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1) Saint Ralph
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2005
Language
English
Description
A teenage boy in the 1950s is convinced that if he miraculously wins the Boston Marathon he can save the life of his dying mother.
Author
Series
New classics volume NDP218
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Formats
Description
Four-character memory play, in which a strong-willed woman attempts to impose her shattered dreams into the life and personality of her shy, reclusive daughter.
4) Mama's boy
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
A twenty-nine-year-old man who still lives with his mother finds his comfortable life is threatened when his mother starts dating someone.
6) Bad Santa 2
Publisher
Broad Green Pictures
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Fueled by cheap whiskey, greed, and hatred, Willie teams up once again with his angry little sidekick, Marcus, to knock off a Chicago charity on Christmas Eve. Along for the ride is 'the kid,' chubby and cheery Thurman Merman, a 250-pound ray of sunshine. Mommy issues arise when the pair are joined by Willie's horror story of a mother, Sunny Soke. Sunny raises the bar for the gang's ambitions, while somehow lowering the standards of criminal behavior....
8) Onward
Language
English
Formats
Description
"When Ian Lightfoot comes of age, his mother gives him the magical staff of his late father, which will let him cast a spell to spend one more day with his dad. But the spell goes awry and he has only 24 hours to set it right, so he and his older brother embark on an epic quest, with their mother trailing after, trying to protect them from a dangerous curse." --
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
©2010
Language
English
Description
Max has an active imagination and will throw a fit if others don't go along with what he wants. Following an incident with his sister Claire and her friends, Max throws a tantrum and runs away from home when his mother pays more attention to her boyfriend than to him. Wearing his wolf costume at the time, Max not only runs away physically, but runs toward a world in his imagination. This world, an ocean away, is inhabited by large wild beasts, including...
10) Monstrous
Publisher
Screen Media
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
A terrifying new horror awaits Laura and her seven-year-old son Cody when they flee her abusive ex-husband and try to settle into a new life in an idyllic and remote lakeside farmhouse. Still traumatized, their physical and mental well-being are pushed to the limit as their fragile existence is threatened.
Publisher
Echo Bridge Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
In its attempt to take hold of the economic recession, a government agency exiles member of society deemed unproductive and banishes them to a colony known as New Eden. An ambitious and impartial caseworker, Noah Kross investigates a case appealed by a single mother and her son. Knowing the unjust fate of the innocent boy, Kross sets off to save the lives of the mother and child and to expose the truth about the secrets for the last time.
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Language
English
Description
Disgruntled Phoenix officeworker Marion Crane is fed up with the way life has treated her. She only gets to meet her lover Sam during lunch breaks and they cannot get married because of Sam's alimony high payments. One Friday, Marion is trusted to bank $40,000 by her employer. Seeing the opportunity to take the money and run, Marion leaves town and heads towards Sam's California store. Tired after the long drive and caught in a storm, she gets off...
14) Ben is back
Publisher
Roadside Attractions LLC
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Ben Burns, a drug-addicted teenager, shows up unexpectedly to visit his family on Christmas Eve. His wary mother welcomes him, but after finding out he's still in danger, she must to do everything she can to help her family.
15) For one more day
Publisher
Distributed by Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Chick Benetto, a broken-down former baseball player who has collapsed into alcoholism and despair, returns one night to his small hometown with plans to take his life. At the final moment, he is magically granted one more day with his departed mother, Posey Benetto, who illuminates the secrets of both their lives and shows him a way to redemption.
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2008
Language
English
Description
Marty is a devoted mom, who last saw her son, Henry, three years ago when she was unhealthy, coarse, and overweight. When Henry returns home from his latest secret operation, he brings his fiancée to meet his mom. Marty's still coarse, but has become a babe with a healthy libido. Henry is horrified, but his girlfriend, Emily, is entranced. When Marty begins dating the sultry Tommy, Henry gets the ultimate assignment: spying on his mom and her boyfriend,...
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
When Margot and her son, Claude, come to attend the wedding of her sister, Pauline, it seems as if a family rift is being mended. Despite their best efforts, Margot and Pauline revert to their most dysfunctional selves. It does not help that Pauline's fiancé is woefully depressed and Margot's lover is as narcissistic as she is. Margot's estranged husband can't seem to recognize that Margot cringes at his every effort at reconciliation. Margot and...
18) French exit
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Sixty-year-old penniless Manhattan socialite Frances Price had a plan. To die before the money ran out, but things didn't go as planned. Her husband Franklin has been dead for twelve years and with his vast inheritance gone, she cashes in the last of her possessions and resolves to live out her twilight days anonymously in a borrowed apartment in Paris. She is accompanied by her directionless son Malcolm and a cat named Small Frank, who may or may...
19) Kidnap
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
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.
20) Haunted mansion
Publisher
Disney
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Inspired by the classic theme park attraction, this film is about a woman and her son who enlist a motley crew of so-called spiritual experts to help rid their home of supernatural squatters.