Matthew Modine
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Language
English
Description
Most first-year med students at Chandler University's esteemed school of medicine approach gross anatomy the systematic dissection of the human body with fear, nervous stomachs, and the daunting knowledge that their futures depend on a passing grade. Joe Slovak isn't like his fellow freshmen. A cocky, bright, and outspoken rebel who doesn't believe in sacrificing his social life for long nights of studying, Joe follows his own lesson plan, a curriculum...
2) Fluke
Author
Language
English
Description
Matthew Modine, Nancy Travis and Eric Stoltz come together in a romantic and remarkable tale about a man who must begin his life over ...as a dog!
3) The Maker
Author
Language
English
Description
Josh is a high school kid who dabbles in small crimes. When his brother Walter resurfaces after ten years, he begins to involve Josh in various new criminal activities, including robbery.
Author
Series
Cat 8 ; 1
Language
English
Description
When an accident sends a solar flare four times larger than Earth plunging toward the planet, Military scientist Dr. Jane Brandt calls upon the one man who can possibly reverse the cataclysm: a government outsider and renegade ad-hoc scientist. He'll have to work fast, as in a matter of hours, the planet's atmosphere will ignite and the countdown to the end of the world will begin.
Author
Series
Cat 8 ; 2
Language
English
Description
When an accident sends a solar flare four times larger than Earth plunging toward the planet, Military scientist Dr. Jane Brandt calls upon the one man who can possibly reverse the cataclysm: a government outsider and renegade ad-hoc scientist. He'll have to work fast, as in a matter of hours, the planet's atmosphere will ignite and the countdown to the end of the world will begin.
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
For seven long years, Jacob has labored to earn the right to marry beautiful Rachel. Now the seven years are up-but Rachel's devious father substitutes his elder daughter on the wedding night. Matthew Modine and Lara Flynn Boyle play Jacob and Rachel in one of the greater love stories from the Bible. Highlights of Jacob's life-how he usurped his brother Esau's birthright and blessing, the pillow of stone, the ladder to heaven, wrestling with God-are...
8) Redeemer
Author
Language
English
Description
A model prisoner, serving a life-sentence for murder, is contacted by the victim's sister. What happens between them becomes a poignant drama of forgiveness and salvation. With its illuminating messages of hope, Sonar Entertainment's Redeemer speaks to everyone who ever wanted a second chance.
9) Hard Miles
Author
Language
English
Description
Hard Miles tells the uplifting true story of the bicycling team at Rite of Passage's Ridge View Academy, a medium-security correctional school in Colorado. The film follows beleaguered coach Greg Townsend (Matthew Modine) as he rounds up an unlikely crew.
Author
Publisher
Rugged Land
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
Description
"Despite the infamous reputation of the enigmatic Stanley Kubrick, Modine couldn't refuse his offer. Faced with the prospects of a career-defining role and mentorship by a cinematic great, the 24-year-old actor arrived in London armed with a camera and a notebook to record his own on-set reportage, preparation for his role as a Marine Corps journalist. But expectations eroded as a strange sickness pervaded the set, a horrific accident sidelined a...
Publisher
VVS Films
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"After her husband goes missing, Sue Buttons, an under-appreciated suburban wife, gets a taste of being a local celebrity as she embarks on a city-wide search in Yuba County to find him. To prolong her newfound fame, she stumbles into hilarious hijinks as her world turns upside down, dodging a wanna-be mobster, a relentless local policewoman, her half-sister a local news reporter desperate for a story, and her husband's dead-beat brother, who all...
12) 47 meters down
Publisher
Lions Gate Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Two sisters vacationing in Mexico are trapped in a shark cage at the bottom of the ocean. With less than an hour of oxygen left and great white sharks circling nearby, they must fight to survive.
14) Jobs
Publisher
Universal Studios
Pub. Date
[2013?]
Language
English
Description
"This inspiring and entertaining film chronicles Jobs' early days as a college dropout to his rise as the co-founder of Apple Computer, Inc. and forced retirement from the company. More than a decade later, Jobs returns and single-handedly sets a course that will turn the once-tiny startup into one of the world's most valuable companies. His epic journey blazes a trail that changes technology--and the world--forever"--Container.
Publisher
Netflix
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
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Formats
Description
1983, Indiana. A young boy vanishes into thin air. As friends, family, and local police search for answers, they are drawn into an extraordinary mystery involving top-secret government experiments, terrifying supernatural forces, and one very strange little girl.
17) A cat in Paris
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Language
English
Formats
Description
"In Paris, a cat who lives a secret life as a cat burglar's aide must come to the rescue of Zoe, a neighborhood girl whose mother is a police superintendent, after she falls into a gangster's clutches." --
19) Cutthroat Island
Publisher
Artisan Entertainment
Pub. Date
[1998]
Language
English
Description
Morgan Adams, the female captain of a pirate ship, is on a treasure hunt for millions of pounds of gold reportedly buried somewhere on Cutthroat Island. She and her uncles each hold sections of the map to the treasure. While Morgan is willing to make deals and agree to share the wealth in order to put the map together, her Uncle Dawg would rather kill everyone in his way, including his niece.
20) Transporter 2
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Language
English
Description
Ex-Special Forces operative Frank Martin, aka "The Transporter," is now retired from his chosen profession of moving dangerous goods with no questions asked. He now makes a living driving for a wealthy family in Miami, Florida. But when their young son is abducted, Frank must use his battle-tested combat skills to save the boy and thwart the kidnapper's nefarious master plan.