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2) Mother
Publisher
Magnolia Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
Korean
Description
A mother desperately tries to overturn her son's murder conviction, find the killer who set him up, and have him released from prison.
3) Ponette
Publisher
Kino Classics
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
Français
Description
Four-year-old Ponette loses her mother in a tragic automobile accident. Her father passes her along to an aunt and then to a boarding school. Believing that life cannot simply stop, Ponette continues to yearn for her mom. She speaks to her, she waits for her, she looks for her. Uncertainly but stubbornly, she tries to bring her mother back. This heartbreaking drama from director Jacques Doillon was named one of the Best Foreign Language Films of the...
Publisher
A & E Television Networks, LLC
Pub. Date
c2014.
Language
English
Description
When Viola learns that her next asthma attack is likely to kill her, she sets out to fix her fractured family before she sets foot anywhere near the grave. Proudly choosing to keep her health issues a secret, she contends with sibling rivalry, teen pregnancy, and prescription drug addiction; and that's just one of her four kids.
Publisher
Acorn
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Charismatic but conceited Victoria 'Sando' Sandringham made a name for herself as the 'package deal queen' of her furniture empire. But after an outrageous indiscretion at the wedding of her daughter, Susie, Sando's family cut her out of their lives. Ten years later, Sando is being forced out of her company, too. With nowhere to go, she tries to worm her way back into her family's good graces, but they have problems of their own. As tension builds...
Publisher
Hallmark Channel
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Love Classified: Romance novelist, Emilia, returns home after a long absence, to reconnect with her children who also are finding their own paths to love.
Just One Kiss: Sparks fly between Professor Mia and lounge singer Tony through a series of chance encounters. Little do they know their mothers are scheming to set them up.
Publisher
New Line Cinema/Warner
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Ignoring the eerie warning of a troubled mother suspected of child endangerment, a social worker and her small kids are soon drawn into a frightening supernatural realm. Their only hope to survive the deadly wrath may be a disillusioned priest and the mysticism he practices to keep evil at bay, on the fringes where fear and faith collide.
Publisher
Sundance Now
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
On a summer evening, in the seemingly idyllic suburb of Hollington Drive, 10-year-old Alex Boyd is declared missing. As grief tears through the community, sisters Theresa and Helen fight to hold their lives and their families together. Secrets and lies begin to surface as long-held faȧdes falter.
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Helen, Jake and Natalie are thrown into disarray when their recently widowed mother announces her love for a new man. Their suspicion of the newcomer triggers events in the siblings' own love lives, which begin to spiral out of control. Can the family pull together, or will old rifts and new conflicts push them apart, even to the point of violence?
10) Room
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
After five-year old Jack and his Mom escape from the enclosed environment that Jack has known his entire life, the boy makes a miraculous discovery: the outside world.
11) Breaking in
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Shaun Russel's life is thrown into turmoil after her father's unexpected death. She takes her two young children out to his mansion in Malibu in order to attempt to settle his estate. The mansion is designed with state-of-the-art security that ends up trapping her kids inside, along with four criminals who plan to capture her late father's wealth as well. Shaun must now attempt to save her children and defeat the villains.
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