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1) Rebuilding
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After wildfires take his ranch, cowboy Dusty winds up in a FEMA camp, finding community with others who lost homes, including his daughter and ex-wife.
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A bold and original reimagining of one of literature's most iconic love stories, Emerald Fennell's adaptation follows Cathy and Heathcliff, whose forbidden passion spirals from yearning to obsession. Their intense bond unfolds as an epic tale of desire, devotion, and madness, capturing the raw, destructive force of love pushed to its limits.
3) Dracula
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When a 15th-century prince's wife is brutally murdered, he renounces God and damns heaven itself. Cursed with eternal life, he is reborn as Dracula₆an immortal warlord who defies fate in a blood-soaked crusade to wrench his lost love back from death.
4) Solo mio
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"A wedding disaster leaves Matt Taylor stranded in Rome--alone, heartbroken and facing a honeymoon meant for two. Lost in the world's most romantic city, Matt crosses paths with Gia, a warm and determined coffee shop owner who helps him see Rome, and his situation, through a different lens. With her help, and the help of a handful of well-meaning and meddling vacationers, his ruined honeymoon becomes an unexpected adventure"--Container.
6) Free Time
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Drew is approaching the end of his twenties and, with it, his relative youth. Looking to make a sudden change, he decides to quit his cushy desk job and "embrace life." Cycling quickly through friends, hobbies, and goals, it's not long until Drew realizes he has no idea what to do with his newfound freedom.
Led by Colin Burgess and featuring a wide ensemble of New York City's funniest performers, Ryan Martin Brown's debut feature is an uproarious...
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BLU-RAY RENTAL
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BLU-RAY RENTAL
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An American actor in Tokyo struggling to find purpose lands an unusual gig: working for a Japanese "rental family" agency, playing stand-in roles for strangers. He rediscovers purpose, belonging, and the beauty of human connection.
8) Humane
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A global environmental collapse forces world leaders to take extreme measures to reduce earth's population.
9) Shelter
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BLU-RAY SHELTER
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BLU-RAY SHELTER
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On a remote coastal island, a reclusive man rescues a young girl from a deadly storm, drawing them both into danger. Forced out of isolation, he must confront his turbulent past while protecting her, sending them on a tense journey of survival and redemption.
10) Die my love
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"A visceral and uncompromising portrait of a woman engulfed by love and madness. Grace and her partner Jackson, have recently moved to an old house deep in the country. With ambitions to write The Great American Novel, Grace settles into her new environment, and the couple welcome a baby soon after. However, with Jackson frequently, and suspiciously, absent, and the pressures of domestic life starting to weigh on her, Grace begins to unravel, leaving...
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"A man claiming to be from the future recruits an unlikely group of diner patrons to join him on a genre-defying adventure to save humanity from the perils of social media brainrot and the impending AI apocalypse!"-- Container.
12) The summer book
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DVD SUMMER
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DVD SUMMER
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"On a tranquil Finnish island, young Sophia comes into her own while exploring the wonders of the natural world at her family's seasonal home alongside her father and grandmother."-- Container.
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"A sweeping, moving and tender romance that spans decades and continents. In 1917, Lionel -- a young, talented music student, meets David at the Boston Conservatory, where a connection over a deep love of music leads to a fleeting love affair. They reconnect years later, leading to an impromptu journey through the backwoods of Maine to collect traditional folk songs. This unexpected reunion and the music they preserve will shape the course of Lionel's...
14) Christy
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DVD CHRISTY
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DVD CHRISTY
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"Christy Martin never imagined life beyond her small-town roots in West Virginia until she discovered a talent for knocking people out. Her toughest battles unfold outside the ring, involving family, identity, and Jim, her trainer and manager-turned-husband. Based on remarkable true events, Christy Martin's story is one of resilience, courage, and the fight to reclaim one's life"--Container.
15) Send help
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DVD SEND
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DVD SEND
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A woman and her CEO who just inherited his father's company become stranded on a deserted island as the sole survivors of a plane crash: he's injured and she's a survival expert. With their office dynamic reversed, they must overcome past grievances and find a way forward -- even after it becomes clear that Linda prefers life on the island to getting back to "civilization".
16) Marty Supreme
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BLU-RAY MARTY
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BLU-RAY MARTY
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"Marty Mauser, a silver-tongued hustler with a dream that no one respects: to become the world champion table tennis player. Hopping from one scheme to the next, Marty goes to hell and back in pursuit of greatness, journeying from the Lower East Side to London, Paris, Tokyo, the Great Pyramids, and back with a trail of scorned lovers, business moguls, and mobsters hot on his tail."-- Container.
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Spanning two decades, Merrily We Roll Along traces the complex, often heartbreaking unravelling of a once-unbreakable friendship between composer Franklin Shepard and his two closest friends, playwright-lyricist Charley and writer Mary. But this is no ordinary story. Told in reverse, the film winds backwards through time, beginning in fractured adulthood and journeying back to the bright-eyed optimism of youth, when everything still seemed possible....
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Downers Grove Public Library - 2nd Floor - Adult
DVD SPINAL
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DVD SPINAL
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"Forty-one years after This is Spinal Tap, now estranged bandmates David St. Hubbins, Nigel Tufnel, & Derek Smalls reunite for one final concert captured once again by documentarian Marty Di Bergi. Joined by music royalty Paul McCartney and Elton John, Spinal Tap wrestles with their checkered past to put on a concert that they hope will solidify their place in the pantheon of rock 'n' roll."-- Container.
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"In the aftermath of a comet strike that devastates most of the earth, Greenland 2: Migration follows devoted family man John Garrity and his wife and son after they're forced to leave the safety of their bunker in Greenland to search for a new home in a shattered world. John leads the family on a dangerous journey, guided by his burning hope in a rumored safe haven. It's a journey against the odds that will test the family's deepest sense of love,...
20) The housemaid
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"Trying to escape her past, Millie accepts a job as a live-in housemaid for the wealthy Nina and Andrew Winchester. But what begins as a dream job quickly unravels into something far more dangerous -- a sexy, seductive game of secrets, scandal, and power. Behind the Winchesters' closed doors lies a world of shocking twists that will leave you guessing until the very end"--Container.