Gibson, Mel

We were soldiers ( Visual )
5 editions published between 2002 and 2010 in English and held by 1,473 libraries worldwide
Lt. Col. Hal Moore is the commander of the First Battalion, Seventh Cavalry. As part of the Pleiku Campaign of late 1965, Moore is assigned to action at Landing Zone X-Ray in the Ia Drang Valley, an area known to be overrun by North Vietnamese troops and nicknamed "The Valley of Death." Moore soon finds himself and his men contained to an area about the size of a football field, surrounded by more than 2,000 enemy troops and engaged in the first major battle of the war. Heroism becomes the order of the day as the men refuse to yield, in spite of heavy losses of life.

Hamlet ( Visual )
1 edition published in 2004 in English and held by 1,467 libraries worldwide
Hamlet, a prince of medieval-era Denmark, senses treachery behind his royal father's death. His mother is all too dangerously entangled in that treachery. This film portrays Shakespeare's immortal tale of high adventure and evil deeds.

Lethal weapon ( Visual )
25 editions published between 1987 and 2009 in 3 languages and held by 1,362 libraries worldwide
The story of two Vietnam-vets-turned-cops who have just one thing in common: both hate to work with partners. But their partnership becomes the key to survival when a murder investigation leads to war with a heroin ring.

Pocahontas ( Visual )
3 editions published between 1995 and 2005 in English and held by 1,349 libraries worldwide
In 1607, the Virginia Company sends a ship from England to America to stake a claim on the New World and bring back the gold that is rumored to be abundant there. Ambitious Governor Ratcliffe is head of the expedition, but well-known explorer and adventurer John Smith is the natural leader. Well-armed, the men anticipate easily fighting off any one they encounter, but John Smith's first meeting with a native is not at all what he expects. Chief Powhatan's daughter, Pocahontas resists taking life seriously, although her father wishes for her to marry and take her place as a leader of her people. As Pocahontas and John Smith fall in love, however, both find that their lives are going in directions they never anticipated.

Gallipoli ( Visual )
12 editions published between 1981 and 2009 in English and held by 1,332 libraries worldwide
Two friends are involved with the battle between Australia and the German-occupied Turks in this commentary on the wastes of war.

What women want ( Visual )
2 editions published in 2001 in English and held by 1,225 libraries worldwide
A cocky, chauvinistic advertising executive magically acquires the ability to hear what women are thinking.

Lethal weapon 2 ( Visual )
29 editions published between 1989 and 2009 in English and Multiple languages and held by 1,169 libraries worldwide
Riggs and Murtaugh must guard a free-wheeling witness in a comedy of car chases, gun battles, under-water escapes, even the destruction of a chic hillside house.

Mad Max by George Miller ( Visual )
55 editions published between 1979 and 2011 in 5 languages and held by 1,101 libraries worldwide
In the desolate near future, road cop Mad Max tires of chasing after vicious roving gangs and quits. When his wife and child are murdered by a motorcycle gang he returns to seek revenge.

Lethal weapon 4 ( Visual )
20 editions published between 1998 and 2009 in English and No Linguistic content and held by 1,047 libraries worldwide
Buddy cop action comedy. Family man Murtaugh is partner to loose cannon Riggs, who may or may not marry his girlfriend.

The road warrior ( Visual )
27 editions published between 1981 and 2009 in English and held by 1,032 libraries worldwide
Story is set in the post-nuclear outback of Australia where a battle is raged by a tiny band of civilized survivors and a group of barbarians over a precious cache of gasoline.