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Toy story
by Tom Hanks
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95 editions published between 1955 and 2011 in 9 languages and held by 5,501 WorldCat member libraries worldwide An astonishing world where toys play while their owners are away. Woody is a pull-string cowboy doll and is the leader of the toys until the latest, greatest action figure, Buzz Lightyear, enters the picture. When the toy rivals are separated from their owner, they learn to put aside their differences and work as a team to get back home to the boy they love
Saving Private Ryan
by Steven Spielberg
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104 editions published between 1998 and 2012 in 6 languages and held by 5,088 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Captain John Miller must take his men behind enemy lines to find Private Ryan, whose three brothers have been killed in combat. Faced with impossible odds, the men question their orders. Why are eight men risking their lives to save just one? Surrounded by the brutal realities of war, each man searches for his own answer and the strength to triumph over uncertain future with honor, decency and courage
Forrest Gump
by Robert Zemeckis
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115 editions published between 1993 and 2013 in 10 languages and held by 4,767 WorldCat member libraries worldwide The story follows the life of low I.Q. Forrest Gump (Tom Hanks) and his meeting with the love of his life Jenny. The film chronicles his accidental experiences with some of the most important people and events in America from the late 1950's through the 1970's including a meeting with Elvis Presley, JFK, Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon, fighting in Vietnam, etc. The problem is, he doesn't realize the significance of his actions. Forrest comes to embody a generation
Toy story 2
by John Lasseter
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75 editions published between 1998 and 2011 in 4 languages and held by 4,733 WorldCat member libraries worldwide The fun and adventure continues when Andy goes off to cowboy camp and the toys are left to their own devices. Things shift into high gear when an obsessive toy collector kidnaps Woody, who hasn't the slightest clue that he's a greatly valued collectible
Apollo 13
by Brent Furnas
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89 editions published between 1995 and 2011 in 7 languages and held by 4,398 WorldCat member libraries worldwide A true story. Stranded 205,000 miles from Earth in a crippled spacecraft, astronauts Jim Lovell, Fred Haise, and Jack Swigert fight a desperate battle to survive. Meanwhile, at Mission Control, astronaut Ken Mattingly, flight director Gene Kranz and a heroic ground crew race against time, and the odds, to bring them home
The Polar Express
by Chris Van Allsburg
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39 editions published between 2004 and 2010 in 7 languages and held by 4,180 WorldCat member libraries worldwide When a doubting young boy takes an extraordinary train ride to the North Pole, he embarks on a journey of self-discovery that shows him that the wonder of life never fades for those who believe
The green mile
by Stephen King
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61 editions published between 1999 and 2013 in 6 languages and held by 3,646 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Death Row guards at a penitentiary, in the 1930's, have a moral dilemma with their job when they discover one of their prisoners, a convicted murderer, has a special gift
Philadelphia
by Jonathan Demme
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80 editions published between 1992 and 2013 in 7 languages and held by 3,523 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Story of two competing lawyers who join together to sue a prestigious Philadelphia law firm when the firm fires one of them because he has AIDS
Cast away
by Tom Hanks
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65 editions published between 2000 and 2013 in 4 languages and held by 3,514 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Chuck Noland, a FedEx systems engineer, finds his ruled-by-the-clock existence ended when a harrowing plane crash leaves him isolated on a remote island. As Chuck struggles to survive, he finds that his own personal journey has only just begun
Sleepless in Seattle
by Nora Ephron
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47 editions published between 1993 and 2013 in 5 languages and held by 3,273 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Steel Magnolias: A young diabetic's decision to have a baby may cost her her life. This choice leaves her own mother torn between love and anger, while her loyal friends support her and try to deal with their own feelings
The Da Vinci Code
by Dan Brown
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39 editions published between 2006 and 2009 in 6 languages and held by 3,156 WorldCat member libraries worldwide When respected American religious symbology expert Dr. Robert Langdon(Hanks) is summoned to the Louvre by the French version of the FBI, led by Captain Bezu Fache(Reno), he soon discovered that he is the #1 suspect for the murder of a historian Langdon had been scheduled to meet with. Assisted by a French cryptographer and government agent named Sophie(Tautou), Langdon is challenged to decipher a chain of cryptic codes and puzzles, all the while trying to stay ahead of Fache's lawmen in a chase through the Louvre, and out into the Parisian cityscape, and finally across the channel to England. Can Langdon and Sophie decipher the nature of a secret dating back to Leonardo Da Vinci and earlier before those responsible for the historian's murder add them to their hit list..?
Toy story 3
by Tom Hanks
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36 editions published between 2010 and 2011 in 3 languages and held by 3,081 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Andy is 17 years old and headed off to college, meaning he doesn't have a place in his life for childhood things. The toys (save for Woody), fearing they'll be packed away in the attic and forgotten about forever, are mistakenly donated to the local daycare facility. There, their wishes to be played with once again are fulfilled all too well. They also meet a new collection of toys, including Barbie, Ken, Mr. Pricklepants, Chuckles the clown, and the grandfatherly Lots-O' Huggin' Bear, who may not be exactly who he seems to be. When Woody realizes that Andy still wants his toys, it's up to him to stage a daring rescue effort and break his friends out of Sunnyside Day Care
My big fat Greek wedding
by Nia Vardalos
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34 editions published between 2001 and 2012 in 4 languages and held by 3,062 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Toula is a quiet, devoted daughter in a big, crazy Greek family. Working in her father's restaurant, she hides behind her family and keeps the world at a distance. One day at the restaurant she finds herself pouring coffee for a man who inspires her to change her life, and the way she sees the world ... forever
Catch me if you can
by Steven Spielberg
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44 editions published between 1997 and 2012 in 3 languages and held by 2,986 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Based on the autobiography of a brilliant young master of deception and the FBI agent hot on his trail. Frank W. Abagnale, Jr. passed himself off as a pilot, a lawyer, and a doctor all before his 21st birthday
Big
by Penny Marshall
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58 editions published between 1988 and 2011 in 6 languages and held by 2,881 WorldCat member libraries worldwide A 12-year-old boy's wish comes true when he asks a mechanical carnival genie to make him 'big'. He manages to land a job at a toy company where he experiences the complications of being an adult
Road to Perdition
by Max Allan Collins
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58 editions published between 2001 and 2011 in 5 languages and held by 2,875 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Michael Sullivan works as an enforcer for his adopted father, Irish gangster John Rooney. When Sullivan's son, Mike Jr., witnesses one of his father's killings on Rooney's behalf, the gangster decides that his ward and his family are liabilities that must be removed. Sullivan tries to safeguard his son and get even with the man who betrayed him, while his son focuses on bonding with his emotionally distant father
You've got mail
by Nora Ephron
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36 editions published between 1998 and 2011 in 4 languages and held by 2,814 WorldCat member libraries worldwide A romance in which superstore book chain magnate Hanks and cozy children's bookshop owner Ryan are anonymous e-mail cyberpals who fall head-over-laptops in love, unaware that they are combative business rivals
A league of their own
by Penny Marshall
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34 editions published between 1992 and 2013 in 3 languages and held by 2,690 WorldCat member libraries worldwide In 1943, a washed-up ballplayer is hired to coach in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League while the male pros are at war. Reluctant at first, he finds himself drawn back into the game by the heart and heroics of his team. Based on a true story
The terminal
by Steven Spielberg
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60 editions published between 2004 and 2009 in 7 languages and held by 2,643 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Viktor is a simple man with a mission who finds himself entrapped in JKF Airport after the accidental loss of his country to villainous coup. He becomes a man without a country and is stuck in at the airport's international terminal with no visa, and is instructed that he is not allowed to leave. Slowly he encounters airport workers who come to his aid by mutual coercion. Gupta the hilarious Indian custodian; Enrique who transports food; Torres the security clerk and Mulroy. Viktor eventually falls for a stewardess who has spent her life waiting for the right man to come along
Band of brothers
by Phil Alden Robinson
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41 editions published between 2001 and 2012 in English and held by 2,633 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Tells the story of Easy Company, 506th Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division, U.S. Army. Drawn from the interviews with survivors of Easy Company, as well as soldiers' journals and letters, Band of Brothers chronicles the experiences of these men who knew extraordinary bravery and extraordinary fear more
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Hanks, Thom.
Hanks, Thomas J.
Hanks, Thomas J. 1956-
Hanks, Thomas Jeffrey.
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