Peter Hyams
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
In 2001, Dave Bowman was taken by the Jupiter monolith and transformed into a powerful being. Now, in 2010, Dr. Heywood Floyd, the man held responsible for Discovery's failure, is going back to Jupiter. He and his crewmates must reactivate the psychotic HAL-9000 computer so they can learn what happened and find out the meaning of Bowman's last transmission. This will be a joint American-Soviet expedition set against the backdrop of growing global...
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Martin Hunter is a high profile laywer who has an impeccable record putting criminals behind bars and is a shoo-in for governor in the upcoming election. But when ambitious rookie journalist C.J. Nicholas begins investigating Hunter for tampering with evidence to secure his convictions, the district attorney's perfect record is up for scrutiny. Commencing a risky game of cat and mouse with Hunter, C.J. frames himself as a murder suspect to catch the...
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
After a major shipment of drugs goes missing on the US-Canadian border, former Navy SEAL Henry is plunged into survival mode when the drug cartel forces him to help retrieve it. Trapped in the wilderness with no means of communication, Henry finds himself face to face with Clay, a man with a personal vendetta against Henry. Now, the two mortal enemies must make a choice: put aside their past and work together, or die alone at the hands of the drug...
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Formats
Description
A young man comes of age and decides to avenge the brutal murder of his parents. In a world threatened by war, and finding he has impressive combat skills, he finds the opportunity he is looking for in the elite fighting force of the infamous Musketeers. After years of disgrace, he reunites the group and brings them back to their previous glory. Along his journey, he helps the Queen of France and finds love.
5) Timecop
Pub. Date
[1994]
Language
English
Description
In the year 2004, time travel is not only a reality, it's an opportunity-- for criminals of the future to alter the past for profit and power. Jean-Claude Van Damme stars in this sci-fi action-thriller as embittered timecop Max Walker-- toughest member of the elite "Time Enforcement Commission" which was created to enforce one simple rule: no one goes back. But Walker may have met his match in the person of Senator McComb, a corrupt ruthless politician...
6) End of days
Pub. Date
[2000]
Language
English
Description
When a burned-out former New York City cop named Jericho is assigned to security detail for a mysterious and foreboding stranger, Jericho thwarts an assassination attempt. During the ensuing investigation, he and his parner save the life of a beautiful and terrified woman, whose destiny involves death, the devil and the fate of mankind.
7) Outland
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
A future cop probes some mysterious deaths among the workers in a mining colony on one of Jupiter's innermost moons.
8) The Presidio
Pub. Date
c1999, 1988
Language
English
Description
Lt. Col. Caldwell (Sean Connery) and Police Inspector Jay Austin (Mark Harmon) don't like each other, because Caldwell helped run Austin out of the military police a few years back. Now, they must team up to solve a brutal murder.
9) 2010
Pub. Date
[2000]
Language
English
Description
American and Soviet astronauts go to Jupiter in an attempt to solve the puzzle of the original Discovery flight made in 2001.
10) Outland
Pub. Date
c1997, 1981
Language
English
Description
A future cop probes some mysterious deaths among the workers in a mining colony on on of Jupiter's innermost moons.
11) Hanover Street
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Description
An American bomber pilot falls in love with a married British nurse and then must escort her husband on a mission behind enemy lines.
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Count Dracula has until midnight to retrieve an ancient amulet that will give him final control over the delicate balance between good and evil in the world. To help him, the creepy County calls on some old friends; the weird Wolfman, grotesque Gill-Man, mildewed Mummy and freaky Frankenstein. As the ghoulish group gets closer to the amultet, it becomes up to the Monster Squad, headquartered in the local tree house, to pool its questionable resources...
13) The hunter
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
The true story of Ralph "Papa" Thorson, a modern-day bounty hunter. Thorson pursues fugitives who have skipped bail. The chase comes full circle when he becomes the quarry of a vengeful psychopath.
14) End of days
Pub. Date
[2000]
Language
English
Description
When a burned-out former New York City cop named Jericho is assigned to security detail for a mysterious and foreboding stranger, Jericho thwarts an assassination attempt. During the ensuing investigation, he and his parner save the life of a beautiful and terrified woman, whose destiny involves death, the devil and the fate of mankind.