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Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
In nobody's business, Alan Berliner takes on his reclusive father as the reluctant subject of this poignant and graceful study of family history and memory. What emerges is a uniquely cinematic biography that finds both humor and pathos in the swirl of conflicts and affections that bind father and son. Ultimately this complex portrait is a meeting of the minds - where the past meets the present, where generations collide, and where the boundaries...
Publisher
Disney
Language
English
Formats
Description
Simba idolizes his father, King Mufasa, and takes to heart his own royal destiny. But not everyone in the kingdom celebrates the new cub’s arrival. Scar, Mufasa’s brother and former heir to the throne, has plans of his own. The battle for Pride Rock is ravaged with betrayal, tragedy, and drama, ultimately resulting in Simba’s exile. With help from a curious pair of newfound friends, Simba will have to figure out how to grow up...
4) Finding Nemo
Publisher
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2012
Edition
Collector's edition
Language
English
Description
Follows the adventures of a clown fish who battles sharks, seabirds, and sewer systems in the Great Barrier Reef, attempting to find his son, Nemo.
5) Boy
Publisher
Kino Lorber Edu
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
cclaimed director Taika Waititi (Hunt for the Wilderpeople) presents a creative coming-of-age comedy set in 1984, following an eleven-year-old Michael Jackson fanatic nicknamed "Boy" (James Rolleston). With his mother dead and father AWOL, Boy becomes the head of a household full of kids when his Nana leaves town for a funeral.Out of nowhere, Boy's Dad (Waititi) rolls up in a vintage car with his "gang", and turns Boy's life upside down. There are...
Publisher
Universal
Language
English
Formats
Description
A young boy named Kubo must locate a magical suit of armor worn by his father in order to defeat a vengeful spirit from the past.
"...we now have something that genuinely casts a spell on viewers."--Rolling Stone
"The overall stunning nature of the work cannot be ignored."--Globe and Mail
"...It's a movie the whole family can rock out to."--New York Post
7) Frequency
Publisher
New Line Home Video
Pub. Date
[2000]
Edition
Widescreen version.
Language
English
Description
When a mysterious channel to the past is opened allowing John Sullivan to communicate with his deceased father, a string of unsolved murders occur as a result; now father and son must work together to stop the crime that could hurt both of them.
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Sixteen-year-old Gardner Elliot has lived his whole life with a team of scientists on Mars. He's always longed to see Earth to find the father he's never known and to meet a beautiful street-smart girl named Tulsa he's become friends with online. But when his chance finally comes, doctors discover his heart can't withstand the Earth's atmosphere. Eager to find his father, Gardner and Tulsa escape on a cross-country race against time to unravel the...
Publisher
Gateway Films Vision Video
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
When his father is arrested for printing a forbidden letter written by controversial reformer Martin Luther, twelve-year-old Storm escapes with the original. On the run from the authorities, Storm finds unexpected help from Maria, a young girl who lives in the city's underground tunnels. In a race against time, Storm tries to save his father from execution and get the letter into safe hands. But whom can he trust? What starts out as a fearful flight...
10) The confirmation
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Clive Owen shines in this irresistible comedy about an estranged father and son, whose weekend adventure leads to something they never imagined, a true family connection.
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
Formats
Description
A rare glimpse into the relationship between beloved children's author A. A. Milne and his son Christopher Robin, whose toys inspired the magical world of Winnie the Pooh. Along with his mother Daphne, and his nanny Olive, Christopher Robin and his family are swept up in the international success of the books; the enchanting tales bringing hope and comfort to England after the First World War. But with the eyes of the world on Christopher Robin, what...
12) China gate
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Pub. Date
2013
Edition
Widescreen.
Language
English
Description
Near the end of the French phase of the Vietnam War, a group of mercenaries are recruited to travel through enemy territory to the Chinese border, to blow up an arms depot. A Eurasian smuggler, Lucky Legs, agrees to use her connections to help them, in return they agree to take her illegitimate son to America. The racist father of the boy is also part of the multinational group. Lucky Legs must use the love of a Eurasian guerilla leader, Major Cham,...
13) The judge
Publisher
Warner
Pub. Date
©2015
Edition
Widescreen ed.
Language
English
Description
Big city lawyer Hank Palmer returns to his childhood home where his estranged father, the town's judge, is suspected of murder. He sets out to discover the truth and along the way reconnects with the family he walked away from years before.
14) Forsaken
Publisher
eOne
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
A gunman tries to reconcile with his estranged father while the town is assailed by ruthless land-grabbers.
15) Come what may
Series
Publisher
Cohen Media Group
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
Français
Description
After the residents of a small French village flee to escape a German invasion, a German man released from prison sets out to find his son among the refugees.
16) The Lion King
Publisher
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2011
Edition
Diamond ed.
Language
English
17) Guardians of Oz
Publisher
Grindstone
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Wicked witch Eveline tries to steal back the broom that holds her powers, but Ozzy snags it instead and zooms off. Hoping to rescue his father, Ozzy joins forces with cheeky young sorceress Gabby. But can they find the Lion, Scarecrow, and Tin Woodman, and lift the enchanted spells Eveline has imprisoned them with?
19) Daddy's home 2
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
Description
Dusty and Brad have joined forces to provide their kids the perfect Christmas. Their newfound partnership is put to the test when Dusty's old-school, macho dad and Brad's ultra-affectionate and emotional dad arrive just in time to throw the holiday into complete chaos.
20) Humor me
Publisher
Shout! Factory
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
Widescreen.
Language
English
Description
A once-acclaimed New York playwright, Nate is struggling to finish a play when his wife leaves him, taking their son. Desolate, broke and unable to pay the rent, Nate begrudgingly moves in with his widowed father, Bob, in his New Jersey retirement golf community. Nate stumbles on a senior citizen theater troupe staging a musical and agrees to help, but quickly realizes it will not be easy to get these quirky women to cooperate.
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