J. K. Simmons
21) Zootopia
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
Zootopia is a city like no other that is comprised of habitat neighborhoods like ritzy Sahara Square and frigid Tundratown, it's a melting pot where animals from every environment live together. But when optimistic Officer Judy Hopps arrives, she discovers that being the first bunny on a police force of big, tough animals isn't so easy. Determined to prove herself, she jumps at the opportunity to crack a case, even if it means partnering with a fast-talking,...
22) The snowman
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
When an elite crime squad's lead detective investigates the disappearance of a victim on the first snow of winter, he fears an elusive serial killer may be active again. With the help of a brilliant recruit, the cop must connect decades-old cold cases to the brutal new one if he hopes to outwit this unthinkable evil before the next snowfall.
23) Spider-Man 3
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2007
Language
English
Formats
Description
Peter Parker has finally managed to strike a balance between his devotion to M.J. and his duties as a superhero. But there is a storm brewing on the horizon. When his suit suddenly changes, turning jet black and enhancing his powers, it transforms Peter as well, bringing out the dark, vengeful side of his personality that he struggles to control. Under the influence of the suit, Peter becomes overconfident and starts to neglect the people who care...
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
A tough, CIA-trained detective with Southern charm has been brought from Atlanta to Los Angeles to head up the Priority Murder Squad, a special unit of the LAPD that handles sensitive, high-profile murder cases. With her offbeat personality, a tough-as-nails approach and a track record as one of the country's leading investigators, Deputy Chief Brenda Johnson is a force to reckon with.
Publisher
HBO Video
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Description
Begins powerfully with the Sioux triumph over General Custer at Little Big Horn and goes on to center around three powerful men. Charles Eastman is a young, Dartmouth-educated Sioux doctor. Sitting Bull is the proud Lakota chief who refuses to submit to U.S. government policies designed to strip his people of thier identity, dignity and sacred land. Senator Henry Dawes is one of the men responsible for the government policy on Indian affairs. While...
Publisher
Kaboom Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Four orphaned and homeless siblings happen upon an abandoned boxcar, which, with a little creativity and hard work, they gradually furnish with all the comforts of home. Fearful that they will be sent to live with the reputedly cruel grandfather they have never met, the children keep their new home a secret.
27) New in Town
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
A high-powered consultant in love with her upscale Miami lifestyle is sent to a small Minnesota town, in the middle of nowhere, to oversee the restructuring of a blue collar manufacturing plant. She endures a frosty reception from the locals, along with the icy roads and freezing weather. She warms up to the small town's charm, and eventually finds herself being accepted by the community. When she's ordered to close down the plant and put the entire...
Publisher
Lions Gate Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Howard Silk is a lowly cog in the bureaucratic machinery of a Berlin-based United Nations spy agency. When Howard discovers that his organization safeguards the secret of a crossing into a parallel dimension, he is thrust into a shadow world of intrigue, danger, and double cross, where the only man he can trust is his near-identical counterpart from this parallel world.
Publisher
HBO Video
Pub. Date
c2002
Language
English
Description
Following the bloodbath that ended the prison riot, life is returning to far from normal for those who survive in the experimental unit of OZ. The warden struggles to do the right thing for his prisoners, facing adversity at every turn. Safety at OZ is not an option.
30) Way of war
Publisher
First Look Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
On a mission to kill a terrorist in the Middle East, military assassin David Wolfe stumbles upon a U.S. conspiracy involving top administration officials and must run for his life while trying to expose the truth.
31) The accountant
Publisher
Warner Bros. Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
When an accountant decides to right the wrongs of one of his clients, the United States Treasury Department closes in on his activities and seeks to bring him to justice.
32) Patriot's Day
Language
English
Formats
Description
The story of Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis's actions in the events leading up to the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing and the aftermath.
33) The rewrite
Publisher
Image Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
A successful screenwriter leaves Hollywood to take a job as a professor in a small town where he meets and falls in love with a single mother.
35) The Snowman
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Formats
Description
When an elite crime squad's lead detective investigates the disappearance of a victim on the first snow of winter, he fears an elusive serial killer may be active again. With the help of a brilliant recruit, the cop must connect decades-old cold cases to the brutal new one if he hopes to outwit this unthinkable evil before the next snowfall.
36) Absolute zero
Author
Series
Phil Broker novels volume 3
Language
English
Formats
Description
On one of the coldest nights in Minnesota history, the difference between life and death is literally the blink of an eye for Phil Broker, until recently St. Paul's most successful undercover cop. That blink will convey the urgent warning of a comatose man who knows the dark truth binding Broker to a remarkable cast of characters -- a weary anesthesiologist, a brilliant surgeon, a wealthy novelist, his exwife (a reformed exotic dancer), and her unrepentant...
37) The rewrite
Publisher
Image Entertainment
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Screenwriter Keith Michaels was once on top of the world. Now he's divorced, broke, approaching fifty, and hasn't written a hit film in years. So when a university in the quiet town of Binghamton asks him to teach a course in screenwriting, Keith can't say no. His attitude slowly begins to change once he gets to know his students, including Holly, a single mom looking to start a new chapter in life.
Publisher
ITN Sales, Inc
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
A small family finds hope in their extraordinary son named Sailboat when a personal gesture awakens a global desire. Armed with a 'little guitar,' Sailboat leads an offbeat cast into the miraculous story of the greatest secret never told.
39) All nighter
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
A globetrotting workaholic father is trying to visit his daughter during a last-minute layover in Los Angeles, only to discover that she has disappeared. Desperate to find her, he teams up with her awkward ex-boyfriend to scour the city over the course of one life-changing night filled with bar brawls, break-ins and hilarious hijinks.
40) A man called Ove
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 15
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
A curmudgeon hides a terrible personal loss beneath a cranky and short-tempered exterior while clashing with new neighbors, a boisterous family whose chattiness and habits lead to unexpected friendship.