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2) Other people
Publisher
Wolfe
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
A struggling gay comedy writer in New York City, fresh off a breakup and in the midst of the worse year of his life, returns home to Sacramento to care for his dying mother in this affecting family drama from "Saturday Night Live" writer Chris Kelly.
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
The plan for a quick stop at Mom's takes a turn when an impulse compels Andy to invite his mother, Joyce, on a three-thousand mile cross-country journey. But the further they go, the closer they get, and Andy realizes that they have more in common than he ever imagined.
5) Félicité
Publisher
Strand Releasing Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
Lingala
Description
Félicité is a proud, free-willed woman working as a singer in a bar in the Congo's capital Kinshasa. Her life is thrown into turmoil when her fourteen-year-old son gets into a terrible car accident. To raise the money to save him, she sets out on a breakneck race through the streets of electric Kinshasa.
6) Boyhood
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
A groundbreaking story of growing up as seen through the eyes of a boy named Mason, who ages from six to eighteen years old on screen.
Author
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Dive into this "smart, imaginative, first-rate comedy" (Karen Durbin, ELLE) featuring an all-star comedic cast, including Steve Carell, Maya Rudolph, Toni Collette, Allison Janney, Sam Rockwell, and Amanda Peet! While 14-year-old Duncan (Liam James) is being dragged on a family trip with his mom (Collette) and her overbearing boyfriend (Carell), he finds a gregarious friend (Rockwell) at a local water park. The two form a powerful bond as Duncan learns...
8) London town
Publisher
IFC Films
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
During the 1970s, a young boy is introduced to the band the Clash by his estranged mother, and his life changes forever.
9) Leonie
Publisher
Monterey Video
Pub. Date
c2013
Language
English
Description
The true life story of Leonie Gilmour, whose life crossed continents, wars, and cultures, embodied with courage and passion in search of art and freedom. A tender and inspiring story of a remarkable woman who nurtures the amazing artistic talent of her son, who has only one way to succeed and one person to guide him, as he grows into the world-renowned artist Isamu Noguchi.
10) Dear Frankie
Publisher
Miramax Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
To spare the feelings of her fatherless boy, Lizzie secretly authors letters from his "father" recounting seafaring adventures around the world. Torn between exposing the truth and protecting her son, Lizzie hires a handsome stranger to play the role of a father and gets more than anyone bargained for.
12) Driveways
Publisher
FilmRise
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
A lonesome boy accompanies his mother on a trip to clean out his late aunt's house, where he ends up forming an unexpected friendship with the retiree who lives next door.
14) Kidnap
Publisher
Aviron Pictures
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
A typical afternoon in the park turns into a nightmare for single mom Karla Dyson when her son suddenly disappears. Without a cell phone and knowing she has no time to wait for police help, Karla jumps in her own car and sets off in pursuit of the kidnappers. Karla will stop at nothing to recover her kidnapped son.
15) Murphy's romance
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
Emma Moriarty, a divorced horse trainer living in a small Arizona town, is courted by widower and pharmacists Murphy Jones and faces a difficult choice when her ex-husband appears on the scene.
16) Labor Day
Publisher
[Paramount]
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Thirteen-year-old Henry Wheeler struggles to be the man of his house and care for his reclusive mother Adele, all the while confronting the pangs of adolescence. Henry and his mother encounter Frank Chambers, an intimidating man clearly in need of help. Frank convinces them to take him into their home and later is revealed to be an escaped convict. The events of this long Labor Day weekend will shape them for the rest of their lives.
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2013?]
Language
Español
Description
Refugio is a hardworking woman who was left to mother her sons alone after being abandoned by their father. Facing countless challenges and always thinking selflessly, she has provided for them with the modest income received from her job. However, she has received very little recognition for all her sacrifices, as her three sons, now adults, show little gratitude.
18) Child's pose
Publisher
Zeitgeist Films
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
Romanian
Description
A well-to-do Bucharest architect is determined to keep her deadbeat son out of jail after a deadly car crash. How far will she go to convince the police, eyewitnesses, and even the victim's family that her son was not recklessly speeding? A spellbinding drama of social commentary and psychological realism, this caustic look into the corrupt heart of the Eastern European bourgeoisie twists into a brilliantly ambiguous study of obsessive motherly love....
19) Lolo
Publisher
FilmRise
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Violette, a 40-year-old workaholic with a career in the fashion industry, falls for a provincial computer geek, Jean-Rene, while on a spa retreat. But Jean-Rene faces a major challenge--he must win the trust and respect of Violette's teenage son, Lolo, who is determined to wreak havoc on the couple's fledging relationship and remain his mother's favorite.
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
It sinks its teeth into its final season with more high-stakes romance, adventure and drama than ever before. Last season, our heroes rebuilt their world without Elena, and Stefan and Caroline began their much-anticipated yet complicated relationship. Meanwhile, Damon pursued a vendetta against his mother Lily, who abandoned her sons to care for vampire-witches.
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