Ridley Scott
1) Body of lies
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Formats
Description
A former journalist injured in the Iraq war is hired by the CIA to track down an Al-Qaeda leader in Jordan, who is aided by the head of Jordan's covert operations in an uneasy alliance that leads to cultural and moral clashes between those involved.
"...a James Bond plot inserted into today's headlines."--Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
"With its urgent post-9/11 context and often brutal violence, it seems off-key to describe 'Body of Lies' as a...
2) The Martian
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Language
English
Description
After a bad storm blows across Mars, astronaut Mark Watney is presumed dead and left behind. Now stuck on a hostile planet, he must find a way to signal to Earth and, in the meantime, survive on limited supplies.
4) G.I. Jane
Publisher
Hollywood Pictures Home Video
Language
English
Formats
Description
Lieutenant O'Neil is the first woman ever given the opportunity to earn a place in the armed forces' most highly skilled combat unit--the elite Navy SEALs. But the already brutal rigors of training camp turn into an unimaginable test of courage and determination once it becomes clear that no one--powerful politicians, top military brass or her male Navy SEAL teammates--wants her to succeed.
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
Orlando Bloom stars as Balian, a young Frenchman in Medieval Jerusalem during the Crusades, who, having lost everything, finds redemption in a heroic fight against overwhelming forces to save his people and fulfill his destiny as a knight.
7) Prometheus
Language
English
Description
A team of scientists and explorers travels to the darkest corners of the universe searching for the origins of human life. Instead they find a dark, twisted world that hides a terrifying threat capable of destroying them, and all mankind.
8) Child 44
Publisher
Summit Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Formats
Description
In 1953 Soviet Russia, secret police agent Leo Demidov loses status, power, and home when he refuses to denounce his own wife, Raisa, as a traitor. Exiled from Moscow to a grim provincial outpost, Leo and Raisa join forces with General Mikhail Nesterov to track down a serial killer who preys on young boys. Their quest for justice threatens a system-wide cover-up by Leo's psychopathic rival Vasili, who insists, there is no crime in paradise.
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Inspired by the shocking true story of the family behind the Italian fashion empire. When Patrizia Reggiani, an outsider from humble beginnings, marries into the Gucci family, her unbridled ambition begins to unravel the family legacy and triggers a reckless spiral of betrayal, decadence, revenge, and ultimately, murder.
10) Killing Kennedy
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
As global Cold War tensions mount and organized crime escalates in the U.S., a young, ambitious man from a wealthy family rises to become the leader of the free world. At the same time, a former dedicated Marine grows disillusioned with America. When their paths ultimately cross, the course of U.S. history will forever change.
11) The last duel
Publisher
20th Century Studios
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Formats
Description
King Charles VI declares that knight Jean de Carrouges must settle his dispute with his squire by challenging him to a duel.
12) Black Hawk down
Language
English
Description
Details the near-disastrous mission in Somalia on October 3, 1993 where nearly 100 U.S. Army Rangers, commanded by Capt. Mike Steele. The troops were dropped by helicopter deep into the capital city of Mogadishu to capture two top lieutenants of a Somali warlord. The resulting action lead to a large and drawn-out firefight between the Rangers and hundreds of Somali gunmen. The battle led to the destruction of two U.S. Black Hawk helicopters and to...
13) Legend
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
A forest dweller is chosen to save a beautiful princess and defeat the Lord of Darkness.
Publisher
20th Century Studios
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Now retired and living in self-imposed exile in the world's most glamorous city, Poirot reluctantly attends a séance at a decaying, haunted palazzo. When one of the guests is murdered, the detective is thrust into a sinister world of shadows and secrets.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Russell and his younger brother Rodney live in the economically depressed Rust Belt, and have always dreamed of escaping and finding better lives. But when a cruel twist of fate lands Russell in prison, his brother becomes involved with one of the most violent and ruthless crime rings in the Northeast - a mistake that will cost him everything. Once released, Russell must choose between his own freedom or risking it all to seek justice for his brother....
16) Gladiator
Series
Language
English
Description
The war against the Germans won, Emperor Aurelius chooses the victorious General Maximus as his successor to the Roman empire. Commodus, Aurelius' heir, is jealous of this and enslaves Maximus to the gladiatorial arenas.
17) Thelma & Louise
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
Thelma is an abused and neglected wife, while her friend Louise is a bitter, hard-edged waitress. The two decide to take a brief vacation to escape the drudgery of their everyday lives. Immediately, they run into trouble, as Louise shoots and kills a man who tries to rape Thelma in the parking lot of a country bar.
18) Alien
Series
Language
English
Description
Experience the terror, from the beginning, with the first chapter of the saga, directed by Ridley Scott and starring Sigourney Weaver in her breakout performance as Ripley. When the crew of the space-tug Nostromo responds to a distress signal from a barren planet, they discover a mysterious life form that breeds within human hosts. The acid-blooded extraterrestrial proves to be the ultimate adversary as crew members battle to stay alive and prevent...
19) Hannibal
Publisher
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2001.
Language
English
Description
After escaping from the asylum in Baltimore, Dr. Hannibal Lecter, moves to Florence, Italy where he has become one of the curators of the Palazzo Vecchio. His cover is broken when a cop, for money, turns Dr. Lecter over to his old patient, Mason Verger. FBI agent Clarice Starling finds out about Mason's evil plot to feed Dr. Lecter to a bunch of man-eating hogs and will do anything to make sure that Mason doesn't succeed.
Publisher
20th Century Studios
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
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Description
Belgian sleuth Hercule Poirot's Egyptian vacation aboard a glamorous river steamer turns into a terrifying search for a murderer when a picture-perfect couple's idyllic honeymoon is tragically cut short. Set against an epic landscape of sweeping desert vistas and the majestic Giza pyramids, this tale of unbridled passion and incapacitating jealousy features a cosmopolitan group of impeccably dressed travelers, and enough wicked twists and turns to...
