Maria Bello
Author
Publisher
Dey St., an imprint of William Morrow Publishers
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
The acclaimed actress and dedicated activist shares her personal journey of discovery, and destroys outdated ideas about partnership, love and family that will resonate with anyone in an unconventional life situation. Actress and activist Maria Bello made waves with her essay, Coming Out as a Modern Family, in the New York Times popular Modern Love column, in which she recalled telling her son that she had fallen in love with her best friend, a woman--and...
Publisher
Screen Media Films
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
After nearly two decades under the wing of an aging, avuncular husband, dutiful mother and housewife Pippa Lee undergoes a midlife breakthrough. Unearthing the sexually curious wild child of her teens, middle-aged Pippa sparks a relationship with a divorcee loner. Pippa Lee is a resilient woman, refusing to let life pass her by.
3) Bravetown
Publisher
Phase 4 Films
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
After a run in with the law, Josh, a popular New York DJ, is sentenced to spend the last of his underage years with his estranged father in the small town of Paragon, North Dakota. Struggling with a sense of belonging, he meets high school dance team captain Mary who shows him this small town has more to offer than he imagined.
4) The sisters
Publisher
Anchor Bay Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2005
Language
English
Description
Three sisters living in a college town struggle with the death of their father, while trying to reconcile relationships in their own lives.
6) Abduction
Publisher
Lions Gate Films
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
Taylor Lautner explodes on-screen as a young man whose secret past is set to collide with a dangerous reality. After uncovering a deadly lie, Nathan (Lautner) is propelled on a lethal, no-holds barred mission to learn the truth. Aided by a devoted family friend, Nathan's hunt for the facts pits him against ruthless assassins and questionable allies.
Publisher
Anchor Bay Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Formats
Description
Bobby Walker is living the proverbial American dream: great job, beautiful family, shiny Porsche in the garage. When corporate downsizing leaves him and co-workers Phil Woodward and Gene McClary jobless, the three men are forced to re-define their lives as men, husbands, and fathers. Bobby soon finds himself enduring enthusiastic life coaching, a job building houses for his brother-in-law that does not play to his executive skill set, and perhaps...
Publisher
Anchor Bay Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Description
Bill and Kate hopelessly try to find some hint of an explanation after finding out that their only son committed a mass shooting at his university before taking his own life. They struggle numbly through the funeral, the media onslaught, and the awkward pity from relatives and friends. Their already strained marriage is tested as they realize all they have left with each other is their shared grief and confusion, and the unfortunate legacy of their...
9) Grown ups
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Just because you grow older doesn't mean you have to grow up! Comedy superstars Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Chris Rock, David Spade, and Rob Schneider are at their outrageous and hysterical best playing childhood friends who reunite one holiday weekend to relive the good old days. It doesn't matter that these five guys are now respectable businessmen, husbands and fathers. Once they get back together, nothing is going to stop these kids-at-heart from...
Publisher
New Line Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2005-
Language
English
Description
Tom is a loving, well-respected family man from a small Indiana town. When two criminals show up at his diner, Tom is forced to take action and thwart the robbery attempt. Suddenly heralded as a local hero who took the courage to stand up to crime, people look up to Tom as a man of high moral regard. But all the media attention attracts the likes of the mob, who show up at Tom's doorstep. Is it a case of mistaken identity or does Tom have a history...
11) Max Steel
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Sixteen year old Max McGrath, who's body can generate the universe's most powerful energy, and a techno-organic extraterrestrial named Steel become unlikely friends and soon find themselves hunted by sinister forces who want to control Max's powers, as well as an unstoppable enemy from another galaxy.
12) Coyote Ugly
Publisher
Touchstone Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Description
A young woman moves to New York to try and make it as a songwriter. Her aspirations are sidelined by the notoriety she receives as a barmaid at Coyote Ugly, the most popular bar in New York.
A shy, innocent girl new to New York City gets a job as one of the barmaids at the hottest nightclub in town.
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Pub. Date
c2006
Language
English
Description
The true story of Port Authority policemen John McLoughlin and William J. Jimeno, who volunteered for rescue duty and became trapped in the rubble of the Towers on September 11, 2001. The men became two of the last survivors extracted from Ground Zero. It is a story of the true heroes and of that fateful time in United States history, when buildings would fall and heroes would rise, literally from the ashes to inspire the entire human race.
Series
NCIS volume 18
Publisher
Paramount/CBS Studios
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
NCIS (Naval Criminal Investigative Service) is more than just an action drama. With liberal doses of humor, it's a show that focuses on the sometimes complex and always amusing dynamics of a team forced to work together in high-stress situations. NCIS Special Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs, a former Marine gunnery sergeant whose skills as an investigator are unmatched, leads this troupe of colorful personalities. Gibbs, a man of few words, only needs a...
15) Towelhead
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2008, ©2007
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Follows the life of Jasira, a 13-year-old Arab-American girl, as she navigates the confusing and frightening path of adolescence and her own sexual awakening after moving to suburban Houston with her strict father.
16) Third person
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Three stories of love, passion, trust and betrayal. The tales play out in New York, Paris and Rome through three couples who appear to have nothing related, but share deep commonalities.
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Secret window: Following a bitter separation from his wife, famed mystery writer Mort Rainey is unexpectedly confronted at his remote lake house by a dangerous stranger named John Shooter. Claiming Mort has plagiarized his short story, the psychotic Shooter demands justice. When Shooter's demands turn to threats, and then to murder, Mort turns to a private detective he knows. But when nothing stops the horror from spiraling out of control, Mort soon...
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
A group of six friends, in Sacramento, gather to distract themselves from loss - a newly dumped Sylvia, Prudie's repressed disappointment, or Jocelyn, who has a life of unrealized dreams. All are devoted Jane Austen fans, except the lone man, Grigg, who has an ulterior motive for joining the chick-lit gang. There's plenty of pride (Prudie), prejudice (Jocelyn), sense (Sylvia), and sensibility (Sylvia's daughter Allegra). Throw in a fair amount of...
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2006
Language
English
Description
Nick Naylor is a sexy, smart and charismatic spin-doctor for Big Tobacco who will fight to protect American's right to smoke. At the same time he is trying to maintain the idea of a perfect role model for his 12-year-old son. When Nick incurs the wrath of a senator bent on snuffing out cigarettes, Nick's powers of "filtering the truth" will be put to the test.
20) Grown ups 2
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
Lenny has decided to relocate his family back to the small town to have his kids grow up where he and his friends grew up. This time around, the grownups are the ones learning lessons from their kids on a day notoriously full of surprises: the last day of school.