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1) Annihilation
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Biologist and former soldier Lena is shocked when her missing husband comes home near death from a top-secret mission into The Shimmer, a mysterious quarantine zone from which no one has ever returned. Now, Lena and her elite team must enter a beautiful, deadly world of mutated landscapes and creatures, to discover how to stop the growing phenomenon that threatens all life on Earth.
Publisher
Warner Bros. Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
Rick and Morty are back and sounding more like themselves than ever! It's season seven, and the possibilities are endless: what's up with Jerry? EVIL Summer?! And will they ever go back to the high school?! Maybe not! But let's find out! There's probably less piss than last season. "Rick and Morty," 100 years! Or at least until season 10!
Publisher
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
The new story follows the heroic efforts of the crypto-zoological agency Monarch as its members face off against a battery of god-sized monsters, including the mighty Godzilla, who collides with Mothra, Rodan, and his ultimate nemesis, the three-headed King Ghidorah. When these ancient super-species, thought to be mere myths, rise again, they all vie for supremacy, leaving humanity's very existence hanging in the balance.
Publisher
Walt Disney Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
©2004
Language
English
Description
Spot wants to be a boy so much that he dresses up and goes to school, and gets great grades. All this is much to the chagrin of his owner, Leonard. Disguised as his human alter ego, Scott, Spot heads to Florida in the hope of being transformed by a mad scientist, but the transformation proves more complicated than Spot ever expected. The problem is he is a man not a boy! When he meets his owner's mom, things get hectic!
Series
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
c2005
Language
English
Description
Circa 1939 ace city reporter Polly Perkins has noted the sudden disappearances of many of the world's most famous scientists. After the city falls under attack of giant flying robots, she decides to team up with her ex-boyfriend, aviation officer Joe 'Sky Captain' Sullivan and flys around the world in search of the evil mastermind, Dr. Totenkopf, whose plan it is to create a new world by destroying the one of today.
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
The new journey begins when young adventurer Sean receives a coded distress signal from a mysterious island where no island should exist, a place of strange life forms, mountains of gold, deadly volcanoes, and more than one astonishing secret. Unable to stop him from going, Sean's new stepfather joins the quest. Together with a helicopter pilot and his beautiful, strong-willed daughter, they set out to find the island.
11) Helix: Season 1
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
c2014.
Language
English
Description
A thriller about a team of scientists thrust into a potentially life-or-death situation after being deployed to the Arctic to secretly investigate what could be a disease outbreak.
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Although astronauts routinely perform science experiments on spacecraft, we rarely have seen just how catastrophic they can be-until now. When a particle accelerator goes awry, suddenly the entire crew of a spacecraft must fight to stay alive. Relying upon all of their considerable skills and talents, they will need to improvise in ways they have never even imagined before. With each passing second making their prospects of a potential escape more...
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Drs. Ephraim Goodweather and Nora Martinez race to create a biological weapon to destroy the creatures, Abraham Setrakian relentlessly searches for an ancient book that holds the key to defeating the sinister Master. Aware that he is now hunted by his handful of unlikely allies, the Master creates even more unstoppable bloodthirsty monsters.
Publisher
CBS Studios
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
An alien crashes deep into the oilfields of New Mexico with a mission: he must find the brilliant scientist Justin Falls, the one woman on earth who can help save his species. An unlikely duo, together they discover that in order to save his world, they must first save ours. An inspired continuation of the novel by Walter Tevis and the iconic 1976 film starring David Bowie. This three-disc collection includes all ten episodes plus featurettes and...
Publisher
CBS DVD
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
Horatio Caine heads a group of investigators who work crimes amid the tropical surroundings and cultural crossroads of Miami. Together, the investigators collect and analyze the evidence to solve the crimes and to vindicate those who often cannot speak for themselves, the victims.
16) Medicine man
Publisher
Hollywood Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[1999]
Language
English
Description
Sean Connery plays Dr. Robert Campbell, a brilliant but unorthodox scientist racing against time in his bold research for a cure against cancer. Set deep in the forbidding, Amazon rain forest, this action-packed hit follows Campbell hot on the trail of an amazing discovery - but the eccentric recluse soon finds himself caught in the midst of an explosive adventure!--Container.
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
The show reimagines the origin of the mythic Kong in a compelling, original adventure. In the film, a diverse team of explorers is brought together to venture deep into an uncharted island in the Pacific, as beautiful as it is treacherous, unaware that they're crossing into the domain of the mythic Kong.
18) Damascus cover
Publisher
Vertical Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Israeli spy, Ari Ben-Zion, haunted by the death of his son, is recalled to Jerusalem after a failed attempt to bring a mole back to Israel alive. Unsure how many of its operatives have been exposed, the Mossad assigns Ari to smuggle a chemical weapons scientist out of Syria. While in Damascus, Ari's loneliness is relieved by Kim, a young American photographer. Within days of his arrival, his mission goes wrong, and to survive, Ari reaches out to a...
19) Hulk
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
c2003
Language
English
Description
A scientist performs regeneration experiments on himself, and passes on the genes to his son, Bruce. Now Bruce is performing experiments that expose him to radiation and nanomeds, which combined with his unique genes, unleashes the Hulk.
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
A team of forensic investigators are on the case 24/7, scouring the scene, collecting the irrefutable evidence, and finding the missing pieces that will solve the mystery. Features 22 gripping episodes, commentary, featurettes, deleted scenes, and more.
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