William Hurt
Author
Language
English
Description
Like everybody else, Blake Pellerin (William Hurt) has a past. He's running for the Governor of Missouri, so his past is under intense scrutiny. Blake handles it well, trading barbs with his opponent, while managing to maintain a strained relationship with his wife. When a reporter begins asking questions about Blake's political mentor, Kim Mennaker (Hawthorne), Blake starts to get a little nervous. A strange note left in his room leads Blake to...
2) The King
Author
Language
English
Description
A troubled man (Gael Garcia Bernal) recently discharged from the Navy, goes to Corpus Christi, Texas, in search of the father he's never met.
Author
Series
Moby Dick volume 1
Language
English
Description
In this awe-inspiring adventure of vengeance and obsession the crew of the sailing vessel Pequod finds itself under the mad will of the avenging Captain Ahab. Stars William Hurt, Ethan Hawke, Gillian Anderson, Donald Sutherland, Eddie Marsan and Raoul Trujillo.
Author
Series
Moby Dick volume 2
Language
English
Description
Captain Ahab's need to slay the great whale Moby Dick has becomes and all-out obsession that proves dangerous and impossible for the crew. Stars William Hurt, Ethan Hawke, Gillian Anderson, Donald Sutherland, Eddie Marsan and Raoul Trujillo.
5) The Doctor
Author
Language
English
Description
Being a patient for the first time changes the life of a surgeon, as he experiences what it's like to be on the other side of a medical chart.
Author
Language
English
Description
One of the most critically-acclaimed films of the 80s, Children of a Lesser God garnered four Academy Award nominations and a Best Actress Oscar for Marlee Matlin. Based on the hit Broadway play, it's the uplifting love story of John Leeds (William Hurt), an idealistic special education teacher, and a headstrong deaf girl named Sarah (Marlee Matlin). At first, Leeds sees Sarah as a teaching challenge. But soon their teacher/student relationship blossoms...
7) Body heat
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
1997
Language
English
Description
Hurt and Turner conspire to kill her rich husband so they can flee to a tropical paradise and live on the fortune, but her plan has an added twist.
9) Syriana
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2006], c2005
Language
English
Description
As a career CIA operative, Bob Barnes begins to uncover the disturbing truth about the work he has devoted his life to. An up-and-coming oil broker, Bryan Woodman faces an unimaginable family tragedy and finds redemption in his partnership with idealistic Gulf Prince Nasir al-Subaai. Corporate lawyer, Bennett Holiday faces a moral dilemma as he finesses the questionable merger of two powerful U.S. oil companies Across the globe, a disenfranchised...
11) Too big to fail
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Formats
Description
Dramatizes the events surrounding the 2008 financial crisis and bailout and the relationship between Wall Street and the government.
12) Altered states
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c1998
Language
English
Description
Hurt plays a scientist obsessed with discovering the realities of other states of consciousness.
14) Robin Hood
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Description
In 13th century England, Robin and his band of marauders confront corruption in a local village and lead an uprising against the crown that will forever alter the balance of world power. And whether thief or hero, one man from humble beginnings will become an eternal symbol of freedom for his people.
Publisher
DreamWorks Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2002], c2001
Language
English
Description
Visions of a future full of astonishing android technology. David, an advanced android, embarks on an extraordinary adventure to discover the secret of his own identity. Believing in the story of Pinocchio, David dreams of becoming a real boy.
17) Mr. Brooks
Publisher
MGM DVD
Pub. Date
c2007
Language
English
Description
Man of the Year recipient Mr. Brooks learns he has an alter ego which is a serial killer and decides in order to get rid of the voice in his head he must kill one more time, but his plan is complicated when police officer Tracy Atwood pinpoints him as a suspect in previous murders.
18) Dark City
Publisher
Warner Bros
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
What if you woke one morning to realize that every memory, every emotion, every fact you believed true about your life had been manufactured by someone else and placed in your mind? In this fascinating and provocative science fiction tale, John Murdoch—wanted for a series of brutal murders—realizes that everything he believes about himself is a lie. Murdoch's bittersweet childhood, his love for his estranged wife and the hideous series of murders...
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Pub. Date
2000
Language
English
Description
A love story about John Leeds, an idealistic special education teacher, and a headstrong deaf girl named Sarah. At first, Leeds sees Sarah as a teaching challenge. But soon their relationship blossoms into a love so passionate it shatters the barrier of silence that keeps them apart.
20) The big chill
Publisher
Columbia Tristar Home Video
Pub. Date
1998, c1983
Language
English
Description
Seven college housemates from the 1960s who have drifted apart reunite at the funeral of a friend. Having entered adulthood as non-conformists, most now belong to the establishment. Stunned by the death of their peer, sensing their own mortality and the loss of their innocence, each takes the opportunity to reevaluate his or her life and re-establish their bond.