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Cool Runnings
(1993) [G]

You'll love Cool Runnings - the outrageously funny comedy hit inspired by the true story of Jamaica's first Olympic bobsled team. They were four unlikely athletes with one impossible dream. Now, with the help of an ex-champion as their coach (John Candy - Uncle Buck), four Jamaicans leave their...  More

Somebody Up There Likes Me
(1956) [PG]

The story of fighter Rocky Graziano and his rise to fame. Winner of an Academy Award for Best Cinematography and Best Art Direction. Also includes the original theatrical trailer.

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Schindler's List (2 Disc Set)
(1993) [M]

"Schindler's List" is the based-on-truth story of Nazi Czech business man Oskar Schindler, who uses Jewish labor to start a factory in occupied Poland. As World War II progresses, and the fate of the Jews becomes more and more clear, Schindler's motivations switch from profit to human sympathy...  More

The Great Caruso
(1951) [G]

Mario Lanza was a highly gifted singer who won enormous acclaim during a tragically short career as a film and opera star. For his role as Enrico Caruso in this musical biography, based on the life of one of the greatest tenors of all time, Lanza studied Caruso recordings for years. The result is...  More

Anna And The King Of Siam
(1946) [G]

In 1862, young English widow Anna Owens accepts the job of teaching the royal children of Siam. On her arrival in Bangkok, culture clash is immediate. The king respects Anna for standing up to him, though this appalls his courtiers. In due course, she becomes the king's confidant and diplomatic...  More

Wittgenstein
(1993) [M]

A dramatization, in modern theatrical style, of the life and thought of the Viennese-born, Cambridge-educated philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889-1951), whose principal interest was the nature and limits of language. A series of sketches depict the unfolding of his life from boyhood, through...  More

Elvis '56: The Beginning
(1987) [E]

1956 was the year of Elvis Presley: he recorded 22 career-defining tracks (including a reinterpretation of "Heartbreak Hotel"); made breakthrough appearances on the Steve Allen, Milton Berle, Dorsey Brothers and Ed Sullivan television shows and established himself as the biggest pop phenomenon...  More

Love Me Or Leave Me
(1955) [PG]

Roaring '20s songstress Ruth Etting had everything - the looks, the wiles, the smokey jazz voice, the it. She also had Chicago racketeer Martin "The Gimp" Snyder who, even as he propelled her career, afflicted her. Laced with Doris Day's vibrant performances of songs from the era, this 1955...  More

Camille Claudel
(1979) [M]

Bruno Nuytten's Camille Claudel is the moving, passionate and tragic true story of France's greatest sculptor, Rodin, and his muse, Camille Claudel. Camille became an apprentice to Rodin and, despite their differences in age and much opposite, they fell in love. Their stormy love affair lasted...  More

The Elephant Man
(1980) [M]

A Victorian surgeon rescues a heavily disfigured man who is mistreated while scraping a living as a side-show freak. Behind his monstrous facade, there is revealed a person of intelligence and sensitivity.  More