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Elizabeth : the Golden Age by Shekhar Kapur( Visual )

18 editions published between 1998 and 2003 in English and French and held by 1,653 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Recounts the intrigues and intricacies of court life during the tumultuous early years of the reign of Queen Elizabeth I

What dreams may come by Vincent Ward( Visual )

17 editions published between 1998 and 2007 in English and held by 1,559 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

After the death of their two children in a car accident, Dr. Chris Nielson and his wife Annie find continuing their lives fraught with difficulties, especially for Annie. When Chris dies four years later and goes to Heaven he meets Albert, a friendly guardian angel. Chris discovers that Heaven is even more wondrous than anything he could have imagined. However, Chris's death is the last straw for Annie and in her madness commits suicide and journeys to a place very different from Chris. On discovering Annie's misfortune, Chris forces Albert to enlist the help of The Tracker and together they journey into the depths of despair to discover the destiny of Annie's soul and attempt a rescue to bring her back to Heaven

When we were kings by Leon Gast( Visual )

18 editions published between 1996 and 2003 in English and held by 1,027 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

In 1974, Muhammad Ali made what some critics thought would be his last title bid to regain the heavyweight boxing championship, stripped from him years before. Fight promoters offered him five million dollars to come to the African nation of Zaire to face a seemingly unbeatable opponent whose youth and ferocity left Ali a long shot. Then, as the world watched, Ali took center ring, pulling off a stunning upset in what many call the fight of the century -- "The Rumble in the Jungle." Includes an interview with director Leon Gast, on the making of the film

The Game by David Fincher( Visual )

22 editions published between 1997 and 2012 in 3 languages and held by 990 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

"In this thriller, Nicholas Van Orton, a shrewd and successful businessman who is always in control, has been enrolled by his brother in "The Game"--"a profound life experience" with no rules, which begins quietly but soon erupts in a confusing maze of devastating events. Terrorized by forces who seem intent on dismantling all that he has built, Van Orton has to win this deadly game or lose control of everything in his life."

Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels by Guy Ritchie( Visual )

18 editions published between 1998 and 2006 in English and held by 930 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A streetwise charmer who loses his friends' money in a rigged game comes up with a plan to make everything come out right, but ends up in a comedy of errors

The big Lebowski by Joel Coen( Visual )

19 editions published between 1997 and 2007 in 3 languages and held by 903 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A man, who comes home one day to find that thugs have broken in and ruined his favorite carpet, vows to get even

Down by law by Jim Jarmusch( Visual )

6 editions published between 1986 and 2010 in English and held by 853 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A comedy feature about two lowlifes, a small time pimp and an unemployed disc jockey, framed for a crime they didn't commit, who escape from jail with an eccentric Italian tourist. Set in New Orleans and the swamps of Louisiana

The Borrowers by Mary Norton( Visual )

6 editions published in 1998 in English and held by 710 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The miniature Clock family has lived with the Lenders for years ... the human "beans" just don't know it. Little things keep disappearing and the "Beans" can't figure out that the Clocks are simply "borrowing household items for their own home within the walls." When the evil, scheming lawyer Ocious P. Potter tries to evict the Lenders from their happy home, the Borrowers try to stop him with a little ingenuity. Suddenly, the toaster's a catapult, the measuring tape is an elevator, the dental floss is a backpack, and the lawyer is about to meet his match

The portrait of a lady by Jane Campion( Visual )

11 editions published between 1996 and 1998 in English and held by 677 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A spirited American girl, Isabel Archer, reared in England by her aunt, rejects a marriage proposal from a wealthy Englishman and sets out to experience the world

Fargo by Joel Coen( Visual )

19 editions published between 1996 and 2006 in English and French and held by 542 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

In this drama, which is based on true events, a midwestern policewoman investigates a series of brutal and interconnected crimes. Steadily, she tightens the net on the killers and their accomplices in a kidnapping scheme gone wildly wrong