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Love arrives with a splash when a handsome and eligible tycoon (Cary Grant) and a beautiful working woman (Doris Day) meet over a curbside mud puddle. Stream now on Kanopy!… Read More
Jessica recently lost her husband and to make a fresh start she is moving north. As she travels, she keeps seeing the same man. He acts nice but there is something off about him. And then he kidnaps Jessica. He takes her to a cabin in the woods. But Jessica manages to escape. She is… Read More
Situated in Seattle's Green Lake neighborhood, the Crouch's home appears to house the perfect family - Winnie, Nigel, and their son Samuel. But once Juno moves in with them, she begins seeing that everything isn't quite so perfect after all, and upon overhearing one particular conversation, Juno feels the need to take action, to set… Read More
Tara has lived with Mother since she was 9. First, she was her foster mom and then she adopted her. Tara is now 20 and beginning to question Mother. She feels the most freedom when Mother locks her in her room every night. There she can go online and watch her favorite YouTube family, the… Read More
https://vimeo.com/488180978 The holidays are upon us, and reading a good book next to a twinkling Christmas tree is ever so delightful. Here are some Holiday Books for Adults recommended by Plainfield Library staff members to keep you reading this holiday season. All books are available in the Library’s collection. A Holiday By Gaslight by… Read More
A man (Russell Crowe) is watching a house in the rain. He gets out of his truck with a crowbar and breaks down the front door. He then attacks the man and woman inside. This begins his violent spree. Rachel (Caren Pistorius) is late taking her son to school. When the truck in front of… Read More
When Jamie was in high school, she was a baby-sitter. She had a job the night of the big party, that her crush Cooper, invited her to. She finally convinced her older sister, Emma, to come over halfway through the job and take over. But when Jamie gets to the party, Cooper isn't even there.… Read More
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Ben just wants to be alone. He is ex-military and has lived alone in the mountains of Tennessee for the last two years. He only comes to town for essentials. One day he hears that a solar storm is going to hit and basically wipe out the power grid all over the world and could… Read More
Margery Benson is a teacher living in postwar London. Single, and feeling like her life has passed her by, Margery reaches her breaking point and quits her job. Ever since her father gave her a book on cryptozoology as a child, she has dreamed about mounting an expedition to New Caledonia to search out the… Read More
