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1) 50/50
Publisher
Summit Entertainment
Language
English
Formats
Description
Inspired by personal experiences, an original story about friendship, love, survival, and finding humor in unlikely places. Two best friends' lives change when one of them is diagnosed with cancer.
Publisher
FJ Productions
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (79 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A man discovers his inner self in more ways than one. A near tragedy is masterfully transformed into a one-man comedy, perfectly portrayed by Ed Asner in his hilarious visit to the hospital in preparation for surgery he doesn't want.
Series
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2004]
Edition
Special ed.
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (143 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
日本語
Description
Discovering that he is in the terminal stages of cancer, a clerk spends his last months in search of the meaning to life. After his pursuit of pleasure has failed, he finds self-realization in bringing about the building of a children's playground in the slums and dies quiety fulfilled.
Publisher
Image Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2009]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 88 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Suspecting Lisa, his wife, of adultery, Peter tries to figure out why his wife had disappeared. When Lisa found out that she has cancer, she decides to leave him clues so that he could discover the affair and the secret life she had been leading and that he never knew existed. Peter sets out to track down the other man in her life.
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2011]
Physical Desc
4 DVDs (613 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Even though his cancer's in remission, chemistry teacher turned meth maker Walter White still can't catch a break. His wife has filed for divorce, his DEA agent brother-in-law is out to bust him, and a Mexican cartel just wants him dead. But with his family's future still at stake, Walt cooks up a deal that will make him a fortune, a scheme with a terrible price.
Publisher
Bridgestone Multimedia Group
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (39 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
An ambitious young medical professional with aspirations of becoming a surgeon encounters a teenage boy with terminal cancer. The two quickly find themselves at odds with each other and must learn from each other how to find purpose in life.
8) Scarlett
Publisher
Bridgestone Multimedia Group
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 92 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Dramatic love story of two talented architects, Chase and Scarlett. Their dreams for the future are abruptly ended when Scarlett is diagnosed with cancer and struggles with her faith and God's love for her. Chase helps her overcome her fears and doubts as they fight the battle together.
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (108 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Français
Description
George Riley has been diagnosed with terminal cancer. Three couples react to the news with various degrees of emotion. The women are each separately invited to a seaside resort by Riley, and hidden resentments and insecurities in each relationship bubble to the surface, causing a re-evaluation of each couple's love.
11) Truman
Publisher
Filmrise
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (108 min.) : digital, optical ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Español
Description
Diagnosed with terminal cancer, Julián has decided to forgo treatment and spend his final days tying up loose ends. When childhood friend Tomás pays his ailing friend an unexpected visit, he quickly realizes he won't be able to change Julián's mind. In what will be their final reunion, the two friends set out to finalize Julián's funeral arrangements, settle his accounts and, most importantly, find a home for his beloved dog, Truman.
12) Hope
Publisher
Kimstim
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (125 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Norwegian
Description
Based on filmmaker's Maria Sødahl's own experiences, this is the story of Anja and Tomas, longtime romantic partners whose large, blended family is upended when Anja receives a grave medical diagnosis. Anja and Tomas are forced to recalibrate their long-term relationship in ways that only a profound crisis can inspire.
13) Letters to God
Publisher
Vivendi Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (114 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A young boy suffering from cancer and a postman searching for life's meaning are brought together by the power of God.
Publisher
Sony Pictures Television
Pub. Date
2012.
Physical Desc
4 DVDs (610 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
In season four, Walt and Skyler try to use gambling to explain how Walt has made all of his money; Skyler tries to launder money through a car wash; Hank's discovery of Gus Fring's fingerprint in Gale Boetticher's apartment is enough for DEA and Albuquerque PD to bring Gus in for an interview; and much more.
15) The Earthling
Series
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (97 min., 99 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Patrick Foley is a hard-hearted, no-nonsense loner who spent his life exploring the world and avoiding his feelings. When he returns to his remote Australian birthplace, he is met with more than the average outback wildlife. Fate throws him together with young Shawn Daley, a recently orphaned, city-bred boy with little hope and even less self-reliance. How can he take a pampered little child into the perilous, wild country without risking both their...
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2013.
Physical Desc
3 DVDs (373 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
With Gus Fring dead, Walt's transformation from well-meaning family man to ruthless drug kingpin is nearly complete. This season charts the murderous rise of Walter White as he reaches new highs and new lows.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Hazel and Gus share a sarcastic sense of humor, a distaste for the conventional, and ultimately a love that sweeps them on an unforgettable journey. Although the two teens face unlikely challenges, their courage and dedication to each other prove that while life isn't perfect, love can still be extraordinary in this powerfully moving film based on John Green's New York Times best-selling novel.
18) The other man
Publisher
Image Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2009]
Physical Desc
1 Blu-ray (approximately 88 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Suspecting Lisa, his wife, of adultery, Peter tries to figure out why his wife had disappeared. When Lisa found out that she has cancer, she decides to leave him clues so that he could discover the affair and the secret life she had been leading and that he never knew existed. Peter sets out to track down the other man in her life.
Series
Criterion collection volume 101
Publisher
The Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2015]
Edition
Blu-ray special edition.
Physical Desc
1 Blu-ray (91 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Swedish
Description
A story of four women's search for spiritual peace. Agnes is dying of cancer and is visited one last time by her two sisters, Karin and Maria. These two become entangled in feelings of jealousy, manipulation and selfishness. Yet Agnes is able to transcend her sisters' pettiness to remember moments of staggering beauty as well as horror.
Pub. Date
2013
Physical Desc
3 DVDs (approximately 385 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
It all ends with a bang! In the final episodes, Emmy winners Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul bring the saga of Breaking Bad to a bloody conclusion in their roles as meth kingpin, Walter White and his guilt-ridden partner, Jesse Pinkman. As each tries to get clear of the wreckage they left behind in the meth world, DEA agent Hank Schrader's obsessive pursuit of "Heisenberg" gains steam, leading up to a shattering finale that will leave no one in Walt's...
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