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1) Lion
Publisher
The Weinstein Company
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
Description
At only five years old, Saroo Brierley got lost on a train in India. Unable to read or write or recall the name of his hometown or even his own last name, he survived alone for weeks on the rough streets of Calcutta before ultimately being transferred to an agency and adopted by a couple in Australia.
Publisher
Amazon Studios
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
Widescreen edition.
Language
English
Description
A traumatized veteran, unafraid of violence, tracks down missing girls for a living. When a job spins out of control, Joe's nightmares overtake him as a conspiracy is uncovered leading to what may be his death trip or his awakening.
Language
English
Formats
Description
In a small town where everyone knows everyone, a peculiar incident starts a chain of events that leads to the disappearance of a child - which begins to tear at the fabric of an otherwise peaceful community. Dark government agencies and seemingly malevolent supernatural forces converge on the town while a few locals begin to understand that there's more going on than meets the eye. When a young boy disappears, his mother, a police chief, and his friends...
4) Kidnap
Publisher
Aviron Pictures
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
Formats
Description
A typical afternoon in the park turns into a nightmare for single mom Karla Dyson when her son suddenly disappears. Without a cell phone and knowing she has no time to wait for police help, Karla jumps in her own car and sets off in pursuit of the kidnappers. Karla will stop at nothing to recover her kidnapped son.
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
A lyrical and heart-breaking exploration of love, loss, and the power of things unseen, based on the award-winning novel by Ian McEwan and adapted by Stephen Butchard. With tenderness and insight, the movie explores a marriage devastated, the loss of childhood, the fluidity of time, grief, hope, and acceptance.
6) Heaven sent
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2017]
Edition
Widescreen.
Language
English
Description
It's Christmastime as hopelessly romantic artist Billy Taylor and sharp, beautiful businesswoman Maire are coming to the end of their nine-year marriage. Billy's fight for Maire to stay after their heart-wrenching loss is all but over. Until their silent pleas summon an answer in the form of a mischievous little miracle, an eight-year-old runaway from heaven who takes it upon herself to rekindle the once intimate friendship and romance by any means...
7) Lion
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
Description
After getting lost on the streets of Calcutta as a five-year-old, thirty-year-old Saroo sets out to find his lost family.
Publisher
BBC Video
Pub. Date
2013.
Edition
Widescreen editon; [2-disc set].
Language
English
Description
A pregnant 12 year-old girl who won't reveal who the father is, walks chest deep into the freezing waters of a New Zealand lake and disappears. Robin Griffin is called in to investigate and becomes more and more obsessed. As she searches, she slowly begins to realize that finding the girl is tantamount to finding herself, a self she has kept well hidden. A powerful and haunting story about our search for happiness, where the dream of paradise attracts...
Publisher
BBC Us / Canada
Pub. Date
2015
Edition
Widescreen ed.
Language
English
Description
Sarah is in a desperate race to find her missing daughter, but her scorched earth tactics spark a war with Rachel, dividing and imperiling all the clones. As Sarah discovers more about her past, mysterious newcomers appear, but can they be trusted?
11) The drowning
Publisher
Sundance Now
Pub. Date
[2021]
Edition
Widescreen.
Language
English
Description
When Jodie's young son vanished from a lakeside picnic, it was presumed he drowned, but Jodie believed he was abducted. Years later, she sees a boy she's certain is her son. Jeopardizing the life she's painstakingly rebuilt, Jodie begins a dangerous and morally dark journey to prove the boy is her son and save him from his abductor.
14) Finding Dory
Publisher
Disney
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Formats
Description
When Dory, the forgetful blue tang, suddenly remembers she has a family who may be looking for her, she, Marlin, and Nemo take off on a life-changing quest to find them, with help from Hank, a cantankerous octopus; Bailey, a beluga whale who's convinced his biological sonar skills are on the fritz; and Destiny, a nearsighted whale shark! Dive into the movie overflowing with unforgettable characters, dazzling animation, and gallons of fun!
15) The shack
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
After suffering a family tragedy, Mack Phillips spirals into a deep depression causing him to question his innermost beliefs. Facing a crisis of faith, he receives a mysterious letter urging him to an abandoned shack deep in the Oregon wilderness.
Publisher
Lions Gate Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
Widescreen edition.
Language
English
Description
A traumatized veteran, unafraid of violence, tracks down missing girls for a living. When a job spins out of control, Joe's nightmares overtake him as a conspiracy is uncovered leading to what may be his death trip or his awakening.
17) Prisoners
Pub. Date
2013
Edition
Widescreen ed.
Language
English
Description
Keller Dover is facing every parent's worst nightmare. His six-year-old daughter, Anna, is missing, together with her young friend, Joy. The only lead is a dilapidated RV that had been parked on their street. Heading the investigation, Detective Loki arrests its driver but a lack of evidence forces his release. As the police pursue multiple leads, Dover knows his child's life is at stake and decides he must take matters into his own hands. How far...
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2014]
Edition
Widescreen ed
Language
English
Description
Xixo again collides with the so-called civilized world in Africa when he embarks on a search for his children, who are accidental stowaways on a poacher's truck. He soon crosses paths with two very odd couples lost in the desert. Xixo, perplexed by their strange antics, nevertheless finds himself drawn into a crazy adventure with people who know how to make magic machines, but constantly need to be saved from the wilderness and from each other.
20) Changeling
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2009]
Edition
Widescreen.
Language
English
Description
Working-class suburb Los Angeles, 1928. Christine says goodbye to her son, Walter, and departs for work. Arriving home, Christine discovers that Walter is nowhere to be found. Christine launches a desperate search for her son. Then, a boy claiming to be Christine's son appears out of thin air. Knowing the boy is not hers, Christine invites the child to stay in her home. Christine cannot accept the injustice being pushed upon her and continues to challenge...
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