Mary Steenburgen
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Video
Pub. Date
2004
Language
English
Description
Nice guy Melvin Dummar is a total loser who can't keep a job. One night Melvin picks up an old man who has had a motorcycle accident in the Nevada desert. Eight years later, the hitchhiker turns out to have been Howard Hughes who has named Melvin a beneficiary of his multi-billion dollar fortune.
5) Elf
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2004], c2003
Language
English
Description
A human baby accidently ends up at the North Pole and grows up among the elf community. Buddy, as he comes to be known, knows that he's "special". When he's 30, Buddy learns from Santa that he's really a human. He decides to go in search of his father, to find out where he belongs. He walks to Manhattan, and is immediately run over by a cab. His father at first rejects him and Buddy ends up in a department store where other elves are working. But...
6) Philadelphia
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Video
Pub. Date
[1997], c1993
Language
English
Description
A story of two lawyers who join together to sue a prestigious Philadelphia law firm when the firm fires one of them because he has AIDS.
Publisher
Universal Home Video
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
In Back to the future (part 1), it's the mid-80's, and Marty McFly is your average 17-year-old slacker who happens to be friends with an inventor, Doc Brown. Doc's latest invention is a time machine, that ends up transporting Mary back to 1955 where he must bring get his parents together so that he will exist when he gets back to his own time. In Back to the future II, Marty visits 2015 to straighten out the future of the McFly family, but Biff Tannen...
Publisher
HBO Video
Pub. Date
[2004], c2000
Language
English
Description
Larry's got it all: a loving wife, good friends, a successful carreer, and a great home. He is prone to speaking the unspeakable, honest to the point of insensitivity, Larry is a walking victim of misunderstandings and missed opportunities.
11) Elf
Publisher
New Line Home Video
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
A young orphan child mistakenly crawls into Santa's bag and is transported back to the North Pole to be raised as an elf. Years later, Buddy learns he is not really an elf and goes on a journey to New York to find his true identity.
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2004], c2003
Language
English
Description
Six women -- dreamy Eileen, abrasive Nan, athletic Skipper, brusque Leslie, vivacious Jennifer and patient Gayle -- are staying at a hotel in South America. Focus on the turbulent emotions these American women face surrounding the adoption of foreign babies. The six women are fed up with the long delays of the adoption system in the United States and have the common desire to adopt a child. Includes a Latina mother who is certain that her baby will...
13) Step brothers
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2008
Language
English
Description
Brennan and Dale are two middle-aged loafers who are forced to live together when their parents get married. When their immature antics over TV privileges and personal property take their toll on their parents' marriage, the devious duo hatch a scheme to reunite the couple.
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
The highly anticipated sequel follows our four best friends as they take their book dub to Italy for the fun girl's trip they never had. When things go off the rails and secrets are revealed, their relaxing vacation turns into a once-in-a-lifetime cross-country adventure.
15) Life as a house
Series
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
A terminally ill man attempts to simultaneously reconnect with his estranged son and build the house of his dreams.
16) The proposal
Publisher
Touchstone Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2009]
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.
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Language
English
Formats
Description
Aside from a secret affair with a housewife (Mary Steenburgen), Gilbert Grape (Johnny Depp) spends his days stocking shelves at a grocery store, caring for his mentally handicapped brother (Leonardo DiCaprio), and holding together a large family headed by Mama, a former beauty queen whose weight tops 500 pounds. But just when Gilbert thinks nothing will ever change, a beautiful stranger (Juliette Lewis) arrives on the scene, capturing his heart. Nominated...
18) The grass harp
Publisher
New Line Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2005, c1996
Language
English
Description
After the death of his parents, Collin Fenwick goes to live with his father's cousins, Verena and Dolly Talbo. Verena rules the with a stern hand, while her older sister Dolly charms Collin with her gentle, romantic spirit. Together with the maid Catherine, they escape Verena's oppression by running away to an old tree house in the woods. However, their adventure sets off a series of events that will change the lives and futures of the entire town....
19) Book club
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Four friends' lives are turned upside down to hilarious ends when their book club tackles the infamous "Fifty Shades of Grey." From discovering new romance to rekindling old flames, they inspire each other to make their next chapter the best chapter.