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(0)Roger Birnbaum
Summary
A lonely young woman saves the life of a handsome stranger she has fallen in love with from afar. His family mistakes her for his fiancee, and she goes along because she likes his offbeat family so much. Matters take a hilarious turn when she meets and falls in love with her make-believe lover's brother.
3) 27 dresses
Pub. Date
c2008
Summary
Jane has the kind of selflessness that everyone looks for in a friend. Lately the perennial bridesmaid has begun to feel as if something is missing in her life. Kevin is a local newspaper reporter who spots Jane racing between two receptions - one in Manhattan and the other in Brooklyn. He quickly surmises that her quirky tale may be just the story to get him into the big leagues. Jane butts heads with Kevin just as her younger sister, Tess, shows...
4) Heavyweights
Pub. Date
[1995]
Summary
A group of underdog kids discover their beloved summer camp has been sold to a crazy fitness fanatic who's determined to make their lives miserable. The kids unite to turn the tables, take back their woodsy hideaway and challenge the rival camp to the most outrageous summer games of all.
7) Rush hour 3
Series
Pub. Date
c2007
Summary
When a Chinese criminal mastermind flees to Paris, there's only one culture-clashed, crime fighting duo for the job. Ready to raise cane in the city of lights, Chief Inspector Lee and Detective Carter get themselves caught in an explosive battle between French police, the Triad gang, an angry cabbie and two gorgeous femmes fatales. But, Lee and Carter manage to uncover the secret at the heart of the Triad syndicate.
8) The pacifier
Series
Pub. Date
[2005]
Summary
Lt. Shane Wolfe is a tough-as-nails Navy SEAL who has controlled military operations in every corner of the globe. Now, the ultimate test comes when he's assigned to protect the home front. As in a house loaded with five out-of-control kids! But even when he trades combat gear for diapers and juice boxes, it's becomes more than just a babysitting job.
10) Evan almighty
Pub. Date
c2007
Summary
Newly elected to Congress, Evan Baxter has left Buffalo, New York in pursuit of a greater calling. But that calling isn't serving in the illustrious ranks of America's politics, but being summoned by the Almighty himself, who has handed Evan the task of building a new ark. With time passing by and his family belittled by Evan's newfound realization, Evan will have to do the work that God has given him in what promises to be an unusual adventure for...
12) The hustle
Pub. Date
[2019]
Summary
Josephine Chesterfield is a glamorous, seductive Brit who defrauds gullible wealthy men. Penny amasses wads of cash by ripping off her marks in neighborhood bars. Despite their different methods, both are masters of the art of the fleece, so they con the men that have wronged women. Wilson's talent for physicality and Hathaway's withering wit are a combustible combination as the pair of scammers pull out all the stops to swindle a naïve tech billionaire...
13) The recruit
Summary
Clayton recently completed his studies at MIT. One evening, Clayton is approached by Walter Burke, a recruiter for the CI. He believes Clayton is just the sort of man the CIA is looking for. Clayton, who has little interest in an ordinary nine-to-five career, accepts the offer. Clayton has to keep in mind Burke's dictum that "nothing is as it seems, " especially when Clayton is given a special assignment -- find the mole within the Agency's training...
14) Rush hour
Series
Summary
Rush hour: A wise-cracking cop from L.A. and a high-flying cop from Hong Kong join forces to track down a kidnapper.
Rush hour 2: It's vacation time for Det. Carter and he finds himself alongside Det. Lee in Hong Kong wishing for more a little more excitement. Lee is out to track down a Triad gang lord who may be responsible for killing two men at the American Embassy in Hong Kong. Things get complicated as the pair stumble onto a counterfeiting...
15) Reign of fire
Pub. Date
c2002
Appears on list
Summary
In present day London dragons awake. Fast forward 20 years, to a world devastated by their destruction. Fire Chief Quinn, is responsible for warding off the beasts and keeping a community alive in what's left of the world. Into their midst comes a hotshot American, Van Zan, who says he has a way to destroy the beasts and save mankind.
16) Shanghai Noon
Summary
"Two cultures collide when East meets West in Shanghai Noon. Chan plays Chinese Imperial Guard Chon Wang who hightails it to the wild, wooly west to rescue the beautiful kidnapped Princess Pei Pei. When he meets up with laid-back outlaw cowboy dude Roy O'Bannon the best mismatch ever made in the rough and tumble Old West"--Container.
17) Dragonfly
Pub. Date
c2002
Summary
Joe, is a physician mourning the death of his wife Emily who died in South America, where she was providing medical outreach. Wracked by grief, Joe feels obligated to check in on his wife's pediatric patients, fulfilling a promise he made before she left. Visiting the ward, Joe starts to believe that Emily is using the near-death experiences of her terminal patients to communicate with him, through images the children report seeing in their dreams,...
Series
Pub. Date
[2004], c2003
Summary
Determined not to let the S.A.T. exam unfairly define their lives, six wildly different teens devise a way to get the perfect score. Kyle wants to be an architect, but his scores are too low to get into the school of his choice. Matty is heartbroken when he is rejected from the school that his girlfriend attends. Good girl Anna is pressured by her parents to excel in academics and remain innocent. Desmond is a basketball player who believes the exam...
19) Thanksgiving
Pub. Date
[2024]
Summary
After a Black Friday riot ends in tragedy, a mysterious Thanksgiving-inspired killer terrorizes Plymouth, Massachusetts, the birthplace of the infamous holiday.
