David Denman
Description
It follows five ordinary teens who must become something extraordinary when they learn that their small town of Angel Grove, and the world, is on the verge of being obliterated by an alien threat. Chosen by destiny, our heroes quickly discover they are the only ones who can save the planet. But to do so, they will have to overcome their real-life issues and before it's too late, band together as the Power Rangers.
"Set your expectations low enough...
Pub. Date
[2021]
Formats
Description
As life crumbles around her, the sole police detective in a small Pennsylvania town investigates the murder of a teen mother. Detective Mare Sheehan is a worn-down, brutally honest, beer-swilling local basketball legend who must cope with the loss of her son while dealing with her nosy mother, rebellious teenage daughter and grandson at home, and an ex-husband who lives a stone's throw away with his new fiancée. Just as the case of a missing young...
3) Greenland
Description
A family fights for survival as a planet-killing comet races to Earth. John Garrity, his estranged wife Allison, and young son Nathan make a perilous journey to their only hope for sanctuary.
4) Shutter
Pub. Date
2008
Description
Newlywed couple Ben and Jane move to Japan for a promising job opportunity - a fashion shoot in Tokyo. During their trip on a dark forest road they are involved in a tragic car accident, leaving a young local girl dead. When they regain consciousness, they find no trace of the girl's body. A bit distraught, the couple arrives in Tokyo to begin their new life. Meanwhile Ben begins noticing strange white blurs in many of his photographs. Jane believes...
Pub. Date
2024
Description
Since giving up his life as a government assassin, Robert McCall has struggled to reconcile the horrific things he's done in the past and finds a strange solace in serving justice on behalf of the oppressed. Finding himself surprisingly at home in Southern Italy, he discovers his new friends are under the control of local crime bosses. As events turn deadly, McCall knows what he has to do: become his friends' protector by taking on the mafia.
7) Joy ride
Pub. Date
2023.
Description
The hilarious and unapologetically explicit story of identity and self-discovery centers on four unlikely friends who embark on a once-in-a-lifetime international adventure. When Audrey's business trip to Asia goes sideways, she enlists the aid of Lolo, her irreverent, childhood best friend who also happens to be a hot mess; Kat, her college friend turned Chinese soap star; and Deadeye, Lolo's eccentric cousin. Their no-holds-barred, epic experience...
8) Puzzle
Pub. Date
2018
Description
A closely observed portrait of Agnes, who has reached her early 40s without ever venturing far from home, family or the tight-knit immigrant community in which she was raised by her widowed father. That begins to change in a quietly dramatic fashion when Agnes receives a jigsaw puzzle as a birthday gift and experiences the heady thrill of not only doing something she enjoys, but being very, very good at it.
Pub. Date
2017.
Description
It follows five ordinary teens who must become something extraordinary when they learn that their small town of Angel Grove, and the world, is on the verge of being obliterated by an alien threat. Chosen by destiny, our heroes quickly discover they are the only ones who can save the planet. But to do so, they will have to overcome their real-life issues and before it's too late, band together as the Power Rangers.
"Set your expectations low enough...
10) Brightburn
Pub. Date
2019
Description
What if a child from another world crash-landed on Earth, but instead of becoming a hero to humanity, he proved to be something far more sinister?
11) The nines
Pub. Date
[2008]
Description
The lives of an actor, a television game show personality, and a videogame designer are intertwined, and the lines between fantasy and reality become blurred.
12) Joy ride
Pub. Date
2023.
Description
The hilarious and unapologetically explicit story of identity and self-discovery centers on four unlikely friends who embark on a once-in-a-lifetime international adventure. When Audrey's business trip to Asia goes sideways, she enlists the help of Lolo, her childhood best friend who also happens to be a hot mess; Kat, her college friend turned Chinese soap star; and Deadeye, Lolo's eccentric cousin. The no-holds-barred, epic experience becomes a...
14) Greenland
Pub. Date
[2021]
Formats
Description
A family fights for survival as a planet-killing comet races to Earth. John Garrity, his estranged wife Allison, and young son Nathan make a perilous journey to their only hope for sanctuary.
15) 13 hours
Pub. Date
[2016]
Description
A gripping true story of six elite ex-military operators assigned to protect the CIA who fought back against overwhelming odds when terrorists attacked in the U.S. diplomatic compound on September 11, 2012. When everything went wrong, six men had the courage to do what was right.
16) Mare of Easttown
Pub. Date
[2021]
Description
Kate Winslet plays Mare Sheehan, a small-town Pennsylvania detective who investigates a local murder as life crumbles around her. The seven-part limited series is an exploration into the dark side of a close community and an authentic examination of how family and past tragedies can define our present.
Pub. Date
[2020]
Appears on list
Description
13 hours: A six-man security team struggles to fight off a militant attack on an American diplomatic compound in Libya.
American sniper : Legendary Navy S.E.A.L. sniper Chris Kyle's pinpoint accuracy saves countless lives on the battlefield. Returning home to his wife and kids after 4 tours of duty in Afghanistan, Chris finds it difficult to leave the war behind him.
Black Hawk down: It is a riveting documentary about the heroic efforts of the soldiers...