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2) Beginners
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Formats
Description
A young man is rocked by two announcements from his elderly father: that he has terminal cancer, and that he has a young male lover.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Fortysomething Cal Weaver ... thinks his marriage is perfect, until his wife Emily ... admits to having an affair and asks for a divorce. Now Cal is single, shellshocked and looking for love with the help of expert ladykiller Jacob Palmer ... , who gives Cal's manhood a remarkable makeover"--Container.
4) Janie Jones
Publisher
Tribeca Films
Pub. Date
[2012]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (101 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Ethan, a struggling rock musician content with his on-the-road party lifestyle, has his life turned upside down by the arrival of a thirteen-year-old daughter he never knew he had. Left with the responsibility for raising Janie Jones, a shy but talented aspiring musician herself, Ethan takes Janie on a road trip of music, discovery, and father-daughter bonding.
Publisher
Warner Bros. Entertainment
Pub. Date
©2007
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (103 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A widower father can stand alone against an army but is on shakier footing when raising his 2 sons. Especially when he suspects his boys are involved in a bank robbery ... and 2 killings.
6) Redemption
Publisher
Menemsha Films
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (104 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
עברית
Description
Menachem, a former frontman for a rock band, is now religious, and a father to a six year old. When his daughter is diagnosed with cancer, he must find a creative solution to fund the exensie treatments.
Publisher
Miramax Films
Pub. Date
[2010]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (100 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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. A family separated by physical and emotional distance finds a way to come together.
8) Love hurts
Publisher
eOne
Pub. Date
2011
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (94 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A complacent, middle-aged doctor tries to win back his wife with the help of their seventeen-year-old son.
9) Duke
Publisher
Hallmark Channel
Pub. Date
2013
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 87 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Marine Sergeant Terry Pulaski, a once proud man, is now a broken shell of himself having returned from Iraq with both PTSD and a disabling injury. Terry struggles to be a good father and husband, but his challenges leave him feeling like a burden to his wife and daughter. With his dog Duke in tow, he decides to leave his family behind.
Publisher
Legend Films
Pub. Date
2008
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (98 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A respectable family man in turn-of-the-century Texas does wild and crazy things when he has had too much to drink. After a series of misadventures, he and his family are reunited and reconciled.
11) River runs red
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
Blu-ray edition.
Physical Desc
1 blu-ray disc (94 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
When the son of a successful judge is killed by two police officers and the system sets them free, a hardened veteran detective finds some incriminating files on the officers and the judge teams up with another mourning father to take the law into their own hands.
12) My girl
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Video
Pub. Date
c1998
Edition
Full screen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 102 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A precocious 11-year-old tomboy obsessed with death shares a poignant summer with her widowed father, the sexy and kind cosmetician he hires, and most importantly with the boy-next-door who idolizes her.
Publisher
Vertical
Pub. Date
[2016]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (116 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A Pulitzer winning writer grapples with being a widower and father after a mental breakdown, while, 27 years later, his grown daughter struggles to forget connections of her own.
14) The game warden
Publisher
Dreamscape Media, LLC
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (97 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
After a bear attack claims the life of a game warden's son, the bereft father suffers through mental-health issues until he and the black bear awaken from hibernation.
15) Thunder road
Publisher
Passion River
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (92 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
It tells the story of flawed police officer Jim Arnaud, who lives a shambolic life that's somehow made even worse by his mother's passing. His only stability comes in the shape of his daughter, Crystal, who he tries to father, amidst messy divorce proceedings with his estranged wife, Roz, as best as he can.
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Finely wrought and inventive, Captain Fantastic surely earns the lofty praise of its title."--Guardian.
"'Captain Fantastic' should connect in a major way with those looking to be swept up and moved by such a fundamental human experience."--Variety.
"Gorgeously photographed, and as loosey-goosey as its hero, 'Captain Fantastic' takes some unexpected turns."--New York Daily News.
Deep in the forests of the Pacific Northwest, isolated from society,...
Publisher
Hallmark
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (84 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Emily's booming butterfly business was delivering monarchs to a birthday party where she meets single dad, Garrett. With the help of Garrett and his daughter, Emily's business begins to take flight.
19) Clown
Publisher
Anchor Bay Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (100 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The story of a loving father who dons a clown outfit and makeup to perform at his son₂s sixth birthday, only to later discover that the costume, red nose and wig included, will not come off and his own personality is changing in a horrific fashion. To break the curse of the evil outfit, the father must make grim choices with his own family facing danger.
Publisher
Viva Pictures
Pub. Date
[2016]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (100 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Life at home is a struggle for nine-year-old Johannes: his mother has recently passed away, his father is preoccupied, and his older sister has no time for him. Then one night Johannes discovers Wiplala, a little man with magical powers who lives in the kitchen cupboard. Johannes is thrilled to have a friend all his own; until one of Wipala's spells accidentally shrinks him and his family down to four inches in height!
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