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Publisher
Dschoint Ventschr
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
In 1980, the fairies of the revolution bend over the cradle of the filmmaker."I was born in the middle of a dream." But the film takes a different turn: "What do I do with this heritage?" In this family drama is about the search for identity and policy. A cinematic journey that takes us from the Turkey in the 70s to Switzerland in the 21st century, passing exile, prison, counterfeit money, the fall of a hero, stray hippies and a revolutionary disco.A...
62) Mozart's Sister
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
Français
Description
Mozart's Sister is a re-imagined account of the early life of Maria Anna 'Nannerl' Mozart, five years older than Wolfgang and a musical prodigy in her own right. Once the featured performer, Nannerl has given way to Wolfgang as the main attraction, as their strict but loving father Leopold tours his talented offspring in front of the royal courts of pre-French Revolution Europe. Approaching marriageable age and now forbidden to play the violin or...
63) Said No One Ever
Author
Publisher
Sourcebooks Casablanca
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"A playful story with heart and teasing goodwill." -Publishers Weekly for The Unplanned Life of Josie Hale
Readers of Sally Thorne and Beth O'Leary will love Ellie Reed's wild adventure.
Ellie Reed's self-esteem can't take it anymore…
Ellie has just about had enough of her family's constant criticism and attempts to control her life. But when she rents an Airbnb getaway on a gorgeous farm in Montana, she encounters a whole new set of family...
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Follows the kidnapping of 16-year-old John Paul Getty III and the desperate attempt by his devoted mother, Gail, to convince his billionaire grandfather to pay the ransom. When Getty Sr. refuses, Gail attempts to sway him as her son's captors become increasingly volatile and brutal. With her son's life in the balance, Gail and Getty Sr.'s adviser become unlikely allies in the race against time that ultimately reveals the true and lasting value of...
65) The Incredibles
Publisher
Walt Disney Home Entertainment
Language
English
Description
Former crime fighters Bob and Helen are now living "normal" lives with their children Violet, Dash, and Jack-Jack. But then Bob gets a chance to get back into action when a mysterious communication summons him to a remote island for a top secret assignment, and it takes the whole family to rescue the world from total destruction.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Growing up across the street from each other, Scott and Cath have been best friends their entire lives. Cath would help Scott with his English homework, he would make her mix tapes (it's the 80's after all), and any fight they had would be forgotten over TV and cookies. But now they've graduated high school and Cath is off to college while Scott is at home pursuing his musical dreams. During their first year apart, Scott and Cath's letters help them...
67) The Best Man
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
Sometimes the best man is the one you least expect... Faith Holland left her hometown after being jilted at the altar. Now a little older and wiser, she's ready to return to the Blue Heron Winery, her family's vineyard, to confront the ghosts of her past, and maybe enjoy a glass of red. After all, there's some great scenery there... . Like Levi Cooper, the local police chief - and best friend of her former fiancé. There's a lot about Levi that Faith...
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2008
Language
English
Description
Brothers Simon and Jared Grace move, with their mother and sister Mallory, into the Spiderwick Estate, the former home of their great uncle Arthur Spiderwick who mysteriously disappeared long ago, and discover a world filled with elves, goblins, dwarves, trolls, and other fascinating creatures.
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
It is the summer of 1953 and Nurse Appleyard is rushed to a secret location where she discovers her patient is Winston Churchill, the elderly Prime Minister. Churchill has suffered a stroke and may not last the weekend. As Churchill's wife and family gather at his bedside, long-buried tensions rise to the surface.
70) My friend Dahmer
Publisher
FilmRise
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Former Disney star Ross Lynch stars as the awkward, adolescent Jeffrey Dahmer - before he became one of America's most infamous serial killers. Based on the acclaimed graphic novel, this is the haunting, sad, funny, true story of Dahmer in high school. Also featuring Vincent Kartheiser (Mad Men) and Anne Heche (Psycho, Wag the Dog).
71) Ready or Not
Author
Series
Publisher
Waterhouse Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Taylor Peterson is hoping for a fresh start. With her best friend, Sophia, and the rest of their little gang by her side, she's confident she can shake off the problems that haunted her last semester and move forward. The only thing standing in her way of total happiness is an inconvenient new crush. Ransom Holt has had to work hard for everything he has. With enough family drama to inspire a soap opera, he's thankful to have met new friends he can...
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
The British working class is once again the empathetic subject of Ken Loach’s Sorry We Missed You, a wrenching, intimate family drama that exposes the dark side of the so-called “gig economy”. Capturing the sacred moments that make a family as well as the acts of desperation they need to undertake to make it through each day, this universal story is skillfully and indelibly told with unforgettable performances and a searing script by Loach’s...
Publisher
Zeitgeist Films
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
Français
Description
A sweet and hilarious fusion of gay romantic comedy, Jewish family drama and French bedroom farce, Mikael Buch’s LET MY PEOPLE GO! follows the travails and daydreams of the lovelorn Ruben, a French-Jewish gay mailman living in fairytale Finland with his gorgeous Nordic boyfriend. But just before Passover, a series of mishaps and a lovers’ quarrel exile the heartbroken Ruben back to Paris and his zany family. Winner of the Best Comedic Film at...
75) Harmonium
Publisher
Film Movement Exclusives
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
With his highly perceptive attention to character, director Koji Fukada creates this explosive family drama. Intended as a companion piece to the black comedy HOSPITALITE, HARMONIUM returns to the domestic sphere as it captures the collapse of a seemingly ordinary Japanese family.. Life for Toshio, his wife, and their younger daughter Hotaru carries on as usual until he hires the mysterious Mr. Yasaka, an old acquaintance dressed in white who has...
76) Cinemanovels
Publisher
Bayview Entertainment
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
In this slyly humorous family drama about what we inherit (and don't inherit) from our parents, Grace (Lauren Lee Smith) has not spoken to her recently deceased father, a fabled filmmaker, in years. She surprises her confidant (Jennifer Beals - "Flashdance") and herself when, on a trip to pick up some of his belongings, she offers to help put together a retrospective of his work and finds herself influenced in strange and significant ways. Official...
77) Akron
Publisher
Wolfe Video
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Benny and Christopher, college freshmen, meet playing football and begin a relationship. They fall in love supported by their family and friends. As their love for each other grows, a past tragic event involving their mothers comes to light. This revelation tests their own love and Benny’s close-knit family. Throughout this reflective love story, with the beauty of rural Ohio as its backdrop, Benny travels an emotional journey that examines both...
78) Firstborn
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
16 year old Jake Livingston (Christopher Collet) has always been the man of the Livingston home since his parents divorce. That is, until his mother (Teri Garr) started seeing Sam. Sam (Peter Weller), an alcoholic and drug addict, introduces Jake's mother into a self-destructive lifestyle. It's up to Jake to protect his mother from her new boyfriend's dangerous ways. This family drama also stars Robert Downey Jr. and Sarah Jessica Parker. Nominated...
79) A Kid
Publisher
Distrib Films
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
Français
Description
When Matthieu finds out that the father he never knew has died, he decides to go to his funeral in Quebec in order to meet his two siblings. But once in Montréal, he realizes that nobody is aware of his existence or even interested in it. Nominated for Best Actor (Pierre Deladonchamps) and Best Supporting Actor (Gabriel Arcand) at the **César Awards**. *"A solidly crafted family drama by ace storyteller Philippe Lioret that offers the right amount...
80) Fast track
Author
Publisher
Dutton
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
"Family secrets and a hidden past-a woman's search to uncover the truth ignites danger and passion in the latest novel from #1 New York Times-bestselling author Julie Garwood. Cordelia Kane has always been a daddy's girl-her father raised her alone after her mother died in a car crash when Cordelia was just two years old. So when he has a serious heart attack, Cordelia is devastated, and the emotion is only intensified by the confusion she feels when...
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