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21) This is 40
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
A look at the lives of Pete and Debbie a few years after the events of Knocked Up, the 2007 comedy. After years of marriage, Pete and Debbie are approaching a milestone meltdown. As they try to balance romance, careers, parents and children in their own hilarious ways, they must also figure out how to enjoy the rest of their lives. This Is 40 is a candid and heartwarming comedy about the challenges and rewards of marriage and parenthood in the modern...
Series
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
Español
Description
Getting to know the partner of your life is a work of destiny! But, one thing is getting married and another thing is resisting. Therefore, to survive the crisis of marriage, we will tell you how to accomplish it. This hilarious comedy will teach you that in love; everything goes!
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Description
Ten years ago, Harry Warden murdered twenty-two people with a pickaxe. Tom returns to his hometown on the anniversary of the Valentine's night massacre. Instead of a homecoming, however, Tom finds himself suspected of committing the murders instead of Harry. The only person who seems to believe he is innocent is his old girlfriend. Now, something has returned to the town of Harmony. Wearing a miner's mask and armed with a pickaxe, an unstoppable killer...
25) The awful truth
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
©2003
Language
English
Description
A divorcing couple battle over custody of their dog, and in the process find they really want each other back.
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Description
Somewhere in the wilds of northwest Canada in the early 1800s, Logan and Victor, two half-brothers with special powers grow up amid violence. Eventually they will become the near-indestructible warriors known as Wolverine and Sabretooth. William Stryker is a sinister government operative whose Weapon X program experiments keep pulling Wolverine back in. Kayla Silverfox shares a peaceful Canadian co-existence with Wolverine as he tries to drop out...
Author
Series
Publisher
Almuzara
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
Español
Description
"Roque, profesor de literatura hispana en Nueva Zelanda, vive con su mujer e hijos y lejos de su México natal una rutina tranquila, incluso monótona. Un buen día recibe un correo electrónico de Diego Valente, contratado por la misma universidad, quien le pide consejo dada su inminente llegada a la ciudad, a fin de aclimatarse al entorno. Diego es también mexicano y viene acompañado de la encantadora Lía, su mujer, y sus dos hijos menores. Para...
29) Rock of ages
Publisher
Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
Drew and Sherrie meet in L.A. while pursuing their dream of life in the big city. Will their love survive the challenges the city throws their way? This musical features songs by Journey, Twisted Sister, Starship, REO Speedwagon, Foreigner, and many more.
Publisher
Distrimax, Inc
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
Español
Description
Twenty-three-year-old Laura lives in the largest city in the world, and like most she feels alone. She knows exactly the date she will die: on April 30th. Laura does not know what she is going to do between and now and then. Fate unites her with Sebastian, an actor who apparently has lost everything. They learn together that sometimes, there is a light at the end of the tunnel and find that happiness exists only when shared.
Publisher
On Screen Films
Pub. Date
[2012?]
Language
Español
Description
In the Mexican-Guatemalan border, young teenage lovers, Sabina and Jovany, both Hondurans, accidentally meet again after some years without seeing each other. She plans to get to the United States and dreams about being a great singer; he commits all the required atrocities to be accepted by the gang, la Mara Salvatrucha.
32) La fea más bella
Series
Publisher
Distributed by Xenon Pictures
Pub. Date
c2007
Language
Español
Description
Lety es una chica modesta, tímida, romántica e inteligente, aunque fea. Con el esfuerzo de sus padres, Erasmo y Julieta, estudió Economía y un postgrado en Finanzas, graduándose con honores. Su único amigo y confidente es Tomás, con quien comparte sus penas y alegrías dándose ánimos mutuamente. Pero sus méritos universitarios no son suficientes pues la rechazan como ejecutiva por su físico. Sin embargo, con tal de tener trabajo, acepta...
33) The wrestler
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Back in the late '80s, Randy 'The Ram' Robinson was a headlining professional wrestler. Now, decades past his prime, he barely gets by working small wrestling shows in VFW halls and as a part-time grocery store employee. He faces health problems that may end his wrestling career and is attempting to come to terms with his life outside the ring. He wants to reconcile with the daughter he abandoned in childhood and begins a relationship with a stripper....
34) Lost in Austen
Publisher
Image Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Amanda Price gets propelled into the scheming 19th century world of Pride and Prejudice while the book's Elizabeth Bennet is hurled into hers. As the plot unfolds, Amanda triggers new romantic twists and turns as she tries to help the Bennet sisters nab husbands and even manages to captivate the tantalizing Mr. Darcy. But what about Elizabeth, and what will become of one of the world's greatest love stories?
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Daisy Fuller Williams is on her deathbed in a New Orleans hospital the day that Hurricane Katrina hits. At her side is her adult daughter, Caroline. Daisy asks Caroline to read to her aloud from the diary of Daisy's lifelong friend, Benjamin Button. Benjamin's diary recounts his entire extraordinary life. The unusual aspect of his life is that he is ages backwards, being born an old man. He is diagnosed with several aged diseases at birth and thus...
36) The reader
Publisher
Genius Products
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Post-WWII, Germany. Michael Berg is a teenager who becomes ill and is helped home by Hanna, a stranger twice his age. Michael recovers from scarlet fever and seeks out Hanna to thank her. The two are quickly drawn into a passionate but secretive affair. Michael discovers that Hanna loves being read to and their physical relationship deepens. Hanna is enthralled as Michael reads to her from different works of literature. Despite their intense bond,...
37) The proposal
Publisher
Touchstone Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Description
High-powered book editor Maggie is everyone's worst nightmare: ruthless, driven, and tactless. When she finds herself faced with deportation back to Canada, she coerces her much younger assistant into marrying her. However, when the government becomes suspicious, they embark upon a charade in order to make the marriage seem legitimate.
38) Up in the air
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Ryan Bingham is a corporate downsizing expert who flies all over the world on business. Just as he is on the cusp of reaching ten million frequent flyer miles, and meeting the frequent traveler woman of his dreams, his company grounds him. When Bingham goes on his last cross country firing expedition, he will learn that life isn't about the journey, but about the connections made along the way.
40) Yes man
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Carl Allen signs up for a self-help program based on one simple principle: say yes to everything ... and anything. Unleashing the power of 'yes' transforms Carl's life in amazing and unexpected ways, but he soon discovers that embracing every opportunity might just become too much of a good thing.
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