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1) The whale
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
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Description
A reclusive English teacher suffering from severe obesity attempts to reconnect with his estranged teenage daughter for one last chance at redemption.
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Corporate billionaire Edward Cole and working class mechanic Carter Chambers have nothing in common, except they both have been diagnosed with terminal illnesses. While sharing a hospital room together, they decide to make a Bucket List of all the things they have ever wanted to do before they die. In the process of completing the list, both of them heal each other, become unlikely friends, and ultimately find the joy in life.
3) X-Men
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2000
Language
English
Description
A war is brewing between those with special powers ("mutants") and the rest of humanity -- and the only ones who can save the humans from certain destruction are a special group of mutants- the "X-Men."
Publisher
Cinedigm
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
An inspirational story of family, friendship, and redemption. After years of searching for his father, a young man, on the run from the law, finds his way into the life of a secluded old man in the woods. As the days go by and secrets about their past are revealed, they realize they may not have been looking for each other but they were brought together for a reason.
6) Shelter
Publisher
Here Films
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
Zach spends his days taking care of his sister and her son and surfing, until his best friend's brother Shaun returns home, and Zach falls in love with him, forcing him to make the most important decision of his life.
Publisher
Pantelion
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Maximo gets the surprise of his life when his wealthy, 80 year old wife dumps him for a younger car salesman. Forced out of his mansion, he must now move in with his estranged sister Sara and her nerdy but adorable son Hugo. Anxious to return to the lap of luxury, Maximo hatches a scheme to seduce a widowed billionaire and live the high life once again.
Publisher
Samuel Goldwyn Films
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Spring. Yorkshire. Young farmer Johnny Saxby numbs his daily frustrations with binge drinking and casual sex, until the arrival of a Romanian migrant worker for lambing season ignites an intense relationship that sets Johnny on a new path.
10) Spoiler alert
Publisher
Universal Studios
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Based on Michael Ausiello's best-selling memoir "Spoiler Alert: The Hero Dies," The story of Michael Ausiello and Kit Cowan's relationship, which takes a tragic turn when Cowan is diagnosed with terminal cancer.
12) Solitary man
Publisher
Anchor Bay Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Description
Follows the story of an aging ex-car-dealer whose poor business decisions and romantic indiscretions cost him a divorce and the loss of his successful career, while he continues to pursue liaisons with much younger women.
Publisher
HBO Video
Pub. Date
[2004], c2000
Language
English
Description
Larry's got it all: a loving wife, good friends, a successful carreer, and a great home. He is prone to speaking the unspeakable, honest to the point of insensitivity, Larry is a walking victim of misunderstandings and missed opportunities.
Publisher
Showtime Networks Inc., a ViacomCBS Company
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Abby is a 45-year-old self-identified fat, queer dyke whose misfortune and despair unexpectedly lead her to a vibrantly transformative relationship. Chicago improv mainstay Abby McEnany stars in this uniquely human comedy series, co=created by McEnany and Tim Mason"--Container.
Publisher
Gravitas Ventures
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
A contemporary LGBTQ comedy loosely based on the epic romance of Roman Emperor Hadrian and his teenage lover Antinous. Set over Labor Day Weekend in coastal New England, a middle-aged playwright invites longtime friend, legendary TV diva, Charlotte Christian, and occasionally-working actor friend, Jay Mulch, to read his latest dramatic effort, a mythological comedy based on the epic romance of Roman Emperor Hadrian and his teenage lover Antinous....
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2006
Language
English
Description
It's 1963, a time in the United States when life was simple, straightforward and the lines between the sexes and sex roles were crisply drawn and severely delineated. Ennis Del Mar and Jack Twist find themselves thrown together when they are hired to tend sheep in the remote area of Brokeback Mountain, Wyoming. Because of the job, the two are forced to spend many hours together alone in the wild. Ennis and Jack are inexorably drawn to each other through...
17) Ideal home
Publisher
Brainstorm Media
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
The story of Erasmus and Paul, a bickering gay couple whose life is turned inside out when a ten year old boy shows up at their door claiming to be Erasmus' grandson. Neither Paul, nor Erasmus, are ready to give up their extravagant lifestyles to be parents, but maybe this little kid has a thing or two to teach them about the value of family.
18) In from the side
Publisher
Strand Releasing Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Minute for minute, you won't find a more handsome-packed film this year than British rugby drama, a surprisingly moving sports-team story slathered in sweat, streaked with mud, and dripping with sexuality. As a "B Squad" of gay athletes tries to overcome inexperience and push past rivalries to score an elusive win, a secret affair simmers among them. Romantic Mark finds himself unable to avoid the blazing appeal of teammate Warren, who sets off every...
Publisher
Entertainment One Films Canada Inc
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
A man close to death ponders the many lives he might have led and fantasizes about the possible paths that his life could have taken. But as his memory begins to fail him, he finds it increasingly difficult to be certain which version was his real life.
Publisher
Home Box Office
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
The series proves how seemingly trivial details of one's day-to-day life, a trip to the grocery store, a remark at a dinner party, a fender-bender, can precipitate a 'Murphy's Law' chain of misfortune to hilarious effect. To keep the narrative spontaneous, Curb is shot without a script; cast members are given scene outlines and often improvise lines as they go.
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