astronauts of the Apollo program and some of the army of experts determined to make it a success. Through training, tragedy and triumph, the film follows the most impressive moments of one of humanity's greatest achievements. | 100 mins |
 | An Inconvenient Truth | Produced by Laurie David, Lawrence Bender and Scott Z. Burns Directed by Davis Guggenheim | Former Vice President Al Gore presents an eye-opening and compelling view of the future of our planet - and our civilization. This documentary brings home Gore's persuasive argument that we must act now to save the earth. Each and every one of us can make changes in the way in which we live our lives and become part of the solution. | 96 mins |
 | Inside Islam | Directed by Mark Hufnail Writing credits: Douglas Brooks West (writer) | To many Westerners, Islam is synonymous with terror. This documentary lifts the veil of mystery surrounding a very much misunderstood religion. It discovers how Islam spread around the world. Experts explore the challenges facing Islam today, exposing the heart of an ancient faith and culture mired in modern controversy. | 100 mins |
 | Inside Mecca | Directed by Anisa Mehdi A National Geographic documentary | This National Geographic documentary examines the preparations and logistics of traveling to Mecca to perform hajj, including planning, unexpected problems. Included are religious insights of a American Muslim professor, a black journalist from South Africa, and an Indonesian businessman, as well as comments by religious leaders. | 60 mins |
 | It's a Wonderful Life | Directed by Frank Capra Writing credits: Frances Goodrich, Albert Hackett and Frank Capra (screenplay) Philip Van Doren Stern (story) | All his life, George Bailey has dreamed of doing great things, but events intervene to frustrate his ambitions by forcing upon him the responsibility of managing the local building and loan association. With the most recent event threatening to destroy the S&L and send George to prison, he contemplates ending his life. Thanks to the prayers of the entire community, an angel named Clarence is sent to earth to show George the true greatness of his wonderful life. | 130 mins |
 | Jerry Maguire | Directed by Cameron Crowe Writing credits: Cameron Crowe | Jerry Maguire (Tom Cruise) is an aggressively successful sports agent until he has second thoughts about what he's really doing. When he voices them, he ends up losing his job and all of his clients, save Rod Tidwell, an egomaniacal football player. Can he resurrect his career while still staying true to himself? | 139 mins |
 | Joan of Arc | Directed by Christian Duguay Writing credits: Michael Alexander Miller & Ronald Parke | Leelee Sobieski is Joan of Arc, a rather typical smart alec medieval French teenager who believes God has called her to restore the throne to the French king. Unfortunately, while Joan increasingly becomes selflessly devoted to God and country, the Church leaders, embarrassed by her success, use their political power to get much more than even! | 140 mins |
 | The Jungle Book | Directed by Wolfgang Reitherman Writing credits Rudyard Kipling (Inspiration), Walt Disney Productions | Abandoned after an accident, baby Mowgli is taken and raised by a family of wolves. As the boy grows older, the wise panther Bagheera realizes he must be returned to his own kind. Baloo the bear, however, takes the young Mowgli under his wing and teaches him that all he needs is the "bare necessities" of the jungle. But Mowgli is in danger from Shere Khan, a tiger who hates all humans. A pretty girl eventually draws Mowgli to the nearby man-village to live as a human. | 78 mins |
 | Jurassic Park | Directed by Steven Spielberg Writing credits: Michael Crichton (novel and screenplay), & David Koepp (screenplay) | John Hammond is a rich, innovative and thoroughly unconventional entrepreneur who has developed a dinosaur park with real dinosaurs, cloned from ancient DNA. When the security system malfunctions, the dinosaurs are set free. Now Hammond's grandchildren and a few egghead paleontologists have to survive in a newly created ancient world never intended for modern man. | 127 mins |
 | King of the Rocket Men | Tris Coffin, I. Standord Jolley and Mae Clarke 12 Chapters - the entire matinee serial | This is another example of the early classic Saturday morning cinema sci-fi serial. It's jam-packed with evil scientists, cool gadgets, and cliffhangers galore! Who is the mysterious rocket man who upholds justice, vanquishes evil and punishes evildoers. Why has he taken on this quest? For what purpose does he hide his real identity? Where did he come from, and where did he get that neat rocket suit? | Episodes about 10 minutes each |
 | Labyrinth | Directed by Jim Henson Writing credits: Dennis Lee and Jim Henson (story) | Frustrated with forced babysitting, Sarah (Jennifer Connelly) fervently wishes that the Goblins would just take her ornery baby step-brother away. When little Toby actually disappears, Sarah must face the terrifying Labyrinth and outwit the Goblin King, hoping against hope that the loyalty of his subjects is just another illusion in a place where nothing is as it seems. | 102 mins |
 | Lady and the Tramp | Directed by:Clyde Geronimi. Wilfred Jackson & Hamilton Luske Writing credits: Ward Green and Walt Disney Productions | Lady, a pampered golden cocker spaniel, lives with Jim Dear and Darling who are expecting something called a "baby." Left alone while her humans are otherwise occupied, Lady meets up with a street wise mongrel named Tramp, who introduces her to the joys of his carefree life. Unfortunately, Lady finds that it's not all spaghetti and meat balls, especially when Aunt Sarah comes to visit - along with her two spoiled and devious Siamese cats! | 76 mins |
 | Leap of Faith | Directed by Richard Pierce Writing credits: Janis Cercone | Reverend Jonas Nightingale (Steve Martin) is a fast-talking flimflam evangelist with miracles and wonders, AKA smoke and mirrors. When he is unfortunately stranded in a hick town, Jonas sets his sights on a beautiful skeptic whose crippled brother needs a real miracle! However, the miracle is actually for Jonas, who learns in a totally unexpected way that God hears the prayers even of hypocrites! | 107 mins |
 | Legally Blond | Directed by Robert Luketic Screenplay by Karen McCullah Lutz & Kirsten Smith, based on the book by Amanda Brown | Rich, fashionable and pampered Elle Woods (Reese Witherspoon) has couture clothes, fabulous snooty friends and the hottest boyfriend on campus. So when her heartthrob hunk Warner Huntington III suddenly dumps her and heads for Harvard, Elle goes all the way - to law school - for love, honor, justice and respect for not-so-dumb blondes everywhere. | 96 mins |
 | Lincoln | Directed by Steven Spielberg Writing credits: Tony Kushner (screenplay), | As the American Civil War continues to rage, America's president struggles with continuing carnage on the battlefield, as well as the opposition of many inside his own cabinet regarding the decision to emancipate the slaves. A Steven Spielbergian interpretation of the personal philosophy, moral dilemma and patriotic courage of our most beloved President. | 150 mins |
 | The Lion King | Directed by Roger Allers Rob Minkoff Writing credits: Irene Mecchi, Jonathan Roberts and Linda Woolverton | young lion prince is cast out of his pride by his cruel uncle, who claims he killed his father. While the uncle rules with an iron paw, the prince grows up beyond the Savannah, living by a philosophy taught to him by a meerkat and a wart hog: "Hakuna Matada," - "No worries for the rest of your days." But when his past comes to haunt him, the young prince must decide his fate: Will he remain an outcast, or face his demons and become what he "just can't wait to be" - king? | 88 mins |
 | The Little Mermaid | Directed by Ron Clements, John Musker Writing credits: Ron Clements, John Musker, Walt Disney Productions | In Disney's beguiling animated romp, rebellious teen mermaid Ariel is fascinated with life on land. On one of her visits to the surface, which are forbidden by her controlling father, King Triton, she falls for a human prince. Determined to be with her new love, Ariel makes a Faustian agreement with the sea witch Ursula to become human for three days. But plans go awry for the star-crossed lovers, and the king must make the ultimate sacrifice for his daughter. | 83 mins |
 | The Longest Day | Directed by Kan Annakin, Andrew Marton and Bernhard Wicki, based on the history by Cornelius Ryan | On June 6, 1944, the Allied amphibious landing in France marked the beginning of the end of Nazi domination over Europe. This motion picture is a vivid, hour-by-hour recreation of the historic events from the perspectives of both sides, that determined the outcome of the greatest invasion in history, and a day that the participants will always remember as "The Longest Day." | 178 mins |
 | Luther and the Reformation | Directed by Rick Steves Writing credits: Rick Steves | Five hundred years ago, Martin Luther inspired the Reformation, which ultimately split Western European Christianity into Catholic and Protestant. In this one-hour public television special - filmed on location in Germany and rome - Rick Steves traces the dramatic events of Martin Luther's philosophy, thought, and religious fervor that ultimately resulted in this grassroots movement and changed the course of Christian history. | 56 mins |
 | Mankind - the Story of All of Us | Directed by The History Channel Writing credits: Various | Drawing on a growing global interest in a revelatory field of history, 'big history' focuses on the natural forces that have guided the nature of man through thousands of millions of years. The sciences of geology, biology, astronomy and sociology reveal astounding global connections and an astonishing interconnected story, this is history without limits, free from boundaries and politics. This is our common story like it's never been told before. | 720 mins |
 | The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh | Directed by John Lounsbery Wolfgang Reitherma Writing credits: A. A, Milne (books) and Walt Disney Productions | Winnie the Pooh, a "hunny" - loving teddy bear with more curiosity than sense, lives with his other stuffed animal friends in the Hundred Acre Wood. With no cares, worries or responsibilities, they sing their way through misadventures that encompass honey, bees, bouncing, balloons, birthday parties, floods, and unbelievable problems in which Pooh is invariably the catalyst. | 74 mins |
 | The Martian | Directed by Ridley Scott Writing credits: Drew Goddard (screenplay) | During a manned mission to Mars, following a fierce storm, Astronaut Mark Watney is presumed dead and left behind by his crew. But Watney has survived, and finds himself stranded alone on the hostile planet! With only meager supplies, he must draw upon his ingenuity, wit and spirit to subsist and find a way to signal to Earth that he is alive. Then he has find a way to get back! | 141 mins |
 | Mary, Mother of Jesus | A Discovery Channel documentary | The most likely truth about the probably illiterate, grubby, teenaged peasant girl from an unimportant village in a rural backwater of an occupied territory in a pagan empire, whose absolute submission to the will of God made her the greatest saint of all humanity. It is told from the perspective of dispassionate historical analysis and reasonable conjecture by several distinguished scholars. | 60 mins |
 | Masada | Directed by Boris Sagal Writing credits: Ernest K. Gann (story), Joel Oliansky (writer) | After the fall of the Temple in Jerusalem, 900 Jewish Zealots stubbornly defend the historic mountain top fortress of Masada against the Romans. With its overwhelming military might and unlimited resources, Rome cannot lose, but Zealot leader Eleazar Ben Yair and his people have a plan to make sure they will never win! | 131 mins |
 | Mass Appeal | Directed by Glenn Jordan Writing credits: Bill C. Davis (play and screenplay) | Jack Lemmon is totally believable as conservative Catholic priest Tim Farley, a complacent pastor of a wealthy suburban parish who drinks too much and cracks jokes from the pulpit. When he is assigned to mentor an idealistic liberal seminarian who accuses him of "song and dance theology," the head-on clash teaches each man the fundamentals of personal religious faithfulness to God. | 99 mins |
 | The Message | Directed by Moustapha Akkad Writing credits: H.A.L. Craig, Tewfik El-Hakim, A.B. Jawdat El-Sahhar, A.B. Rahman El-Sharkawi, Mohammad Ali Maher | Not since "The Ten Commandments" has there been such a powerful and emotional religious epic! "The Message" traces the evolution of Islam from the Prophet Mohammed's first revelation through the historical and political events that shaped and guided the religion of one-fifth of the human population of the modern world. | 177 mins |
 | Moon Shot | Directed by Kirk Wolfinger Writing credits: Jay Barbree, Howard Benedict, Alan Shepard & Deke Slayton (book) | Alan Shepard and Deke Slayton co-wrote Moon Shot, the story of how, within a single decade, America sent men to the moon and brought them safely back to earth. Narrated by those who were there and did it, and blending archival footage with graphic reenactments, Moon Shot is history at its finest and most illuminating and high adventure at its most exciting! | 188 mins |
 | Mulan | Directed by Tony Bancroft Barry Cook Writing credits: Robert D. San Souci (story), Rita Hsiao and Chris Sanders (screenplay) | An animated retelling of a beloved Chinese folktale about a Chinese maiden whose elderly, lame father is called to fight the invading Huns. Knowing that he would never survive military duty, she disguises herself and joins in his place. Her ancestors, however, object, and send a tiny dragon, Mushu, to dissuade her. When he meets Mulan, he realizes that she cannot be deterred and so decides to help her in her quest. | 88 mins |
 | The Music Man | Directed by Morton DaCosta Writing credits: | A musical (1,375 performances!) about the traveling salesman and the farmer's daughter with a twist! Professor Harold Hill (Robert Preston) is a fast-talking con man out to fleece the folks of River City, Iowa. But he's up against the city's cultural custodian, Marion the Librarian (Shirley Jones) - and for the first time, he gets his foot caught in the door! | 151 mins |
 | Night at the Museum | Directed by Shawn Levy Writing credits: Robert Ben Garant & Thomas Lennon (screenplay &story) Milan Trenc (book) | Larry Daley's inventions are not quite what consumers want, so to stay in New York to see his son, he takes a job as a night watchman at the Museum of Natural History. What the previous incumbents have neglected to tell him is that the museum comes to life - literally - after sunset, forcing him to deal with the likes of Atilla the Hun, Teddy Roosevelt, and a giant, fetch-playing, skeleton dinosaur! | 102 mins |
 | Oh, God! | Directed by Carl Reiner Writing credits: Larry Gelbart (screenplay), | Jerry Landers, a supermarket assistant manager and a good yet non-religious man, suddenly finds a note in the mail one day that grants him an "interview" with God. Thinking it to be a hoax he tosses it away, but when it keeps reappearing he finally gives in. Skeptical at first, he ends up carrying God's personal message - that He has given us everything we need, but it is up to us to make it work. | 98 mins |
 | On Deadly Ground | Directed by Steven Seagal Writing credits: Ed Horowitz & Robin U. Russin | Forrest Taft, an EPA agent, becomes a target for murder when he learns that a new oil rig will cause massive pollution in Alaska. With the help of an Eskimo woman and her father, Taft begins a trek through the Alaskan wilderness, heading straight for the rig and to destroy it before it destroys all of the local forest. | 102 mins |
 | One Hundred and One Dalmations | Directed by Clyde Geronimi Hamilton LuskeWolfgang Reitherman Writing credits: Bill Peet and Dodie Smith | Pongo and Perdita have a litter of 15 beautiful dalmation puppies. The conniving Cruella De Vil takes a fancy to the pups' coats, and wants to get hold of them, as well as others, to make herself a lovely coat! To carry out her nefarious plan, she hires some bumbling thugs to kidnap the puppies and hold them at her mansion while she searches for enough others to make a dalmation skin fashion statement. Will Pongo and Perdita find them and manage to rescue them in time? | 79 mins |
 | Patton | Directed by Franklin J. Schaffner Writing credits: | The World War II ordeal, tragedy and triumph of one of the greatest military heroes and generals of all time. This film depicts his military exploits from the invasion of Tunisia through the final days of the War They are told in his own words and the personal recollections of those who intimately knew him. Played brilliantly by George C. Scott (Oscar for best actor) | 171 mins |
 | Peter Pan | Directed by Clyde Geronimi Wilfred Jackson Hamilton Luske Writing credits: J.M. Barrie (play) and Walt Disney Productions | An adaptation of J. M. Barrie's story about an adventuresome boy who never grew up. The three children of the Darling family receive a visit from Peter Pan, a character from eldest child Wendy's bedtime stories. Peter turns out to be a real boy, with magical powers, who, with his fairy friend Tinker Bell, takes them to Never Land. There, Peter's gang of rag-tag runaways is engaged in rescuing Indian Princess Tiger Lily from the nafarious pirate Captain Hook. | 77 mins |
 | Pinocchio | Directed by Norman Ferguson T. Hee Wllfred Jackson Writing credits: Carlo Collodi (story), Ted Sears and Otto Englander | Lonely puppet maker Gepetto fashions a wooden marionette he considers his son and names Pinocchio. His wish for Pinocchio to be a real boy is unexpectedly granted by the Blue Fairy. She assigns homeless but kind-hearted Jiminy Cricket to act as Pinocchio's conscience to teach him right from wrong and keep him out of mischief. Unfortunately, Jiminy's ego gets in the way of this endeavor, and most of story sees Pinocchio getting himself, and old Gepetto, deep in trouble! | 88 mins |
 | Popeye | Directed by Robert Altman Screenplay by Jules Feiffer | The legendary, beloved, anvil-armed sailor of the seven seas (Robin Williams) comes magically to life in the maritime village of Sweet Haven as he rescues baby Sweet Pea from the clutches of the evil Bluto, wins the love of befuddled, impressionable Olive Oyl (played brilliantly by Shelly Duvall), and finds his long lost "Poopdeck" Pappy. | 113 mins |
 | The Postman | Directed by Kevin Costner Writing credits: David Brin (novel), Eric Roth & Brian Helgeland (screenplay) | In 2013, civilization has all but destroyed itself and the cruel Holnists rule the survivors by fear. A drifter (Kevin Costner) is captured and forced to join their gangster organization. As he finally makes his escape, he finds a Post Office jeep containing a skeleton wearing a US postal uniform. With the jeep's mailbag filled with old letters, he brings new hope to the disheartened survivors he meets as The Postman. | 177 mins |
 | Predestination | Directed by Michael Spierig Peter Spierig Writing credits: Michael Spierig | For his final assignment, a top temporal agent must pursue the one criminal that has eluded him throughout time. He travels on an intricate series of time-travel journeys designed to ensure the continuation of his law enforcement career and the capture of the elusive criminal. The chase turns into a unique, surprising and mind-bending exploration of love, fate, identity and the potentials, paradoxes and dangers of trying to change the future by meddling with the past. | 97 mins |
 | The Professional | Directed by Luc Besson Writing credits: luc Besson | After her father, step-mother, step-sister and little brother are killed by her father's employers, the 12-year-old daughter of an abject drug dealer manages to take refuge in the apartment of a professional hitman who at her request teaches her the methods of his job so she can take her revenge on the corrupt DEA agent who ruined her life by killing her beloved brother. | 110 mins |
 | The Right Stuff | Directed by Philip Kaufman Writing credits: Tom Wolfe (book), | This somewhat fictionalized account of the history of the U.S. Space program closely follows the Tom Wolf's book, with the same fictional quality. It covers the breaking of the sound barrier by Chuck Yeager to the Mercury 7 astronauts, identifying the people involved, the problems they faced, and how, with grit, determination, and good old Yankee ingenuity, the United States won the race to the moon. | 193 mins |
 | Robin Hood | Directed by Wolfgang Reitherman Writing credits: Larry Clemmons, Ken Anderson and Vance Gerry | An imaginative Disney version of the often interpreted Robin Hood legend. Fun and romance abound as the swashbuckling hero of Sherwood Forest and his valiant sidekick plot one daring adventure after another to outwit the greedy, thumb-sucking Prince John, "The Phoney King of England," and his conniving serpentine partner, Sir Hiss, as they put the tax squeeze on the poor, the rich, and everyone between. Not very historically accurate, to be sure, but a really fun story! | 83 mins |
 | The Rocketeer | Directed by Joe Johnston Writing credits: Dave Stevens (novel), Danny Bilson, Paul De Meo & William Dear (story), Danny Bilson & Paul De Meo (screenplay) | Young, Pre-WWII hotshot pilot Cliff Secord stumbles upon a top secret rocket pack stolen by German spies from the workshop of Howard Hughes. With the help of his mechanic/mentor, Peevee, he saves his girl and stops the Nazis as The Rocketeer. This pulp comic book story of the 1930's is complete with a huge zeppelin, malicious gangsters, Nazi spies, and the growth of the Age of Aviation. | 108 mins |
 | Romeo and Juliet | Directed by Franco Zeffirelli Writing credits: William Shakespeare (play), Franco Brusati, Masolino D'Amico & Franco Zeffirelli (screenplay) | Shakespeare's classic tale of romance and tragedy is told in a way that shows what filmmakers can do when they really, really try! Played perfectly by real teenagers Leonard Whiting and Olivia Hussey, the two star-crossed lovers want nothing more than to put aside their families' feuds and be together, but they both know that they will never be allowed to follow their hearts! | 138 mins |
 | Saving Private Ryan | Directed by Steven Spielberg Writing credits: Robert Rodat | Unassuming private James Ryan is the sole survivor of four brothers in the Normandy invasion. When Chief of Staff General George Marshall learns that Private Ryan is unaccounted for, he sends a team of eight men to find him and bring him home alive to alleviate his mother's grief. Finding him is hard enough; bringing him back alive may be impossible! | 170 mins |
 | Shoes of the Fisherman | Directed by Michael Anderson Writing credits: James Kennaway & John Patrick (writers), Morris L. West (novel) | After two miserable decades as a political prisoner in Siberia, Ukrainian Archbishop Kiril Lakota is unexpectedly set free by the Soviet Union, hopefully to help prevent an imminent war with starving China. Brought to Rome, humble Kiril suddenly finds greatness thrust upon him when his fellow cardinals, impressed by his understanding of world events and compassion for the poor, elect him pope! | 162 mins |
 | Short Circuit | Directed by John Badham Writing credits: S.S. Wilson, Brent Maddock | One of a group of experimental military robots, "Number Five" undergoes a sudden transformation after being struck by lightning. He develops self-awareness, consciousness, and a fear of the reprogramming that awaits him back at the factory. With the help of a young woman, Number 5 tries to evade capture and convince his nerdy creator that he has truly become alive - and cool!. | 99 mins |
 | Sister Act | Directed by Emile Ardolino Writing credits: Joseph Howard | Delores Van Cartier' is a hip, controversial lounge singer. When she accidentally witnesses her gangster boyfriend Vince commit murder, the authorities decide that she must be protected by hiding out in the most unlikely place of all, a convent! But hiding out is definitely not what Delores does, and the nuns' quiet cloistered existence is about to be reorganized - Las Vagas style! | 100 mins |
 | Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow | Directed by Kerry Conran Writing credits: Kerry Conran | After 1930's New York City receives a series of attacks from giant flying robots, a gorgeous newspaper reporter teams up with a dashing, unconventional fighter pilot in search of their origin, as well as the reason for the sinister disappearances of famous scientists around the world. This science fiction movie is told the way they used to make 'em! | 106 mins |
 | Sleeping Beauty | Directed by Clyde Geronimi and Walt Disney Productions Writing credits: Erdman Penner (story adaptation), Charles Perrault and Joe Rinaldi | After beautiful Princess Aurora is born into royalty, everything is perfectly fine until an unwanted guest appears, the evil fairy Maleficent. She curses the young princess and announces that she will die by pricking her finger on the spindle of a spinning wheel before sunset on her 16th birthday. Fortunately, a good fairy changes the spell so Aurora will fall into a deep sleep instead, and the only way to wake her from her sleep is true love's kiss - even without her permission. | 75 mins |
 | Sling Blade | Produced, written and directed by Billy Bob Thornton | Twenty five years after committing an unthinkable crime, quiet, mentally retarded Karl (Billy Bob Thornton) is finally allowed to go home. Once there, he finds friendship with a fatherless boy. When his world is shattered by the mother's abusive boyfriend (Dwight Yoakam), Karl is suddenly placed on a collision course with his past. | 140 mins |
 | Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs | Directed by Walt Disney Productions Writing credits: Jacob and William Grimm, and Walt Disney Productions. | Exiled into a dangerous forest by her wicked and jealous stepmother, a princess is rescued by seven dwarf miners who make her part of their household. They care for her until she is rescued by Prince Charming to live happily ever after. This was Walt Disney's first full length animated film. The highest grossing animated film ever, it won an honorary Oscar and seven little oscars! | 83 mins |
 | Song of the South | Directed by: Harve Foster Wilfred Jackson Writing credits: Joel Chandler Harris (book) and Walt Disney Productions | Down in Deep South Georgia, a young boy, Johnny, is looking forward to visiting his grandmother on her planatation. There, he befriends wise and kindly old sharecropper Uncle Remus, whose homespun stories about the antics of wily Br'er Rabbit, cunning Br'er Fox and stupid Br'er Bear give Johnny valuable lessons about life and help him cope with the mean brothers of his girlfriend Ginny and the impending divorce of his parents. | 94 mins |
 | Splash | Directed by Ron Howard Writing credits: | Allen Bauer is rescued from drowning as a young boy off Cape Cod. Years later he returns and again manages to fall into the sea and be saved once more by the very same person. His beautiful rescuer decides to search for Allen in New York, arriving without a stitch of clothing and unable to speak English. On finding Allen, they fall in love, but she has an unbelievable secret, which will no longer be a secret if she happens to get wet! | 110 mins |
 | Star Trek, First Contact | Directed by Jonathan Frakes Writing credits: Rick Berman (story) Brannon Braga and Ronald D. Moore (story and screenplay) | If the evil part-mechanical Borg stop Zephram Cochran from making the first spaceflight of his warp drive, the Vulcans will not detect his invention and save the human race from Borg assimilation. The starship Enterprise and its crew unexpectedly follow the Borg back in time, make sure Cochran succeeds, and assure that history plays out as they remember it. | 111 mins |
 | The Sword in the Stone | Directed by Wolfgang Reitherman Writing credits: | Arthur (nicknamed "Wart") a young boy with no apparent talent, aspires to be a knight's squire. On a hunting trip he meets Merlin, a powerful but amnesiac wizard who has plans for Wart beyond mere squiredom. He starts by trying to give Wart an education (whatever that is), believing that once one has an education, one can go anywhere. Somewhat accidentally, n his own well-meaning but bumbling way, Wart gains title to a magic sword and become one of the most beloved kings in English folklore. | 79 mins |
 | Take This Job and Shove It | Directed by Gus Trikonis Writing credits: Barry Schneider (screenplay) | When corporate hotshot Frank Maclin (Robert Hays) is sent back to his impoverished home town to take over the local brewery, he just wants to get in, make changes and get out. But once he reconnects with his old redneck high school buddies, he decides instead to support the workers and let his Madison Avenue bosses know what they can do with their highfalutin' corporate job! You can count on beer! | 100 mins |
 | Tarzan | Directed by Chris Buck Kevin Lima Writing credits: Tab Murphy, Bob Tzudiker & Noni White (screenplay) and Walt Disney Productions | A cartoon adaptation of Edgar Rice Burroughs' famous story about an orphan adopted by an ape named Kala and raised as an just another ape. Armed with superior cunning and intelligence (if not a whole lot of common sense), Tarzan rules as Lord of the Jungle until he meets and rescues Jane Porter, who convinces him that he's really human. Now Tarzan must make the decision as to which family he should belong, and how Jane fits into this increasingly complicated picture! | 88 mins |
| It's A Wonderful Life | Directed by Frank Capra Writing credits: Frances Goodrich, Albert Hackett and Frank Capra (screenplay) | Building and loan company manager George Bailey has spent his entire life giving of himself to the people of Bedford Falls. But on Christmas Eve, George's absentminded Uncle Billy loses the business's $8,000. When the bank examiner discovers the shortage, George realizes that he will be held responsible and contemplates suicide. But the prayers of his loved ones are answered by Clarence, a gentle angel who shows George the true greatness of his wonderful life. | 130 mins |
 | Titanic | Directed by James Cameron Writing credits: James Cameron | Titanic, the "unsinkable" ship of dreams, is recalled by one of its last survivors in this fictional tale of love, adventure and personal salvation. With her early memories, a provocative drawing and a fabulous necklace, elderly Rose DeWitt Bukator provides the human background for the poignant, tragic story of this historic shipwreck. | 194 mins |
 | Tora, Tora, Tora | Directed by Richard Fleischer, Kinji Fukasaku and Toshio Masuda Writing credits: Larry Forrester, Hideo Oguni & Ryuzo Kikushima (Screenplay) | In late 1941, American military intelligence concludes that the Japanese are about to attack the United States, but few political leaders are prepared to believe such a fantastic claim! This detailed history of the prelude and attack on Pearl harbor is told from the perspective of both sides, recounting the events that plunged America into the Second World War. | 144 mins |
 | Traitor's Heart | Directed by Danny Lerner Writers: Clint Lien, Danny Lerner | Nick Brody is a family man who seems to have the perfect life; a perfect wife and a pleasant little nipper called Sean. However, after a chance meeting with a mysterious stranger, Brody stumbles upon ever convincing information that his past is not what it seems. Indeed, it becomes evident that many powerful people don't want Brody to remember his previous life. | 91 mins |
 | Twister | Directed by Jan de Bont Writing credits: Michael Crichton & Anne-Marie Martin | Ambitious TV weatherman Bill Harding wants his dedicated tornado-hunter wife, Jo, to sign divorce papers so he can marry his girlfriend Melissa. Mother Nature, however, has other plans. Soon the three have joined a team of inventive but somewhat impoverished storm chasers as they attempt to outwit the most powerful force on earth! | 113 mins |
 | Valkyrie | Directed by Bryan Singer Writing credits: Christopher McQuarrie & Nathan Alexander | World War II is turning inexorably against the Nazis, but Hitler refuses to consider any outcome other than complete victory of the Third Reich. In desperation, Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg and other senior German officers conceive a plan to kill Der Fuehrer and end the war. Unfortunately, Hitler survives - and seeks terrible vengeance! | 120 mins |
 | Victory at Sea | Directed by hundreds of World War II naval commanders Writing credits: The United States Navy, The Royal Navy, The Imperial Japanese Navy | This is the complete historical television series that chronicles World War II in the Pacific, with actual combat footage. Dramatically narrated by Leonard Graves, it features such notables as Winston Churchill, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Douglas MacArthur, Emperor Hirohito, and Bernard L. Montgomery, set to the stirring music of Richard Rogers. | Episodes 30 minutes each |
 | What Dreams May Come | Directed by Vincent Ward Writing credits: Richard Matheson (Novel) | Doctor Chris Nielsen meets his true soul mate Annie, marries her and has two children. The children die in a car accident, and Chris dies four years after that. Ending up in heaven, he is guided by friendly guardian angel Albert through the afterlife, and he is reunited with his dog and children. But when he finds out his wife had committed suicide, he desperately searches for her spirit, journeying through Heaven and Hell along the way. | 113 mins |
 | Whale Rider | Written and directed by Niki Caro | A small Maori village faces a crisis when the only heir to their leadership is a girl, Pai, played by Kiesha Castle-Hughes. Rejected by her grandfather and the villagers, twelve-year-old Pai remains certain of her calling, and embraces a thousand years of tradition to fulfill her destiny and prove her royal heritage by riding the whale! | 101 mins |
 | What's Up, Doc? | Directed by Peter Bogdanovich Writing credits: Buck Henry, David Newman and Robert Benton (screenplay), Peter Bogdanovich (story) | Judy Maxwell is a quirky college coed who carries her clothes around in a plaid overnight bag. Howard Bannister is a post doctoral musicologist with an identical bag of musical rocks. Another identical bag is full of wealthy Mrs. Van Hoskins' jewels, and yet another contains stolen secret government documents. When the bags get mixed up, things get as confused as Judy, and things get absolutely hilarious! | 94 mins |
 | Wholly Moses | Directed by Gary Weiss Writing credits: Guy Thomas | Harvey and Zoey, two tourists traveling through Israel, discover an ancient scroll describing the ancient life of the prophet Herschel, the man who was almost Moses - but Moses got all the credit! A whacky, rollicking comedy of truly Biblical proportions! | 103 mins |
 | The Wizard of Oz | Directed by Victor Fleming Writing credits: Noel Langley, Florence Ryerson & Edgar Allan Woolf (screenplay), Noel Langley (adaptation), L. Frank Baum (novel) | Dorothy and her little dog Toto are swept by a tornado to the magical land of Oz. Here she meets a wicked witch, three memorable friends, and surprises beyond count in her journey to meet the Wonderful Wizard! Everyone believes he can help her return home and possibly grant her new friends their life's desires of a brain, a heart, and courage, but the friends, the Wizard, and even Dorothy are much different than they seem. | 101 mins |
 | Young Einstein | Directed by Yahoo Serious Writing credits: David Roach & Yahoo Serious | Young, unconventional Albert Einstein, the only child of a poor Tasmanian apple farmer, discovers how to split atoms to put bubbles into beer. On his long journey to patent his process, he meets and romances beautiful French scientist Marie Curie, foils several dastardly plots to steal his discovery, and even invents rock and roll! One Seriously hilarious thought experiment! Yahoo! | 91 mins |
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 | The Hobbit | Directed by Jules Bass and Arthur Rankin Jr. Writing credits: | Hobbit Bilbo Baggins likes nothing more than peace, quiet, and good, tilled earth. He considers adventures of any kind as basically, "unhobbitish." But Bilbo is half a controversial Took, so when an unexpected party with 13 dwarves and a wizard turns his world upside down, he finds unexpected reserves of courage and determination. This is the animated version of the story that started it all! | 78 mins |
 | The Hobbit, an Unexpected Journey | Directed by Peter Jackson Writing credits: J.R.R. Tolkien (novel), Fran Walsh (screenplay), Philippa Boyens (screenplay), | Bilbo Baggins, a Hobbit of the Shire, sets out on an "unexpected journey" to the Lonely Mountain with a spirited group of thirteen kick-ass dwarves to reclaim their stolen mountain home and its fabulous treasure from a dragon named Smaug. Among his many adventures along the way, Bilbo acquires a mysterious, magical ring. | 169 mins |
 | The Hobbit, The Desolation of Smaug | Directed by Peter Jackson Writing credits: J.R.R. Tolkien (novel), Fran Walsh (screenplay), Philippa Boyens (screenplay), | After successfully crossing over (and under) the Misty Mountains, Thorin and Company must seek aid from a powerful hermit before taking on the dangers of Mirkwood Forest - without their Wizard. The party must complete the journey to Lonely Mountain and burglar Baggins must seek out the Secret Door that will give them access to the hoard of the dragon, Smaug the Magnificent. | 161 mins |
 | The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies | Directed by Peter Jackson Writing credits: Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson & Guillermo del Toro (screenplay) | Smaug, needless to say, has other plans. These include the destruction of Laketown. After a fierce battle in which Smaug is destroyed, the Laketowners and the dwarves find themselves pitted against each other, along with orcs, the kingdom of the elves, a flock of huge intelligent eagles, and even a magic, shape-changing bear! Unexpectedly, the dwarves' quest is fulfilled personally by Bilbo, "only a little fellow in a wide world after all." | 170 mins |
 | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring | Directed by Peter Jackson Writing credit | With the help of a courageous fellowship of friends and allies, Frodo Baggins and his faithful servant Sam embark on a perilous mission to destroy the legendary One Ring of Power. Hunting Frodo are servants of the Dark Lord, Sauron, the Ring's evil creator. If Sauron reclaims the Ring, Middle Earth is doomed! But even before the fellowship is formed, the Ring's corrupting influence is at work, and the betrayer will not be the first to die! | 178+ mins |
 | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers | Directed by Peter Jackson Writing credit | The Fellowship has broken, but the quest to destroy the One Ring continues. Frodo and Sam must entrust their lives to the evil creature Gollum if they are to find their way to Mordor to destroy the Ring. And as Saruman's army approaches, the surviving members of the fellowship, along with unexpected allies from the earliest days of Middle Earth, prepare for battle. The War of the Ring has begun! | 179+ mins |
 | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of The King | Directed by Peter Jackson Writing credit | The final battle for Middle Earth is joined! Frodo and Sam, led treacherously by Gollum, continue their dangerous mission toward Mordor and its fires of Mount Doom to destroy the One Ring. Meanwhile their Ranger leader, Aragorn, struggles to fulfill his hereditary royal destiny as he leads his outnumbered followers against the growing power of Sauron. Even Aragorn does not know the true danger now posed by the One Ring! | 200+ mins |