Bokeem Woodbine
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
While on a forgettable first date together in Ohio, a black man and a black woman, are pulled over for a minor traffic infraction. The situation escalates, with sudden and tragic results, when the man kills the police officer in self-defense. Terrified and in fear for their lives, the man, a retail employee, and the woman, a criminal defense lawyer, are forced to go on the run. But the incident is captured on video and goes viral, and the couple unwittingly...
Publisher
[publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Battle-scarred and disillusioned by war, Corporal Chris Merriman is put in charge of a unit whose next mission is to the edge of Taliban-controlled territory. While driving through, a Navy SEAL flags down their convoy and enlists the unit on an operation: they must help an Afghan woman famous for her Taliban defiance escape the country. Without tanks or air support, Merriman and his team will need all they can muster to fight their way across the...
Publisher
Hollywood Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[1998]
Language
English
Description
"On the streets, they call cash dead presidents. And that's just what a Vietnam veteran is after when he returns home from the war, only to find himself drawn into a life of crime. With the aid of his fellow vets he plans the ultimate heist--a daring robbery of an armored car filled with unmarked U.S. currency!"--Container.
Publisher
Showtime
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Description
Master Chief John-117 leads his team of elite Spartans against the alien threat known as the Covenant. In the wake of a shocking event on a desolate planet, John cannot shake the feeling that his war is about to change and risks everything to prove what no one else will believe that the Covenant are preparing to attack humanity's greatest stronghold. With the galaxy on the brink, John embarks on a journey to find the key to humankind's salvation,...
Series
Wishmaster volume 1 and 2
Publisher
Artisan Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
©1999
Language
English
Description
Wishmaster: a supernaturally evil entity known as the Djinn has the power to grant wishes, but uses its ability to unleash one's darkest nightmares. Wishmaster 2: A young thief is the only one who can prevent the Djinn from plunging the earth into horror and chaos.
Series
Fargo volume season 2
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
The second chapter is set in 1979 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and Luverne, Minnesota, where young State Police Officer Lou Solverson, recently back from Vietnam, will tackle an all-new 'true crime' case.
Series
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
©2000
Language
English
Description
Jason and Josh are bound together by the death of their father. Jason puts the past behind him but Josh lives a life full of fear and violence. Jason's responsibilities to Josh eventually interfere with his own dreams for the future, leading to the destruction of both.
9) Riddick
Series
The chronicles of Riddick volume 3
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
A dangerous, escaped convict wanted by every bounty hunter in the known galaxy, Riddick has been left for dead on a sun-scorched planet that appears to be lifeless. Soon, however, he finds himself fighting for survival against alien predators more lethal than any human he's encountered. The only way off is for him to activate an emergency beacon and alert mercenaries who rapidly descend to the planet in search of their bounty. With time running out...
10) The Inspection
Author
Language
English
Description
Rejected by his mother and with few options, a young, gay Black man joins the Marines, doing whatever it takes to succeed in a system that would cast him aside, unexpectedly finding camaraderie, strength, and support in this new community.
11) Almost Heroes
Author
Language
English
Description
Matthew Perry and Chris Farley star in the true history of the race to express the United States' Manifest Destiny to reach from sea to shining sea, which can finally be told. To the pantheon of American heroes, the two real conquerors of the American frontier can at last be added: Edwards and Hunt. This is their tale of two men who are Almost Heroes. In the late 18th century, veteran tracker and habitual drunkard Bartholomew Hunt (Farley) and foppish...
12) Guardian Angel
Author
Language
English
Description
After the tragic death of his wife, Ray becomes personally responsible for the safety of Vicki, an aspiring model, when due to her father's embezzlement, she is targeted by a human trafficker and vicious criminal.