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1) The tempest
Author
Language
English
Description
The Tempest is thought by many to be Shakespeare's greatest and most perfect play. When the magician Prospero deliberately summons a storm to overcome his enemy King Alonso of Naples ship the passengers are washed ashore on a fantastical island. Prospero manipulates the king, his entourage, apparitions and fiends as he schemes revenge on the hapless Alonso. Prospero's daughter and the King's son Ferdinand fall in love and their fraught lover
...Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c1997
Language
English
Description
He was where he shouldn't have been and saw what he shouldn't have seen. Now, who will believe the word of a career thief and ex-con? Who will trust Luther Whitney when he says he saw a woman killed and that the man responsible for her death is the President of the United States?
6) 10E
Publisher
Gravitas Ventures
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
A teenager's reputation takes a hit at school, and her father tries to rebuild their relationship by being a friend when she really needs a father.
Publisher
Showtime Entertainment
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
Novelist Hank Moody struggles to raise his 13-year-old daughter with his on-again/off-again girlfriend in Southern California. His obsession with truth-telling and self-destructive behavior that includes drinks, drugs, and relationships is both destroying and enriching to his career. Included are twelve episodes, plus a sampling of The Tudors and United States of Tara episodes, and more!
9) Off the map
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
Bo, an 11-year-old girl, lives in a remote desert area of New Mexico, with her mother, a free spirit, and her father, who is losing a battle with depression. One day an IRS agent visits the family, to perform an audit, and decides that he would rather stay than return to his job. He becomes a catalyst for major changes and discoveries affecting every member of the family.
10) Blaze
Publisher
Gravitas Ventures
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Blaze is the sole witness to a shocking crime. Making sense of what she saw, she unleashes the wrath of her imaginary dragon.
11) Blood relatives
Publisher
RLJ Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
A vampire finds out he has a teenage kid, and they're forced on a road trip to decide whether to sink their teeth into family life.
12) Doctor Thorne
Publisher
Anchor Bay Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
The life of penniless Mary Thorne, who grows up with her Uncle, Dr. Thorne, and her relationship with the family at nearby Greshamsbury Park estate.
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
Hushpuppy is a six-year-old living in an isolated bayou community. When her father Wink becomes ill, she sets off for the outside world in an attempt to help him. The journey to save her father is delayed by a "busted" universe that reverses weather patterns and brings about long-extinct animals. Can Hushpuppy save the day?
14) Hanna
Series
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
A 16-year-old who was raised by her father to be the perfect assassin is dispatched on a mission across Europe, tracked by a ruthless intelligence agent and her operatives.
15) Proof
Publisher
Miramax Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
A devoted daughter who comes to terms with the death of her father, a brilliant mathematician whose genius was crippled by mental insanity, with the help of one of her father's former students.
Publisher
Showtime Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Novelist Hank Moody's home life is in ruins, but the scandal surrounding his latest book has turned him into a hot commodity, in more ways than one. Find out if Hank can navigate the mess he's made of his life and still come out on top.
Publisher
Hallmark
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
When Miranda Chester set off to find information on her biological father two Christmases ago, she never imagined that her investigation would lead her to both the family she had always longed for and Ian McAndrick, the love of her life. After her romantic engagement last Christmas, Miranda prepares to marry Ian this Christmas surrounded by his family and her new family, the Whitcombs.
18) Emma
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2010], c2009
Language
English
Description
"Twenty-one-year-old Emma Woodhouse loves playing matchmaker. When pretty and socially inferior Harriet arrives, Emma decides to indulge her passion. Against the advice of family friend and surrogate older brother Mr. Knightly, Emma persuades Harriet to reject a marriage proposal from a local farmer in order to hold out for an offer from the dashing Mr. Elton. But Emma soon discovers Mr. Elton's true motives and her advice to Harriet goes terribly...
19) Traded
Publisher
Status Media
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
In 1880s Kansas, sharpshooter turned rancher, Clay Travis, goes from happily married father of two to a man on a mission after the tragic death of his son and the disappearance of his daughter. Determined to bring his daughter home, and to protect what little family he has left, Clay leaves his quiet ranch and heads to Wichita and on to Dodge City with help of unlikely companion Billy, leaving a trail of gun smoke and dead bodies in their wake.
Publisher
BFS Video
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Description
"In the dock of a British courtroom, French aristocrat Charles Darnay stands accused of spying. The outlook appears grim until some last-minute help comes from the mysterious Sydney Carton. Darnay goes free and makes plans to marry Lucie Manette. Carton keeps his love for her to himself, yet assures her that he would make the ultimate sacrifice for her 'or for anyone you love'"--Container.
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