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1) Moms
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Mothers from all walks of life speak amusingly and movingly, without sentimentality, about what it's like to have kids.
2) Lolo
Publisher
FilmRise
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
A surprising and dark romantic comedy from acclaimed actress Julie Deply (Before Sunset), follows Violette (Delpy), a forty year-old workaholic in the fashion industry who goes on a spa retreat and falls for a local computer geek, Jean-Rene. But this new romance is threatened by Violette's spoiled teenage son, Lolo, who plots to ruin the relationship.
3) 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.
Series
Publisher
The Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2017]
Edition
Full screen.
Language
English
Description
As Mildred pulls herself up by the bootstraps, first as an unflappable waitress and eventually as the well-heeled owner of a successful restaurant chain, the ingratitude of her materialistic firstborn becomes a venomous serpent's tooth, setting in motion an endless cycle of desperate overtures and heartless recriminations.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Birth stories goes beyond The face of birth documentary to share compelling birth stories from nine diverse women who choose different models of care for their pregnancies. Although each have different outcomes, all have empowering experiences. Featuring over 110 minutes of content, including previously unseen, extended-interview footage, this Australian-produced film is a must see for anyone expecting a baby, birth professionals or people who just...
6) Tully
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
Widescreen edition.
Language
English
Formats
Description
The film is about Marlo, a mother of three including a newborn, who is gifted a night nanny by her brother. Hesitant to the extravagance at first, Marlo comes to form a unique bond with the thoughtful, surprising, and sometimes challenging young nanny named Tully.
"Captures the complete exhaustion of parenthood in funny and profound fashion."--USA Today
"...the best work Cody has done in the conventional feature format since Juno."--Chicago Tribune
"Theron...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
They're schoolgirls - dreaming of the future, wanting to go out and have fun, trying to work out relationships with families, friends and boyfriends - and attempting to finish high school while raising their babies. Plumpton High, in Sydney's outer western suburbs, is one of the few schools in Australia with a program that supports schoolgirl mothers completing their education, integrating them into the general student population. Over 100 girls have...
10) All we had
Publisher
Gravitas Ventures
Pub. Date
[2017]
Edition
Widescreen.
Language
English
Description
The unstable life and relationship of a mother and daughter seems to be looking up with the opportunity of a fresh start, until the dark side of the American dream leads them to face the prospect of homelessness and tests their bond to the core.
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2002], c2001
Edition
Widescreen version (1.85:1).
Language
English
Description
Based on a true story. A single mother, with dreams of going to college and becoming a writer, has a son at the age of 15 and goes through a failed marriage with her son's drug-addicted father.
12) Daughter of mine
Publisher
Strand Releasing
Language
Italiano
Formats
Description
Shy Vittoria has a close relationship with her loving mother Tina. But their quiet Sardinian life will be upset when the young girl discovers that local party girl Angelica is her birth mother. When Angelica is forced to move away because of financial troubles, she asks to become acquainted with Vittoria. Tina agrees, comforted by the idea that the woman will soon be leaving town. Searching for something deep and inexplicable, Vittoria and Angelica...
13) A blast
Publisher
Film Movement
Pub. Date
2017
Edition
Widescreen.
Language
Greek
Description
Maria is waiting for a blast. She has to set her life on fire. Running away on the highway, Maria is alone in her roaring SUV. Behind her, fire and a case full of money. In front of her, the hopeless vastness of the motorway. Only a day before she was a caring mother, a loving wife, a responsible daughter. Today she has gone rogue.
14) Stella Dallas
Publisher
Warner Bros
Pub. Date
2013, 1937
Language
English
Description
Even after her marriage to well-bred Stephen Dallas ends, irrepressible Stella is determined to give their daughter the life she never had. When it comes down to her child's happiness versus her own, Stella's sacrifice is the epitome of bravery.
"Stanwyck gives one of her finest performances!"--Leonard Maltin
"A stirring drama to touch the heart and haunt the mind."--Variety
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
Widescreen ed.
Language
English
Description
After her award-winning documentary brings down the San Diego Police Department, television producer Jane Sadler turns her storytelling talents to fiction and launches a new television cop drama. But the pressures of balancing her demanding career, dealing with a messy divorce, and being a devoted single mother start to take their toll.
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
An inspirational story of a young mother who loses her husband in Afghanistan and struggles to raise their young daughter in his absence. Focuses on the importance of faith, family and friends while paying tribute to those who serve in the United States military.
18) The escape
Publisher
IFC Films
Language
English
Formats
Description
In desperate need of a change, Tara one day makes a bold decision. Armed with a one-way ticket to Paris, she leaves everything behind to rediscover herself in a new city. But walking out of her life isn't so simple.
Publisher
Home Box Office
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
Widescreen.
Language
English
Description
On the surface, everything seems the same in the seaside town of Monterey, CA: mothers continue to dote, husbands support, children are adorable, houses are beautiful. But the night of the school fundraiser changed all that. Meanwhile, Perry's grieving mother Mary Louise Wright comes to town in search of answers after the son's death.
20) Ben is back
Publisher
Lionsgate
Language
English
Formats
Description
Academy Award® winner Julia Roberts and Academy Award® nominee Lucas Hedges deliver powerful performances in this edge-of-your-seat thriller. A mother (Julia Roberts) is swept into a race against time after her troubled 19-year-old son (Lucas Hedges) returns home for Christmas--and suddenly disappears. Over a turbulent 24 hours, new truths are revealed--and a mother's love is tested--in this unforgettably powerful film.
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