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1) King Lear
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
King Lear is considered one of Shakespeare's greatest plays. King Lear decides to step down and divide his kingdom between his three daughters. When his youngest and favorite daughter refuses to compete and perform her love for him, he is enraged and disowns her. She remains loyal to him, however, though he slides into madness and his other children betray him.
2) 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) 52 Tuesdays
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
[2015]
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.
Series
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Seven-year-old Phillippa 'Flip' Gayley wants a family ... her own. So she plots to get her divorced parents, who love her, and secretly each other, back to the altar. Will she succeed? Other complications include a curvaceous model with her eye on Mr. Gayley and a strapping Marine who thinks Mrs. Gayley is his secret pen pal. Never underestimate the power of a precocious seven-year-old!
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Formats
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.
10) In the family
Publisher
New Yorker Films
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Chip Hines, a precocious six-year-old, has only known life with his two dads, Cody and Joey. And a good life it is. When Cody suddenly dies in a car accident, Joey and Chip struggle to find their footing again. Just as they begin to, Cody's will reveals that he named his sister as Chip's guardian. The years of Joey's acceptance into the family unravel as Chip is taken away from him. Now Joey searches for a solution in order to find peace with the...
11) Popi
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2003.
Language
English
Description
The story of Popi, a struggling Puerto Rican widower working three jobs to support his two sons, and his outrageous scheme to give the boys a better life.
12) Coraline
Publisher
Universal Studios
Pub. Date
c2010.
Language
English
Description
Coraline Jones finds a magical world that is similar to her own, but when her "other parents" try to get her to stay, Coraline must look for a way to return to the real world.
13) The parent trap
Publisher
Walt Disney Home Video
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
Description
An updated version of the 1961 Disney classic about separated identical twins. Hallie and Annie meet accidentally at camp and decide to reunite their divorced parents.
Publisher
Tai sheng ying shi fa xing
Pub. Date
[2001?]
Language
中文(繁體)
Description
Tracy, a young social worker who deals with terminally ill patients, realizes that she herself is dying from cancer. Undaunted, Tracy vows to lift the spirits of her fellow patients, and secretly arranges a miracle for her caring husband before she leaves the world.
16) At Middleton
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Formats
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.
17) A little inside
Publisher
Feature Films for Families
Pub. Date
c2004.
Language
English
Description
Ed Mills, a promising baseball player on the verge of stardom sees his dream shattered when he becomes a single parent. Five years later, he is a small-town mechanic, trying his best to raise his 7-year-old daughter Abby, who is more interested in ballet than baseball.
19) Carnage
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Two pairs of parents, one of whose child has hurt the other at a public park, meet to discuss the matter in a civilized manner. However, the evening becomes quite chaotic as the parents become increasingly childish.
20) Wish I was here
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Aidan Bloom ... a husband and father of two, is set on pursuing his dream as an actor when his father ... reveals he's battling a serious illness. As the announcement disrupts Aidan's day-to-day existence, his decision to homeschool his children will lead him on an unexpected journey of discovery"--Container.
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