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Arthur Conan Doyle's 'The Valley of Fear' has Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson investigating a coded message and a brutal murder at an English manor, uncovering a dark secret from America's violent coal mines and a ruthless secret society.
Arthur Conan Doyle's 'The Return of Sherlock Holmes' brings the great detective back from the dead after Reichenbach Falls, delivering thirteen brilliant cases full of deduction, danger, and the unbreakable bond with Dr. Watson.
Arthur Conan Doyle's 'The Hound of the Baskervilles' sends Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson to the foggy moors of Devon to solve the mystery of a legendary spectral hound that has terrorised the Baskerville family for centuries.
Arthur Conan Doyle's 'The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes' is the second collection of eleven short stories featuring the world's greatest detective and Dr. Watson, including the dramatic Reichenbach Falls confrontation and the famous Silver Blaze mystery.
Arthur Conan Doyle's 'The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes' is the first collection of twelve short stories featuring the world's greatest detective and Dr. Watson solving baffling crimes with sharp observation and deduction in Victorian London.
Arthur Conan Doyle's 'The Sign of Four' sends Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson after the Agra treasure when mysterious pearls arrive for Mary Morstan, leading to murder, a one-legged convict, and a thrilling Thames boat chase.
Arthur Conan Doyle's 'A Study in Scarlet' introduces Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson as they solve a baffling murder in Victorian London using revolutionary methods of observation and deduction, launching the world's most famous detective.
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003), directed by Peter Jackson, ends the epic tale of Frodo and the One Ring. Elijah Wood plays Frodo with growing weariness as the ring weighs on him.
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002), directed by Peter Jackson, splits the fellowship and builds the war against evil. Elijah Wood plays Frodo as the ring pulls him down.
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001), directed by Peter Jackson, starts the great journey. Elijah Wood plays Frodo, a small hobbit with a big task.
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003), directed by Peter Weir, follows a British warship as it hunts a French vessel across the Atlantic and around South America during the Napoleonic Wars. Russell Crowe plays Captain Jack Aubrey, a born leader who will chase his enemy to the edge of the world.
Fawlty Towers is a British comedy series. It aired on BBC Two from 19 September 1975 to 25 October 1979. John Cleese and Connie Booth wrote it. John Cleese plays Basil Fawlty, the rude and snobbish owner of a seaside hotel in Torquay, Devon.
George Orwell’s Animal Farm is a sharp satirical novella where farm animals rebel against their human farmer, Mr. Jones, to create a society based on equality.
Johnny English (2003), directed by Peter Howitt, is a British spy comedy. Rowan Atkinson plays Johnny English, a bumbling MI7 agent who becomes Britain's last hope when every other spy is killed at a funeral.
Pierre Boulle’s The Bridge on the River Kwai follows British POWs in a Japanese camp during World War II, forced to build a vital railway bridge.
The Last Battle concludes Narnia as deception leads to its end, with King Tirian fighting a false Aslan.
In The Silver Chair, Eustace and Jill embark on a quest to find Caspian’s lost son, guided by Aslan’s signs through Narnia’s underworld.
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader sends Caspian, Edmund, Lucy, and cousin Eustace sailing east to find lost lords and reach Aslan’s country.
In Prince Caspian, the Pevensie siblings return to Narnia to help young Prince Caspian reclaim his throne from his usurping uncle.
The Horse and His Boy follows Shasta and talking horse Bree escaping to Narnia, joining Aravis and Hwin to warn of invasion.
C.S. Lewis’s The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe follows four siblings who enter the magical land of Narnia through a wardrobe, where they battle the White Witch’s eternal winter.
In The Magician's Nephew, Digory and Polly enter other worlds via magic rings, witnessing Narnia’s creation by Aslan and the entry of evil.