When level-headed Rose takes in her beautiful, irresponsible sister Maggie, personal clashes lead to personal growth for both.

The story of Carl Brashear, the first African American, then also the first amputee, US Navy diver.

A mild-mannered suburban dad morphs into a caffeine-crazed, win-at-all-costs lunatic when he becomes the coach of his son's soccer team.

Detective Terence McDonagh battles his own demons, including compulsive gambling and drug addiction, in post-Katrina New Orleans, where he struggles to keep the city, and his prostitute girlfriend, safe from harm.

An American geologist flies to Antarctica to participate in a project at the United States Research Base. Once there, he teams up with arctic guide Jerry Shepard and his best friend, Cooper. The scientist soon discovers that Shepard also has eight other valuable friends -- a pack of sled dogs he's worked with for years, who have rescued him from a number of tight spots. As the three men explore a frozen mountain region, an unexpected accident coupled...

Homer Hickam, the introspective son of a mine superintendent and a mother determined to get him out of Coalwood, West Virginia, forever, nurtures a dream to send rockets into outer space--an ambition that changes his life and the lives of everyone living in Coalwood in 1957.

A thirteen-year-old girl and her estranged father adopt a nest of goose eggs and become closer by raising them and teaching them to migrate.

Christian Wolff is a math savant who works as a freelance accountant for some of the world's most dangerous criminal organizations. With the Treasury Department's Crime Enforcement Division starting to close in, he takes on a legitimate client, a robotics company where an accounting clerk has discovered a discrepancy involving millions of dollars. But as Christian uncooks the books and gets closer to the truth, the body count starts to rise.

Stripes, an abandoned zebra living on a Kentucky horse farm, dreams of winning a prestigious thoroughbred horse race. With the support of his barnyard friends, Stripes trains with young jockey Channing and sets out for the winner's circle.

Vince Papale is a down-on-his-luck substitute teacher in Philadelphia who, at the age of 30, was out of work, abandoned by his wife, and biding time as a part-time bartender when he decides to answer an open call for tryouts on the Philadelphia Eagles NFL football team in 1976. Going with his gut instinct, new coach Dick Vermeil rewards Papale's diligent efforts with a place on the team.