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Publisher
New Day Films
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (88 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
This film captures two years in the lives of four disadvantaged fathers in New York City as they fight to defy the odds against them. And the odds are real - men living in poverty are more than twice as likely to become absent fathers than their middle-class peers (U.S. Census Bureau). DADDY DON'T GO is a tough but tender journey that aims to illuminate the everyday struggles of disadvantaged fathers. Alex, Nelson, Roy and Omar shatter the deadbeat...
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Video
Physical Desc
1 DVD (105 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
After hearing a man confess his love for his dearly departed wife on a call-in radio show, a woman falls deeply, inexplicably in love with him. Deciding he is her destiny, she treks across country on a wildly romantic impulse to meet him.
4) 99 homes
Publisher
Broad Green Pictures
Pub. Date
[2016]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (112 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
When a single father Dennis Nash is evicted from his home, his only chance to win it back is to go to work for Rick Carver, the charismatic and ruthless businessman who evicted him in the first place. It's a deal-with-the-devil that provides security for his family; but as Nash falls deeper into Carver's web, he finds his situation grows more brutal and dangerous than he ever imagined.
5) Mrs. Miracle
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2010
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 92 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
When her acting career does not take off, but her sister does with her fiance, Reba returns home to become a preschool teacher, and director of the Christmas pageant. After his wife dies, widower Seth Webster moves to town with his rambunctious twin boys. Mrs. Merkle, who is dubbed 'Mrs. Miracle' by the boys, is hired as a nanny and soon has the boys behaving nicely. It isn't long before Mrs. Miracle is sowing the seeds of love for Reba and Seth too....
Publisher
Miramax Films
Pub. Date
[2010]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (100 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
When Frank Goode's grown children cancel a family reunion, the recent widower sets off on a cross-country journey to reconnect with each of them. A family separated by physical and emotional distance finds a way to come together.
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
Widescreen edition.
Physical Desc
3 Blu-rays (approximately 499 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
Language
English
Description
Mickey Haller runs his law practice out of out of his Lincoln. After inheriting an acquaintance's law practice, Haller finds himself with a batch of new cases, including a significant murder trial he must hastily prepare to defend. He takes case after case, while balancing his private life that includes his teenaged child and his two ex-wives: one who works for him and the other who serves as the city's deputy district attorney.
Publisher
Magnolia Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2009
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (99 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Lance Clayton once dreamed of a career as a rich and famous writer. He has only managed to be a single dad, and high-school poetry teacher. Kyle is his only son who is a jackass that won't give him the time of day. Lance is dating Claire, the school's adorable art teacher. She doesn't want to get serious or even acknowledge publicly that they are dating. In the wake of a freak accident, Lance suffers the worst tragedy and greatest opportunity of his...
Series
Publisher
Kino Lorber Corp
Pub. Date
[2017]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 Blu-ray (104 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A frontiersman in 1820s Kentucky finds the area too civilized for his tastes, so he makes plans for he and his son to leave for the wild Texas country. However, he buys an indentured servant along the way, and her presence throws a monkey wrench into his plans.
10) My girl
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Video
Pub. Date
c1998
Edition
Full screen.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 102 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A precocious 11-year-old tomboy obsessed with death shares a poignant summer with her widowed father, the sexy and kind cosmetician he hires, and most importantly with the boy-next-door who idolizes her.
11) Angels Crest
Publisher
Magnolia Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2012]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (96 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
In the small working-class town of Angels Crest a young father's good intentions are thwarted by a moment of thoughtlessness, resulting in tragedy. A local prosecutor, haunted by his past goes after Ethan, and the ensuing confusion and casting of blame begins to tear the town apart.
12) Lean on Pete
Publisher
Lionsgate Entertainment, Inc
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
Widescreen edition.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 122 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Fifteen-year-old Charley Thompson arrives in Portland, Oregon with his single father Ray, both of them eager for a fresh start after a series of hard knocks. While Ray descends into personal turmoil, Charley finds acceptance and camaraderie at a local racetrack where he lands a job caring for an aging Quarter Horse named Lean on Pete. The horse's owner Del Montgomery and his jockey Bonnie help Charley fill the void of his father's absence - until...
Publisher
Virgil Films
Pub. Date
c2011
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (85 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
After losing his wife to breast cancer and struggling to raise his children, Terry Hitchcock had an idea. He wanted to accomplish the impossible by running 75 consecutive marathons in 75 consecutive days to bring attention to the incredibly difficult lives of single-parent families. He ran in spite of freezing rain and unbearable heat, in spite of chest pains and bone fractures that wracked his 57-year-old body.
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (364 min) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
After the death of his wife, newspaper columnist George Turner decided to move his family from Sydney to the small New Zealand seaside town of Weld. He wanted his kids, Shay and Arlo, to have a fresh start, but all did not go according to plan. In Season Two George must reunite his family and bring Shay home from her self-appointed exile in Australia. George is also finding out what it means to be a local in the quirky town of Weld.
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (363 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
George Turner, a recent widower, quits his job as a popular 800-word columnist for a Sydney newspaper. On an impulse, he buys a house online in a remote seaside town in New Zealand. He then has to break the news to his two teenage kids, Shay and Arlo, who just lost their mom and now face an even more uncertain future. When the family arrives in their new home, the colorful and inquisitive locals ensure Turner's dream of a fresh start does not go according...
16) Ghost dad
Series
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Video
Pub. Date
c2005
Physical Desc
1 DVD (84 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Elliot Hopper, an overworked widower killed in a taxi accident, returns as a ghost and must learn how to be seen and heard so he can take care of his family.
Publisher
Shout! Factory
Pub. Date
[2009]
Physical Desc
4 DVDs (528 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
None
Description
Centers around Blossom Russo's life at school and at home. She lives with her single father, charming musician Nick Russo, who tries hard to be the perfect parent, and her two elder brothers. Anthony is the cool, older brother. Joey is sweet and naive. Six LeMeure is Blossom's best friend. Six is emotionally neglected at her home and spends most of her time around at the Russo's. Six is the voice of mischief and is often Blossom's partner in crime....
Publisher
Distributed by Shout! Factory
Pub. Date
[2009]
Edition
Full screen.
Physical Desc
4 DVDs (ca. 535 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"When Marcy Bradford dies, she leaves her teen-age daughter Nicole in the custody of a father she has never met; or rather, two fathers-- Michael, a straight and formal man; and Joey, a wild artist. Both were Marcy's former boyfriends, and together, they provide a unique balance of parenting skills for young Nicole."--www.imbd.com
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (365 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
After relocating from the whirlwind of Sydney, newspaper columnist George Turner is slowly learning what it means to be a local in the quirky New Zealand town of Weld. He wanted his kids, Shay and Arlo, to have a fresh start after the death of his wife, but not all went according to plan. Now George must reunite his family by bringing Shay home from her self-appointed exile in Australia.
20) Billboard dad
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
p2002, c1998
Physical Desc
1 DVD (87 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Two sisters try to find romance for their dad by painting a personal ad on a giant billboard in Hollywood.
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