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Publisher
[publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2013].
Language
English
Description
Clary Fray, a seemingly ordinary teenager, discovers she is the descendant of a line of Shadowhunters, a secret cadre of young half-angel warriors locked in an ancient battle to protect our world from demons. After the disappearance of her mother, Clary joins forces with a group of Shadowhunters who introduce her to a dangerous alternate New York City called Downworld, filled with demons, warlocks, vampires, werewolves and other deadly creatures.
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
In the epic finale, the battle between the good and evil forces of the wizarding world escalates into an all-out war. The stakes have never been higher and no one is safe. But it is Harry who may be called upon to make the ultimate sacrifice as he draws closer to the climactic showdown with Lord Voldemort. It all ends here.
84) Transformers
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2007
Language
English
Description
On the planet Cybertron, a war was waged between the Autobots and the Decepticons for control of the Allspark, a mystical talisman that would grant unlimited power to whoever possessed it. The Allspark is smuggled off the planet, but Megatron goes in search of it. He tracks it to Earth and his desire for power sends him into the Arctic Ocean. The sheer cold forces him into a paralyzed state. His body is later recovered, and before going into a comatose...
85) Supergirl
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Supergirl, Superman's cousin, comes to Earth in search of a missing Krypton power source - a gem that's been made a paperweight. She battles a mad villain and a jealous dark sorceress; the latter for both the orb and the affections of one man.
86) WALL-E
Publisher
Walt Disney Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2008
Language
English
Description
After hundreds of lonely years, a waste management robot finds a new purpose in life. With only a cockroach for a friend, he finds true love in another robot sent on a mission to Earth to see if it is safe for human life.
Publisher
Gravitas Ventures
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
In 1684 France, Louis XIV, the Sun King, is the most powerful and influential monarch on the planet. But his birthday is approaching along with a rare solar eclipse and he's worried about the future of France. His spiritual advisor, Pr̈e La Chaise, comforts him, while his physician, Dr. Labarthe informs him that scientists believe mermaids contain a life force that grants immortality. Louis XIV's quest for immortality leads him to capture a mermaid's...
89) Silent Hill
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2006
Language
English
Description
Rose cannot accept the medical diagnosis that her daughter, who suffers nightmarish trances, is going insane. Over the protests of her husband, Rose flees with their child, Sharon, to the town of Silent Hill. There, Rose is hoping that Sharon's traces can be explained. It is revealed that the town had been evacuated thirty years earlier due to an unstoppable, still burning underground coal fire. A local motorcycle cop ends up pursuing Rose and Sharon...
Publisher
Walt Disney Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
With another Christmas season fast approaching, Santa Claus/Scott Calvin is feeling even more pressure. Mrs. Claus is expecting a little Claus. She is also longing for the company of some "tall people." So Scott agrees to let her parents visit as long as they believe that they're really in Canada rather than at the North Pole. Further complicating matters is a visit by Scott's ex-wife, her husband, and their daughter, Lucy. A member of the Council...
91) Nanny McPhee
Publisher
Universal Pictures
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Nanny McPhee can tame even the most unruly children with a tap of her magic walking stick. Her latest challenge is the bratty brood of a recent widower Mr. Brown. He is under pressure to find a new wife or lose his much-needed allowance from wealthy Aunt Adelaide. His love for scullery maid Evangeline remains unspoken as he wincingly woos the eagerly merry widow Mrs. Quickly, but Brown's raucous rugrats have a plan to make things right, especially...
92) The shaggy dog
Publisher
distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2006
Language
English
Description
Deputy District Attorney Dave Douglas takes his job very seriously -- so seriously, that his wife and family hardly ever see him. A case involving an animal laboratory finds Dave once again taking an extended leave of absence from his frustrated family. His luck takes a turn for the worst after he is inadvertently infected by a top-secret genetic-mutation serum that transforms the two-legged lawyer into a four-legged sheepdog. Though his current situation...
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2006
Language
English
Description
Apartment building superintendent Cleveland Heep rescues what he thinks is a young woman from the complex swimming pool he maintains. When he discovers that she is actually a character from a bedtime story who is trying to make the journey back to her home, he works with his tenants to protect his new friend from the creatures that are determined to keep her in our world.
95) Corpse Bride
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Victor has messed up his vows during a wedding rehearsal, and is traveling through the woods, reciting his vows. He stops to rest in the woods,and while practicing. He finally gets them right and ceremoniously puts the wedding ring on a finger-shaped stick in the ground and says his wedding vows. The stick turns out to be a rotted finger belonging to a murdered girl who has returned as a zombie and insists that she is now Victor's lawfully wedded...
96) Viva Cuba
Series
Film Movement volume 5, film 5
Publisher
Film Movement
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
Español
Description
In a tale akin to "Romeo and Juliet," the friendship between two children is threatened by their parents' differences. Malú is from an upper-class family and her single mother does not want her to play with Jorgito, as she thinks his background coarse and commonplace. Jorgito's mother is a poor socialist who is proud of her family's social standing, places similar restrictions on her son. What neither woman recognizes is the immense strength of the...
Publisher
RLJ Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Within certain neighborhoods of Mexico, it's commonplace for children to come home to find their parents have been disappeared and they suddenly must flee with few supplies to fend for themselves as orphans. One special girl finds herself armed with three magical wishes, which attracts the attention of evil spirits. Haunted by ghosts and hunted by the cartel, she collects a group of allies and attempts to make them a home while ridding the streets...
98) The Wanting mare
Publisher
Gravitas Ventures
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Description
In the fictional city of Whithren, a line of women pass a single dream through multiple generations.
99) Your name
Publisher
Funimation
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Mitsuha and Taki are two total strangers living completely different lives. But when Mitsuha makes a wish to leave her mountain town for the bustling city of Tokyo, they become connected in a bizarre way. She dreams she is a boy living in Tokyo while Taki dreams he is a girl from a rural town he's never been to. What does their newfound connection mean? And how will it bring them together?
Publisher
Shout Factory
Pub. Date
©2017.
Language
English
Description
Since fans broke crowdsourcing records in order to bring back MST3K, Kinga Forrester and her henchman Max had no other recourse but to trap Jonah Ray on the dark side of the moon and force him to watch horrible films, and what was he to do but rebuild the iconic robots known for their wisecracks?
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