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1) King Lear
Author
Formats
Description
Presents the original text of Shakespeare's play side by side with a modern version, with marginal notes and explanations and full descriptions of each character.
Publisher
Acorn
Pub. Date
[2022]
Description
When Sydney socialite Daisy Munroe and London lawyer Louis Oakley inherit a New Zealand vineyard, they quickly learn that they are not the 'sole heirs' as they believed and that the estate itself is a dilapidated money pit. The disenchanted duo want nothing more than to sell up, split up, and get out of there. But when they get an unexpected taste of success, they wonder if the vineyard may not be worthless after all. Despite never having done a hard...
4) The estate
Publisher
Universal Studios
Pub. Date
[2023]
Description
Two sisters attempt to win over their terminally ill, difficult-to-please aunt in hopes of becoming the beneficiaries of her wealthy estate, only to find the rest of their greedy family members have the same idea in this hilarious comedy about family being the worst.
6) Are you here
Publisher
Millennium Films
Pub. Date
[2014]
Description
When his off-the-grid best buddy Ben Baker inherits his estranged father's fortune, womanizing local weatherman Steve Dallas joins forces with him to battle the legal challenge brought by Ben's formidable sister.
8) Snow dogs
Publisher
Disney
Pub. Date
[2002]
Description
After being named in his birth mother's will, Miami dentist Ted Brooks travels to Alaska to claim the inheritance, her team of sled dogs; Now he must learn how to race them or give them up to a crusty mountain man who wants the dogs for himself.
9) The bronze
Publisher
Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions Inc
Pub. Date
[2016]
Description
A decade ago, Hope Ann Greggory was America's sweetheart. Her inspired performance on a ruptured Achilles at the world's most prestigious gymnastics tournament clinched an unlikely bronze medal for the U.S. team. But in the years since that epic third place victory, Hope hasn't done a whole lot with her life. Now she must coach Amherst's newest gymnastics prodigy Maggie in order to receive a sizeable financial inheritance.
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2005]
Description
Would-be babe magnets Calvin and Leonard thought that the only way they could ever get girls was by getting rich and by getting hitched ... to the elderly! And now that they have managed to waltz down the aisle with two giddy biddies, can these two gold diggers achieve their American Dream? Or have they just dug themselves into their own worst nightmare?
Publisher
The Ultimate Life, LLC
Pub. Date
[2013]
Description
Three years after receiving life-changing gifts from his grandfather, Jason finds himself in need of guidance once again. When the foundation his grandfather left him is challenged in court, and the love of his life travels to Haiti, Jason realizes he's lost all direction. Just when it looks as though he may lose it all, he discovers his grandfather's precious journal and embarks on an incredible journey into the past to learn what it truly means...
Author
Publisher
New Directions
Pub. Date
c2004
Description
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof first heated up Broadway in 1955 with its gothic American story of brothers vying for their dying father's inheritance amid a whirlwind of sexuality, untethered in the person of Maggie the Cat. The play also daringly showcased the burden of sexuality repressed in the agony of her husband, Brick Pollitt. In spite of the public controversy Cat stirred up, it was awarded the Pulitzer Prize and the Drama Critics Circle Award for...
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2007]
Description
Jason thought his inheritance was going to be the gift of money and lots of it. Was he ever in for a big surprise. Based on the best-selling book "The Ultimate Gift" by Jim Stovall, the story sends trust fund baby Jason Stevens on an improbable journey of discovery, having to answer the ultimate question: "What is the relationship between wealth and happiness?" Jason had a very simple relationship with his impossibly wealthy Grandfather, Howard "Red"...
14) A good year
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2007]
Description
Max Skinner is a highly successful investment broker with no time for life outside of his job. When his estranged uncle dies, Max inherits the chateau and vineyard in France where he grew up. His first intention is to sell the vineyard as quickly as possible, but after spending unexpected time at the vineyard, he discovers a part of himself that he thought he had lost and experiences romance and a blossoming new love affair with a beautiful French...
Author
Series
Publisher
Washington Square Press
Pub. Date
2005, c1993
Description
King Lear is a prosperous but older man who plans to distribute his wealth among his three daughters in accordance to their declarations of love. Two shower him with compliments while the other is unable to participate in a false display of affection.
King Lear decides to step down from the throne and gift his daughters with the spoils of his kingdom. As a test, the size of their inheritance will correlate with how well they flatter him. The two...
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2007]
Description
Thank you, Jeeves!: The ever-efficient Jeeves has his work cut out for him when his lovestruck employer is determined to help a damsel in distress and instead lands himself in a heap of trouble. Can Jeeves rescue Bertie and help him get the girl, all without mussing his tie?
Step lively, Jeeves!: What-ho, Jeeves comes to America! Conned into believing he's the long-lost heir to Sir Francis Drake's fortune, Jeeves seeks to claim his due-- and finds...
17) Inheritance
Publisher
Vertical Entertainment LLC
Pub. Date
[2020]
Description
A patriarch of a powerful family suddenly dies, leaving his wife and daughter with a secret inheritance that threatens to destroy their lives. Official Selection at the **Tribeca Film Festival**.
18) Ran
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2010]
Description
"Set in 16th century Japan, Ran relates the tale of how an aging ruler, Lord Hidetora, announces his intention to divide his land equally among his three sons. This decision to step down unleashes a power struggle among the three heirs when he falls prey to the false flattery bestowed upon him by the two older sons and banishes the youngest when he speaks the truth. That ruthless betrayal ultimately drives Hidetora insane, destroying his entire family...
Pub. Date
[2024]
Formats
Description
"Following King Aegon II's coronation and the death of Queen Rhaenyra's son, House Targaryen is divided in two. In King's Landing, Aegon II rules from the Iron Throne, supported by Alicent and the Green Council, under the protection of the largest dragon in Westeros. From exile on Dragonstone, Queen Rhaenyra and her Black Council consider their next move. Civil war looms as both sides seek support from the great houses of Westeros, ultimately amassing...
Description
Princess Mia has just graduated college. She is soon going to take over as Queen of Genovia from her grandmother, Queen Clarisse. However, Mia learns that she must marry in 30 days or forfeit the crown of Genovia to another rightful heir, Nicholas Devereaux. His uncle, Vicount Mabrey is really the one who wants Nicholas to be King. Not trusting Nicholas, Mia picks a decent guy who's sweet and charming and likeable, but can she go through with the...