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O brother, where art thou?
by Joel Coen
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65 editions published between 2000 and 2012 in 5 languages and held by 3,485 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Loosely based on Homer's "Odyssey", three escaped chain gang convicts have to travel home to try and recover buried loot from a bank heist. Along the way they meet up with some strange characters
Ocean's eleven
by Steven Soderbergh
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68 editions published between 2001 and 2012 in 6 languages and held by 3,395 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Three prestigious Las Vegas casinos. More than $160 million. Danny Ocean and his 10-man handpicked team of grifters and conmen are ready to carry out the most elaborate casino heist in history, and they just might get away with it
Good night, and good luck
by George Clooney
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85 editions published between 2001 and 2011 in 8 languages and held by 3,229 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Takes place in the 1950's America, during the early days of broadcast journalism. It chronicles the real-life conflict between television newsman Edward R. Murrow and Senator Joseph McCarthy and the House Un-American Activities Committee
The Perfect storm
by Wolfgang Petersen
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43 editions published between 2000 and 2012 in 7 languages and held by 2,813 WorldCat member libraries worldwide The sword-fishing boat Andrea Gail and crews attempting to rescue her struggle against a powerful North Atlantic storm
Argo
by Ben Affleck
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23 editions published between 2012 and 2013 in English and Multiple languages and held by 2,797 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Language and some violent images
The descendants
by Alexander Payne
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35 editions published between 2011 and 2012 in 3 languages and held by 2,733 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Matt King is an indifferent husband and father of two girls, who is forced to re-examine his past and embrace his future when his wife suffers a boating accident off of Waikiki. The event leads to a rapprochement with his young daughters while Matt wrestles with a decision to sell the family's land handed down from Hawaiian royalty and missionaries
The thin red line
by Terrence Malick
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53 editions published between 1998 and 2011 in 7 languages and held by 2,727 WorldCat member libraries worldwide In World War II, the outcome of the battle of Guadalcanal will strongly influence the Japanese's advance into the Pacific. This is the story of Charlie Company's landing and battle experience there in 1942. The story concentrates on how the battle affects, and is effected by, Commanding officer Lt. Col. Gordon Tall, Captain James Staros, Sgt. Edward Welsh, and two privates, Witt and Bell. Charlie Company is attacking a seemingly impregnable position, and them men just face the terror and chaos of war
Syriana
by Stephen Gaghan
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44 editions published between 2005 and 2012 in 3 languages and held by 2,659 WorldCat member libraries worldwide There is less oil than the world requires, and that will make some people rich and others dead. Career CIA field operative Bob Barnes is sorting out his midcareer issues--his bosses want him quietly confined to a desk job. Bryan Woodman, an expatriate in Geneva, becomes the financial adviser to idealistic Gulf Prince Nasir. Corporate lawyer Bennett Holiday is finessing the questionable merger of two powerful U.S. oil companies. In Prince Nasir's country, meanwhile, young Pakistani laborer Wasim succumbs to the lure of radical Islam, seeking refuge from the dusty oil fields and crowded hostels in the tranquility of a madrasa. In the labyrinthine, interconnected worlds of espionage and politics, international finance and law, oil and radical Islam, motives and convictions can shape lives, or destroy them
Fantastic Mr. Fox
by Wes Anderson
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29 editions published between 2010 and 2014 in 4 languages and held by 2,653 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Mr. and Mrs. Fox live an idyllic home life with their son Ash and visiting young nephew Kristofferson. But after twelve years of quiet domesticity, the bucolic existence proves too much for Mr. Fox's wild animal instincts. Soon he slips back into his old ways as a sneaky chicken thief and in doing so, endangers not only his beloved family, but the whole animal community. Trapped underground without enough food to go around, the animals band together to fight against the evil Farmers--Boggis, Bunce and Bean--who are determined to capture the audacious, fantastic Mr. Fox at any cost. In the end, he uses his natural instincts to save his family and friends
Michael Clayton
by Tony Gilroy
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50 editions published between 1985 and 2013 in 4 languages and held by 2,623 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Michael Clayton is an in-house fixer at one of the largest corporate law firms in New York. A former criminal prosecutor, Clayton takes care of the law firm Kenner, Bach, & Ledeen's dirtiest work at the behest of the firm's co-founder, Marty Bach. Burned out with his job as a fixer, his divorce, a failed business venture, and mounting debt have left Clayton inextricably tied to the firm. At U/North, meanwhile, the career of litigator Karen Crowder rests on the multi-million dollar settlement of a class-action suit that Clayton's firm is leading to a seemingly successful conclusion. But when Kenner Bach's brilliant and guilt-ridden attorney Arthur Edens sabotages the U/North case, Clayton faces the biggest challenge of his career and his life
Up in the air
by Jason Reitman
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35 editions published between 1985 and 2012 in 4 languages and held by 2,479 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Ryan Bingham is a corporate downsizing expert who flies all over the world on business. Just as he is on the cusp of reaching ten million frequent flyer miles, and meeting the frequent traveler woman of his dreams, his company grounds him. When Bingham goes on his last cross country firing expedition, he will learn that life isn't about the journey, but about the connections made along the way
Intolerable cruelty
by George Clooney
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50 editions published between 1985 and 2014 in 7 languages and held by 2,355 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Top divorce attorney Miles Massey has got it all. Serial gold-digger Marilyn Rexroth wants it all. When Miles falls for the unobtainable Marilyn, a hilarious battle of deceit and cunning ensues, with each trying to outsmart the other
Ocean's twelve
by Steven Soderbergh
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41 editions published between 2004 and 2012 in 6 languages and held by 2,296 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Ocean's Twelve reintroduces Ocean and his perfectly trained team of con men. Dividing forces to hit Paris, Amsterdam, and Rome, the heist-meisters move beyond casinos to tackle new objectives, one of which involves stealing a famous painting
The ides of March
by George Clooney
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40 editions published between 2011 and 2012 in 3 languages and held by 2,180 WorldCat member libraries worldwide During the frantic last days before a heavily contested Ohio presidential primary, an up-and-coming campaign press secretary finds himself involved in a political scandal that threatens to upend his candidate's shot at the presidency
Ocean's thirteen
by Steven Soderbergh
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33 editions published between 2007 and 2009 in 5 languages and held by 2,168 WorldCat member libraries worldwide When one of their own, Reuben Tishkoff, partners and builds a casino and hotel with known casino owner Willy Banks in Las Vegas, the last thing he ever wanted was to get cut out of the deal by the loathsome Banks. Banks' even goes so far as to finding amusement in Tishkoff's misfortune when the double crossing lands Reuben in the hospital because of a heart attack. However, Danny and his crew won't stand for Banks and what he's done to a friend. Uniting with their old enemy Benedict, who himself has a vendetta against Banks, the crew is out to pull off a major plan. One that will unfold on the night Banks' newest hot spot opens up, when the crew is out to bankrupt one of the city's most despised businessmen. However, this is not about the money, this time it is for revenge
Burn after reading
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42 editions published between 2008 and 2011 in 3 languages and held by 2,064 WorldCat member 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. The disc eventually finds its way to Hardbodies, a workout gym. An employee of the gym, Chad Feldheimer, turns the disc over to the Russians with promises of more information
Three kings
by David O Russell
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27 editions published between 1999 and 2010 in 3 languages and held by 1,963 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Absurdly comic tale set after the end of the Gulf War, when three American soldiers looking to plunder stolen gold become involved in an uprising
Leatherheads
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17 editions published between 2007 and 2013 in English and Multiple languages and held by 1,746 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Dodge Connolly is a charming, brash football hero. He is determined to guide his team from bar brawls to packed stadiums. But after the players lose their sponsor and the entire league faces certain collapse, Dodge convinces a college football star to join his team. Dodge hopes his latest move will help the struggling sport finally capture the country's attention. Added to the team is Carter Rutherford, America's favorite son. Carter has dashing good looks and unparalleled speed on the field, he is a golden-boy war hero of WWI. Carter appears to be too good to be true, and Lexie Littleton aims to prove that's the case. Lexie is a spitfire newswoman who suspects there are holes in Carter's war story. While she digs, the two teammates start to become serious off-field rivals for her fickle affections. As the new game of pro-football becomes less like the freewheeling sport he knew and loved, Dodge must both fight to keep his guys together and to get the girl of his dreams
The men who stare at goats
by George Clooney
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27 editions published between 2009 and 2011 in English and held by 1,725 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Reporter Bob Wilton is trying to lose himself in the romance of war after his marriage fails. He gets more than he bargains for when he meets a special forces agent who reveals the existence of a secret, military unit whose goal is to end war as we know it. With unparalleled psychic powers, they can read the enemy's thoughts, pass through solid walls, and even kill a goat by simply staring at it. Now, the founder of the unit has gone missing and the trail leads to another psychic soldier who has distorted the mission to serve his own ends
The American
by Anton Corbijn
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28 editions published between 2010 and 2013 in 4 languages and held by 1,653 WorldCat member libraries worldwide After a job ends more violently than expected, Jack retreats to the Italian countryside and accepts one last assignment to construct a deadly weapon for a mysterious contact. But when he pursues a relationship with a beautiful local woman, he may be tempting fate by stepping out of the shadows. Jack soon finds himself in an escalating battle to escape from his secretive past more
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Air travel Americans Andrea Gail (Boat) Animal burrowing Boating accidents Business consultants Casinos Class actions (Civil procedure) Corporate lawyers Corporate lawyers--Malpractice Cousins Depressions Divorce Downsizing of organizations Escapes Families Families of royal descent Farmers Fathers and daughters Fathers and sons Foxes--Behavior Guadalcanal, Battle of (Solomon Islands : 1942-1943) Halloween Nor'easter (1991) Hawaii Intelligence officers Iran Iran Hostage Crisis (1979-1981) Law firms Livestock Man-woman relationships McCarthy, Joseph, Mendez, Antonio J Murrow, Edward R Nevada--Las Vegas New England New York (State)--New York North Atlantic Ocean Oil industries Pakistan Parent and child Robbery Shipwrecks Solomon Islands Teenagers Television broadcasting of news Terrorism United States United States.--Central Intelligence Agency United States.--Congress.--House.--Committee on Un-American Activities World War (1939-1945)
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Alternative Names
Clooney, George Timothy.
Clooney, George Timothy 1961-
Clooney, Georgius
Clooney, Georgius Timotheus
Klounei, Tzortz
Klounei, Tzortz Timothi
Kluni, Corc
Kluni, Dz︠h︡ordz︠h︡
Kluni, Dz︠h︡ordz︠h︡ Timoti
Kluni, Dzhordzh Timŭti
Kluni, Dz︠h︡ordz︠h︡ Tsimatsi
Kluni, Džordž
Kluni, Džordž Timoti
Ḳluni, G'org'
Ḳluni, G'org' Ṭimoti
Klūnijs, Džordžs
Klūnijs, Džordžs Timotijs
Κλούνεϊ, Τζορτζ
Κλούνεϊ, Τζορτζ Τίμοθι
Клуни, Джордж
Клуни, Джордж Тимъти
Клуни, Џорџ
Клуни, Џорџ Тимоти
Клуні, Джордж
Клуні, Джордж Тімоті
Клуні, Джордж Цімаці
קלוני, ג'ורג'
קלוני, ג'ורג' טימותי
クルーニー, ジョージ
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