Malkovich, JohnOverview
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Juno
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4 editions published between 2008 and 2010 in English and held by 2,120 libraries worldwide Juno MacGuff is sixteen years old. After a one-time sexual encounter with her best friend Paulie, she learns that she's pregnant. Juno and Paulie like each other, but not enough to start a family, complete with a child. Paulie leaves all the decisions about the baby to Juno. During her pregnancy, which she treats with care but detachment, her relationships develop.
Arthur Miller's Death of a salesman
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13 editions published between 1986 and 2009 in English and held by 1,912 libraries worldwide Dark drama of a failed man, Willy Loman, whose life did not measure up to his expectations. Movie made for television.
Of mice and men
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40 editions published between 1992 and 2009 in 6 languages and held by 1,848 libraries worldwide In Depression-era California, two migrant workers dream of better days on a spread of their own until an act of unintentional violence leads to tragic consequences.
Changeling
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5 editions published between 2008 and 2009 in English and held by 1,767 libraries worldwide Working-class suburb Los Angeles, 1928. Christine says goodbye to her son, Walter, and departs for work. Arriving home, Christine discovers that Walter is nowhere to be found. Christine launches a desperate search for her son. Then, a boy claiming to be Christine's son appears out of thin air. Knowing the boy is not hers, Christine invites the child to stay in her home. Christine cannot accept the injustice being pushed upon her and continues to challenge the Los Angeles police force at every turn. The police slander Christine and paint her as an unfit mother. Christine challenges the system and the only person willing to aid her in her search is benevolent local activist Reverend Briegleb.
Secretariat
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6 editions published in 2011 in English and held by 1,764 libraries worldwide Behind every legend lies an impossible dream. Witness the spectacular journey of an incredible horse named Secretariat and the moving story of his unlikely owner, a housewife who risked everything to make him a champion.
Burn after reading
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14 editions published between 2008 and 2010 in English and held by 1,658 libraries worldwide Osbourne Cox is a CIA analyst who quits his job after being demoted. He decides to write a memoir about his life in the CIA. His wife, Katie, wants a divorce and, based on the advice of her divorce lawyer, she downloads many of his personal and financial files onto a disc. Katie's lover is Treasury agent Harry Pfarrer. The disc eventually finds its way to Hardbodies, a workout gym. An employee of the gym, Chad Feldheimer obtains the disc and ascertains that it contains classified government information. Along with his fellow employee, Linda Litzke, he intends to use the disc to blackmail Osbourne. When blackmailing him fails, Linda decides to take the information to the Russian embassy. At the embassy, she hands the disc over to the Russians, promising that she will give them more information. Linda and Chad don't have any more information, so they decide to break into Cox's house. This brings about a series of events that no one foresees.
Beowulf
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5 editions published in 2008 in English and held by 1,624 libraries worldwide This is not your high school teacher's Old English epic poem, but a motion-capture animated film. In the age of heroes comes the mightiest warrior of them all, Beowulf, to aid King Hrothgar by slaying the monster Grendel. The troubled Danish kingdom has been bedeviled by the demon for years, but in killing him, Beowulf incurs the undying wrath of the beast's ruthlessly seductive mother. After killing her, Beowulf returns to the castle and becomes king. Years pass, and all seems well. Is the age of demons finally over? Before he dies, however, Beowulf must face his past weakness and expiate his sins--if his kingdom is to survive.
Red
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3 editions published in 2011 in English and held by 1,407 libraries worldwide Frank is a former black-ops CIA agent living a quiet life alone, until the day a hit squad shows up to kill him. With his identity compromised, Frank reassembles his old team; Joe, Marvin, and Victoria, and sets out to prove that they still have a few tricks up their sleeves. Stand back and watch the bullets fly in this explosive action-comedy.
The Glass menagerie
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12 editions published between 1987 and 2009 in 3 languages and held by 1,369 libraries worldwide A strong willed woman attempts to impose her shattered dreams into the life and personality of her shy, reclusive daughter.
The man in the iron mask
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11 editions published between 1996 and 2005 in English and No Linguistic content and held by 1,358 libraries worldwide It is a time of both splendor and despair for the deeply divided French nation where the self-serving King Louis XIV enjoys the riches of the world while his people starve. Believing he is all-powerful, Louis fears no one -- except the one person who could bring an end to his absolute power: the man he condemned to wear an iron mask and imprisoned for life. But when the king's selfish excesses go too far, retired Musketeers Athos, Porthos and Aramis vow to free the mysterious prisoner who may be France's only hope for survival. Only one question remains: will their old comrade, the legendary d'Artagnan help them -- or destroy them?
Being John Malkovich
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38 editions published between 1999 and 2010 in 4 languages and held by 1,321 libraries worldwide A struggling street puppeteer takes a job as a filing clerk and discovers a secret door that allows him to enter into the mind and body of actor John Malkovich. For fifteen minutes he experiences being John Malkovich before being dropped out of the sky alongside the New Jersey Turnpike. After sharing this experience with an office colleague and his wife the three hatch a plan to offer this experience to others and charge a fee.
Eragon
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3 editions published in 2007 in English and Turkish and held by 1,258 libraries worldwide Eragon is an orphaned farm boy whose destiny is sealed forever when a mystic stone chooses him for its keeper. This is no ordinary stone, this is the last surviving egg of the dragon race. Eragon is now the new Dragon Rider, the boy who will be a savior to the repressed peoples of the Kingdom. The Kingdom is ruled by the wicked King Galbatorix and his evil wizard Durza. Eragon, together with his mentor, Brom, the gracious dragon Saphira and the beautiful Princess Arya learn more about themselves, their responsibilities and their destinies.
In the line of fire
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18 editions published between 1993 and 2008 in English and German and held by 1,235 libraries worldwide Frank Horrigan, a veteran Secret Service agent haunted by his failure to protect JFK from assassination gets a chance to redeem himself when a brilliant psychopath threatens to kill the current president and take Horrigan with him.
The killing fields
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1 edition published in 2001 in English and held by 1,162 libraries worldwide Dith Pran is an aide, translator and friend of a journalist who is covering the war in Cambodia. He is eventually exiled to the labor camps in Cambodia's countryside, where he endures four years of starvation, torture and war before escaping to Thailand.
Ghost world
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4 editions published between 2001 and 2003 in English and held by 1,117 libraries worldwide "While their classmates head for college, Enid and Rebecca focus their energies on tormenting those around them! From a goofy convenience store clerk to an eccentric art teacher, these two saboteurs wreak havoc on all who cross their paths. But when they zero in on an oddball loner looking for Miss Right, their seemingly innocent meddling threatens to shatter one of their hearts ... and their lifelong friendship!"--Container.
Eragon
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9 editions published between 2006 and 2007 in English and held by 1,034 libraries worldwide Eragon is an orphaned farm boy whose destiny is sealed forever when a mystic stone chooses him for its keeper. This is no ordinary stone, this is the last surviving egg of the dragon race. Eragon is now the new Dragon Rider, the boy who will be a savior to the repressed peoples of the Kingdom. The Kingdom is ruled by the wicked King Galbatorix and his evil wizard Durza. Eragon, together with his mentor, Brom, the gracious dragon Saphira and the beautiful Princess Arya learn more about themselves, their responsibilities and their destinies.
Dangerous liaisons
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4 editions published between 1997 and 2001 in English and Portuguese and held by 1,004 libraries worldwide Set in 18th century France, this is the story of two bored aristocrats and the havoc they wreak when they play dangerous games with people's lives. The beautiful widow Merteuil challenges rakish Valmont to seduce a virtuous young married woman, never suspecting that he would violate his personal credo and fall in love.
Con Air
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25 editions published between 1995 and 2009 in English and German and held by 916 libraries worldwide A prison parolee on his way to freedom faces impossible odds when the maximum security transport plane he's on is skyjacked by the most vicious criminals in the country, led by the infamous murderer Cyrus "The Virus" Grissom.
Johnny English
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14 editions published between 2003 and 2008 in English and Spanish and held by 792 libraries worldwide Working for the MI7 agency, Johnny English is suddenly promoted to super spy after Agent One is assassinated and every other agent is blown up at his funeral. When entrepreneur Sauvage sponsors an exhibition of the Crown Jewels and the valuable gems disappear on the opening night, the newly designated agent must jump into action. Tracking the thieves' underground escape route, English locks in on Sauvage despite repeated assurances by boss Pegasus that the respected entrepreneur has nothing to do with the crime.
Shadow of the vampire
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25 editions published between 2000 and 2007 in 3 languages and held by 773 libraries worldwide Film director F.W. Murnau forms an unholy bargain with Max Schreck, a centuries-old vampire, in exchange for his performance in the vampire film "Nosferatu". more
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Action and adventure films Adoption Beowulf (Legendary character) Biographical films Comedy films Coming-of-age films Crime films Demonology Depressions Dragons Drama Fantasy films Fathers and sons Feature films Feature films Fiction films Film adaptations Film adaptations Films for the hearing impaired France Heroes Historical films History Intelligence officers Kidnapping Kings and rulers Lesbians Malkovich, John Man-woman relationships Mentoring Mothers Motion pictures Orphans Police corruption Princesses Puppeteers Race horses Secretariat (Race horse) Single mothers Surrealism Teenage pregnancy Teenagers United States United States.--Central Intelligence Agency Video recordings--for people with visual disabilities Video recordings for the hearing impaired Video recordings--for the hearing impaired War films Wizards World War (1939-1945)
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Alternative Names
Malković, Jovan.
Malkovich, John Gavin.
Malkowitch, John 1953-
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English
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German (186) French (181) Multiple languages (65) Spanish (60) No Linguistic content (33) Portuguese (25) Undetermined (17) Italian (12) Russian (2) Turkish (2) (2) Chinese (1) Polish (1) Miscellaneous languages (1) Dutch (1) Slovenian (1) Tamil (1) Covers
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