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82) First reformed
Pub. Date
2018
Description
A pastor of a small church in upstate New York starts to spiral out of control after a soul-shaking encounter with an unstable environmental activist and his pregnant wife.
"Paul Schrader offers one of the year's best movies-a faith-in-crisis powerhouse about a pastor -Ethan Hawke hitting a new career peak-who is politically awakened by an eco-activist and a new kind of love."--Rolling Stone
"First Reformed' is the kind of film that will stay with...
83) Ready or not
Pub. Date
2019
Description
A young bride joins her new husband's rich, eccentric family in a time-honored tradition that turns into a lethal game with everyone fighting for their survival.
Pub. Date
[2007]
Description
In a wondrous parallel world where witches soar the skies and Ice Bears rule the frozen North, one special girl is destined to hold the fate of the universe in her hands. When Lyra Belacqua becomes the keeper of the Golden Compass, she discovers that her world and all those beyond are threatened by the secret plans of Ms. Coulter. With the help of Lord Asriel and a group of unlikely allies ready to stand at her side, Lyra embarks on an extraordinary...
Pub. Date
2011.
Description
Blamed for the terrorist bombing of the Kremlin, IMF operative Ethan Hunt is disavowed along with the rest of the agency when the President initiates 'Ghost Protocol'. Left without any resources or backup, Ethan must find a way to clear his agency's name and prevent another attack. To complicate matters further, Ethan is forced to embark on his mission with a team of fellow IMF fugitives whose personal motives he does not fully know.
86) Locke
Pub. Date
2014
Description
A feat of bold, dynamic storytelling from Oscar-nominated writer-director Steven Knight. A successful businessman receives a series of phone calls which sets into motion a chain of events that unravels his perfect life, all of which takes the course of one absolutely riveting and intense car ride.
"Tom Hardy is a blazing wonder. Hold you spellbound..."--Rolling Stone
"Grade A. A brilliant one-man show."--Entertainment Weekly
"5 Stars! Gripping."--The...
87) Disconnect
Pub. Date
2013
Description
A couple is drawn into a dangerous situation when their secrets are exposed online. A widowed ex-cop struggles to raise a mischievous son who cyber-bullies a classmate. An ambitious journalist sees a career-making story in a teen that performs on an adult-only site. They are strangers, neighbors and colleagues and their stories collide in this riveting dramatic thriller about ordinary people struggling to connect in today's wired world.
"...vibrates...
88) The Turning
Pub. Date
2020
Description
Newly appointed nanny Kate is charged with the care of two disturbed orphans, Flora and Miles. Quickly though, she discovers that both the children and the house are harboring dark secrets and things may not be as they appear.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6.9 - AR Pts: 34
Description
With the future of the wizard world at stake, teenaged wizard Harry Potter enters into his final battle against the evil Lord Voldemort. Potter turns to friends, teachers, and other members of the Order of the Phoenix for help in defeating Voldemort's forces. The discovery of spies within the Order forces Harry and the others to choose their allies carefully.
90) Gone Girl
Pub. Date
c2015
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?
91) Burning bright
Author
Series
Peter Ash novels volume 2
Description
When his restful vacation among the northern California redwoods is hampered by claustrophobia and a grizzly that forces him to retreat up a tree, war veteran Peter Ash discovers a hanging platform where a journalist who has escaped a kidnapping is hiding from gun-toting captors.
Pub. Date
2016
Description
A young woman wakes up after a terrible accident to find that she's locked in a cellar with a doomsday prepper, who insists that he saved her life and that the world outside is uninhabitable following an apocalyptic catastrophe. Uncertain what to believe, the woman soon determines that she must escape at any cost.
"Winstead also makes a terific heroine..."--New York Post
"It is designed to be fun, efficient and accessible and delivers precisely...
93) Black rock
Pub. Date
2013
Description
Three young women, Sarah, Abby, and Lou, get together for a private campout on an empty island off the coast of Maine, to renew their bond of sisterhood. They quickly learn, though, that the island is anything but empty, when they encounter three men who have come to the island to hunt. A misunderstanding quickly turns to tragedy, and the three women soon find themselves the targets of the hunt. What started as a simple playdate is now a race for...
94) The purge
Pub. Date
2013
Description
In an America wracked by crime and overcrowded prisons, the government has sanctioned an annual 12-hour period in which any and all criminal activity, including murder, becomes legal. On this night plagued by violence and an epidemic of crime, one family wrestles with the decision of who they will become when a stranger comes knocking.
"The tension is well sustained..."--Observer (UK)
"...it is delicious."--Village Voice
"The vague posters for...
95) Erased
Pub. Date
2013
Formats
Description
When former CIA agent Ben Logan finds himself suddenly targeted for termination, he is propelled into an all-out, frenzied run for his life with the only person left who needs him alive: The 15 year-old daughter he barely knows. The result is a stylishly intricate, non-stop espionage thriller that unravels an international conspiracy against a raw emotional underpinning.
96) Chloe
Description
Catherine is suspicious that her husband David is having an affair, and hires Chloe, an alluring young escort, to test his fidelity. Their arranged weekly meeting allows Catherine to hear the explicit details of the encounters Chloe has with David. As Catherine becomes caught up in a web of sexual desire herself, she begins a journey that will put her family in grave danger. Is it too late to stop Chloe? Includes commentary, featurette, and deleted...
97) Maggie Moore(s)
Pub. Date
2023
Description
The movie takes place in a dusty desert town where nothing ever happens, as a police chief is suddenly faced with the back-to-back murders of two women with the same name.
98) Secret Window
Author
Description
Troubled and recently divorced writer, Mort Rainey, is stalked by a deranged man claiming that he has stolen his original story.
99) Unfriended
Pub. Date
2015
Description
A group of friends discover a supernatural force is signed onto the account of their dead friend.
"Fresh and fearsome fun."--USA Today
"...when'Unfriended; zeros in on the whiplash mixture of freedom and torment we get from multitasking our online lives? It's srsly fun..."--Los Angeles Times
"Simultaneously clever and exasperating."--Variety
100) Oldboy
Pub. Date
2014
Description
An advertising executive is kidnapped and held hostage for 20 years in solitary confinement. When he is inexplicably released, he embarks on an obsessive mission to discover who orchestrated his punishment, only to find he is still trapped in a web of conspiracy and torment.
"In the end, the most impressive performance may be Spike Lee's."--Entertainment Weekly
"It's generally a respectful homage that has every bit as much stylishness and visual...