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1) King Lear
Author
Language
English
Description
The tragic drama of an old king's foolishness is accompanied by a scene-by-scene analysis, commentary on past and current productions, and an overview of Shakespeare's theatrical career.
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
King Lear is a prosperous but older man who plans to distribute his wealth among his three daughters in accordance to their declarations of love. Two shower him with compliments while the other is unable to participate in a false display of affection.
King Lear decides to step down from the throne and gift his daughters with the spoils of his kingdom. As a test, the size of their inheritance will correlate with how well they flatter him. The two...
3) 52 Tuesdays
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
16-year-old Billie's reluctant path to independence is accelerated when her mother reveals plans for gender transition and their time together becomes limited to Tuesday afternoons. Filmed over the course of a year, once a week, every week (only on Tuesdays) these unique filmmaking rules bring a rare authenticity to this emotionally charged story of desire, responsibility and transformation.
4) Girlhood
Publisher
Strand Releasing
Language
Français
Formats
Description
Fed up with her abusive family situation, lack of school prospects and the "boys' law" in the neighborhood, Marieme starts a new life after meeting a group of three free-spirited girls. She changes her name, her style, drops out of school and starts stealing to be accepted into the gang. When her home situation becomes unbearable, Marieme seeks solace in an older man who promises her money and protection. Realizing this sort of lifestyle will never...
5) Give or take
Publisher
Breaking Glass Pictures
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
A man's estranged father unexpectedly dies, so he goes home to Cape Cod and prepares the house for sale while sharing it with his father's temperamental live-in boyfriend. Grieving, they circle each other, butt heads, and negotiate how to remember the different man they both loved, and the significance of what he left behind.
Publisher
Bridgestone Multimedia Group
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
On her deathbed, Abigail asks her husband Steven to find her estranged daughter, forgive her, and ask her forgiveness. Steven makes the journey from Kentucky to California to fulfill that wish and to give his adopted daughter the Bible she left behind so many years ago. Along the way, Joseph meets a mysterious hitchhiker who may very well hold the secret of the journey's end.
7) Fourth grade
Publisher
Gravitas Ventures
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
When a brick of weed is found in a 4th Grade classroom, the students' parents gather in an emergency meeting to protect their own child from being expelled.
8) Little men
Publisher
Magnolia Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
A new pair of best friends have their bond tested by their parents' battle over a dress shop lease.
9) One fine day
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2002], c1996
Language
English
Description
Two single parents are inadvertently thrown together for one chaotic day -- and love, of course, blooms.
10) At Middleton
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Straight-laced George and eccentric Edith, two strangers meet on their children's campus tour at the idyllic Middleton College. Failing comically to connect with their kids, George and Edith play hooky together, ditching the official tour for a carefree adventure reminiscent of their own college years. But what begins as an afternoon of fun soon becomes a revealing and enlightening experience that will change their lives forever.
Publisher
Vision Films
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
As a little boy struggles to cope with his difficult home life and his parents' failing marriage, a mysterious girl suddenly appears. Faith, family, and a special kind of magic come together as his new friend teaches them all about love, forgiveness, and healing. Miracles sometimes happen when we least expect them.
15) Instant family
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
When Pete and Ellie choose to start a family, they stumble headfirst into the world of foster care adoption. After they learn their perfect foster child comes with two other siblings, Pete and Ellie find themselves speeding from zero to three kids overnight and must hilariously learn the ropes of instant parenthood if they hope to become a real family.
16) Our house
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
When Fi Lawson arrives home to find strangers moving into her house, she is plunged into terror and confusion. Fi insists her home isn't for sale how can this other family think the house is theirs? Discovering that her husband, Bram, has disappeared, Fi's panic rises as she realizes the secrets and lies have only just begun.
17) Piku: Pīkū
Publisher
Reliance Home Video & Games, a division of Reliance Big Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
Hindi
Description
A quirky comedy about the relationship between an aging father and his young daughter, living in a cosmopolitan city, dealing with each other's conflicting ideologies while being fully aware that they are each other's only emotional support.
18) Interiors
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
©2005
Language
English
Description
When Eve, an interior designer, is deserted by her husband of many years, the emotionally glacial relationships of their three grown daughters are laid bare. Twisted by jealousy, insecurity and resentment, Renata, a successful writer; Flyn, a woman crippled by indecision; and Joey, a budding actress, struggle to communicate for the sake of their shattered mother.
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
In this original comedy that combines live action with animation, Zorn - Conqueror of the tribes of Agon and Decapitator of the dark herdsmen of Grith - has fought in countless battles, but now he is traveling to suburbia to reconnect with his estranged, 17-year-old son, Alan.
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