1970 Queen Latifah
3) Bessie
Description
Bessie Smith's transformation from a struggling young singer into 'The Empress of the Blues', who became one of the most successful recording artists of the 1920s and is an enduring icon today.
Pub. Date
c2012
Description
When the icy continent splits in two, separating Manny from his family, he sets off with Sid and Diego to find a land bridge that will reunite them, but before long they run into a rowdy group of pirates.
Scrat's constant quest for an acorn causes a shift in the ice. Manny, Sid, and Diego end up stranded on an iceberg in the middle of the sea. A group of misfit pirates are determined to stop the trio from ever returning home.
5) Chicago
Pub. Date
[2002]
Description
Murderesses on death row, Velma Kelly and Roxy Hart vie for fame and freedom in Chicago during the 1920s.
6) Joyful Noise
Appears on list
Description
The small town of Pacashau, Georgia, has fallen on hard times, but the people are counting on the Divinity Church Choir to lift their spirits by winning the National Joyful Noise Competition. The choir has always known how to sing in harmony, but the discord between its two leading ladies now threatens to tear them apart. Their newly appointed director, Vi Rose Hill (Latifah), stubbornly wants to stick with their tried-and-true traditional style,...
7) Mad money
Pub. Date
[2008]
Description
Bridget is a stay-at-home wife whose life as she knows it ends when her husband loses his cushy, high-paying job. Her college degree in literature does not help her find a substantial job, so she accepts a janitorial position at the Federal Reserve. There, she meets Nina and Jackie, who could use some spare scratch as well. Suddenly, it dawns on Bridget that the bank has plenty of what they need - money. The plan is to take the old bills that are...
8) The dilemma
Description
Ronny's world is turned upside down when he inadvertently sees something he should not have and makes it his mission to get answers. As the amateur investigation dissolves his world into comic mayhem, he learns that his best friend Nick has a few secrets of his own. Now, Ronny must decide what will happen if he reveals the truth.
9) Last holiday
Description
Georgia Byrd is a department store employee who leads a life of frustrated desires. She particularly likes the bashful salesman from the outdoor furnishings department. But when she learns she only has a few weeks left to live, Georgia gathers her money, quits her job, and flies to the swank European resort she's always dreamed of visiting. Naturally, her new carelessness with money and fearless candor lead everyone around her, including a senator...
Pub. Date
2011
Description
Have you heard the news? Your favorite sub-zero heroes are back in an all-new holiday adventure for the whole family! When Sid accidentally destroys Manny's heirloom Christmas rock and ends up on Santa's 'naughty list,' he leads a hilarious quest to the North Pole to make things right and ends up making things much worse. Now it's up to Manny and his prehistoric posse to band together and save Christmas for the entire world! Bonus features included....
11) Valentine's Day
Pub. Date
[2010]
Description
Follows the intertwining storylines of a diverse group of Los Angelenos as they navigate their way through romance and heartbreak over the course of one Valentine's Day. Couples and singles experience the pinnacles and pitfalls of finding, keeping or ending relationships in a day in the life of love.
Pub. Date
©2008
Description
Lily Owens is a young girl who lives on the peach farm that her abusive father owns. Rosaleen is a black woman hired by Lily's father to be a stand in mother for Lilly. Rosaleen insults some of the biggest racists in their town. Lily and Rosaleen run away to a town Lily believes that her mother once lived in. They go to live with the three Boatwright sisters on their honey farm. She finds solace in their mesmerizing world of beekeeping.
Pub. Date
2006.
Description
Kay Effiel is an author writing her latest novel. Her story revovles about an isolated man named Harold Crick. What she doesn't know is that her fictionalized character is real. Harold is an IRS agent who has lived a dull existence. One day begins to hear Karen's voice as she narrates what she is putting down on paper. Harold enlists the help of a literary professor to find out what is happening and ends up changing things about his life. He begins...
14) Taxi
Description
Belle is New York's fastest cabbie, but what she really wants is to be a race car driver. When a cop who has had his license taken away needs help chasing down a gang of Brazilian bank robbers, Belle is more than happy to drive for him.
Pub. Date
[2009]
Description
Scrat is still trying to nab the ever-elusive nut and in the process may find his true love; Manny and Ellie await the birth of their mini-mammoth; Diego, the saber-toothed tiger, wonders if he's growing too 'soft' hanging with his pals; and Sid the sloth gets into trouble when he creates his own makeshift family by hijacking some dinosaur eggs. On a mission to rescue the hapless Sid, the gang ventures into a mysterious underground world where they...
Pub. Date
2016.
Description
Based on the incredible true story of the Beam family. When Christy discovers her ten-year-old daughter Anna has a rare, incurable disease, she becomes a ferocious advocate for her daughter's healing as she searches for a solution. After Anna has a freak accident and falls three stories, a miracle unfolds in the wake of her dramatic rescue that leaves medical specialists mystified, her family restored and their community inspired.
"The sweet sincerity...
17) Arctic tale
Author
Pub. Date
[2017]
Description
A walrus pup and a polar bear cub face the challenges of growing up in the Arctic armed with their natural instincts and mothers' guidance.
18) Arctic tale
Pub. Date
[2007]
Description
Follow Nanu the polar bear cub and Seela the walrus pup through exciting and often dangerous struggles for survival, with only their natural instincts and mothers' guidance to help them face the challenges of a world that is melting around them.
19) Hairspray
Pub. Date
c2007
Description
A teenage girl simultaneously pursues stardom as a dancer on a local TV show and rallies against racial segregation in her native Baltimore.
20) The cookout
Pub. Date
[2004]
Description
Todd Anderson's life changes overnight when he signs a $30 million contract with the NBA. Determined not to forget where he's from, he throws a cookout for his family and friends from the hood - in his new neighborhood. As old and new friends arrive, a series of mix-ups occur - and things are about to get a little on the wild side.
