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1) Maleficent
Language
English
Description
A beautiful, pure-hearted young woman, Maleficent has an idyllic life growing up in a peaceable forest kingdom, until one day when an invading army threatens the harmony of the land. Bent on revenge, Maleficent faces a battle with the invading king's successor and, as a result, places a curse upon his newborn infant Aurora. As the child grows, Maleficent realizes that Aurora holds the key to peace in the kingdom, and perhaps to Maleficent's true happiness...
Publisher
Walt Disney Home Entertainment
Edition
Collector's edition ; Widescreen version (2.35:first).
Language
English
Description
Captain Jack Sparrow's pirate life capsizes after his nemesis, the wily Captain Barbossa, steals his ship, the Black Pearl, and later attacks the town of Port Royal. Captain Barbossa kidnaps the governor's daughter, Elizabeth. In an attempt to rescue her and recapture the Black Pearl, Elizabeth's childhood friend Will Turner joins forces with Jack. What Will doesn't know is that a cursed treasure has doomed Barbossa and his crew to live forever as...
3) The mummy
Language
English
Description
Thought safely entombed deep beneath the desert, an ancient princess whose destiny was unjustly taken from her is awakened in our current day. Her malevolence has grown over millennia and with it come terrors that defy human comprehension.
4) Maleficent
Publisher
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
Edition
Widescreen version.
Language
English
Description
A beautiful, pure-hearted young woman, Maleficent has an idyllic life growing up in a peaceable forest kingdom, until one day when an invading army threatens the harmony of the land. Bent on revenge, Maleficent faces a battle with the invading king's successor and, as a result, places a curse upon his newborn infant Aurora. As the child grows, Maleficent realizes that Aurora holds the key to peace in the kingdom, and perhaps to Maleficent's true happiness...
5) ParaNorman
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Language
English
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Description
From the makers of Coraline comes the story of Norman, a boy who must use his special powers to save his town from a centuries-old curse. In addition to spooky zombies, he'll also have to take on unpredictable ghosts, wily witches, and, worst of all, clueless grown-ups. But this young ghoul whisperer will soon find his paranormal activities pushed to their otherworldly limits.
Publisher
Lionsgate
Language
English
Description
It all started when Charlie Logan was ten years old. Breaking the cardinal rules of spin-the-bottle, Charlie refused to lip-lock with a demented Goth girl. She puts a hex on Charlie. Now, twenty-five years later, Charlie is a successful dentist and still, well, cursed. He discovers that every woman he's ever slept with has found true love - with the next guy after him. Before he knows it, Charlie has become a good luck charm for women. But, Charlie...
Series
Criterion collection volume 676
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Edition
Full screen version ; DVD special edition.
Language
English
Description
Comedy about a witch who was burned at the stake 300 years ago. She plans to take revenge by marrying the descendent of her persecutors and ruining his political aspirations, but doesn't count on falling in love!
Publisher
Walt Disney Home Entertainment
Edition
Full screen version.
Language
English
Description
The ghost of the legendary pirate Blackbeard materializes in a small New England town, cursed to wander in limbo until he performs a good deed. He gets his chance when he decides to help a local college track team.
9) Brave
Language
English
Description
Princess Merida, an archer and self-reliant young woman, makes a decision which defies custom and brings chaos to her kingdom. To restore her kingdom, she must rely on her bravery and archery skills.
10) Spell
Publisher
Paramount
Edition
Widescreen version.
Language
English
Description
While flying to his father's funeral in rural Appalachia, an intense storm causes Marquis to lose control of the plane carrying him and his family. He awakens wounded, alone, and trapped in Ms. Eloise's attic, who claims she can nurse him back to health with the Boogity, a Hoodoo figure she has made from his blood and skin. Unable to call for help, Marquis desperately tries to outwit and break free from her dark magic.
11) The wolf man
Series
Publisher
Universal Studios
Edition
Fullscreen.
Language
English
Description
Larry Talbot returns to his father's castle in Wales. He is attacked by a creature of folklore, and infected with a horrific disease his disciplined mind tells him can not possibly exist.
Publisher
Studio Ghibli
Edition
Widescreen version.
Language
日本語
Description
Inflicted with a deadly curse, a young warrior named Ashitaka sets out to the forests of the west in search of the cure that will save his life. Once there, he becomes inextricably entangled in a bitter battle that matches Lady Eboshi and a proud clan of humans against the forest's animal gods who are led by the brave Princess Mononoke, a young woman raised by wolves.
13) The grudge
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Edition
Widescreen version.
Language
English
Description
An American nurse living and working in Tokyo discovers a chain of terror resulting from evil born years ago. As people die, she learns the secret of the vengeful curse and must try to stop it before it's too late.
14) The grudge
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Edition
Widescreen version.
Language
English
Description
After a young mother murders her family in her own house, a single mother and young detective try to investigate and solve the case. Later, she discovers the house is cursed by a vengeful ghost that dooms those who enter it with a violent death. Now, she runs to save herself and her son from demonic spirits from the cursed house in her neighborhood.
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Edition
Full screen version.
Language
English
Description
Cat People : A beautiful and mysterious bride fears an ancient hex will turn her into a deadly panther when she's in passion's grip. Includes commentary by Greg Mank with Simone Simon, and theatrical trailers.
The Curse of the Cat People: Amy is a very imaginative child who has trouble differentiating fantasy from reality, and has no friends her own age as a result. She makes an imaginary friend though, her father's dead first wife Irena.
16) Maleficent
Series
Publisher
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
Language
English
Description
In an unforgiving mood after a neighboring kingdom threatens her forest, Maleficent (Angelina Jolie) places an irrevocable curse on the king's newborn daughter, the Princess Aurora. but as the child grows, Maleficent finds herself becoming fond of the girl. And as the conflict between the two realms intensifies, Maleficent realizes that Aurora may hold the key to peace in the land.
17) Under the shadow
Language
Persian
Description
"Shideh and her young daughter, Dorsa, are left alone in a war-torn city when her husband is drafted and sent to the front lines. After a dud missile strikes their apartment building, a neighbor mysteriously dies and Dorsa's behavior becomes erratic. Shideh scoffs at her superstitious neighbor's warning that the missile carries an ancient curse, Shideh now realizes that the malevolent force in her home is infinitely more evil and terrifying than the...
Publisher
Venevision International
Language
Español
Description
Cuentos de hadas para dormir cocodrilos: A story of magical realism featuring superstition, ambition, and treason. A man who suffers from insomnia is forced to confront a dark and mysterious past when he heeds a call from his brother. Upon traveling to his hometown, he finds out that both his brother and his father died years ago and that his family is under a menacing curse.
Otilia Rauda: Scandalous and with an intense storyline. A woman and her...
20) ParaNorman
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Edition
Widescreen.
Language
English
Description
From the makers of Coraline comes the story of Norman, a boy who must use his special powers to save his town from a centuries-old curse. In addition to spooky zombies, he'll also have to take on unpredictable ghosts, wily witches, and, worst of all, clueless grown-ups. But this young ghoul whisperer will soon find his paranormal activities pushed to their otherworldly limits.
A misunderstood boy takes on ghosts, zombies and grownups to save his...
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