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"Can one man be that unlucky? Elisa Wright is a mom and wife, living a nice, quiet life in a nice, quiet town. She's also convinced her brother-in-law is a murderer. Josh has one dead wife and one missing fiancée, and though he grieved for them he starts dating someone new. Elisa fears for that woman's safety, and she desperately wants to know what happened to her friend, Josh's missing fiancée. Searching for clues means investigating her own...
2) Missing
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When the mother of a young woman goes missing with her boyfriend while vacationing in Columbia, she fears the worst. Although she is thousands of miles away, she uses everything in her power to get answers. After getting stonewalled and running into miles of international red tape, the young woman relies on her wit and savvy to find the answers. As time runs out, can she get the proof she needs to find her mother?
3) Fun size
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Wren's Halloween plans go awry when she's made to babysit her brother, who disappears into a sea of trick-or- treaters. With her best friend and two nerds at her side, she needs to find her brother before her mom finds out he's missing.
6) Slender Man
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In a small town in Massachusetts, a group of friends, fascinated by the Internet lore of the Slender Man, attempts to prove that he doesn't actually exist, until one of them mysteriously goes missing.
7) Inkheart
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When Mo Folchart reads a story aloud, the characters leap off the page. Literally. And that's a problem. One night he brings out three characters from Inkheart, a story set in medieval times and filled with magical beings. Capricorn and Basta are two villains. Dustfinger is a fire-eater. Now, 10 years later Mo's daughter, Meggie, discovers the truth and it's up to her to escape Capricorn's evil grasp. Mo has been searching for a long lost book that...
8) Paper towns
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Adapted from the bestselling novel by author John Green, a coming-of-age story centering on Quentin and his enigmatic neighbor Margo, who loved mysteries so much she became one. After taking him on an all-night adventure through their hometown, Margo suddenly disappears; leaving behind cryptic clues for Quentin to decipher. The search leads Quentin and his quick-witted friends on an exhilarating adventure that is equal parts hilarious and moving.
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Lyra, the young protagonist of the story, lives in Jordan College, Oxford. Placed there at the request of her Uncle, Lord Asriel, she lives a sheltered life amongst the scholars and college staff while under the watchful protection of The Master and Librarian Scholar Charles. When the glamorous and mesmeric Mrs. Coulter enters Lyra's life, she embarks upon a dangerous journey of discovery from Oxford to London. Here she meets Father MacPhail, Lord...
10) Home
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A lovable misfit from another planet meets a girl named Tip. The two unlikely friends embark on the greatest journey of all time.
11) Father figures
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Upon learning that their mother has been lying to them for years about their allegedly deceased father, two fraternal twin brothers hit the road in order to find him.
12) No greater love
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Jeff and Heather had it all. They were best friends from childhood, high school sweethearts, and married by the age of 22. Jeff considers them to be the 'lucky ones' until Heather suddenly disappears after the birth of their son. Ten years later she shockingly reappears in the most unexpected place.
13) Marlowe
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A gripping noir crime thriller set in late 1930s Bay City centers around a brooding, down-on-his-luck detective; Philip Marlowe, played by Liam Neeson, who is hired to find the ex-lover of a glamorous heiress, daughter of a well-known movie star. The disappearance is the first twist in a series of bewildering events, and soon Marlowe is embroiled in a deadly investigation and web of lies that he's determined to bring to light.
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When young Nathan is separated from his mother while serving on an overseas rescue mission, he runs away from home only to find shelter at a local orphanage. There his incredible talent at the piano is revealed and he becomes the star attraction at a benefit concert to raise money for the orphanage. Inspired by the kindness of so many people, Nathan holds on to the belief that his mom will come home and his family will be reunited.
15) All good things
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"... a love story and a murder mystery set against the backdrop of a New York real estate dynasty in the 1980s... inspired by the disappearance of Kathie McCormack, wife of real estate heir Robert Durst. Mr. Durst was suspected but never tried for killing his wife Kathie who disappeared in 1982 and was never found"--Container.
16) Wild horses
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Texas Ranger Samantha Payne reopens a fifteen-year-old missing person case, and uncovers evidence that suggests that the boy was likely murdered on a ranch belonging to wealthy family man, Scott Briggs. When Scott's estranged son unexpectedly returns home during the investigation, Samantha becomes even more convinced that the Briggs family was involved, and will stop at nothing to discover the truth about the boy's death; even putting her own life...
17) Against all odds
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Terry Brogan, a cynical ex-football star, is hired to find Jessie Wyler, the runaway mistress of a ruthless L.A. nightclub owner, Jake Wise. According to Jake, Jessie had stabbed him and vanished with $50,000. But Terry's mission is soon forgotten when he tracks down the beautiful Jessie on a Mexican island and falls in love with her.
18) The ice house
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Ten years ago, Phoebe Maybury's hateful husband David disappeared from Streech Grange. Now, a naked, unidentifiable corpse has been discovered in the icehouse on the Grange and Inspectors Walsh and McLoughlin have to decide whose it is, whether he was murdered; and who killed him.
19) Get out
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A young black man meets his white girlfriend's parents at their estate, only to find out that the situation is much more sinister than it appears.
20) Last seen alive
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When Will Spann’s (Gerard Butler) soon-to-be ex-wife Lisa (Jaimie Alexander) mysteriously disappears during a stop at a gas station, a frantic Will engages the local Sheriff (Russell Hornsby) in an increasingly desperate attempt to find her.