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1) The farewell
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Formats
Description
When a Chinese family finds out that their grandmother has only a short time left to live, they plan a family reunion before she dies without telling her.
3) Knives out
Publisher
Lionsgate
Language
English
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Formats
Description
A tribute to mystery mastermind Agatha Christie and a fun, modern-day murder mystery where everyone is a suspect. When renowned crime novelist Harlan Thrombey is found dead at his estate just after his 85th birthday, the inquisitive and debonair Detective Benoit Blanc is mysteriously enlisted to investigate. From Harlan's dysfunctional family to his devoted staff, Blanc sifts through a web of red herrings and self-serving lies to uncover the truth...
4) Fences
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Formats
Description
A black garbage collector named Troy Maxson in 1950s Pittsburgh is bitter that baseball's color barrier was only broken after his own heyday in the Negro Leagues, Maxson is prone to taking out his frustrations on his loved ones.
"You don't get groundbreaking cinema from Fences, but what you do get - two titanic performances and an immeasurable American drama - makes up for that."--Boston Globe
"Washington and Davis' performances... invite us in...
5) Hereditary
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Formats
Description
When the matriarch of a family dies, terrifying things start happening to the members of the family.
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Language
English
Formats
Description
Deep in the forests of the Pacific Northwest, isolated from society, a devoted father dedicates his life to transforming his six young children into extraordinary adults. But when a tragedy strikes the family, they are forced to leave this self-created paradise and begin a journey into the outside world that challenges his idea of what it means to be a parent and brings into question everything he's taught them.
7) The captive
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Eight years after the disappearance of Cassandra, some disturbing indications seem to indicate that she's still alive. Her parents, detectives, and Cassandra herself will try to unravel the mystery of her disappearance.
8) The father
Publisher
Sony Pictures Classics
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Formats
Description
A man refuses all assistance from his daughter as he ages. As he tries to make sense of his changing circumstances, he begins to doubt his loved ones, his own mind and even the fabric of his reality.
9) Happiness
Publisher
Lions Gate Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
Three middle class New Jersey sisters seek love and happiness.
11) Follow me, boys!
Publisher
Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertaiment
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
Lem Siddons decides to put down roots after one too many years on the road with a ramshackle jazz band. He marries his sweetheart Vida Downey, and becomes a scoutmaster.
13) Lady Bird
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Seventeen-year-old Lady Bird McPherson struggles to balance the challenges of her last year of high school with her family relationships.
15) The impossible
Publisher
Summit Entertainment
Language
English
Formats
Description
Based on a true story of a family caught, with tens of thousands of strangers, in the mayhem of one of the worst natural catastrophes of our time. But the true-life terror is tempered by the unexpected displays of compassion, courage, and simple kindness that Maria and her family encounter during the darkest hours of their lives.
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
The Reagan family dynamics continue to shift as they deal with everything from gambling and drugs to kidnapping and murder: Jamie wrestles with his feelings for his new partner; Erin and Jack work to figure out their personal relationship; and Danny and Frank clash over an internal investigation of Danny2s techniques. As the Reagans2 faces off against the FBI, the mob, and other officers who don2t follow their ethical code, the family bond will both...
17) Still Alice
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
℗2015.
Language
English
Description
Alice Howland, happily married with three grown children, is a renowned linguistics professor who starts to forget words. When she receives a diagnosis of Early-Onset Alzheimer's Disease, Alice and her family find their bonds thoroughly tested. Her struggle to stay connected to who she once was is frightening, heartbreaking, and inspiring.
18) Straight A's
Publisher
Millennium Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
Haunted by his mother's ghost, a former drug addict returns to his hometown seeking redemption from his family. His return is not as he expected, as his true love has become his sister-in-law.
20) Heaven's door
Publisher
Distributed by ARC Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
"Riley, a young girl in a small town, makes an unexpected discovery--a doorway to heaven, which leads to miraculous healing powers. She hides her gift at first as her parents struggle with a separation, and her mother continues to lose her faith. Riley is soon faced with the ultimate sacrifice . . . will it change her mother's mind and bring the family back together?" -- container.
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