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Publisher
Image Entertainment
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
Desperate to start a family, New York schoolteacher, April Epner hits a midlife crisis when, in quick succession, her husband unexpectedly abandons her and her adoptive mother dies. She gets another shock when she meets her biological mother, an eccentric, self-centered talk show host, whom at first she rejects. Then the divorced dad of one of her students begins courting April. As her life is turned upside-down, April finds herself opening up in...
Author
Language
English
Description
"Once upon a time, when her dad married Sage's mom, Daisy was thrilled to get a bright and shiny new sister. But Sage was beautiful and popular, everything Daisy was not, and she made sure Daisy knew it. Sage didn't have Daisy's smarts - she had to go back a grade to enroll in the fancy rich-kid school. So she used her popularity as a weapon, putting Daisy down to elevate herself. After the divorce, the stepsisters' rivalry continued until the final,...
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Mr. Popper's Penguins is the story of a boy whose explorer father loves him but neglects him in favor of his career. Once the boy grows to sharkish real-estate wheeler-dealer manhood in NYC, he does the same thing to his wife, daughter, and son. Promised a partner position in his real-estate firm, he woos a reluctant seller to part with the Tavern on the Green. Life is going fine until his dad's final gift to him arrives. Then Mr. Popper's life changes...
Language
English
Description
Daniel Hillard is no ordinary father, so when he learns his ex-wife needs a housekeeper, he applies for the job. With the perfect wig, a little makeup and a dress for all occasions, he becomes Mrs. Doubtfire, a devoted British housekeeper who is hired on the spot. Free to be the "woman" he never knew he could be, the disguised Daniel creates a whole new life with his entire family.
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Language
English
Description
Will Hayes is a 30-something Manhattan dad who is in the midst of a divorce. His 10 year old daughter, Maya, starts to question him about his life before marriage. Maya wants to know absolutely everything about how her parents met and fell in love. Will's story begins years earlier when, as a young, starry-eyed aspiring politician, he moves to New York in order to work on the Clinton campaign. Will attempts a "PG" version of his romantic relationships...
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
To the amusement of their adult children and friends, long divorced couple Don and Ellie Griffin are once again forced to play the happy couple for the sake of their adopted son's wedding after his ultra conservative biological mother unexpectedly decides to fly halfway across the world to attend. With all of the wedding guests looking on, the Griffins are hilariously forced to confront their past, present and future, and hopefully avoid killing each...
Publisher
Feature Films for Families
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Guided by the sheepdog Tess, a young boy named Tom is transported from the present to the time of World War II, where his friendship helps an orphaned evacuee named May. Meanwhile, in the present, Tom's parents are separated, and Tom is unhappy with his mother's plans for remarriage. Includes parent guide for family discussion.
12) That old feeling
Publisher
Universal Home Video
Pub. Date
[1998]
Language
English
Description
Happily divorced for 14 years, Lilly and Dan still hate each other. But after a fight at their daughter's wedding, their hostility suddenly turns to unbridled passion.
13) Reba: Season 6
Publisher
Twentiethth Century Fox Home Entertainmment
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
15) Reba: Season 2
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
A Southern soccer mom (Reba) learns her married daughter isn't going to be moving out of the house with her husband and baby. Reba accepts a job working for her ex-husband. No matter how hard she tries to make family life run smoothly, she learns there is no way to please everyone.
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2006
Language
English
Description
ooklyn family claims to once have been a great novelist, but ultimately decided to settle into a teaching job. When his wife discovers a writing talent of her own, jealousy divides the family. The two teenage sons are forced to forge new relationships with their parents. Their mom begins dating her younger son's tennis coach. Meanwhile, dad has an affair with the student his older son is pursuing.
17) Reba: Season 5
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2005, 2008
Language
English
Description
It takes a lot of heart to keep this family together, but that's just what Reba does.
18) The parent trap
Series
Publisher
Walt Disney Home Video
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
Hayley Mills stars as two young girls who, while at summer camp, discover that they are long-lost twin sisters, separated shortly after birth. Reunited at last, they launch a coast-to-coast campaign to rekindle romance between their estranged parents.
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2008
Language
English
Description
Will Hayes is a 30-something Manhattan dad who is in the midst of a divorce. His 10 year old daughter, Maya, starts to question him about his life before marriage. Maya wants to know absolutely everything about how her parents met and fell in love. Will's story begins years earlier when, as a young, starry-eyed aspiring politician, he moves to New York in order to work on the Clinton campaign. Will attempts a "PG" version of his romantic relationships...