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1) Liberty kid
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Language
English
Description
Liberty kid captures with compassion and street-smart humor the spirit and pain of America transformed by 9-11. Two young friends struggle to survive after losing their jobs at the Statue of Liberty tourist site due to 9/11. Director Ulya Chaiken "makes us feel for her characters" (NY Post), and evokes simple and memorable human truths about life on society's margins.
2) Trigger man
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Language
English
Description
The Horrific Story inspired by true events ... Ti West's Trigger man leads the charge in a new wave of stripped-down, scary movies fueled by seat-of-the-pants filmmaking ingenuity. Reggie, Sean, and Ray leave Manhattan for a day trip of deer hunting in Delaware, expecting to drink a few beers in the woods free of the city-life responsibilities that are slowly forcing the childhood friends apart. But with one well-aimed shot, a walk in the sun is transformed...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Language
English
Description
Thure Lindhardt (Keep the Lights On) stars in this quirky horror-comedy as Lars, a former darling of the art scene slipping away into the land of has-beens and struggling with lack of inspiration. When Lars’ art dealer Ronny arranges a teaching job in a small town as a “therapeutic measure” to stir up his creative juices, things don’t quite turn out as planned. At first, life in the peaceful small town seems rosy, as he settles in and impresses...
4) 50/50
Publisher
Summit Entertainment
Edition
Widescreen version.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Inspired by personal experiences, an original story about friendship, love, survival, and finding humor in unlikely places. Two best friends' lives change when one of them is diagnosed with spinal cancer.
Series
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Language
English
Formats
Description
Neil Simon has a special genius for finding the great hilarity in ordinary people doing everyday things. Like two divorced men who decide to share a New York apartment. That's the premise of The Odd Couple, though there's nothing odd in the casting of two Oscar®-winning talents like Jack Lemmon and Walter Mathau. The two veteran funnymen work together with the precision timing of a vaudeville team, but always with bright spontaneity. Lemmon plays...
6) Silent souls
Publisher
Zeitgeist Video
Edition
[Widescreen version]
Language
Russian
Description
After his wife dies, a man fulfilles her cultural wishes and asks a close friend to travel with him and his wife's body to a traditional burial ground.
Publisher
Paramount
Edition
Widescreen version.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Three childhood friends, after discovering a hidden treasure map that was left behind by a recently departed friend, go into the Oregon wilderness in search of lost treasure. They take a canoe upriver and everything that can go wrong, does. The three become hunted by two backwoods farmers, tree-hugging hippie chicks and a crazy old mountain man. All in the hopes of finding the D.B. Cooper treasure they studied about when they were young kids.
8) Mohabbatein
Publisher
Yash Raj Films Home Entertainment
Language
Hindi
Description
Gurukul is a private boys' school whose principal demands strict adherence to rules and traditions from his faculty and students, with immediate expulsion for any non-compliance. Karan, Sameer and Vicki are room-mates and best buddies who question this inflexible authority. Their young, handsome and sympathetic music teacher Raj Aryan is on their side in a crusade to humanize the bootcamp spirit of Gurukul.
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Language
English
Formats
Description
NASCAR sensation Ricky Bobby is a racing hero because of his "win at all costs" approach. He and his loyal racing partner, childhood friend Cal Naughton Jr., are a fearless duo. Dubbed "Shake" and "Bake" by their fans, the two have the ability to finish so many races in the #1 and #2 positions, with Cal always in second place. When flamboyant French Formula One driver Jean Girard challenges Ricky and Cal for the supremacy of NASCAR, Ricky must face...
10) The change-up
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Edition
Widescreen version.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Growing up together, Mitch and Dave were inseparable best friends, but slowly drifted apart. While Dave is an overworked lawyer, husband and father of three, Mitch has remained a single, quasi-employed man-child. Both guys seem to think the other has it made. Following a drunken night out together, Mitch and Dave's worlds are turned upside down when they wake up in each other's bodies. The guys soon discover that each other's lives are nowhere near...
12) The big Lebowski
Series
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Language
English
Formats
Description
A lazy, unemployed Southern Californian stoner who loves bowling gets mistaken for a millionaire with the same name. He's beaten up by men looking for money from the rich man's wife and gets drawn into the kidnapping of the millionaire's wife.
13) Human Capital
Series
Publisher
Film Movement
Language
Italiano
Formats
Description
With a lavish home and beautiful wife, hedge-fund manager Giovanni Bernaschi seemingly has it all Meanwhile, real-estate agent Dino Ossola struggles to maintain his family's middle-class existance and faces even worse financial straits when his wife announces that she is pregnant with twins. Leveraging his daughter's relationships with Giovanni's son, Dino deceives the bank and manipulates his way into the Bernaschie hedge fund. As the destinies of...
14) Funny people
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Edition
Anamorphic widescreen.
Language
English
Description
When a veteran comedian is told that he has a terminal illness, he reaches out to befriend a younger comedian and pass on what he has learned in life.
15) Swiss Army Man
Language
English
Formats
Description
Hank (Paul Dano) is stranded on a deserted island and given up all hope. Everything changes when a corpse named Manny (Daniel Radcliffe) washes ashore. The two become fast friends, and go on an epic adventure to bring Hank back to the woman of his dreams. Nominated for Best First Feature and Best Editing at the **Film Independent Spirit Awards**. Winner of a Directing Award at the **Sundance Film Festival**. "*Sometimes hilarious, ultimately poignant,...
16) The night before
Publisher
Columbia Pictures
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Ethan, Isaac and Chris have been friends since childhood, and for a decade, their yearly Christmas Eve reunion has been an annual night of debauchery and hilarity. Now that they're entering adulthood, the tradition is coming to an end, and to make it as memorable as possible, they set out to find the Nutcracka Ball; the Holy Grail of Christmas parties.
17) My way
Publisher
Well Go USA
Edition
Widescreen Edition
Language
Korean
Description
Inspired by a true story. Jun Shik works for Tatsuo's grandfather's farm while Korea is colonized by Japan, but he has a dream to participate in Tokyo Olympics as a marathon runner. Tatsuo also aims to become a marathon runner, so the two are in rivalry. But war breaks out and they both are forced to enlist in the army. Tatsuo becomes the head of defense in Jun Shik's unit and he devises a scheme but fails. Jun Shik and Tatsuo are captured by the...
18) Smoke signals
Publisher
Miramax Home Entertainment
Edition
Widescreen version.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Depicts two young Native Americans, Victor and Thomas, who leave their small town to retrieve the remains of Victor's father.
19) Ashby
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Edition
Widescreen; [DVD version].
Language
English
Description
Awkward Ed Wallis moves to a new town with his single mom and needs help fitting in. Brainier than his peers, Ed figures playing high school football might be a good way to make more friends, but his only new friend, Eloise, thinks it's odd. When Ed gets an assignment to write an essay about someone from an older generation, he introduces himself to his neighbor, Ashby Holt, and the two embark on an unlikely, immediate friendship. Ashby's style of...
20) The world's end
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Edition
Widescreen version.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Twenty years after attempting an epic pub crawl, five childhood friends reunite when one of them becomes hellbent on doing it again. They are convinced by mate Gary King, who drags his reluctant pals to their hometown to once again attempt to reach the fabled pub called The World's End. As they attempt to reconcile the past and present, they realize the real struggle is for the future, not just theirs but humankind's. Reaching the pub is the least...
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