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Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 4
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Description
An intimate portrait of two men who cherish the slim bond between them and the dream they share in a world marred by petty tyranny, misunderstanding, jealousy,and callousness. Clinging to each other in their loneliness and alienation, George and his simple-minded friend Lenny dream, as drifters will, of a place to call their own - a couple of acres and a few pigs, chickens, and rabbits back in Hill Country where land is cheap. But after they come...
2) Forrest Gump
Pub. Date
c2001
Description
A sweet natured man with an IQ of 70 personally experiences all of the important events of three decades of American life.
3) Radio
Pub. Date
c2003
Description
The story of the relationship between a prominent high school football coach in a small South Carolina town and the illiterate, mentally-challenged man nicknamed Radio whom he mentors. Although their friendship raises some eyebrows at first, Radio's growth under the coach's guidance ultimately inspires the local townsfolk
Pub. Date
c2003
Description
Ted is a SWAT officer who dreams of being a sailor. It is a dream that he is forced to put on the back burner because he has to look after his mentally disabled brother Danny. The resentment builds up to a terse showdown between the two brothers and leaves Danny determined to prove his independence. Unfortunately, Danny lands in hot soup when he unwittingly ends up with the loot from a robbery. With both the law and the robbers after the witless Danny,...
5) Being there
Series
Criterion collection volume 864
Pub. Date
[2017]
Description
"In one of his most finely tuned performances, Peter Sellers plays the pure-hearted, childlike Chance, a gardener who is forced into the wilds of Washington, D.C., when his wealthy guardian dies. Shocked to discover that the real world doesn't respond to the click of a remote, Chance stumbles into celebrity after being taken under the wing of a tycoon (Melvyn Douglas, in an Oscar-winning performance), who mistakes his protégé's horticultural mumblings...
Pub. Date
2009.
Description
Season Two contains worlds (and alternative worlds) of excitement complete with shape-shifters, cryonic heads, belly-dwelling beasts, and people who turn to ashes before our eyes. But the overarching narrative takes three clandestine FBI agents, Olivia Dunham, Peter Bishop, and Walter Bishop, through a mind-bending investigation of a parallel reality that threatens to destroy ours.
Pub. Date
[2012]
Description
Who are you? After sacrificing himself to save both worlds, Peter mysteriously returns to ours. But he has been forgotten, by Olivia, by Walter, by everyone. It's as if he never existed. At the same time, shapeshifters controlled by an unknown master begin an onslaught of destruction, and now the two former enemy universes must cooperate to defy a common foe.
9) I am Sam
Pub. Date
[2004], c2002
Description
Sam Dawson has the mental capacity of a 7-year-old. He works at a Starbucks, is obsessed with the Beatles and has a daughter with a homeless woman who abandons them. As the daughter reaches age 7, Sam's limitations start to become a problem. When the authorities take his daughter away, Sam shames a high-priced lawyer into taking his case pro bono. In the process, he teaches her a great deal about love, and whether it's really all you need.
Pub. Date
c2013
Description
The fifth and final season delivers a climactic conclusion. Picking up from events depicted in season four's flash-forward episode, the seemingly peaceful Observers seized control of our universe in 2015. Now, in 2036, they have become ruthless rulers who stand unopposed. What awaits in the future, however, is the Fringe Team's final stand, which will bring together all they have witnessed in preparation for the final battle to protect our world.
Pub. Date
[2019]
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Description
Ace Ventura, pet detective: He's the best there is; in fact, he's the only one there is! He's Ace Ventura, pet detective. He goes eyeball to eyeball with a man-eating shark, stakes out the Miami Dolphins, and woos and wows the ladies.
Dumb and dumber: Two half wits travel from Rhode Island to Colorado to return a briefcase full of money to a beautiful socialite. During the course of their moronic mission, these indomitable dimwits confound cops,...
Series
Dumb and Dumber volume 1 & 2
Pub. Date
[2009]
Description
Dumb and dumber: Two dimwitted friends embark on a cross-country journey to return a briefcase full of cash to its rightful owner. ; Dumb and dumberer: The prequel when Harry and Lloyd meet on the first day of school.
Pub. Date
2002
Description
Sam Dawson has the mental capacity of a 7-year old. When he has a daughter with a homeless woman who abandons them, Sam raises his daughter by himself. As time passes, Sam's limitations start to become a problem and the authorities take his daughter away. Sam shames a high-priced lawyer into taking his case pro bono.
14) Of mice and men
Pub. Date
c2001
Description
During the Depression, two migrant-worker friends dream of better days until an act of unintentional violence leads to tragic consequences.
16) Forrest Gump
Pub. Date
1994.
Description
Through three turbulent decades, Forrest rides a tide of events that whisks him from physical disablility to football stardom, from Vietnam hero to shrimp tycoon, from White House honors to the arms of his one true love.
18) The ringer
Pub. Date
c2006
Description
Pressured by a greedy uncle and a pile of debt, lovable loser Steve resorts to an unthinkable scheme. He pretends to be mentally challenged in order to rig the upcoming Special Olympics, to dethrone the reigning champion and bring home the gold.
Pub. Date
[2019]
Description
From award-winning filmmaker Dan Habib comes the documentary, a catalyst to transform the label of intellectual disability from a life sentence of isolation into a life of possibility for the most systematically segregated people in America. It stars three pioneering young American adults with intellectual disabilities, Micah, Naieer, and Naomie, who challenge perceptions of intelligence as they navigate high school, college, and the workforce.
Series
Pub. Date
[2003]
Description
Go back to 1986 when Lloyd Christmas and Harry Dunn first met while in high school. Dissatisfied with their being stuck in remedial classes, the dense duo sets out to prove that they can attend classes with their peers of normal intelligence. Along the way, they encounter a greedy principal and a friendly janitor who takes Lloyd under his wing.
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