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Batman Begins -- PG-13 -- DV314
The comic book character brought to the big screen again, this time starring Christian Bale, Liam Neeson and Michael Caine. 2005 Action; Science Fiction

Battle Force -- PG -- DV199
Former Olympics friends find themselves on opposite sides in WWII in this adventure film. Stars John Huston, Henry Fonda, Stacy Keach and Samantha Eggar with narration by Orson Wells. 1977

Beat The Devil -- NR -- DV200
Con men jeopardize their get-rich-quick schemes by trying to double-cross each other. This off-beat comedy features Humphrey Bogart, Peter Lorre, Gina Lollabrigida and Jennifer Jones. 1954

Beverly Hills Cop -- R -- DV12
A savvy Detroit policeman played by Eddie Murphy takes on the bad guys in Beverly Hills. 1984

Black Water Gold -- NR -- DV168
A marine archaeologist (Keir Dullea) and a Mexican historian (Ricardo Montalban) join forces with a young salvage expert to find a sunken Spanish treasure ship. They soon discover they have competition: a ruthless millionaire (Bradford Dillman) who will stop at nothing to beat them to the gold. 1969

Blackbeard, the Pirate -- NR -- DV323
This action-filled pirate yarn stars Robert Newton as Blackbeard and Linda Darnell as the damsel in distress. 1952

Blood on the Sun -- NR -- DV14
In pre-WWII Tokyo, an American journalist uncovers a Japanese plot for world domination. An action-packed espionage thriller, with excellent performances by James Cagney and Sylvia Sydney. 1945

Call of the Wild -- PG -- DV19
In the midst of the Klondike gold rush, an adventurer (Charlton Heston) and his devoted sled dog mush their way into the heart of an exciting, boisterous, unpredictable era. A vivid recreation of Jack London’s classic wilderness saga. 1972

Captain Kidd -- NR -- DV325
The pirate tries to buy his way into the House of Lords in 1699 but is opposed by his former partners and a mysterious ex-convict. Treachery, mayhem and murder on the high seas ensue. 1945

Charade -- NR -- DV173
Cary Grant is the mystery man intent on helping Audrey Hepburn find a fortune hidden by her murdered husband – if she can survive the lethal competition from his ex-partners in crime. 1963

Daredevil -- PG-13 -- DV234
Ben Affleck stars as a young orphan blinded in a hazardous-waste accident that also gave him heightened senses. He later becomes Daredevil, the masked avenger. 2003

Dinner At The Ritz -- NR -- DV203
A handsome young count (David Niven) helps a young Parisian socialite search for the men who swindled her father and arranged his murder in this romantic thriller. 1937

Eight Below -- PG -- DV330
Staff at a research station in the Antarctic are forced to leave their sled dogs when they evacuate. Their trainer fights for months to get back to them. Will the dogs survive? 2006

Fantastic Four -- PG-13 -- DV319
In a live-action version of the classic comic book, a group of astronauts gains superpowers after cosmic radiation exposure and must use them to oppose the plans of their enemy. 2005

Fugitive -- PG-13 -- DV39
An action-filled remake of the television show about Dr. Richard Kimball, wrongly accused of killing his wife. Stars Harrison Ford and Tommy Lee Jones. 1993

Gladiator -- R -- DV42
Russell Crowe is Maximus, a Roman general forced to become a gladiator as a result of political intrigue. This is the story of his revenge. 2000

Harrison's Flowers -- R -- DV303
Andie McDowell leads the cast as Sara, a war correspondent’s wife searching for her husband behind enemy lines in Yugoslavia. 2000

High Risk -- R -- DV240
This action-comedy pits a thief played by James Brolin against a South American cocaine czar (James Coburn) and a gang of banditos led by a wily chief (Anthony Quinn). 1981

Incredibles -- PG -- DV301
A family of superheroes forced into a witness protection program must come out of seclusion to save themselves and others. Animated; voices by Craig T. Nelson, Samuel Jackson, Holly Hunter, and others. 2004

Independence Day -- PG-13 -- DV52
The President, a scientist, and a fighter pilot save the world from aliens who have destroyed several U. S. cities. 1996

Inside Man -- NR -- DV304
A cold war thriller starring Dennis Hopper as a U.S. military man involved in a conspiracy involving Soviet submarines in Swedish waters. 1984

Insomnia -- R -- DV189
Set in a small Alaska town with an ever-shining midnight sun, this psychological thriller stars Al Pacino and Hilary Swank as detectives trying to crack a murder, while Robin Williams gives a creepy performance as the chief suspect. 2002

Jack London -- NR -- DV54
Michael O’Shea and Susan Hayward star in this fast-paced chronicle of the exciting life and times of the celebrated author of The Call of the Wild and White Fang - from seal hunting in the Pacific, to searching for gold in the Yukon, to reporting on Imperial Japan's invasion of Korea. 1943

Jarhead -- R -- DV332
The tedium and terror of the 1991 Gulf War are realistically portrayed in this film based on the memoir of a former Marine. 2005

Kansas Pacific -- NR -- DV57
With the Civil War looming, an Army engineer (Sterling Hayden) is assigned to complete a vital railway line linking eastern cities with the western frontier. But Southern saboteurs attack the project at every turn, and the action escalates to a violent showdown. 1953

King Kong -- PG-13 -- DV333
This remake of the 1933 classic stars Naomi Watts and Carl Denham. 2005

L. A. Confidential -- R -- DV59
The police encounter corruption as they try to solve a brutal murder. Danny DeVito, Kevin Spacey, and Kim Basinger headline this dark film. 1997

Last of the Mohicans -- NR -- DV243
An American scout (Randolph Scott) and his two Mohican companions help the British fight the French and their fierce Huron allies in this superb adaptation of James Fenimore Cooper’s classic novel. 1936

Long John Silver's Return to Treasure Island -- NR -- DV334
A wily old pirate and his former shipmate team up to find Captain Flint’s fabled treasure in the adventure on the seas. 1954

Minority Report -- PG-13 -- DV231
Tom Cruise stars as detective John Anderton who is preordained to murder someone is less than two days. Max von Sydow also stars in this action sci-fi. 2002

Mr. and Mrs. Smith -- PG-13 -- DV320
A bored married couple is surprised to learn that they are both assassins hired by competing agencies to kill each other. Stars Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt. 2005

Patriot Games -- R -- DV77
The Tom Clancy thriller is brought to the screen by Harrison Ford, Anne Archer, and James Earl Jones. 1992

Pirates of the Caribbean -- PG-13 -- DV254
This sweeping action-adventure story is set in an era when villainous pirates scavenged the Caribbean seas. Stars Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom and Geoffrey Rush. 2003

Ransom -- R -- DV83
Mel Gibson plays an airline executive who takes on the kidnappers after his son is held for ransom. 1996

Saving Private Ryan -- R -- DV87
A brutally realistic film portrayal of Omaha Beach and other battles of WWII surround the story of the search for one soldier. Tom Hanks stars in this Steven Spielberg production. 1998

Shark Tale -- PG -- DV300
A mafia story transposed to the ocean with fish characters. Animated; voices by Will Smith, Robert DeNiro, Renee Zellweger, Angelina Jolie and others. 2004

Sneakers -- PG-13 -- DV96
A techno-thriller starring Robert Redford, River Phoenix, Dan Ackroyd, and Sidney Poitier as a team of hackers coerced by the government into stealing a secret computer code. 1992

Speed -- R -- DV163
Fast-moving action movie starring Keanu Reeves and Jeff Daniels as SWAT cops up against a mad bomber.

Spider-Man -- PG-13 -- DV187
After being bitten by a genetically modified spider, a nerdy high school student gains spider-like abilities, which he must eventually use to fight evil as a superhero. Stars Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, Willem Dafoe, Rosemary Harris and James Franco. 2002

Stagecoach -- NR -- 217
This Oscar-winning western from director John Ford about a group of travelers journeying through Apache Territory stars John Wayne, Claire Trevor, George Bancroft and Andy Devine. 1939

Star Wars: Episode IV -- PG -- DV225
The classic first of the Star Wars movies starring Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, and Alec Guinness. 1977

Terminator 2: Judgment Day -- R -- DV108
Arnold Swarzenegger in a big action, sci-fi thriller. 1991

Top Gun -- PG -- DV113
Tom Cruise as a maverick flyer and Kelly McGillis as his love interest star in this classic 1986 film set at an elite naval aviation training academy in northern California. 1986

True Lies -- R -- DV118
Schwarzenegger stars as a secret spy whose family believes he leads a mundane life. Jamie Lee Curtis is the wife who uncovers his secret in this spoof of spy films. 1994

 

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