Robin Williams
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
Filmed on location, Biblical Treasures of Turkey begins in Instanbul and marvels over Byzantine works of art and archaeological wonders such as the bones of St. John the Baptist. Then a sequence on Ataturk takes a revealing look at the father of modern Turkey. Stepping outside the fabulous palace of Dolmabache, we cross the Bosphorus (Bosporus) to begin our search for the Biblical Treasures of Turkey. Travel over mountains and valleys as if riding...
3) House of D
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
Description
An American expatriate's painful decision to come to terms with the childhood he fled in early 1970s New York City.
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Parry is a homeless history professor who lives in a fantasy world full of castles, Red Knights, and damsels in distress. Jack is New York's number one shock deejay, until the day his off-hand arrogance triggers a tragedy that ruins his career. Penniless and without prospects, Jack finds himself plucked from disaster by the most improbable of saviors, Parry.
5) Boulevard
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
A subtle and moving drama following a devoted husband and dutiful bank employee who begins to confront his own secrets. What starts as an aimless drive down an unfamiliar street turns into a life-altering decision for the curious Nolan Mack. For many years, Nolan and his wife Joy have embraced their marriage as a convenient distraction from facing reality. When he meets a troubled young man named Leo on his drive home, Nolan finds himself breaking...
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
Imported by the Army for an early morning radio show in Vietnam, disc jockey Adrian Cronauer (Robin Williams) blasts the formerly staid, sanitized airwaves with a constant barrage of rapid-fire humor and the hottest hits from back home. The G.I.'s love him, but the brass is up in arms.
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Robin Williams portrays English professor John Keating, who, in an age of crew cuts, sport coats and cheerless conformity, inspires his students to live life to the fullest, exclaiming "Carpe Diem, lads! Seize the day. Make your lives extraordinary!" The charismatic teacher's emotionally charged challenge is met by his students with irrepressible enthusiasm--changing their lives forever.
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
Five years after the death of her beloved husband Garrett (Ed Harris), Nikki (Annette Bening) meets Tom, a man who seems to be Garrett s exact duplicate. Not only does Tom possess the same physical characteristics, but he also shares Garrett's kindness, humor, and passion for art. And yet he is a stranger. As romance blossoms between Nikki and Tom, she finds she can't bring herself to tell him the truth about what drew her to him. But as their relationship...
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
Daniel Hillard is no ordinary father, so when he learns his ex-wife needs a housekeeper, he applies for the job. With the perfect wig, a little makeup and a dress for all occasions, he becomes Mrs. Doubtfire, a devoted British housekeeper who is hired on the spot. Free to be the "woman" he never knew he could be, the disguised Daniel creates a whole new life with his entire family.
Pub. Date
2002]
Language
English
Description
Four years after Chris and Annie Nielsen lose their children in a traffic accident, Chris himself is killed and finds himself reunited with his children in a beautiful and astonishing afterlife, but Annie commits suicide in despair and is banished to a very different realm. Chris risks his own eternal happiness to find Annie and rescue her from her fate.
11) Patch Adams
Pub. Date
[1999]
Language
English
Description
Patch Adams is a doctor who doesn't look, act or think like other doctors. For Patch, humor is the best medicine, and he's willing to do just about anything to make his patients laugh-- even if it means risking his own career. Based on a true story.
12) Aladdin
Series
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Formats
Description
In the heat of an enchanted city, a commoner named Aladdin and his mischievous monkey, Abu, battle to save the free-spirited Princess Jasmine from the schemes of the evil sorcerer, Jafar. Aladdin's whole life changes with one rub of a magic lamp, as a fun-loving, shape-shifting Genie appears and grants him three wishes, setting him on an incredible journey of discovery.
13) Popeye
Series
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
Olive Oyl, Wimpy, Bluto and others join Popeye in his adventures in the harbor town of Sweethaven.
14) Mrs. Doubtfire
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Out of work father Robin Williams find himself suddenly divorced without custody of his kids. To solve this problem, he disguises himself as an old Scottish nanny to get hired by his ex-wife and be closer to his kids.
15) Hamlet
Pub. Date
©2007, ©1996
Language
English
Description
In this first-ever full-text film of William Shakespeare's work, the Prince of Denmark, Hamlet, returns home to find his father murdered and his mother remarrying the murderer. Meanwhile, war is brewing.
16) Hook
Pub. Date
2000.
Language
English
Description
A high-flying adventure from the magic of Steven Spielberg, Hook stars Robin Williams as a grown-up Peter Pan and Dustin Hoffman as the infamous Captain Hook.
17) Old dogs
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Dan and Charlie are two best friends who, together, have built a successful marketing empire, but have somehow managed to avoid ever really growing up. Their lives are turned upside down when they are charged with the care of seven-year-old twins while on the verge of a big business deal. The clueless bachelors stumble in their efforts, leading to one debacle after another, with a gorilla and some pecking penguins. Dan and Charlie learn as much from...
Pub. Date
©2009
Language
English
Formats
Description
When the Museum of Natural History is closed for upgrades and renovations, some of the 'animated' museum pieces are moved to the famous archives at the Smithsonian Institute. Larry Daley gets into the action when Jedediah calls him to say that Dexter stole The Tablet and the evil Pharaoh Kahmunrah is attacking them. Larry sneaks into the Archives and meets Amelia Earhart who is thrilled at the prospect of adventure and helps him out. Later, Larry...
19) Happy Feet
Pub. Date
©2007
Language
English
Description
Emperor Penguins from Antarctica each express their true love with a special heartsong of their own that expresses their very being. However, the misfit Mumble cannot sing. Instead he has an extraordinary talent to tap dance with almost magical energy and expression. Nevertheless, the leadership of the colony fearfully blames the young penguin's unorthodox ways for the lean fishing that threatens them all. Defiant in the face of unjust rejection,...
