Edward Norton
2) Rounders
Description
A young poker whiz tries to give up the game and focus on being a law student, but when his longtime pal is released from prison, he soon finds himself caught up again in the lure of high-stakes games, not because he likes to gamble, but because he knows how good he is.
3) Isle of dogs
Formats
Description
When all the canine pets of Megasaki City are exiled to vast Trash Island, 12-year-old Atari sets off in search of his bodyguard dog, Spots. With the assistance of his newfound mongrel friends, he begins an epic journey that will decide the fate and future of the entire Prefecture.
Description
Scientist Bruce Banner has been living in the shadows, scouring the earth for an antidote. Warmongers dream of abusing his powers and won't leave Bruce alone. He suffers from his constant need to be with the only woman he has ever love, Betty Ross, and Bruce knows that he must return to civilization. The brilliant doctor is ruthlessly pursued by a nightmarish beast of pure adrenaline and aggression called The Abomination whose powers match that of...
5) Stone
Pub. Date
[2011]
Description
Jack Mabry, a parole officer days away from retirement, is asked to review the case of Gerald 'Stone' Creeson, in prison for arson. Now eligible for early release, Stone needs to convince Jack he has reformed, but his attempts to influence the older man's decision with his wife Lucetta have profound and unexpected effects on them both.
8) Stone
Description
Jack Mabry, a parole officer days away from his retirement, is asked to review the case of Gerald 'Stone' Creeson in prison for arson, now eligible for early release. Stone needs to convince Jack he is reformed, but his attempts to influence the older man's decision with his wife, Lucetta have profound and unexpected effects on them both.
Pub. Date
2008
Description
Strange Days on Planet Earth explores the ways in which human life has affected the planet and how globally connected problems are personally relevant and urgent. It brings into focus the realization that the decisions we make today will affect all life on Earth for years to come.
10) Isle of Dogs
Pub. Date
2018
Description
Set in Japan, this follows a boy's odyssey in search of his lost dog.
11) The painted veil
Pub. Date
2006
Description
After he learns his wife is having an affair, a young doctor accepts a job in a remote Chinese village where the people are suffering from a deadly disease.
12) The illusionist
Pub. Date
c2006, c2005
Description
The acclaimed illusionist Eisenheim has not only captured the imaginations of all of Vienna, but also the interest of the ambitious Crown Prince Leopold. When Leopold's new fiancée rekindles a childhood fascination with Eisenheim, the Prince's interest evolves into obsession. Suddenly the city's Chief Inspector finds himself investigating a shocking crime. But even as the Inspector engages him in a dramatic challenge of wills, Eisenheim prepares...
Description
"Derek Vinyard, the charismatic leader of a group of young white supremacists in Los Angeles, lands in prison for a brutal, hate-driven murder. Upon his release, ashamed of his past and pledging to reform, Derek realizes he must save his younger brother, Danny, from a similar fate. A groundbreaking controversial drama about the tragic consequences of racism in a family."--Container.
Derek Vinyard, the charismatic leader of a group of young white...
14) Moonrise Kingdom
Pub. Date
©2012
Formats
Description
Set on an island off the coast of New England in the summer of 1965, tells the story of two twelve-year-olds who fall in love, make a secret pact, and run away together into the wilderness. As various authorities try to hunt them down, a violent storm is brewing off-shore, and the peaceful island community is turned upside down in more ways than anyone can handle.
15) Rounders
Pub. Date
2011
Description
A story of passion, risk and the extreme price of friendship. After losing a high-stakes card game, Mike gives up gambling for law school and a fresh start with his girlfriend. But then his best buddy gets out of prison and in over his head with a ruthless card shark. From there, Mike's strong sense of loyalty, and the lure of the game, draws him back to the tables in a game he cannot afford to lose.
17) Fight club
Formats
Description
A lonely, isolated thirty-something insomniac young professional seeks an escape from his mundane existence with the help of a devious soap salesman. They find release from their reality prison through underground fight clubs, where men can be what the world now denies them. Their boxing matches and harmless pranks soon lead to an out-of-control spiral towards oblivion.
18) Red Dragon
Series
Hannibal Lecter volume 2
Pub. Date
[2002]
Description
Will Graham is an FBI agent who brought Hannibal Lecter to justice; however, his confrontation with Lecter proved to be a bloody, near-death experience. Retiring from the Bureau, he moves to Florida. However, a particularly grisly killer is on the loose, and Jack, Graham's one-time mentor at the Bureau, asks him to return to duty to find him. "The Tooth Fairy" is a vicious murderer who kills entire families at once, covering the eyes of his victims...
Author
Pub. Date
2008.
Description
"Scientist Bruce Banner is desperately researching a tormenting mystery: himself. He must find the cure that will couteract a radioactive element inside his body that causes him to transform, when furious, into that most fearsome and powerful of creatures: The Hulk. While Bruce aims to rid himself of his wild alter ego and live a normal life with the woman he loves, others--namely General Thunderbolt Ross and the shadowy military establishment--seek...