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1) Rain Man
Pub. Date
[2004]
Description
A callous young hustler living in California finds his father has died and left him only rose bushes and a '49 Buick convertible. Feeling cheated out of what he thinks should be his 3 million dollar inheritance, he kidnaps the autistic brother he never knew he had, and takes him on the ride of his life.
2) The Fighter
Pub. Date
2010.
Description
Micky Ward is a struggling boxer long overshadowed by his older brother and trainer, Dicky, a local legend battling his own demons. Their explosive relationship threatens to take them both down. However, the bond of blood may be their only chance to redeem their pasts, and, at last, give their hard-luck town what it's been waiting for: pride.
4) The game
Description
"In this thriller, Nicholas Van Orton, a shrewd and successful businessman who is always in control, has been enrolled by his brother in "The Game"--"a profound life experience" with no rules, which begins quietly but soon erupts in a confusing maze of devastating events. Terrorized by forces who seem intent on dismantling all that he has built, Van Orton has to win this deadly game or lose control of everything in his life".
5) The Game
Pub. Date
c2002
Description
"In this thriller, Nicholas Van Orton, a shrewd and successful businessman who is always in control, has been enrolled by his brother in "The Game"--"a profound life experience" with no rules, which begins quietly but soon erupts in a confusing maze of devastating events. Terrorized by forces who seem intent on dismantling all that he has built, Van Orton has to win this deadly game or lose control of everything in his life."
6) Logan lucky
Pub. Date
2017
Description
Two brothers attempt to pull off a heist during a NASCAR race in North Carolina.
"A slick, surprising summer entertainment from a terrific director who's having a helluva time just keeping everyone laughing, and guessing."--New York Daily News
"Southern flavor, rampant goofiness and fun twangs go a long way in making director Steven Soderbergh's cinematic return such a sparkling hoot."--USA Today
"Logan Lucky is great fun and one of the most purely...
7) Fred Claus
Pub. Date
[2008]
Description
Santa's younger brother must throw his resentment aside to help save Christmas from a scheming efficiency expert.
9) Backdraft
Pub. Date
c1998, 1991
Description
Stephen McCaffrey and his younger brother Brian are two feuding siblings carrying on an heroic family tradition in the Chicago fire department. Stephen is so relentless that he drives Brian out of firefighting and into arson investigation. Assisting arson investigator Donald Rimgale, Brian becomes involved in a puzzling series of arson attacks, each ignited by explosive phenomena known as backdrafts. Before the smoke clears, love affairs are rekindled...
10) Strange brew
Pub. Date
[2002]
Description
All the McKenzie brothers want is a free case of beer and a quiet place to belch, so they put a mouse in a beer bottle and go to the Elsinore Brewery to complain. There they encounter the diabolical Brewmeister Smith who has concocted a scheme to rule the world by contaminating Elsinore Beer with a mind-controlling chemical.
11) Warrior
Pub. Date
[2011]
Description
An ex-Marine haunted by a tragic past, Tommy Riordan returns to his hometown of Pittsburgh and enlists his father, to train him for an MMA tournament awarding the biggest purse in the history of the sport. As Tommy blazes a violent path towards the title prize, his brother, Brendan, returns to the amateur ring to provide for his family. The two brothers must finally confront the forces that tore them apart, all the while waging the most intense, winner-takes-all...
12) Fun size
Pub. Date
[2013]
Description
Wren, a whip-smart high school senior stuck babysitting her annoying little brother, but that all changes when he somehow manages to get loose. Now Wren and her three friends need to find him as they set off on the most unexpected and unforgettable adventure of their lives, as long as mom doesn't find out!
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2009]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 3
Description
Greg Heffley tells about his summer vacation and his attempts to steer clear of trouble when he returns to middle school and tries to keep his older brother Rodrick from telling everyone about Greg's most humiliating experience of the summer.
15) Twin towers
Pub. Date
[2004]
Description
The Harlem based division of the NYPD EMS, who were among the first to respond to the 9/11 crisis, are profiled on the job prior to the attacks ... then revisited in the aftermath of the tragedy.