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Round the World in Eighty Days

Phileas Fogg reads that it is possible to travel around the world in eighty days. He makes a bet that he can do it, but doesn't know that someone wants to stop him. A classic adventure by Jules Verne.

Anne of Green Gables

The Cuthberts ask the orphanage for a boy to help at their farm, but a little girl steps off the train. Anne causes chaos at Green Gables, but her good nature wins everyone's heart.

Another World

Everybody is happy, young and beautiful in Eden City. BZXY741 is a student and meets Eve, who tells him about another world...an intriguing science fiction story.

The Call of the Wild

Buck's new life in the cold north of Canada is hard. He meets dangerous men and dogs in this snowy country. Buck is intelligent and strong. He must change to live, but can he learn to be happy?

Kong - The 8th Wonder of the World

Ann Darrow is an actor with no work and no money. Carl Denham wants to make a movie-but not in the United States. A long, long way from New York is an island. And on that island lives King Kong.

Nelson Mandela

Nelson Mandela's life is the story of a country boy and his fight for the black people of South Africa. The extraordinary story of a great man, a freedom fighter, and one of the world's important leaders.

Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas

Everyone in Halloweentown loves Halloween-but not Jack Skellington. Then one day he visits Christmastown and has an idea. Why can't everyone in Halloweentown celebrate Christmas, too - their own way.