The Borrowers

The Borrowers added to See the Movie Read the Book Directory under Dramas and Documentaries.

Based on "The Borrowers" series of books by Mary Norton. The Films of the Nineties describes this as a "so-so rendition of the tales from Mary Norton's popular books about a race of tiny people known as "Borrowers."

The family Clock, all borrowers, must foil the plans of a greedy lawyer (John Goodman) who plans to raze the house they share with a normal-size family in order to build his "Pottersville."

Movie: The Borrowers
The Complete Adventures of The Borrowers by Mary Norton
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Kids and Family

Shattered

Shattered added to See the Movie Read the Book Directory under Dramas and Documentaries

Based on the novel "Shattered" (previously published as "The Plastic Nightmare") by Richard Neely.

Tom Berenger stars as an amnesiac disfigured and robbed of his memory in a car wreck who begins to suspect his near-death was no accident.

"When Berenger wakes up in a hospital, his faithful wife (Greta Scacchi) is there to console him, showing him pictures of their life together. Somehow he senses there are more problems here than his amnesia."

~ The Films of the Nineties 

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Shattered by Richard Neely
The Plastic Nightmare by Richard Neely
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Dramas and Documentaries

A Time To Kill

A Time to Kill added to See the Movie Read the Book Directory under Classic Drama & Documentary.

Based on the novel "A Time to Kill" by John Grisham, this is a racially charged drama about a young Southern attorney (Matthew McConaughey) who defends a black father (Samuel L. Jackson) after he kills two men who raped his young daughter. Sandra Bullock plays the passionate law student who serves as McConaughey's legal aide.

"Grisham certainly can set up a good story, but his endings, as is the case with this movie, are disappointing."
~ The Films of the Nineties 

Movie: A Time to Kill
A Time to Kill by John Grisham
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Classic Dramas and Documentaries

Titanic Town

Titanic Town added to See the Movie Read the Book Directory under Dramas and Documentaries.

Based on the book "Titanic Town" by Mary Costello.

This is the story of a Belfast housewife who takes up the peace cause, which causes her family trouble with IRA sympathizers.

"(Julie) Walters and her family live in a Catholic neighborhood of a West Belfast town famous as the place where the Titanic was built. She's a feisty housewife who tries to become a peacemaker."

~ The Films of the Nineties 

Movie: Titanic Town
Titanic Town by Mary Costello
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Dramas and Documentaries
Classic Dramas and Documentaries

This Boy's Life

This Boy's Life added to See the Movie Read the Book Directory under Dramas & Documentaries.

Based on the book "This Boy's Life: A Memoir" by Tobias Wolff.

"in an acting triumph for the three leads, troubled teen (Leonardo) DiCaprio hopes for a better life when his mother (Ellen) Barkin marries (Robert) DeNiro. They move to a small town in Washington where DeNiro browbeats and physically thrashes the lad. This intriguing character study is a true story based on writer Tobias Wolff's autobiography."

~ The Films of the Nineties 

Movie: This Boy's Life
This Boy's Life: A Memoir by Tobias Wolff
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Classic Dramas and Documentaries