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Santa is in trouble. People are losing faith in him, and he's being sued for ruining Christmas. Michael Sherman is a young lawyer and single father still mourning the loss of his wife who takes Santa on as a client. He not only helps save Kris Kringle but also discovers the courage to let love back into his life, making this truly the happiest season of all.
4) Ghost dad
Series
Publisher
Universal Studios
Edition
Full screen version.
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.
Language
English
Description
A newly single dad navigating the good, the bad, and the weird of the 30-something singles scene in the whip-smart comedy. When his wife unexpectedly informs him that she wants a divorce, well-meaning but oblivious husband Otto Wall finds himself thrust back into bachelorhood. What follows is a hilarious sequence of romantic encounters, from reconnecting with a former crush to online dating, as Otto searches for a real connection amidst a string of...
6) Lean on Pete
Publisher
A24 Films
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 he...
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Edition
Widescreen version.
Language
English
Description
Jim Grant is a public interest lawyer and single father raising his daughter in the tranquil suburbs of Albany, New York. Grant's world is turned upside down when a brash young reporter named Ben Shepard exposes his true identity as a former 1970s antiwar radical fugitive wanted for murder.
9) Mrs. Miracle
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
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....
10) Dan in real life
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English
Description
Dan Burns is an expert on relationships, but somehow struggles to succeed as a brother, a son and a single parent to three daughters. Things get even worse when Dan finds out that the woman he's falling for is his brother's new girlfriend.
11) Rock-a-bye baby
Publisher
Olive Films
Edition
Widescreen version.
Language
English
Description
Goofy TV repairman Clayton Poole becomes an unexpected father of three infant girls. The girls are children of his childhood sweetheart, now a famous actress, Carla Naples. She must temporarily give up the children to protect her career and star in a major Hollywood production. It's triple the hi-jinks, triple the fun and triple the laughs. Whether it's changing the diapers, warming the bottles or singing off-key lullabies, this in-over-his-head nanny...
12) 3 men and a baby
Publisher
Touchstone Pictures
Edition
Widescreen version.
Language
English
Description
Three handsome Manhattan bachelors find their dating and mating rituals irreparably damaged when an unexpected roommate-- complete with crib, pacifier, and dirty diaper-- shows up on their doorstep.
Publisher
Gaiam Americas, Inc
Edition
Widescreen version.
Language
English
Description
Uptight French chef Sara gets fired up when her upscale café, Chez Varenne, is suddenly overshadowed by a new restaurant moving in next door run by a group of rowdy firemen. Led by handsome former fire fighter Gill and his friend Danny, The Five Alarm Grill is soon a big success while Sara and Patsy, her pastry chef, struggle to bring in customers.
15) Fatherhood
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Edition
[English/French/Portuguese/Spanish version]
Language
English
Description
A father brings up his baby girl as a single dad after the unexpected death of his wife who died a day after their daughter's birth.
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Edition
Widescreen version.
Language
English
Description
"Things are looking up for Jimmy: Sabrina is now his girlfriend, and Hope is a normal little girl, despite her genes. Meanwhile, Virginia tries to scare away a friendly raccoon and a client's sexual urges, while Burt falls for a pair of singing coconut boobs. And while Hope's serial killer mom may not really be dead, Maw Maw's husband is--which inspires her to make out with Jimmy!"--Container.
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Edition
Widescreen version.
Language
English
Description
A one night stand becomes a life-long commitment when twenty-three-year-old Jimmy Chance inadvertently impregnates a wanted felon and decides to raise Hope (aka Princess Beyonce) on his own. Jimmy, together with his family, face play dates, family photo shoots, rock star dreams, vasectomies and more in the uproariously irreverent, critically acclaimed first season.
Publisher
Acorn Media
Edition
Widescreen version.
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...
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