William Goldman
41) A bridge too far
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"An epic retelling of World War II's most tragic blunder, A bridge too far meticulously depicts the ambitious plan which resulted in more Allied casualties than the entire Normandy landing"--Container.
42) Dreamcatcher
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Four friends with an unusual power become stranded in a blizzard and are confronted by a deadly alien force. As they try to stop this unparalleled horror, the fate of the world is in their hands.
43) Harper
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Hard-boiled private investigator Lew Harper is hired to locate a missing millionaire.
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Film noir classic collection volume 3
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"Clips from noir classics and little-known gems, plus interviews with modern noir aficionados like directors Christopher Nolan and Frank Miller, writers James Ellroy and Brian Helgeland and others shape this multifaceted exploration of the movie style that grew out of the hard realities of post-World War II life"--Container.
45) Misery
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When a popular author crashes on a snowy road, his 'biggest fan' rescues him only to torture him to resurrect her favorite character.
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A mass murderer of women, who is also a master of disguise, has a running battle with a police detective. The killer gets his kicks by phoning in clues to the detective. All of New York trembles as the sixth strangling is reported and the man with the makeup kit stalks still another victim ... the detective's girlfriend.
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Criterion collection volume 948
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Buttercup loves Westley, but when he is captured by pirates and assumed dead, she is chosen by the evil Prince Humperdinck to be his bride, beginning a series of fantastic efforts to free her.
48) Maverick
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Comedy about a handsome gambler, a charming lady scam artist and a lawman, all headed for a poker tournament held on a river boat with a $500,000 pot for the winner.
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"His own soda pop machine. Air conditioning. The finest cotton underwear. Someone else doing the work. That's Master Sgt. Maxwell Slaughter's game and man, can he play it. Just ask Supply Sgt. Eustis Clay, who idolizes the big, shrewd, supremely self-confident older man. Maybe someday they can go into business together. In the meantime, how about a hot double date? So Clay fixes Slaughter up with a teenybopper named Bobby Jo, a move that sets off...
50) Heat
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A softhearted bodyguard in Las Vegas is out to protect his friends. When a mobster's son brutally beats an old flame, it ignites a tightly-wound thriller that pits the bodyguard against the mob and culminates in a vicious cat-and-mouse climax.
51) Dreamcatcher
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Four friends with an unusual power become stranded in a blizzard and are confronted by a deadly alien force. As they try to stop this unparalleled horror, the fate of the world is in their hands.
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The natural: A once-promising baseball player on his way to stardom in the big leagues, finds his dreams shattered when a mysterious woman and a silver bullet end his career prematurely. Sixteen years later, armed with his childhood bat "Wonderboy," he comes back to baseball, joins the roster of the lowly New York Knights to see if he can overcome physical pain and the nefarious forces around him to lead his team to the pennant.
All the president's...
54) Masquerade
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The British government is in negotiations with the Middle Eastern oil-rich nation of Ramaut to allow in British drilling agencies, but Ramaut withdraws from the talks, leaving Britain desperate. British Colonel Drexel is enlisted in a covert operation to kidnap the Ramaut prince, Jamil, to force an oil agreement between the countries. Drexel brings in American David Frazer to assist, but Frazer finds someone else has plans for Jamil.
55) The hot rock
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"A hilarious comedy about jewel thieves out to score the biggest heist of their lives. When John Dortmunder learns that a huge, rare diamond is just waiting to be lifted in Manhattan, he assembles a team of pros to try to steal the stone. But all that glitters is not easily gotten, and, despite their careful planning and execution, actually stealing the gem proves a challenge far greater than any of the men bargained for"--Container.
56) Spawn
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Imagine a creature on the verge of creation. A creature who must come out of the dark and into the light to fight for justice and vengeance. From flesh to steel. From blood to blade. From man to "Spawn."
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The firm: A brilliant and ambitious Harvard Law grad joins a small, prosperous law firm in Memphis, and is soon confronted by FBI agents with evidence of corruption and murder within the firm.
The chamber: Adam Hall is an idealistic young attorney who takes on the death row clemency case of his one-time Klansman grandfather, Sam Cayhall. With just 28 days before the execution, Adam sets out to retrace the events leading to the crime for which Sam...
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Somebody up there likes me: The inspiring tale about Rocky Graziano's rise from poverty and rage to the middleweight title.
Harper: Lew Harper, a cool private investigator, is hired by a wealthy California matron to locate her kidnapped husband.
Cool hand Luke: Prisoner loner Luke Jackson wins the respect of his fellow inmates when he refuses to cower before the chain gang boss.
The mackintosh man: A British Intelligence agent assumes a fictitious...
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The Wizard of Oz: During a tornado in rural Kansas, a young girl is swept away to a magical land and embarks on a journey to see the Wizard who can help her return home.
Avatar: Jake Sully is a former Marine who uses a wheelchair. But despite his broken body, Jake is still a warrior at heart. He is recruited to travel light years to the human outpost on Pandora, where a corporate consortium is mining a rare mineral that is the key to solving Earth's...
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I Get Around in My Own Special Way was written to serve as a bridge between people living with disabilities and those without. Featuring simple, easy-to understand language, Goldman hopes to build empathy, encourage inclusion and understanding, and help the world view assisting devices like wheelchairs and scooters as the superpower gear they truly are.