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1161) O.J: made in America
Series
Pub. Date
[2016]
Description
An essential examination of the rise and fall of Orenthal James Simpson, and parallels between his incredible story with that of race in America. This critically-acclaimed documentary series reveals how he first became a football star, why America fell in love with him off the field, what happened in the trial for his ex-wife's murder, and finally, why he is now sitting in jail for another crime 20 years later.
Part I: In the turbulent 1960s, young...
1162) 24: Season Six
Pub. Date
[2007]
Description
After 20 months in a Chinese prison, Jack Bauer is suddenly returned to the United States. But instead of being free, Jack's release is part of a secret deal: his life in return for the location of Hamri Al-Assad, the leader of a terrorist organization that has unleashed a wave of terror across the country. A broken man, physically and mentally, Jack agrees to the exchange. But when he learns that his new captor, Abu Fayed, is actually the man behind...
1163) City by the sea
Pub. Date
c2003
Description
A Manhattan police detective is unexpectedly reunited with his estranged son, who may have been involved in a drug-related murder in Long Beach.
1164) Madigan
Pub. Date
[1999]
Description
A veteran New York City detective is given only a few hours to track down a vicious killer
1165) San Franpsycho
Pub. Date
2006
Description
A serial killer is stalking San Francisco and sending a reporter cryptic letters after each murder. Two SFPD detectives, the reporter, and a psychologist-priest pursue the madman, but will it be too late?
1166) Karen Pirie : season 1
Pub. Date
[2021]
Description
"Based on the novel “The Distant Echo” by renowned author Val McDermid and adapted for the screen by Emer Kenny, “Karen Pirie” is a proper crime drama set in Scotland and offers everything from suspense to charm without overdoing things. And what makes the plot effective is the length of the episodes (3 in total; each of 1 hour 30 mins. approx.) and the events that are aptly woven one after another. Great performances by the cast, especially...
Pub. Date
c2012
Description
Coal Miner's Daughter : The story of Loretta Lynn and her ambitious husband Mooney who takes Loretta away from her backwoods Appalachian home to be his child bride.
Smokey and the Bandit : Two truckers trying to transport 400 cases of beer from Texas to Atlanta get pursued by a sheriff after they pick up a hitch-hiking runaway bride-to-be who happens to have left the sheriff's son.
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas : A famous brothel, the "Chicken...
1168) Another 48 hrs
Series
Pub. Date
[1998]
Description
The cop and the con return-- the con is released from the pen and finds out there's a price on his head. He teams up with the cop to find and put away an elusive druglord.
Pub. Date
[2013]
Description
Rear window: "A photographer ... becomes obsessed with watching his neighbors and discovers a possible murder"--Set container.
Vertigo: "[A] dizzying web of mistaken identity, passion and murder involving an acrophobic detective and a mysterious blonde"--Set container.
North by northwest: "[An] adman ... gets plunged into a realm of spy and counterspy and is abducted, framed for murder, chased and crop-dusted"--Set container.
Psycho: "[An] unsuspecting...
Pub. Date
[2015]
Description
Killing down (108 min.): An Army vet searching for the truth with the man he thinks tortured him seven years ago. But how can he be sure? With limited resources and few details he must take down his torturer and expose the unsettling truth.
The scratch (92 min.): A rookie private eye and his team put together a plan to rescue a kidnapped computer hacker who down,loaded something he shouldn't have. A simple heist -- rescue the hacker and retrieve...
1171) Moonraker
Series
Pub. Date
[2007]
Description
James Bond joins forces with NASA scientist Holly Goodhead to prevent a power-mad industrialist from destroying human life on Earth.
1172) American gangster
Pub. Date
[2008], c2007
Description
Based on a true story, American Gangster is the story of two men: Frank Lucas, former driver, bouncer, and collector for Bumpy Johnson, the so-called Robin Hood of Harlem; and Richie Roberts, night-school lawyer, detective, and honest cop. Frank is importing heroin direct from Bangkok--by-passing the Italian and Sicilian mafia--undercutting their prices, delivering superior product, and making a fortune. Richie, loathed by cops on the take for turning...
1174) From Russia with love
Pub. Date
[2007]
Description
James Bond travels to Istanbul to retrieve a top secret Soviet decoding machine, but his mission is put in jeopardy when he falls in love with a sexy Russian double agent.