Universal Pictures (Firm)
1) Riverworld
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
[2004]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (90 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
An astronaut dies and is reincarnated on a mysterious planet called Riverworld, ruled by the warlord Valdemar. Joined by a band of compatriots, he leads a revolt to gain their freedom and learn the secret of Riverworld.
3) Blood simple
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
c2001
Physical Desc
1 DVD (96 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A jealous husband hires a detective to murder his wife and her lover.
Publisher
Universal Pictures
Pub. Date
[2005]
Physical Desc
3 DVDs (19 hrs. 16 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Offbeat Jim Rockford is an ex-con turned private investigator who would rather fish than fight, but whose instinct on closed cases is more golden than his classic Pontiac Firebird.
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
2004.
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (104 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A struggling New York actor is kidnapped and forced to impersonate the late dictator of Parador, a Caribbean nation. The actor gets better and better at the role, with the help of the dead leader's sultry mistress, until guerilla fighters strike, and he wonders if it might not be a good time to move to a new role!
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
c2004
Edition
Widescreen ed.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (120 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The Furian renegade Riddick has another bounty on his head, but when he escapes from his mercenary captors, he's plunged into an epic-scale war waged by the Necromongers. A fascist master race led by Lord Marshal becomes determined to conquer all enemies in their quest for the Underverse and its up to Riddick to stop him from taking over the universe, but things don't go according to his plans and soon mayhem ensues.
7) The stolen
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
Formats
Description
Charlotte Lockton has settled in the South Island of New Zealand with her wealthy British husband, David, but her dreams of a new life and prosperous future are shattered when David is murdered and her baby son is kidnapped. When a ransom note arrives, she realizes her only option is to track him down on her own. Charlotte's quest forces her on a dangerous journey of survival through an untamed world to fight to the death for what she holds most dear....
Publisher
Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2001
Physical Desc
1 DVD (103 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Loosely based on Homer's "Odyssey", this is the story of three convicts-- escapees from a prison farm in Mississippi-- and their adventures as they travel home in hopes of recovering buried loot before it's lost forever in a flood.
Language
English
Formats
Description
When Nanny McPhee appears at the farmhouse door of busy young mother, Isabel Green (Maggie Gyllenhaal), she discovers that Mrs. Green's children are in an all-out household war with their two spoiled city cousins. Relying on everything from a flying motorcycle and a statue that comes to life to a tree-climbing piglet and an elephant that turns up in the oddest places, Nanny McPhee uses her magic to show the children five valuable lessons, the most...
10) Scoop
Series
Publisher
Universal Pictures
Pub. Date
c2006
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 96 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
While inside of a magician's magic cabinet, aspiring journalist Sondra Pransky is visited by the ghost of a dead reporter who has received a very hot tip in the afterlife. He tells Sondra about a rising young politician named Lord Peter Lyman who may be the notorious tarot card serial killer. With the magician in tow, Sondra sneaks her way into Lyman's life. Sondra finds increasing evidence that the tip from the ghost is true, but finds herself falling...
12) Spy game
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
[2002], c2001
Edition
Collector's ed.; Full screen version.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (126 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Retiring CIA agent Nathan Muir recalls his training of Tom Bishop while working against agency politics to free him from his Chinese captors.
13) Two brothers
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
c2004
Edition
Widescreen ed.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (105 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Two mischievious twin tiger cubs are born in the jungle but are soon separated and taken into captivity. One is sold off to the circus and the other becomes the pampered pet of the governor's son. They are reunited years later by an explorer who trains them to be sport fighters and inadvertently forces them to fight each other.
14) The real McCoy
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
c1998
Edition
Widescreen [ed.].
Physical Desc
1 DVD (106 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A reformed master cat burgler (Basinger) is blackmailed into doing one last job with an eager but inept partner-in-crime (Kilmer).
16) Larry Crowne
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
2011
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (99 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
When he suddenly finds himself without his long-standing blue-collar job, Larry Crowne enrolls at his local college to start over. There, he becomes part of an eclectic community of students and develops a crush on his teacher. Now this simple guy will discover that when you think everything worth having has passed you by, you just might find your reason to live.
17) Furious 7
Language
English
Formats
Description
Deckard Shaw is out for revenge against Dominic Toretto and his crew, following the death of his brother in 'Fast & Furious 6.' Before Shaw can do that, Dom plans to take him out first with help from Brian, Ronan, Tej, and Letty.
"Furious 7 offers edge-of-the-seat excitement with outlandish action sequences, inventive stunts, hilarious cartoonish moments and even some touching emotion."--USA Today.
"Fast-moving fight scenes, outrageous auto antics...
Publisher
Universal Pictures
Pub. Date
[2006]
Physical Desc
4 DVDs (approximately 480 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Documents the exploits of a paper supply company in Scranton, Pennsylvania. Made up of head chief Michael Scott, a harmlessly deluded boss who cares about the welfare of his employees while trying to put his own spin on company policy. From sexual politics to performance reviews to email espionage, the employees at Dunder-Mifflin are there to get the job done...or not.