Macbook Air showing wrong storage amounts

Hello,
I was exactly sure where to put this question.  This is my first time asking.
However, I have a Macbook Air, it's only a 120gb hard drive.
My problem is that the hard drive is showing that I have very minimal free space left.  This would be understandable but I literally delete items off of it regularly, and I don't keep any pictures and minimal music on it. The surprising part is that it's showing I have 42.08GB being used under movies. 
This is what is confusing to me because I have none saved on here that I know of.  I have looked around too, just in case.  I must say, I frequently download television shows, movies, etc., but always delete them after watching.  Is it possible they could still be hiding somewhere?  I'm thankful for any suggestions.

Give this a try and see if it works for you:
While in the Finder, Go to "Preferences". On the "General" screen (should be the first screen you see when Preferences comes up), there are some check boxes under "Show these items on the desktop". Make sure that "External Disks" is checked. It should display your external disk on the desktop.

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