Steven Knight
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
In a gripping true story set during the height of the Cold War, American chess prodigy Bobby Fischer finds himself caught between two superpowers when he challenges the Soviet Empire. It chronicles Fischer's terrifying struggles with genius and madness, and the rise and fall of a kid from Brooklyn who captured the imagination of the world.
2) Burnt
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Chef Adam Jones had it all, and lost it. A rockstar chef of a two-star Michelin restaurant with the bad habits to match, the former enfant terrible of the Paris restaurant scene did everything different every time out and only ever cared about the thrill of creating explosions of taste. To land his own kitchen and that third elusive Michelin star though, he2ll need the best of the best on his side, including the beautiful Helene.
5) Allied
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
The story of intelligence officer Max Vatan, who in 1942 North Africa encounters French Resistance fighter Marianne Beausejour on a deadly mission behind enemy lines. Reunited in London, their relationship is threatened by the extreme pressures of the war.
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Lisbeth Salander, the highly-skilled vigilante from the acclaimed Millennium book series is back. Salander and journalist Mikael Blomkvist find themselves caught in a web of spies, cybercriminals and corrupt government officials, as they race to rescue a dangerous program capable of global destruction held by shadowy figures linked to Lisbeth’s past.
9) Spencer
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
During her Christmas holidays with the royal family at the Sandringham estate in Norfolk, England, Diana Spencer, struggling with mental health problems, decides to end her decade-long marriage to Prince Charles.
10) Serenity
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Fishing boat captain Baker Dill leads a quiet life as he provides tours in the beautiful waters near Plymouth Island. Despite trying to live in solitude and peace, Dill is soon wrapped up in a much more complex situation. His ex-wife Karen shows up seeking help for her and her son. She asks Dill to get rid of her new violent husband in the ocean waters for good. Now Baker must contemplate the weight of his decisions while he also questions the reality...
11) Amazing grace
Pub. Date
c2007
Language
English
Description
A biography of British legislator William Wilberforce, who led a decades-long movement to end the British slave trade.