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2) Bag of bones
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
A novelist goes to the family summer house in Maine with the hope of completing his book. Once there, he is haunted not only by his late wife but also by other inhabitants at Dark Score Lake.
3) Safe haven
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2013
Language
English
Description
Based on the novel from Nicholas Sparks, a young woman with a mysterious past lands in Southport, North Carolina where her bond with a widower forces her to confront the dark secret that haunts her.
Publisher
Grasshopper Film
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Gifted with sometimes-prophetic dreams and a lifelong interest in the paranormal, Shelia is asked to investigate a potential haunting at a Tennessee farmhouse. It's there she meets Richard, a recent widower who believes his wife may still be with him. The investigation that ensues, which eventually pulls in Shelia's son, Owen, and his classmate Lucy, forces them to confront the mysteries of their own lives.
5) Chapter two
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
A newlywed bride (Marsha Mason) must fight the ghost of her husband's (James Caan) first wife.
Publisher
Home Box Office
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
A widower not wanting to face her first Christmas alone responds to an ad for 'social introductions.' He meets a woman who is happy to celebrate the holidays with him provided that he not ask about her personal life that could change both of their lives.
7) Moving on
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Claire and Evelyn are estranged friends who reunite to get even with Howard, the petulant widower of their recently deceased best friend. Along the way, Claire reunites with Ralph, her great love from her younger years, as each woman must make peace with her past and learn to treasure the value of a good friend.
10) Friends for life
Publisher
Mill Creek Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Big city attorney Jim Crawford had won most of the battles in his life, but he couldn't win the battle against his wife's illness. Devasted and alone, he is left to face a lonely future. but suddenly, an unexpected twist of fate (or perhaps even an angel) leads Jim to discover four orphaned wolf pups who face certain death unless he takes them in. Unprepared for the task, but unwilling to see them suffer, he takes them into his care and keeping. It...
11) Nanny McPhee
Publisher
Universal Pictures
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Nanny McPhee can tame even the most unruly children with a tap of her magic walking stick. Her latest challenge is the bratty brood of a recent widower Mr. Brown. He is under pressure to find a new wife or lose his much-needed allowance from wealthy Aunt Adelaide. His love for scullery maid Evangeline remains unspoken as he wincingly woos the eagerly merry widow Mrs. Quickly, but Brown's raucous rugrats have a plan to make things right, especially...
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
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Description
Based on the comical and moving New York Times bestseller, it tells the story of Otto Anderson, a grumpy widower whose only joy comes from criticizing and judging his exasperated neighbors. When a lively young family moves in next door, he meets his match in quick-witted and very pregnant Marisol, leading to an unexpected friendship that will turn his world upside down.
14) Black or white
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
The story of a grandfather who is suddenly left to care for his beloved granddaughter, but when her paternal grandmother seeks custody with the help of her brother, the little girl is torn between two families who love her deeply. With the best intentions at heart, both families fight for what they feel is right and are soon forced to confront their true feelings about race, forgiveness, and understanding.
Series
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
Widower Sheriff Andy and his young son Opie live with Andy's Aunt Bea in Mayberry, NC. Since Mayberry has virtually no crimes to solve, most of Andy's time is spent chatting with the locals and calming down his cousin Deputy Barney.
16) Everybody's fine
Publisher
Miramax Films
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
When Frank Goode's grown children cancel a family reunion, the recent widower sets off on a cross-country journey to reconnect with each of them.
17) Old Henry
Publisher
Shout! Factory
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
An action western about a widowed farmer and his son who take in an injured man with a satchel of cash. Defending a siege, the farmer reveals a gunslinging talent, calling his true identity into question.
19) Silver bells
Publisher
Hallmark
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
It's the Christmas season, but Christy Byrne hasn't felt much joy since his wife died four years ago. When the family Christmas tree business brings him and his children from Nova Scotia to New York City, his all-work demeanor creates a family fallout.
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