George Roy Hill
Series
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Language
English
Formats
Description
Butch and Sundance head up the infamous Hole-in-the-Wall Gang. Butch's specialty is he's an idea man. Sundance is a true gunfighter. When Butch and Sundance rob a train once too often, a relentless posse is sent to track them down. Finally able to outrun the posse, Butch suggests that he, Sundance and his girlfriend Etta, try Bolivia, thinking Bolivian banks will be easy targets. Based loosely on the exploits of the historical characters.
2) The sting
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Robert Redford and Paul Newman star as two con men in the 1930s, out to avenge the death of a mutual friend. They seek revenge on crime lord Robert Shaw with a 'sting' that is one of the greatest double-crosses in movie history.
3) The sting
Series
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Language
English
Formats
Description
A young con man teams up with a seasoned con man to win money from a criminal banker in 1930s Chicago.
4) Slap shot
Publisher
Universal Home Video
Pub. Date
2002.
Language
English
Description
The coach of a third-rate hockey team signs up some rough and tough players to help his team win.
5) Funny farm
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[1999]
Language
English
Description
A Manhattan sportswriter abandons his career for life in the country.
6) Hawaii
Series
Publisher
Metro Goldwyn Mayer Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
Based on James A. Michener's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel about a New England farm boy who has decided that the Lord has commanded him to go to Hawaii in order to Christianize its inhabitants.
Series
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Description
Garp is a man whose life unfolds from cradle to grave in counterpoint to the dizzy, violent, cruel and casually destructive rhythms of our anxious age. Whilst Garp sees himself as a "serious" writer, his mother Jenny writes a feminist manifesto at an opportune time, and finds herself as a magnet for all manner of distressed women.
Series
Publisher
Universal Studios
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
'Thoroughly modern Millie' is the story of an innocent country girl who comes to the big city in search of a husband. Along the way she becomes the secretary of the rich and famous Trevor Graydon, befriends the sweet Miss Dorothy, fights off white slaver Mrs. Meers and hooks up with a lively paper clip salesman, Jimmy. In the end it takes a rich and nutty jazz baby like Muzzy to unravel all these complications, give a great party, and match up lovers....
Publisher
Newport Public Library
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid: The Sundance Kid is the frontier's fastest gun. His partner, Butch Cassidy is always dreaming up new ways to get rich fast. If only they could blow open a baggage car without also blowing up the money-filled safe inside. So Butch and Sundance pack their guns, put on new duds, and, with Sundance's girlfriend, head down to Bolivia.
Slap shot: The coach of a third-rate hockey team signs up some rough and tough players...
Series
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid: Blends adventure, romance and comedy to tell the story of the West's most likeable outlaws, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, as they set out for Bolivia with the law on their heels.
The French connection: Two New York City narcotics detectives learn of a scheme to smuggle a large quantity of heroin inside an automobile being shipped from France.
The Hustler: An amoral, arrogant pool hustler who haunts backroom...
Publisher
Cranston Public Library
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
The Mighty ducks: Slapped with a community service assignment, a tough trial lawyer must coach a ragtag team of pee wee hockey players who can't skate, can't score and can't win.
Miracle: Based on the true story of the most famous team in the history of American sports: the 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team. Follow from the team's selection process to the ultimate victory over Finland for the gold.
Slap shot: The coach of a third-rate hockey team signs...
Series
Publisher
Cranston Public Library
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Shane: A drifter and retired gunfighter assists a homestead family terrorized by an aging cattleman and his hired gun.
The Searchers: A Civil War veteran spends five years on the trail of a Comanche raiding party that kidnapped his dead brother's daughters. Breathtaking scenery gives a picture of frontier families separated by miles of emptiness.
The man who shot Liberty Valance: Director [John] Ford brings us to the lawless frontier village of...
