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1) Office space
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When white-collar peon Peter Gibbons decides he's had enough and neglects his job, he is quickly promoted to upper management.
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In his stories, Saunders explores ideas of power, ethics, and justice, and cuts to the very heart of what it means to live in community with our fellow humans. Wickedly funny, unsentimental, and perfectly tuned, the stories challenge and surprise as they encompass joy and despair, oppression and revolution, bizarre fantasy and brutal reality. -- adapted from back cover
"The 'best short story writer in English' (Time) is back with a masterful collection...
5) Rango
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Rango is a lizard who imagines himself an actor who literally breaks the fourth wall of his terrarium when the hatchback car in which he is riding swerves and sends him careening. Abandoned in the desert amid the shards of his former home, Rango makes his way to the nearby town of Dirt, which is experiencing a mysterious water shortage. The actor in Rango seizes the opportunity to invent a grandiloquent new image for himself, and as in many a Western,...
6) Get out
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A young black man meets his white girlfriend's parents at their estate, only to find out that the situation is much more sinister than it appears.
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When Doris Miller meets John Fremont sparks fly-at least for Doris. When Doris begins showing up at John's regular haunts, she wins over his Williamsburg friends. Her new life brings Doris a thrilling perspective, but also creates a rift between her and her longtime friends and family, who believe she's making a fool of herself over a guy half her age.
8) Finding Nemo
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In the depths of the Great Barrier Reef, Marlin (Albert Brooks), an overly protective clownfish, embarks on a daring rescue mission when his beloved son, Nemo, gets scooped up by a diver. With his unforgettable friend Dory (Ellen DeGeneres) by his side, Marlin encounters an ocean full of memorable comedic characters on his momentous journeyb7sto find Nemo.
9) Ice age
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Twenty thousand years ago, as the Earth was being overrun with glaciers, Manny the woolly mammoth, Diego the saber-toothed tiger, Sid the sloth, and the human baby Scrat become a courageous quartet braving the frozen terrain and embarking on an incredible journey to return Scrat to human civilization.
10) The ladykillers
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Marva Munson is a spry, elderly woman who is looking for a tenant for the spare room in her house. Goldthwait H. Dorr moves in and gains Munson's permission to use the basement for rehearsals with his "medieval music ensemble." Dorr is masterminding the robbery of a riverboat casino, and the fellow musicians in his ensemble are actually the crew he's assembled to pull off the job. Despite their best efforts, Munson finds out about their scheme and...
11) Home
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An ex felon returns home from prison and must confront the demons of his past.
13) Miles
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After discovering his recently deceased father had squandered his tuition fund, a young man, desperate to get out of his small town joins the girls volleyball team to earn a college scholarship.
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Cross of Fire volume 2
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Close to death, Madge is dumped at her home after being abducted and brutally raped by D.C. Stephenson. Convinced his power and social standing will protect him, Steve must stand trial for her death.
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Cross of Fire volume 1
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In 1920s Indiana, the Ku Klux Klan gains sociopolitical influence behind the charismatic David 'Steve' Stephenson, who preaches patriotism and morality over prejudice.
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Harts of the West volume 15
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On his tenth birthday, Duke embarks on a rite of passage trip through the Wild West with the rugged and resourceful Jake. Meanwhile, back at the ranch, Alison worries that she may be pregnant, prompting the Hart parents to ponder the possibility of having another child.
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Harts of the West volume 4
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R.O. is zapped by lightning and develops many personalities, one of which is Dave's late father. Meanwhile, Zane disobeys his dad by accompanying some new friends to Dead Man's Leap, where he's challenged to jump across a daunting gap.
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Harts of the West volume 12
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The Harts assuredly gather their gear for a family vacation in the Sholo countryside, eager to enjoy a luxury stay in the Wild West. The peaceful adventure that they've planned soon twists into an assortment of fiascos, including a mine-shaft accident, a burgling bear, and turbulent tornadoes.
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Harts of the West volume 5
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Sheriff R.O. looks for clues leading to a suspect in the murder of Garral's most beloved bovine, Irene, who dropped dead while Garral was painting her portrait. Alison gets the urge to work, while Duke's more interested in being a cowboy than an 'A' student.
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Harts of the West volume 1
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After a minor coronary episode, lingerie salesman David Hart decides to try and make his lifelong dream of being a cowboy come true. He makes a deposit on a dude ranch, then finds out that things are not quite as they seem.
