Tom Hanks
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"A gentle Eastern European immigrant arrives in New York City after his family and his life have been torn apart by his country's civil war. A man who loves to bowl rolls a perfect game--and then another and then another and then many more in a row until he winds up ESPN's newest celebrity, and he must decide if the combination of perfection and celebrity has ruined the thing he loves. An eccentric billionaire and his faithful executive assistant...
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English
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"From the Academy Award-winning actor and best-selling author: his debut novel. The story of the making of a colossal, star-studded, multimillion-dollar superhero action film...and the humble comic book that inspired it. PART ONE of this story takes place in 1947. A troubled soldier, returning from the war, meets his talented five-year-old nephew, leaves an indelible impression, and then disappears for 23 years. Cut to 1970: The nephew, now drawing...
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English
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At the end of the Second World War, Cyril Conroy combines luck and a single canny investment to begin an enormous real estate empire, propelling his family from poverty to enormous wealth. His first order of business is to buy a lavish estate in the suburbs outside of Philadelphia. Meant as a surprise for his wife, the house sets in motion the undoing of everyone he loves. The story is told by Cyril's son Danny, as he and his older sister, the brilliantly...
5) Toy story 3
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Publisher
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
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As Andy prepares to leave for college, the toys are mistakenly delivered to Sunnyside Daycare and it is up to Woody to get everyone home.
6) Cast Away
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English
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After FedEx systems engineer Chuck Noland is ripped out of his hasty life by the clock in a plane crash, he finds himself alone on the shores of a tropical island. First, frustration gets to him and then he realizes how little his chances are to ever get back to civilization. Four years later, Chuck has learned very well how to survive on his own: mending his dental health, catching fish with a spear, predicting the weather with a selfmade calendar....
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Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
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Tom Hanks portrays Mister Rogers in a timely story of kindness triumphing over cynicism, based on the true story of a real-life friendship between Fred Rogers and journalist Tom Junod. After a jaded magazine writer is assigned a profile of Fred Rogers, he overcomes his skepticism, learning about kindness, love, and forgiveness from America₂s most beloved neighbor.
8) Forrest gump
Publisher
Paramount Home Ent
Pub. Date
2006
Language
English
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The story of a slow-witted man who, by accident, luck, and a little magic, achieves greatness in many aspects of his life.
10) Toy story
Publisher
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
Woody, the cowboy, and Buzz, a space ranger, are rival toys until they must work together to escape the toy-torturing boy next door.
11) Toy story 2
Publisher
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
Woody, the cowboy, and Buzz, a space ranger, and other toys get into one predicament after another after Andy leaves for camp.
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
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Based on the comical and moving New York Times bestseller, it tells the story of Otto Anderson, a grumpy widower whose only joy comes from criticizing and judging his exasperated neighbors. When a lively young family moves in next door, he meets his match in quick-witted and very pregnant Marisol, leading to an unexpected friendship that will turn his world upside-down.
14) Saving Mr. Banks
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Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
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English
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When P.L. Travers travels from London to Hollywood in 1961 to finally discuss Walt Disney's desire to bring her beloved character, Mary Poppins, to the motion picture screen (a quest he began in the 1940s as a promise to his two daughters), Disney meets a prim, uncompromising sexagenarian not only suspect of the impresario's concept for the film, but a woman struggling with her own past. During her stay in California, Travers reflects back on her...
17) Killing Lincoln
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2013]
Language
English
Description
A riveting historical narrative of the heart-stopping events surrounding the assassination of Abraham Lincoln and the first work of history from mega-bestselling author Bill O'Reilly. Narrated by Tom Hanks.