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1) Room
Pub. Date
2016
Description
After five-year old Jack and his Mom escape from the enclosed environment that Jack has known his entire life, the boy makes a miraculous discovery: the outside world.
3) The Others
Series
Pub. Date
2001.
Description
Grace, a devoutly religious mother, has moved with her family to a mansion on the English coast, awaiting her husband's return from the war. Her two children both suffer from a rare photosensitivity disease that renders them extremely vulnerable to sunlight, prompting the rule of having only one door open in the house at a time. When one of the children claims to see ghosts, Grace at first believes her newly-arrived family of eccentric servants to...
4) Tully
Description
When mother Marlo gives birth to her third baby, she wasn't expecting to hire a nanny to help with the newborn. Her brother contracts the services of young Tully as a nanny on Marlo's behalf, however. At first Marlo thinks of having a nanny as an unnecessary indulgence, but as the two women get to know each other better, they begin to form an unexpected bond, although their relationship is not always such smooth sailing.
Pub. Date
[2019]
Description
Ignoring the eerie warning of a troubled mother suspected of child endangerment, a social worker and her small kids are soon drawn into a frightening supernatural realm. Their only hope to survive the deadly wrath may be a disillusioned priest and the mysticism he practices to keep evil at bay, on the fringes where fear and faith collide.
Pub. Date
2004
Description
"Three women: a mother, her daughter, and a prostitute have been living in a hotel in the center of town amid creeping fundamentalism. Goucem, the daughter, has chosen a modern, emancipated life, spending steamy weekends in nightclubs. Fifi, her faithful friend, prostitutes herself under the thumb of a local protector. Papicha, the mother, eats pizzas in front of the television, torn between fear and nostalgia"--Original container.
Series
Pub. Date
[2014]
Description
Nell's a newly single mom who wants this Christmas to be extra - special for her two kids. It turns out to be special, indeed, but it's not what she had in mind. Everything that can go wrong does go wrong. Chaos reigns in this entertaining comedy, and the notion of 'family' takes on a whole new meaning.
8) Loverboy
Pub. Date
2006
Description
Emily is a beautiful and brilliant loner obsessed with her only child. Her desperation will drive her to commit shocking and perilous acts, pushing her closer to the edge of sanity.
Series
Pub. Date
[2020]
Description
"The already dysfunctional lives of Helen, Jake and Natalie are thrown into disarray when their recently widowed mother Vivien declares she's in love with a new man, retired surgeon Mark. Their suspicion of the newcomer triggers events in the siblings' own complex love lives, which begin to spiral out of control. Next door neighbor Mary has known the family for years and tries to support them all with wise counsel, but seems powerless to stop the...
Pub. Date
[2021]
Description
Deep in debt to Big Freddie, kind-hearted con man Tony gets a chance to change his life when he meets Amanda, mother of young Daniel. She wants to hire Tony to kidnap her brother2s horse Ace. After Tony and Ace bump heads, Tony finds he can communicate with the wisecracking nag. Can Ace convince the other racehorses to help Tony get rich at the New Year2s Day derby?
Pub. Date
c2008
Description
Provides a refreshing blend of information, bold discussion and real-life stories that will grab the attention of mothers and women who plan to be mothers. All meeting for the first time in the relaxed setting of a coffeehouse - they speak their minds and bare their souls in an open, honest and refreshing way. Their amusing, touching and cathartic conversations are punctuated by "expert moments" that offer advice and quick tips from leading therapists...
13) I smile back
Pub. Date
2016
Description
Laney is an attractive, intelligent suburban wife and devoted mother of two adorable children. She has the perfect husband who plays basketball with the kids in the driveway, a pristine house, and a shiny SUV for carting the children to their next activity. However, just beneath the facade lie depression and disillusionment that send her careening into a secret world of reckless compulsion. Only very real danger will force her to face the painful...
14) Familia
Pub. Date
c2006
Description
A divorced woman and her rebellious daughter move in with a childhood friend and her reserved daughter. The two daughters become friends which leads to unforeseen tension that forces both generations to reassess their values.
Pub. Date
c2003
Description
The kid: Considered one of Charlie Chaplin's best films, The Kid also made a star of little Jackie Coogan, who plays a boy cared for by The Tramp when he's abandoned by his mother, Edna (Edna Purviance). Later, Edna has a change of heart and circumstances and aches to be reunited with her son. When she finds him and wrests him from The Tramp, it makes for what turned out be one of the most heart-wrenching scenes ever included in a comedy.
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16) For Sama
Series
Pub. Date
[2019].
Description
The Frontline film is both an intimate and epic journey into the female experience of war. A love letter from a young mother to her daughter, the film tells the story of Waad al-Kateab's life through five years of the uprising in Aleppo, Syria as she falls in love, gets married and gives birth to Sama, all while cataclysmic conflict rises around her.
Pub. Date
2012.
Description
Trying to balance work and family is a non-stop juggling act for Kate Reddy (Sarah Jessica Parker). As a determined Boston-based finance executive, she devotes her day to her job and her night to her adoring husband Richard (Greg Kinnear) and their two young children. In between conference calls, meetings, deadlines, and her daughter's school bake sale, Kate manages to survive on a daily basis. But when she gets handed a major new account that will...
Pub. Date
[2022]
Description
Love Classified: Romance novelist, Emilia, returns home after a long absence, to reconnect with her children who also are finding their own paths to love.
Just One Kiss: Sparks fly between Professor Mia and lounge singer Tony through a series of chance encounters. Little do they know their mothers are scheming to set them up.
19) Wolf children
Pub. Date
♭2012
Description
Hana was a student before she was a mother. Then she met a man, who turned out to be a wolf, and together they built a family. Hana loved her mate fiercely, but fate took him from her, leaving her alone with two unusual kids she didn't know how to raise. This is a mother's journey. Teach your children to chase their dreams - and smile through the tears as they disappear into the world in search of who they will become. Hana wasn't always a mother,...
Pub. Date
2008.
Description
Corduroy longs for someone to take him home, but he searches for his missing button around the department store first. When the zookeeper leaves the door open, the happy lion decides to walk through town to visit his friends. Big diesel engines threaten to run Mike Mulligan and his old steam shovel, Mary Anne, out of business. A mother's love and a baby's smile bond the two together. Silly Auntie will try anything to get Baby to smile. Two owls discover...