Joely Richardson
1) Matilda
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Formats
Description
Matilda, a brilliant, sensitive little girl, uses her talents and ingenuity to seek revenge on her crooked father, lazy mother, and the terrifying Miss Trunchbull, her wicked headmistress, and save her beloved teacher, Miss Honey.
5) The Fever
Publisher
Home Box Office
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Description
Wallace Shawn's deeply personal play about the high cost of enlightenment, and the ever-widening gap between those who have and those who have not.
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
An unconventional romantic comedy that follows the topsy-turvy lives and loves of three obsessive characters: an overachieving environmental consultant, a stubborn small-business owner and a wisecracking ER doctor. They meet in a support group, and set into motion a life-changing journey filled with laughter and surprises.
"... an unconventional romantic comedy that follows the topsy-turvy lives and loves of three obsessive characters, who embark...
8) Fallen Angel
Publisher
Artisan Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2003
Language
English
Description
A high-powered Los Angeles lawyer learns a powerful lesson about second chances.
10) Maggie
Publisher
Grindstone
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
A post-apocalyptic thriller set against the backdrop of a deadly epidemic. As the nation reels from a virus that turns its victims into zombies, Wade's daughter Maggie has been infected. Now, as Maggie's condition worsens, Wade will stop at nothing to protect her from the authorities seeking to kill her to eradicate the virus.
Publisher
Gravitas Ventures
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
Description
Two sisters come together to spend Christmas with their families in their recently deceased parents' falling down English country house, with hilariously chaotic consequences, as ancient sibling rivalries flare up again to sabotage the hoped-for season of good will.
14) Return to me
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2000.
Language
English
Description
In Chicago, a widower falls in love again, with a waitress who he meets while on a blind date. He comes to learn later that his new love had a heart transplant and received his late wife's heart.
15) Maggie
Publisher
Grindstone
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
A post-apocalyptic thriller set against the backdrop of a deadly epidemic. As the nation reels from a virus that turns its victims into zombies, Wade's daughter Maggie has been infected. Now, as Maggie's condition worsens, Wade will stop at nothing to protect her from the authorities seeking to kill her to eradicate the virus.
16) The Patriot
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Video
Pub. Date
[2000]
Language
English
Description
A hero of the French and Indian conflict, Benjamin Martin had renounced fighting forever to raise his family in peace. However, when British troops arrive at his South Carolina home and endanger his family, he takes up arms alongside his idealistic patriot son, Gabriel.
17) The Last Mimzy
Publisher
New Line Video
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
When Emma and Noah find a mysterious box of toys on the beach, strange things start happening. The kids develop special powers and with their parents and teachers, they realize that their mission is far more important than they had ever dreamed.
18) 101 Dalmatians
Publisher
Walt Disney Home Video
Pub. Date
[1996]
Language
English
Description
Two couples, one human and the other Dalmatian dogs, try to recover their puppies and all the other Dalmatians in London from Cruella De Vil who wants to make a fur coat out of them.
19) Shining through
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
A secretary ends up behind the lines as a secret agent during World War II.
20) Event horizon
Series
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Pub. Date
[1997]
Language
English
Description
The year is 2047. Years earlier, the pioneering research vessel Event Horizon vanished without a trace. Now a signal from it has been detected, and the United States Aerospace Command responds. Hurtling toward the signal's source are a fearless captain (Laurence Fishburne), his elite crew and the lost ship's designer (Sam Neill). Their mission: find and salvage the state-of-the-are spacecraft.