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2001: A Space Odyssey

A classic science fiction masterpiece, a contemplation on the nature of humanity -- copied from publisher's site (Multimedia) Service = Swank

A Beautiful Mind

...engrossing drama about John Nash, the volatile Nobel Prize-winning mathematician. -- copied from publisher's site (Multimedia) Service = Swank

Boyz N the Hood

The tale of three teens growing up in a tough L.A. neighborhood: one lives for sports; another for crime; and the last learns from his father about strength of character and being responsible. -- copied from publisher's site (Multimedia) Service = Swank

Bruce Almighty

2003 film: God gives a disgruntled Buffalo TV reporter divine powers. -- copied from publisher's site (Multimedia) Service = Swank

Chocolat

A 2000 film: A mysterious woman opens a sweets shop in a 1950s French village and immediately causes a stir, both romantically and societally, among the uptight townsfolk. -- copied from publisher's site (Multimedia) Service = Swank

Crazy, Not Insane

...explores the lifelong attempts of Dr. Dorothy Otnow Lewis – an esteemed psychiatrist who has studied several of the most notorious serial killers, including Ted Bundy, Arthur Shawcross, and Joel Rifkin – to look beyond the grisly details of homicides and into the hearts and minds of the killers themselves. -- copied from publisher's site (Multimedia) Service = Swank

Dead Man Walking

A 1995 film: Moving portrayal of real-life nun Helen Prejean, who develops a bond with a death-row inmate, in this powerful adaptation of Prejean's memoirs. -- copied from publisher's site (Multimedia) Service = Swank

Interstellar

A 2014 film: As Earth's atmosphere grows inhospitable to human life, a team of astronauts embarks on a dangerous mission through a wormhole in order to find a habitable planet in a distant galaxy and ensure the survival of humanity. -- copied from publisher's site (Multimedia) Service = Swank

Just Mercy

A powerful and thought-provoking true story, “Just Mercy” follows young lawyer Bryan Stevenson (Jordan) and his history-making battle for justice. (Multimedia) Service = Swank

Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln attempts to outlaw slavery by fighting for the passage of the 13th Amendment to the Constitution, all while negotiating peace with the South and dealing with his mentally unstable wife. -- copied from publisher's site (Multimedia) Service = Swank

Mary Magdalene

2018 film: During the first century C.E, a woman joins a new social movement led by Jesus, learning her place and that of Jesus' in a much revered tale of salvation and sacrifice. -- copied from publisher's site (Multimedia) Service = Swank

Mindhunters

Far-fetched thriller about a killer stalking a group of FBI profilers who've gathered for a weekend of training. -- copied from publisher's site (Multimedia) Service = Swank

No Country For Old Men

Set in 1980 West Texas a man finds a fortune in drug loot and tries to dodge a sheriff and a bounty hunter to recover it. -- copied from publisher's site (Multimedia) Service = Swank

Noah

A 2014 film: Noah receives a warning from God about a great flood, and constructs an ark to save creation as the planet is cleansed of sin. When the rain begins to fall, Noah and his family are forced to defend their massive vessel from malicious invaders. -- copied from publisher's site (Multimedia) Service = Swank

Selma

The marches from Selma, Ala., to Montgomery to secure voting rights for black Americans are depicted in this docudrama set during the U.S. Civil Rights Movement, and which focuses on the actions of Martin Luther King Jr. -- copied from publisher's site (Multimedia) Service = Swank

Shawshank Redemption

1994 film: a compelling drama of hope, friendship and atonement behind the walls of a maximum security prison in The Shawshank Redemption. -- copied from publisher's site (Multimedia) Service = Swank

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The Mission

1986 film: Recalling the 1750 Treaty of Madrid, when Spain ceded part of South America to Portugal, and the royal governors wanted to make slaves of the indigenous peoples, while the Jesuits wanted to help the natives build a society. -- copied from publisher's site (Multimedia) Service = Swank

Wit

Mike Nichols directed this adaptation of Margaret Edson's Pulitzer Prize-winning play about an English professor (Emma Thompson) stricken with ovarian cancer. -- copied from publisher's site (Multimedia) Service = Swank

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