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2) The meddler
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
With a new iPhone, and apartment near the grove, and a comfortable bank account left to her by her beloved late husband, Marnie Minervini has happily relocated from New Jersey to Los Angeles to be near her daughter Lori and smother her with motherly love. When the dozens of texts, unexpected visits, and conversations dominated by unsolicited advice force Lori to draw strict personal boundaries, Marnie finds ways to channel her eternal optimism and...
3) Snatched
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
Formats
Description
When her boyfriend dumps her before their exotic vacation, a young woman persuades her ultra-cautious mother to travel with her to paradise, with unexpected results.
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
Warner Bros
Pub. Date
[2018].
Edition
Widescreen.
Language
English
Description
When her husband suddenly dumps her, longtime dedicated housewife Deanna turns regret into reset by going back to college, landing in the same class and school as her daughter, who's not entirely sold on the idea. Plunging headlong into the campus experience, the increasingly outspoken Deanna, now Dee Rock, embraces freedom, fun, and frat boys on her own terms, finding her true self in a senior year no one ever expected.
8) Mr. Church
Publisher
Codeblack Films / Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
A little girl and her dying mother obtain the services of a talented cook. What begins as a six-month arrangement spans fifteen years and creates a family bond that lasts forever.
Edition
Widescreen edition.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Join the celebration, sing and dance, and discover how it all began. Ten years later, come back to the magical island of Kalokairi in this sequel based on the songs of ABBA. Sophie is now pregnant, and like her mother Donna, she'll need to take risks.
"The rare sequel so unexpectedly enchanting that it plays less like a rehash than a reclamation."--Los Angeles Times
"That old ABBA magic can make even a middling movie that much better."--USA Today
"Swede...
Publisher
Screen Media Films
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
Widescreen.
Language
English
Description
After her twin brother dies, a woman approaching thirty lives in her mother's backyard shed, having trouble moving on, until she meets an awkward real estate agent and an eight-year-old boy who is obsessed with Westerns.
11) Lady bird
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
Appears on list
Formats
Description
The adventures of a young woman living in Northern California for a year.
12) 52 Tuesdays
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Description
Billie's reluctant path to independence is accelerated when her mother reveals plans for gender transition and their time together becomes limited to Tuesday afternoons.
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Formats
Description
In this vibrant, funny, and heartfelt film, a widow and former songstress discover that life can begin anew at any age. With the support of three loyal girlfriends, Carol decides to embrace the world, embarking on an unlikely friendship with her pool maintenance man, pursuing a new love interest, and reconnecting with her daughter.
Publisher
Olive Films
Pub. Date
[2010]
Edition
Widescreen.
Language
Español
Description
Fausta suffers from 'The Milk of Sorrow, ' an illness transmitted through mother's milk by women who've been raped during Peru's civil wars. Stricken with the fear that she's contracted the illness from her mother's breast milk, Fausta goes to extreme lengths to protect her own sexuality and safety. After her mother's sudden death, she finds herself compelled to embark on a frightening journey for re-awakening, freedom, and wholeness.
17) Julieta
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Language
Español
Formats
Description
Julieta lives in Madrid with her daughter Antia. They both suffer in silence over the loss of Xoan, Antia's father and Julieta's husband. At times, grief doesn't bring people closer, it drives them apart.
"...has the moody, spooky feel of a Hitchcock-style thriller thanks to Almodovar's vivid visuals..."--Newsday
"Nodding to the movies and telenovelas that he's always loved, Almodovar tells the ensuing story...with well-calibrated suspense and captivating...
19) The final girls
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
A young woman suffering the loss of her mother, a famous scream queen from the 1980s, finds herself drawn into the world of her mom's most famous movie. Reunited, the women must fight off the film's maniacal killer.
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2004]
Edition
Standard version.
Language
English
Description
Lorelai and Rory are a mother and daughter who are sharing life's ups and downs in a small town in Connecticut. This heartfelt, humorous drama appeals to young and old alike with it's blend of traditional family issues and hip attitude.
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