Phoenix, JoaquinOverview
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Most widely held works about
Joaquin Phoenix
Most widely held works by
Joaquin Phoenix
Hotel Rwanda
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20 editions published between 2004 and 2011 in English and Turkish and held by 2,897 libraries worldwide Based on the true story of Paul Rusesabagina, a five-star-hotel manager who uses his wits and persuasion in striving to save more than 1,200 Tutsis and Hutus from being massacred by the Interahamwe militia during the 1994 Rwandan conflict.
Gladiator
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5 editions published between 2000 and 2009 in English and Italian and held by 1,936 libraries worldwide The war against the Germans won, Emperor Aurelius chooses the victorious General Maximus as his successor to the Roman empire. Commodus, Aurelius' heir, is jealous of this and enslaves Maximus to the gladiatorial arenas.
Walk the line
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6 editions published between 2005 and 2010 in English and held by 1,729 libraries worldwide Traces Johnny Cash's childhood, including his distant father to his early attempts at a music career. At this point in his life he marries his girlfriend Vivian. During a tour with singer/musicians Elvis and Jerry Lee Lewis, he encounters singer June Carter, and his love for her, and her rejection of him through the years, spurs him into drugs, drinking, and depression. June is both a sassy spitfire singer whose charm breaks hearts and eventually becomes a sympathetic friend who tries to help Johnny get over her. A true love story of two country music stars.
Signs
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3 editions published between 2003 and 2008 in English and held by 1,666 libraries worldwide In Bucks County, Pennsylvania, a five-hundred-foot crop circle is found on the farm of Graham Hess, the town's reverend. The circles cause a media frenzy and test Hess's faith as he journeys to find out the truth behind the crop circles.
Brother Bear
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2 editions published in 2004 in English and held by 1,449 libraries worldwide Kenai, a young Native American boy who wants to be a man, sets out to take revenge after his older brother is killed by a mother bear protecting her cubs. When Kenai finds himself magically transformed into the creature he hates most, a bear, he must literally walk in another's footsteps while learning some life lessons. In his quest to return to human form, he is befriended by a talkative bear cub, aided by encounters with two dumb Canadian moose siblings, and forced to flee from his remaining older brother, who is hunting Kenai the bear on his own mission of revenge and honor.
Gladiator
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60 editions published between 2000 and 2010 in 7 languages and held by 1,441 libraries worldwide A Roman general refuses to transfer his loyalty to the new emperor, Commodus, and suffers the consequences, winding up as a gladiator in the Roman Colosseum.
Ladder 49
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7 editions published between 2004 and 2007 in English and held by 1,407 libraries worldwide Probationary firefighter Jack Morrison matures into a seasoned veteran of the Baltimore Fire Department under the watchful eye of his mentor Chief Mike Kennedy. Responding to the worst blaze in his career, he becomes trapped inside a 20-story building. As Jack reflects on his life - seeing his first fire, bonding with fellow firefighters, the impact his job has had on his wife and kids - Chief Kennedy frantically coordinates the effort to save Jack's life.
We own the night
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11 editions published between 2007 and 2008 in English and German and held by 1,053 libraries worldwide New York City, November 1988. Bobby Green is the manager of a Russian nightclub owned by Marat Buzhayev. The club is frequented by gangsters like Buzhayev's nephew Vadim. Despite Bobby's hedonistic and amoral lifestyle, he is committed to his girlfriend Amada. Bobby has a secret, however, which he guards closely. His brother is Police Captain Joseph Grusinsky and his father, Bert, is a legendary Deputy Chief. Bobby's strained relationship with his father and brother is tested when Bert warns his son that the police mean to clean up the drugs and Bobby will have to have to choose a side. After Joseph is badly wounded in an assassination attempt, Bobby finds that he can no longer remain neutral. When he discovers his father could be next, Bobby realizes they will only be safe when Nezhinski and his organization are destroyed, so Bobby and Joseph join forces for an all-out assault.
Walk the line
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29 editions published between 2005 and 2010 in 3 languages and held by 1,030 libraries worldwide Traces Johnny Cash's childhood, including his distant father to his early attempts at a music career. At this point in his life he marries his girlfriend Vivian. During a tour with singer/musicians Elvis and Jerry Lee Lewis, he encounters singer June Carter, and his love for her, and her rejection of him through the years, spurs him into drugs, drinking, and depression. June is both a sassy spitfire singer whose charm breaks hearts and eventually becomes a sympathetic friend who tries to help Johnny get over her. A true love story of two country music stars.
Two lovers
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5 editions published between 2008 and 2010 in English and held by 978 libraries worldwide After Leonard moves back into the home he grew up in to mend a broken heart, he meets two women in quick succession. Michelle is a mysterious and beautiful neighbor. Sandra is the lovely and caring daughter of a businessman who is buying out his family's dry-cleaning business. Leonard is forced to make an impossible decision, between desire and the comfort of love, or risk falling back into the same darkness that nearly killed him.
The village
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1 edition published in 2005 in English and held by 961 libraries worldwide In a quiet, isolated village in old Pennsylvania, there lies a pact between the people of the village and the creatures who reside in the surrounding woods. The townspeople do not enter the woods, and the creatures do not enter the village. The pact stays intact for many years, that is until the headstrong Lucius Hunt seeks medical supplies from neighboring towns beyond the woods. Animal carcasses begin to appear around the village, causing the elders to fear for the safety of the village, the sanctity of the pact, and so much more.
Walk the line original motion picture soundtrack
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9 editions published between 2005 and 2006 in English and German and held by 775 libraries worldwide Get rhythm; (Joaquin Phoenix) --; I walk the line; (Joaquin Phoenix) --; Wildwood flower; (Reese Witherspoon) --; Lewis boogie; (Waylon Malloy Payne) --; Ring of fire; (Joaquin Phoenix) --; You're my baby; (Johnathan Rice) --; Cry cry cry; (Joaquin Phoenix) --; Folsom Prison blues; (Joaquin Phoenix) --; That's all right; (Tyler Hilton) --; Juke box blues; (Reese Witherspoon) --; It ain't me, babe; (Joaquin Phoenix & Reese Witherspoon) --; Home of the blues; (Joaquin Phoenix) --; Milk cow blues; (Tyler Hilton) --; I'm a long way from home; (Shooter Jennings) --; Cocaine blues; (Joaquin Phoenix) --; Jackson; (Joaquin Phoenix & Reese Witherspoon).
Brother Bear
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9 editions published between 2003 and 2004 in 3 languages and held by 730 libraries worldwide A young Native American boy's father is killed by a mother bear protecting her cubs. With revenge on his mind, Kenoia sets out into the woods only to find himself magically transformed into the creature he hates most, a bear. Luckily, a bear cub befriends him and Kenoia sets out to become human again. Kenoia begins to see the world through the eyes of what was once his prey and is forced to learn a lesson about nature and life. In the meantime, Kenoia's brother hunts him on his own mission of revenge and honor.
To die for
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16 editions published between 1995 and 2009 in English and German and held by 723 libraries worldwide In a small town in New Hampshire, a media sensation erupts over a murder case against Suzanne Stone. She is accused of persuading teenagers to kill her husband, Larry Maretto. Obsessed with becoming a TV personality, she views her husband's desire for children as an impediment to her career.
Reservation Road
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14 editions published between 2007 and 2010 in English and German and held by 702 libraries worldwide Two fathers are forced to live with the same tragedy in two very different ways after an incident that involves them both on the same road.
The village
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2 editions published in 2005 in English and held by 656 libraries worldwide In a quiet, isolated village in olde Pennsylvania, there lies a pact between the people of the village and the creatures who reside in the surrounding woods. The townspeople do not enter the woods, and the creatures do not enter the village. The pact stays in tact for many years, that is until the headstrong Lucius Hunt seeks medical supplies from neighboring towns beyond the woods. Animal carcasses begin to appear around the village, causing the elders to fear for the safety of the village, the sanctity of the pact, and so much more.
Quills
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3 editions published in 2001 in English and held by 632 libraries worldwide History's most infamous sexual adventurer lives in a madhouse, where a beautiful laundry maid helps him smuggle his erotic stories to the printer, defying orders from the asylum's priest.
I'm still here
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5 editions published in 2010 in English and held by 479 libraries worldwide A raw, fictional documentary on Joaquin Phoenix's career transition from the acting world to a career as an aspiring rapper. Sometimes funny, sometimes shocking, and always riveting, the film is a portrait of an artist at a crossroads. Defying expectations, it deftly explores notions of courage and creative reinvention, as well as the ramifications of a life spent in the public eye.
I'm still here real diaries of young people who lived during the Holocaust
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1 edition published in 2008 in English and held by 476 libraries worldwide Brings to life the diaries of young people who witnessed first-hand the horrors of the Holocaust. Through an emotional montage of sound and image, the film salutes this group of brave, young writers who refused to quietly disappear. The stories of the young Holocaust victims come to life by weaving together personal photos, handwritten pages and drawings from the diaries, and archival films. Original footage shot in Vilnius, Lithuania, in the remnants of the old Jewish ghetto.
Inventing the Abbotts
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9 editions published between 1997 and 2001 in English and held by 424 libraries worldwide Forbidden love and impossible dreams intertwine when the handsome, working class Holt brothers are drawn to the beautiful and wealthy Abbotts sisters. more
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Animated films Atrocities Baltimore (Md.).--Fire Dept Bears Biographical films Brothers Cash, Johnny Cash, June Carter,--1929-2003 Civil War (Rwanda : 1994) Country musicians Covenants Criminal behavior Crop circles Demonology Drama Emperors Faith Feature films Feature films Fiction films Film adaptations Films Films for the hearing impaired Fire extinction Fire fighters Genocide Gladiators Great Britain History Hotelkeepers Human-alien encounters Indian children Italy Juvenile works Lifesaving at fires Maryland--Baltimore Musical films Musical films Nature North America Pennsylvania Rome Rusesabagina, Paul,--1955- Rwanda South Africa Thrillers (Motion pictures) Tutsi (African people)--Crimes against United States Video recordings--for the hearing impaired Villages
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Alternative Names
Phoenix, Joaquin.
Phoenix, Joaquin Rafael Bottom 1974- Vollständigere Namensform
Phoenix, Joaquin Raphael 1974-
Phoenix, Leaf
Phoenix, Leaf, 1974-
Languages
English
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German (47) French (42) Multiple languages (27) Spanish (24) Undetermined (8) No Linguistic content (6) Turkish (3) Italian (3) Chinese (2) Russian (1) Dutch (1) Covers
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