Descriptive Videos P - Z

Parenthood – 2 hrs.
VC 1160
Steve Martin heads an all-star cast in this comedy about family life.
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rated PG-13

The Passion of the Christ – 2 hrs. 5 min.
VC 1285
Mel Gibson’s controversial film about the last twelve hours in the life of Jesus, played by Jim Caviezel.
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rated R

Patriot Games – 2 hrs.
VC 1161
Jack Ryan, a former CIA analyst, performs a courageous act that marks him and his family as targets for terrorists. Based on a novel by Tom Clancy.
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rated R

Peter Pan – 1 hr. 55b min.
VC 1281
A new version of the classic tale about a boy who never grew up.
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rated PG

The Piano – 2 hrs.
VC 1163
A haunting story, set in Nineteenth-Century New Zealand, depicting the tragedy and triumph erotic passion can bring to one’s life.
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rated R

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl – 2 hrs. 25 min.
VC 1274
Johnny Depp plays Jack Sparrow, a pirate captain searching for his ship after a mutiny that left him abandoned on a dessert island. Orlando Bloom co-stars as the orphaned son of a pirate whose secret past holds the key to treasures beyond belief.
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rated PG-13

(Disney’s) Pocahontas – 1 hr. 20 min.
VC 1164
Animated feature that tells the story of the legendary Indian princess, Pocahontas, and her chance encounter with Captain John Smith.
J
rated G

Polar Express – 1 hr. 40 min.
VC 1290
Tom Hanks stars in this Christmas movie based on Chris Van Allsburg’s popular children’s book.
YA, J
rated G

The Preacher's Wife – 2 hrs. 5 min.
VC 1165
A charming angel, played by Denzel Washington, helps a young minister and his beautiful wife revive their marriage.
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rated PG

Pretty Woman – 2 hrs.
VC 1166
Julia Roberts and Richard Gere star as a prostitute and a businessman who find each other in this contemporary romance.
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rated R

Primary Colors – 2 hrs. 25 min.
VC 1237
John Travolta stars as a virtually unknown Southern governor who runs for president in this adaptation of the bestselling novel.
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rated R

The Problem of Thor Bridge – 50 min.
VC 1168
A wealthy American hires Sherlock Holmes to save a woman from the gallows. From the PBS series starring Jeremy Brett.
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not rated

Psycho – 1 hr. 50 min.
VC 1169
Anthony Perkins plays troubled Norman Bates, in this Alfred Hitchcock thriller.
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rated R

Raising Helen – 2 hrs.
VC 1282
A funny tale of a hipster and fashion professional who suddenly finds herself raising three children after her sister’s untimely death. Starring Kate Hudson and John Corbett.
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rated PG-13

Ransom – 2 hrs.
VC 1171
A wealthy executive's charmed life is shattered when his young son is abducted.
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rated R

Ray – 2 hrs. 30 min.
VC 1303
Jamie Foxx stars as Ray Charles in this film based on the life of the legendary musician/singer.
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rated PG-13

The Rock – 2 hrs. 15 min.
VC 1172
San Francisco is taken hostage by a vengeful general, and only an FBI agent and a notorious federal prisoner have the skills to defuse the lethal situation.
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rated R

Rookie of the Year – 1 hr. 45 min.
VC 1174
The ultimate fantasy for a Little Leaguer comes true when 12-year-old Henry, who has a thunderbolt pitching arm, is signed by the Chicago Cubs.
J
rated PG

Saving Private Ryan (2 cassettes) – 2 hrs. 50 min.
VC 1177
The Normandy Invasion is graphically recreated in this award-winning movie that stars Tom Hanks as the army captain who leads his men behind enemy lines to find Pvt. James Ryan, played by Matt Damon. Includes "Into the Beach," a feature on the making of the film.
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rated R

Scent of a Woman – 2 hrs. 40 min.
VC 1178
A prep school student agrees to accompany a blind, retired lieutenant, played by Al Pacino, on a weekend excursion to New York City.
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rated R

Schindler's List (2 cassettes) – 3 hrs. 15 min.
VC 1179
The true story of an enigmatic man's act of courage that saved the lives of 1,100 Jews during the Holocaust. Based on the book by Thomas Keneally.
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rated R

Scooby-Doo – 1 hr. 25 min.
VC 1263
Scooby-Doo and his crime-solving gang investigate paranormal incidents at Spooky Island. Starring Freddie Prinze, Jr. and Sarah Michelle Geller.
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rated PG

Scream – 1 hr. 50 min.
VC 1180
After a series of mysterious deaths, a seemingly peaceful community becomes a place where no one is safe, in this horror thriller.
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rated R

Seabiscuit – 2 hrs. 20 min.
VC 1275
The true story of an ungainly racehorse that captured the country’s heart during the depression. Stars Tobey Maguire and Jeff Bridges. Based on Laura Hillenbrand’s bestselling book.
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rated PG-13

Shakespeare in Love – 2 hrs.
VC 1181
William Shakespeare, played by Joseph Fiennes, finds inspiration in his secret romance with the Lady Viola, played by Gwyneth Paltrow, but there is more to Lady Viola than Will thinks in this romantic comedy. Oscar winner for Best Picture.
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rated R

A Shark Tale – 1 hr. 30 min.
VC 1299
When a son of a gangster shark boss is accidentally killed, his would-be prey and his vegetarian brother both decide to use the death to further their own goals in this animated comedy with voices by Will Smith, Robert DeNiro, Renee Zellweger, and Jack Black.
AD, YA, J
rated PG

Shoscombe Old Place – 50 min.
VC 1182
Sherlock Holmes investigates when one of Sir Robert's creditors disappears and a bone is found in the furnace. From the PBS series starring Jeremy Brett.
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not rated

Shrek – 1 hr. 35 min.
VC 1264
Animated tale about a reclusive though lovable ogre, voiced by Mike Myers, and a chatterbox donkey, voiced by Eddie Murphy, who set out to rescue Princess Fiona, voiced by Cameron Diaz, who is being held by a tyrant.
AD, YA, J
rated PG

Shrek 2 – 1 hr. 30 min.
VC 1283
Shrek and Fiona travel to her home kingdom, Far Far Away, so her parents can bless their marriage, but not everyone is happy about the union. Voices provided by Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz, and Antonio Banderas.
AD, YA, J
rated PG

The Sign of Four – 2 hrs.
VC 1183
Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson pursue priceless Indian treasures and confront a murderer. From the PBS series starring Jeremy Brett.
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not rated

Signs – 1 hr. 45 min.
VC 1265
Mel Gibson plays a reverend in Pennsylvania who sets out to discover the truth about mysterious crop circles that appeared on his farmland.
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rated PG-13

Singin’ in the Rain – 1 hr. 45 min.
VC 1266
Classic musical about the early days of movie talkies. Starring Gene Kelly, Donald O’Connor, and Debbie Reynolds.
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not rated

Sister Act – 1 hr. 40 min.
VC 1186
Whoopi Goldberg plays a sassy lounge singer forced to hide out from the mob, disguised as a nun in a convent.
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rated PG

Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit – 1 hr. 45 min.
VC 1187
Whoopi Goldberg as the lounge singer who once again takes up the guise of Sister Mary Clarence to work at a troubled inner-city school.
AD, YA
rated PG

Sixth Sense – 1 hr. 45 min.
VC 1188
Bruce Willis plays a child psychologist unprepared for what he discovers when he tries to help an eight-year-old boy who see things that aren't there.
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rated PG-13

Sneakers – 2 hrs. 5 min.
VC 1189
An unlikely team of renegade computer hackers become entangled in international intrigue.
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rated PG-13

(Walt Disney's) Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs – 1 hr. 25   min.
VC 1190
The first full-length animated feature ever made retells the classic fairy tale of romance and adventure.
J
rated G

Sophie's Choice – 2 hrs. 30 min.
VC 1191
Meryl Streep portrays a Polish Catholic immigrant who survived a Nazi concentration camp.
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rated R

Soul Food – 1 hr. 55 min.
VC 1241
Sunday dinner at Mother Joe’s is a 40-year tradition in this family drama starring Vanessa L. Williams, Vivica Fox, Nia Long, and Michael Beach.
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rated R

The Sound of Music (2 cassettes) – 3 hrs.
VC 1192
In this Rodgers and Hammerstein musical based on a true story, Julie Andrews stars as Maria von Trapp, a spirited, young Austrian woman who has a profound influence on a hard-hearted widower and his family. From the book The Story of the Trapp Family Singers by Maria A. Trapp.
AD, YA, J
rated G

Speed – 1 hr. 55 min.
VC 1193
A crowded city bus races through Los Angeles while the bomb squad attempts to diffuse the bomb on board, set to to off if the bus slows to below 50 miles per hour.
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rated R

Spider-Man – 2 hrs.
VC 1267
Tobey Maguire stars as the Marvel character, Peter Parker, a high-school student who develops spider-like abilities after being by a radioactive spider.
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rated PG-13

Spy Kids – 1 hr. 30 min.
VC 1268
Two young spies try to save their secret agent parents from danger.
J
rated PG

Stand and Deliver – 1 hr. 45 min.
VC 1194
Based on the true, inspirational story of a math teacher at East Los Angeles’ Garfield High who refuses to write off his inner-city students as losers. Edward James Olmos stars as the teacher.
AD, YA
rated PG

Star Trek: The Motion Picture – 2 hr. 25 min.
VC 1195
The Starship Enterprise must stop an alien invader from reaching Earth.
AD, YA
rated G

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan – 1 hr. 55 min.
VC 1196
Captain Kirk’s old enemy, Khan, sets a trap for the captain of the Enterprise.
AD, YA
rated PG

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home – 2 hrs.
VC 1197
The Starship Enterprise undertakes a mission to Earth's past in an effort to preserve its future.
AD, YA
rated PG

Star Trek V: The Final Frontier – 1 hr. 50 min.
VC 1198
The crew of the Starship Enterprise battles a renegade Vulcan.
AD, YA
rated PG

Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country – 1 hr. 55 min.
VC 1199
Trouble threatens the proposed peace between the Federation and the Klingon Empire.
AD, YA
rated PG

Tarzan – 1 hr. 30 min.
VC 1201
Disney animated movie featuring the voices of Rosie O'Donnell and Glenn Close, and telling the story of an orphaned baby boy raised by a gorilla.
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rated G

(Cecil B. DeMille's) The Ten Commandments (2 cassettes) – 3 hrs. 40 min.
VC 1202
Charlton Heston and Yul Brynner star in this epic telling of the story of Moses and how he led his people to freedom.
AD, YA, J
rated G

The Terminal – 2 hrs. 10 min.
VC 1286
Tom Hanks plays Viktor Navorski in this comic tale of an Eastern European man stuck in Kennedy Airport after his homeland falls to a coup, invalidating his citizenship. Loosely based on a true story.
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rated PG

Terminator 2: Judgment Day – 2 hr. 20 min.
VC 1203
Arnold Schwarzenegger is the Terminator, a cyborg that has been reprogrammed and sent back in time to protect a boy destined to lead freedom fighters of the future.
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rated R

Terms of Endearment – 2 hrs. 10 min.
VC 1204
Shirley MacLaine and Debra Winger play a mother and daughter locked in a turbulent relationship over thirty years.
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rated PG

There's Something About Mary – 2 hrs.
VC 1205
A riotous comedy starring Ben Stiller as angst-drive Ted, who, thirteen years later, tracks down Mary, the girl of his dreams, played by Cameron Diaz. Includes never-before-seen footage.
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rated R

Three Men and a Baby – 1 hr. 40 min.
VC 1207
A baby's arrival drastically changes the lives of three bachelors.
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rated PG

To Kill a Mockingbird – 2 hrs. 10 min.
VC 1209
Academy Award-winner Gregory Peck stars in this classic coming-of-age story about a single father who is a lawyer confronting racism in a small Alabama town in the 1930s.
AD, YA
not rated

Top Gun – 1 hr. 50 min.
VC 1210
Tom Cruise plays a daring young flyer out to become the best at the Navy's fighter weapons school.
AD, YA
rated PG

Toy Story – 1 hr. 20 min.
VC 1212
Toys come to life in this computer-animated tale as Buzz Lightyear, six-year-old Andy's new space ranger toy, competes with cowboy Woody, Andy's favorite toy.
J
rated G

Toy Story 2 – 1 hr. 35 min.
VC 1233
Further computer-animated adventures of Buzz Lightyear, Woody, and the other toys.
J
rated G

True Grit – 2 hrs. 10 min.
VC 1213
John Wayne stars as the drunken, uncouth U.S. marshal Rooster Cogburn in this western classic.
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rated PG

True Lies – 2 hrs. 20 min.
VC 1214
Arnold Schwarzenegger stars as a special agent whose secret life is revealed when he and his wife find themselves in the clutches of international terrorists.
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rated R

Twins – 1 hr. 45 min.
VC 1215
Danny DeVito and Arnold Schwarzenegger star as mismatched twins who were separated at birth.
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rated PG

Two Weeks Notice – 1 hr. 40 min.
VC 1269
Sandra Bullock plays a brilliant but neurotic lawyer and Hugh Grant plays her charming, wealthy, and irresponsible client in this romantic comedy.
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rated PG

Unforgiven – 2 hrs 10 min.
VC 1216
The 1992 Academy Award Winner for Best Picture stars Clint Eastwood and Morgan Freeman as retired, down-on-their-luck outlaws who pick up their guns one last time.
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rated R

Vietnam: A Television History (7 parts)
Emmy Award-winning PBS documentary series on the Vietnam War. An American Experience broadcast.
Volume 1: "Roots of a War" and "The First Vietnam War (1945-1954)" – 2 hrs.
        VC 1217
Volume 2: "America's Mandarin (1954-1963)" and "LBJ Goes to War (1064-1965)" – 2 hrs.
        VC 1218
Volume 3: "America Takes Charge (1965-1967)" and "America's Enemy (1954-1967)" – 2 hrs.
        VC 1219
Volume 4: "Tet 1968" and "Vietnamizing the War (1968-1973)" – 2 hrs.
        VC 1220
Volume 5: "Cambodia and Laos" and "Peace is at Hand (1968-1973) – 2 hrs.
        VC 1221
Volume 6: "Homefront USA" and "The End of the Tunnel (1973-1975)" – 2 hrs.
        VC 1222
Volume 7: "Legacies" – 1 hr.
        VC 1223
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not rated

Waiting to Exhale – 2 hrs. 5 min.
VC 1224
The funny and touching story of four African-American women whose bond of friendship carries them through life’s challenges as they search for true love. Based on the novel by Terry McMillan.
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rated R

While You Were Sleeping – 1 hr. 45 min.
VC 1225
A romantic comedy about a subway employee who finds her life changed forever when she unexpectedly enters the life of a man she's admired from afar.
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rated PG

White Men Can't Jump – 1 hr. 55 min.
VC 1227
Woody Harrelson and Wesley Snipes portray a pair of basketball hustlers who team up to con their way across the courts of Los Angeles.
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rated R

Why the Towers Fell – 1 hr.
VC 1280
Documentary investigation into the collapse of the World Trade Center. A NOVA broadcast.
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not rated

Wisteria Lodge - 50 min.
VC 1228
A tyrant, a governess, and a police inspector lead Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson on a wild goose chase. From the PBS series starring Jeremy Brett.
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not rated

The Wizard of Oz  – 2 hrs. 30 min.
VC 1229
The classic musical about Dorothy's adventures over the rainbow in the Land of Oz, starring Judy Garland, Margaret Hamilton, Jack Haley, Bert Lahr, Frank Morgan, and Ray Bolger. Includes a feature on the making of the movie, hosted by Angela Lansbury, and an outtake musical number, "The Jitterbug."
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rated G

The X-Files – 2 hrs.
VC 1239
Film version of the hit TV series about FBI agents who investigate the paranormal.
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rated PG-13

The X-Men – 1 hr. 45 min.
VC 1240
The Marvel comic book comes to life in this film adaptation.
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rated PG-13

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