Dennis Haysbert
Series
Pub. Date
[2009], 2002
Description
Jack Bauer, head of the Los Angeles Counter Terrorist Unit, is thrust into a 24-hour marathon of death, deception, and terror as he struggles to prevent the assassination of a presidential candidate, find the traitor within his own organization, and save his kidnapped wife and daughter.
3) Breach
Pub. Date
[2007]
Description
What starts out as a surveillance for a new agent on his boss quickly becomes one of the biggest security breaches in U.S. history. Based on actual events. Bonus features include alternate and deleted scenes, commentary, and documentary.
"...a crackling tale of real-life espionage that doubles as a compelling psychological drama."--Los Angeles Times.
10) Kung fu panda 2
Pub. Date
[2011]
Description
Po is now living his dream as The Dragon Warrior, protecting the Valley of Peace alongside his friends and fellow kung fu masters, The Furious Five. But Po's new life of awesomeness is threatened by the emergence of a formidable villain, who plans to use a secret, unstoppable weapon to conquer China and destroy kung fu. Po must look to his past and uncover the secrets of his mysterious origins in order to able to unlock the strength he needs to succeed....
11) Breakthrough
Pub. Date
[2019]
Description
Based on the inspirational true story of one mother's unfaltering love in the face of impossible odds. When Joyce Smith's adopted son John falls through an icy Missouri lake, all hope seems lost. But as John lies lifeless, Joyce refuses to give up. Her steadfast belief inspires those around her to continue to pray for John's recovery, even in the face of every case history and scientific prediction. A reminder that faith and love can create a mountain...
Description
Eighteen months after faking his own death, Jack Bauer is forced to return to Los Angeles when it becomes apparent that the only four people who know he is still alive are being systemically targeted for assassination. The assassinations coincide with the signing of an anti-terrorism treaty between Russia and the U.S., leading Jack to suspect a link between the assassinations, the treaty, and a group of Russian terrorists.
Pub. Date
[2020]
Description
When straight-laced fire superintendent Jake Carson and his elite team of expert firefighters come to the rescue of three siblings in the path of an encroaching wildfire, they quickly realize that no amount of training could prepare them for their most challenging job yet: babysitters. Unable to locate the children's parents, the firefighters have their lives, jobs, and even their fire station turned upside down and quickly learn that kids, much like...
14) 24: season 7
Description
Twenty-four hours of an agent's attempt to stop a terrorist plot while caught up in a conflict between government agencies.
15) 24: Season 2
Pub. Date
[2003]
Description
It's been over a year since his wife's death, but Jack Bauer and his daughter are still reeling from the tragedy. The two are estranged and Jack no longer works for CTU. But an urgent phone call from the President plunges Jack back into another 24-hour nightmare as he races against time to prevent the detonation of a nuclear bomb in Los Angeles.
16) Noah's ark
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Appears on list
Description
Retells the biblical story of the great flood and how Noah and his family faithfully responded to God's call to save life on earth.
17) Sniper - legacy
Pub. Date
2014
Description
A rogue gunman is assassinating high-ranking military officers one by one. When Gunnery Sgt. Brandon Beckett is informed his father, legendary shooter Thomas Beckett has been killed, Brandon springs into action to take out the perpetrator. But when his father rescues him from an ambush, Brandon realizes he's a pawn being played by his superiors to draw out the killer. It's up to the two men, bound by blood, to bring an end to the carnage.
18) Experimenter
Pub. Date
2016
Description
The true life story of controversial psychologist Stanley Milgram, whose legendary experiment tested ordinary people's willingness to obey orders from an authority figure, even if they felt what they were doing was wrong. This led Milgram's whirring mind to delve into a parade of human behavior inquiries, including the Six Degrees Of Seperation theory.
Pub. Date
2015
Description
A sharp and funny comedy about a group of African-American students as they navigate campus life and racial boundaries at a predominately white college. A sly, provocative satire about being a black face in a white place.
"One of the freshest, funniest, boldest debut films to come along in years."--Newsday
"A witty movie and in many places a funny one."--San Francisco Chronicle
"The film takes a clear-eyed approach to the complex subject of racial...
20) 24: Season one
Pub. Date
c2002
Description
Jack Bauer, head of the Los Angeles Counter Terrorist Unit, is thrust into a 24-hour marathon of death, deception, and terror as he struggles to prevent the assassination of a presidential candidate, find the traitor within his own organization, and save his kidnapped wife and daughter.
