Danny DeVito
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
"Bob, a mutt of uncertain heritage, sets out on a dangerous journey in search of his long-lost sister with the help of his two best friends, Ivan the gorilla and Ruby the elephant. As a hurricane approaches and time is running out, Bob finds courage he never knew he had and learns the true meaning of friendship and family. -- adapted from back cover" --
2) The Lorax
Language
English
Description
In a place where the brown Bar-ba-loots frisk and the Humming-Fish splash around, you will find the Lorax. The Lorax speaks of the trees, which the Once-ler is chopping down as fast as he pleases. Will the Once-ler change his destructive ways and heed the wise warnings of the Lorax?
3) Matilda
Language
English
Formats
Description
Matilda is a super-smart little girl who's woefully misunderstood by her parents, her brother and an evil school principal, but with the help of a brave best friend and a wonderful teacher, Matilda discovers she doesn't have to get mad to get even.
4) Smallfoot
Publisher
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Formats
Description
"A bright young yeti finds something he thought didn't exist: a human. News of this throws the simple yeti community into an uproar over what else might be out there in the big world beyond their snowy village, in an all-new story about friendship, courage, and the joy of discovery." --
Series
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[1998]
Language
English
Description
Three detectives in the corrupt and brutal L.A. police force of the 1950s use differing methods to uncover a conspiracy behind the shotgun slaying of the patrons at an all-night diner in this lush tribute to tough film noir crime films.
7) Get Shorty
Publisher
MGM/UA Home Video
Language
English
Description
Loanshark Chili Palmer has done his time as a gangster, so when "business" takes him to Los Angeles to collect a debt from down and out filmmaker Harry Zimm, he talks tough and then pitches Harry a script idea. Everything would be smooth for this cool new producer, if it were't for the drug smugglers and gangsters who won't leave him alone.
Series
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Language
English
Formats
Description
Joan Wilder is a mousy romance novelist who receives a treasure map in the mail from her recently murdered brother-in-law. Meanwhile, her sister Elaine is kidnapped in Colombia and the two criminals responsible demand that she travel to Colombia to exchange the map for her sister. Joan does, but quickly becomes lost in the jungle. She is waylayed by Zolo, a vicious and corrupt Colombian cop who will stop at nothing to obtain the map. Joan meets an...
9) Solitary man
Publisher
Anchor Bay Entertainment
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
Ben Kalmen, a fifty-something New Yorker, discovers that he is not the man he wanted to be. Through many business and romantic indiscretions he has lost his once successful car dealership. Now he must make the decision to face the challenges of his not so youthful life.
11) When in Rome
Publisher
Touchstone Home Video
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
An ambitious young New Yorker, disillusioned with romance, takes a whirlwind trip to Rome, where she defiantly plucks magic coins from a fountain of love, inexplicably igniting the passion of an odd group of suitors: a sausage magnate, a street magician, an adoring painter, and a self-admiring model. But when a charming reporter pursues her with equal zest, how will she know if his love is the real thing?
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Language
English
Formats
Description
Jack and Joan have their yacht and an easy life. They gradually get bored with each other and their current way of life. Joan accepts an invitation to go trek through the North African desert as a guest of the sheik. Once there, she is abducted and she finds herself involved with the 'jewel.' Jack decides to rescue her with his new partner Ralph. Not even treacherous tribes, deadly dungeons and dangerous villains can stop them from finding, once and...
13) The good night
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Gary Sheller is caught in a mid-life crisis: dead-end job, depressing life and a deteriorating relationship with his girlfriend, Dora. That is, until he meets Anna, the girl of his dreams. Able to see her only while asleep, Gary seeks out an expert on lucid dreaming techniques who agrees to help Gary carry on the most satisfying relationship of his life. But as Gary continues to shun reality, his waking life troubles only worsen.
14) Deck the halls
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
Two neighbors in a small New England town go to war when one of them decides to decorate his house with a so many Christmas lights that they are visible from space. The neighborhood is turned upside down as the families try to discover the true meaning of Christmas.
15) Dumbo
Series
Publisher
Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Circus owner Max Medici enlists former star Holt Farrier and his children to care for a newborn elephant whose oversized ears make him a laughingstock in an already struggling circus. But when they discover that Dumbo can fly, the circus makes an incredible comeback, attracting entrepreneur V.A. Vandevere, who recruits the Dumbo for his newest entertainment venture, Dreamland. Dumbo soars to new heights until Holt learns that beneath its shiny veneer,...
16) Space jam
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Michael Jordan must play basketball against space invaders that are trying to capture the Looney Tunes characters. Special features include commentary, two music videos, and four Looney Tunes." --
17) Freedom Writers
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
A true story about a teacher in a racially divided school who gives her students what they've always needed, a voice. Erin Gruwell comes to a southern California high school bubbling over with naive optimism. She quickly discovers that her unruly classroom is not easily won over by her good intentions. After a few floundering attempts to connect with her students, Gruwell gives them the assignment of keeping journals about their own lives, This assignment...
18) Nobel son
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
On the eve of Barkley Michaelson's father receiving the Nobel Prize, Barkley is kidnapped and the requested ransom is the $2,000,000 in Nobel Prize money. When his father refuses to pay it starts a venomous tale of familial dysfunction, lust, betrayal and ultimately revenge.
19) Hercules
Publisher
Disney DVD
Pub. Date
[2000]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Animated, musical adaptation of the story of Hercules.
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Formats
Description
With the gang spread across the country (and beyond) at college, Spencer is back to feeling out of place, even when he returns home over winter break. Desperate to escape his grandfather who is sharing his room, and to feel confident again, he attempts to fix the broken Jumanji video game, giving his friends no choice but to level up and return to rescue him.