Rosamund Pike
Author
Language
English
Description
"When a young man is found gruesomely murdered in a London houseboat, it triggers questions about three women who knew him. Laura is the troubled one-night-stand last seen in the victim's home. Carla is his grief-stricken aunt, already mourning the recent death of yet another family member. And Miriam is the nosy neighbor clearly keeping secrets from the police. Three women with separate connections to the victim. Three women who are, for different...
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
The Wheel of Time is now an original series on Prime Video, starring Rosamund Pike as Moiraine!
The Eye of the World, the first novel in Robert Jordan's #1 New York Times bestselling epic fantasy series, The Wheel of Time®, follows Moiraine Damodred as she arrives in Emond's Field on a quest to find the one prophesized to stand against The Dark One.
The Wheel of Time turns and Ages come and pass, leaving memories
Author
Language
English
Description
A masterful, riveting espionage novel about a mother whose secret life as a WWII spy is at last revealed to her daughter. Full of tension and drama, emotion and history, this is storytelling at its finest by one of the great literary writers of his generation.
Now a major TV movie adaptation by The Sundance Channel and the BBC starring Michelle Dockery, Michael Gambon, Charlotte Rampling, Hayley Atwell and Rufus Sewell....
Now a major TV movie adaptation by The Sundance Channel and the BBC starring Michelle Dockery, Michael Gambon, Charlotte Rampling, Hayley Atwell and Rufus Sewell....
4) Gone girl
Series
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Formats
Description
On the occasion of his fifth wedding anniversary, Nick Dunne reports that his wife, Amy, has gone missing. Under pressure from the police and a growing media frenzy, Nick's portrait of a blissful union begins to crumble. Soon his lies, deceits and strange behavior have everyone asking the same dark question. Did Nick Dunne kill his wife?
Series
Publisher
Focus Features
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Mr. Bennet is an English gentleman living in Hartfordshire with his overbearing wife and 5 daughters. There is the beautiful Jane, the clever Elizabeth, the bookish Mary, the immature Kitty and the wild Lydia. Unfortunately, if Mr. Bennet dies their house will be inherited by a distant cousin whom they have never met. The family's future happiness and security is dependant on the daughters making good marriages. Life is uneventful until the arrival...
6) Fracture
Publisher
New Line Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Ted Crawford is a wealthy, brilliant, and meticulous structural engineer who lives in Los Angeles. He shoots his wife and entraps her lover. After the police arrive, he signs a confession. At his arraignment, he asserts his rights to represent himself and asks the court to move immediately to trial. The prosecutor is Willy Beachum, a hotshot D.A. who is getting ready to leave for a civil-law firm. He is told by everyone the case is open and shut....
7) Beirut
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Caught in the crossfires of civil war, CIA operatives must send a former US diplomat to negotiate for the life of a friend he left behind." --
8) An education
Series
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
In the early 1960's, 16-year-old Jenny Mellor lives with her parents in a London suburb. She is smart, pretty, and working toward her goal of being accepted into Oxford. Her life will take a big turn when she meets David, a man twice her age. Now she must decide if she will pursue an education at Oxford, or if she will choose to learn all that a charismatic, older man can teach her.
10) Die another day
Publisher
Metro Goldwyn Mayer Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[date of publication not identified]
Language
English
Description
From a dark cell in a North Korean prison to the beautiful beaches of Cuba, Pierce Brosnan's 007 is on the trail of a diabolical genius who's hellbent on slicing up the earth ... literally.
12) Hostiles
Publisher
Lions Gate Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Formats
Description
"In 1892, a legendary Army captain reluctantly agrees to escort a Cheyenne chief and his family through dangerous territory." --
13) Doom
Publisher
Universal Pictures
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
"Something has gone terribly wrong at a remote scientific research station on Mars. All research at the station has ceased and communication with Earth is failing. The messages that do get through are becoming more frantic and less than comforting. It's a level 5 quarantine and the only humans allowed in or out of the area are the Rapid Response Tactical Squad - hardened Space Marines armed to the teeth with enough firepower to destroy a legion of...
14) Die another day
Language
English
Formats
Description
British secret agent, 007 James Bond, is sent to North Korea to infiltrate the renegade military unit under officer Colonel Moon. The mission is sabotaged. Colonel Moon is killed and his second-in-command Zao is injured. James is captured, tortured and interrogated. 14 months later, Bond is released and traded for Zao. James' boss, M, relieves him of his 007 status. James sets out to get his revenge against those who set him up. He tracks down Zao...
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
In his latest mission, Johnny English must stop a group of international assassins before they eliminate a world leader and cause global chaos. With just one shot at redemption, he will use (or misuse) the latest high-tech gadgets and every trick in his playbook to protect us all.
16) A private war
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Formats
Description
"In a world where journalism is under attack, Marie Colvin is one of the most admired war correspondents of today. She is fearless and rebellious, driven to the frontlines of conflicts across the globe. After being hit by a grenade, she wears a distinctive eye patch and is still as comfortable with London's elite as she is confronting dictators. Her mission to show the true cost of war leads her, along with war photographer Paul Conroy, to embark...
17) The big year
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Looking to shake up their routine lives, three amateur bird watchers compete to become the ultimate 'birder' by spotting the greatest number of species within a single calendar year. But the friendly rivalry soon turns into a hilariously complicated cross-country adventure as each man begins to realize that the quest for success comes at a price, and that's not chicken feed!
18) A united kingdom
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Prince Seretse Khama of Botswana causes an international stir when he marries a white woman from London in the late 1940s. When they decided to marry, just as apartheid was being introduced into South Africa, it caused an international uproar. However, their passionate romance triumphed over every obstacle and changed the course of African history.--
19) The informer
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Ex-con and former special operations soldier Pete Koslow has been recruited by the FBI to go undercover and take down New York's most powerful crime boss. When he finds himself caught in the crossfire between the mob and the law, he's forced to return to prison. Koslow must now devise a plan to escape in order to save himself and his family." --
20) Surrogates
Publisher
Touchstone Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Formats
Description
People are living their lives remotely from the safety of their own homes via robotic surrogates - sexy, physically perfect mechanical representations of themselves. It's an ideal world where crime, pain, fear and consequences don't exist. When the first murder in years jolts this utopia, FBI agent Greer discovers a vast conspiracy behind the surrogate phenomenon and must abandon his own surrogate, risking his life to unravel the mystery.