Along Came a Spider - Summary: "Alex Cross, the detective from "Kiss The Girls," teams with a beautiful Secret Service agent to try and stop a brilliant psychopath from committing the crime of the century."

Call number: OPC - PN1997 .A75 2001 DVD

Call number: PAL - PN1997 Along .C337 2001 DVD

Amistad - Summary: "Based on a true story, "Amistad" is the epic profiling the trial of several Africans charged with mutiny while on board a slave ship headed for America's northeastern coast in 1839."

Call number: PAL - E447 .A6 1998 VHS

Call number: SAC - PN1997 AMISTAD DVD

Batman Begins - Summary: "Batman Begins explores the origins of the Batman legend and the Dark Knight's emergence as a force for good in Gotham. In the wake of his parents' murder, disillusioned industrial heir Bruce Wayne (Christian Bale) travels the world seeking the means to fight injustice and turn fear against those who prey on the fearful. He returns to Gotham and unveils his alter-ego: Batman, a masked crusader who uses his strength, intellect and an array of high tech deceptions to fight the sinister forces that threaten the city."

Call number: PAL - PN1997 Batm B44 2005 DVD

Call number: SAC - PN1997 BatmanBe DVD

Bruce Almighty - Summary: "Bruce, a local news reporter, is so discontent, he blames his misfortune on God's inability to perform his divine job. God, hoping to pass along some wisdom to the constant complainer, endows Bruce with his powers and challenges him to do a better job."

Call number: SAC - PN1997 BruceAlm DVD

Chain Reaction - Summary: "Industrial mercenaries sabotage a project that converts water into safe energy, then frame two scientists for it."

Call number: OPC - PN1997 .C434 2000 DVD

The Contract - Summary: "While on a hiking trip to reconnect with his son after the death of his wife, Ray Keene (John Cusack) stumbles into a nightmare scenario of paid assassins and ex-military guns-for-hire. Frank Cardin (Morgan Freeman) is attempting to fulfill a contract to assassinate a high profile businessman when things go arwy and he ends up in the custody of the U.S. Marshals. After an ill-fated attempt by his compatriots to free him Frank finds himself in the custody of ex-lawman Ray and his son (Jamie Anderson). As the trio tries to make their way back to civilization they are relentlessly pursued by Frank's friends who are intent on freeing their leader in order to collect on the contract. But one pursuer may be more foe than friend."

Call number: OPC - PN1997 .C6687 2007 DVD

The Dark Knight - Summary: "The follow-up to the action hit Batman Begins, The Dark Knight reunites director Christopher Nolan and star Christian Bale, who reprises the role of Batman/Bruce Wayne in his continuing war on crime. With the help of Lieutenant Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman sets out to destroy organized crime in Gotham for good. The triumvirate proves to be effective, but they soon find themselves prey to a rising criminal mastermind known as the Joker, who thrusts Gotham into anarchy and forces the Dark Knight ever closer to crossing the fine line between hero and vigilante."

Call number: SAC - PN1997 DarkKnight DVD

Dreamcatcher - Summary: "Four young friends perform a heroic act and are changed forever by the uncanny powers they gain in return. Years later, on a hunting trip in the Maine woods, they are overtaken by a blizzard, a vicious storm in which something much more ominous moves. Challenged to stop a deadly alien force, they confront an unparalleled horror, with the fate of the world in the balance."

Call number: PAL - PN1997 Dream C38 2003 DVD

Driving Miss Daisy - Summary: "An Atlanta widow and her chauffeur reflect the changing times, from 1948 to 1973. Directed by Bruce Beresford. Oscars for best picture, actress Tandy."

Call number: PAL - PN1997 Driv 2003 DVD

Evan Almighty - Summary: "Funnyman Steve Carell is at his hilarious best when his simple wish to change the world turns into a baffling request from God (Morgan Freeman) and turns his seemingly perfect life upside down. With the help of his family and a comical cast of animals, Evan's unbelievable adventure leads to laugh-out-loud hilarity."

Call number: OPC - PN1997 .E936 2007 DVD

Call number: PAL - PN1997 Evan 2007 DVD

Call number: SAC - PN1997 EvanAlm DVD

Glory - Summary: "Colonel Robert G. Shaw was an officer in the Federal Army during the American Civil War who volunteered to lead the first regiment of black soldiers against the Germans. Shaw challenged the prejudices of both the enemy and his own fellow officers."

Call number: PAL - PN1997 Glor 1990 VHS

Call number: SAC - PN1997 Glory DVD

Lean on Me - Summary: "From the director of "The Karate Kid" and "Rocky," comes the true story of Joe Lewis Clark, the baseball bat-wielding principal who vows to clean up gang infested and drug ridden Eastside High with a tough love approach."

Call number: PAL - PN1997 Lean 1998 DVD

Lucky Number Slevin - Summary: "Set in the New York underworld where nothing is as it seems, Lucky # Slevin is an action-packed, fun-as-hell roller coaster ride (Venice Magazine). When down-on-his-luck Slevin (Josh Hartnett) stumbles into a running feud between the citys most feared crime bosses (Morgan Freeman and Ben Kingsley), he ignites an all-out war. Tracked by a mysterious assassin (Bruce Willis) and distracted by his flirtatious neighbor (Lucy Liu), Slevin must try to cheat death by turning the tables on the gangsters. If you take the best parts of Pulp Fiction, The Usual Suspects and The Professional, what you get is Lucky # Slevin (Shawn Edwards, Fox-TV)."

Call number: PAL - PN1997 Lucky 2006 DVD

Million Dollar Baby - Summary: "A well-respected trainer who is estranged from his daughter reluctantly agrees to train a female boxer after he is impressed with her dedication and will. The two form a fragile bond of friendship as they realize they share a lot of common experiences in their past. Their new friendship is put to the test when they face a difficult battle."

Call number: OPC - PN1997 .M555 2005 DVD

Call number PAL - PN1997 Milli D65 2005 DVD

Call number SAC - PN1997 MILLION DVD

Nurse Betty - Summary: "A hard luck waitress in Kansas is totally devoted to her favorite soap opera. When Betty's husband is killed by hit men, the shock causes Betty to turn into Nurse Betty and she hits the road in her husband's Buick to find her true love - a character from the soap opera. The hit men chase her to recover what's hidden in the Buick."

Call number: PAL - PN1997 Nurs B48 2006 DVD

Outbreak - Summary: "An Army medic fights the spread of a deadly virus brought into the United States by an African monkey."

Call number: PAL - PN1997 Outb 1997 DVD

Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves - Summary: "For the good of all men, and the love of one woman, he fought to uphold justice by breaking the law. This is the classic story of one man taking from the rich and giving to the poor."

Call number: PAL - PN1997 Robi 1991 VHS

Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry - Summary: "Roll Of Thunder, Hear My Cry is Mildred D. Taylor's award-winning story of life in the Depression-era South and a family's struggle to keep their land and dignity during that time. As seen on television."

Call number: PAL - PN1997 Roll 1993 VHS

Seven - Summary: "Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman plunge into the world of a madman in this searing psychological thriller about a serial killer who fashions his murders after the seven deadly sins."

Call number: SAC - PN1997 Seven DVD

The Shawshank Redemption - Summary: "Two life sentences for a 1947 double murder land an innocent man in a Maine prison."

Call number: OPC - PN1997 .S529 1999 DVD

Call number: PAL - PN1997 Shaws 2007 DVD

Call number: SAC - PN1997 Shawshank DVD

The Sum of All Fears - Summary: "Young and inexperienced, CIA agent Jack Ryan races against time to stop terrorists who plan to ignite a war between the U.S. and Russia--by detonating a nuclear bomb at the Superbowl!"

Call number: OPC - PN1997 .S852 2002 DVD

Call number: PAL - PN1997 Sum 2002 DVD