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Set in 1975, people struggle to escape South Vietnam during the final days of the U.S. control of Saigon. A secret code is broadcast on Armed Forces Radio, in which the announcement that "the temperature is 105 degrees and rising," followed by eight bars of Bing Crosby's "White Christmas," means all U.S. citizens should immediately evacuate Saigon.

Set in a fantastical Africa, a slave trader hires several mercenaries to find a kidnapped boy.

Set in the magical Orisha kingdom, a young woman named Zelie Adebola witnesses the death of her mother and other magicians, called "maji," under the order of a ruthless king.

Set during a sixty second elevator ride, a young man struggles to decide whether or not he's going to murder the guy who killed his brother.

Seventeen-year-old Reed Brennan transfers to Easton Academy with dreams of a golden future. She soon learns there are dark secrets hidden behind the ivy-covered brick walls.

Greer MacDonald has just started as a scholarship student at the exclusive St. Aidan the Great boarding school, known to its privileged pupils as STAGS. STAGS is a place where new things–and new people–are to be avoided. And in her first days there, Greer is ignored at best and mocked at worst by the school’s most admired circle of friends, the Medievals.

So, naturally, Greer is taken by surprise when the Medievals send her an invitation to a sought-after weekend retreat at the private family estate of their unofficial leader, Henry de Warlencourt. It’s billed as a weekend of “huntin’ shootin’ fishin’.”

As the weekend begins to take shape, it becomes apparent that beyond the luxurious trappings, predators are lurking, and they’re out for blood.

A wise-cracking skeleton detective and his young female accomplice try to stop the return of the evil Faceless Ones.

Jose Vigoa, a Cuban-born commando veteran of the Soviet army, and his crew embarked on a violent 16-month crime wave that targeted some of Las Vegas' most prominent casinos. He was pitted against a 23-year vet of the Vegas police force, who was charged with tracking down Vigoa and his cohorts without letting the story make the papers and spoil Vegas's image.

Two teenage girls, Jessica and Elizabeth Wakefield, live in Sweet Valley, Calif. Jessica is the more conniving and materialistic of the sisters, and usually needs help from the more practical Elizabeth when her schemes go awry.

A love story unfolds between two young men from rival nations sent on a joint rescue mission in space, discovering that cooperation and love might be crucial for their survival.

Set in 1894, a church going English maid learns her scandalous father is alive and continuing his gruesome experiments on a remote tropical island.

When Will and Sadie Foust inherit a house on a small, remote island off the coast of Maine, they jump at the chance to make a fresh start with their family. However, they can't escape the secrets of their past.

A hybrid live-action/animated fantasy remake of the 1970 Chuck Jones animated feature. Milo is transported to the Lands Beyond, where he tries to reunite King Azaz the Unabridged and his brother the Mathemagician.

A destitute and pregnant seventeen year old must make an impossible choice between love and honor.

Follows a young female Syrian refugee’s arduous journey in search of a better life

In an Italian seaside village in 1962, a charming young man runs a hotel with no guests, until one day an American starlet, fresh from the set of Cleopatra, appears and captures his heart. Five decades later in Hollywood, a jaded assistant to a powerhouse producer gets caught up in the magic of his story, and takes it upon herself to find a happy ending.

On an island far away, an imaginary friend is born. He patiently waits his turn to be chosen by a real child, but when he is overlooked time and again, he sets off on an incredible journey to the bustling city, where he finally meets his perfect match and-at long last-is given his special name: Beekle.