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1) Edie
Language
English
Description
Following the death of her husband, EDIE (Sheila Hancock) breaks free from years of his control and rebels against her daughter’s wish for her to move into assisted living by embarking on an adventure she and her father had always longed for: a trip to the Scottish Highlands to climb the world famous Mt. Suilven. Along the way, she hires young camping shop owner Jonny (Kevin Guthrie) to be her guide. Despite the generational differences, Jonny encourages...
Language
English
Description
After a personal loss, Carol (Blythe Danner) finds the everyday activities that have given her life structure – her regular bridge game, gardening, a glass of wine or two – have lost their luster. With the support of three loyal girlfriends, Carol decides to embrace the world, embarking on a new relationship and discovering that life can begin anew at any age. Nominated for Best Film at the **Cleveland International Film Festival**. *"A modest,...
Publisher
Anchor Bay Entertainment
Edition
Widescreen version.
Language
English
Description
The riotous and poignant story of how a man who has lost everything, his house, his job, his wife, reconnects with himself and creates his own silver linings from the bonds he forms with his family and a mysterious girl with problems of her own.
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Still mourning the loss of her family, Ellie agrees to watch her brother's children when he has to leave town. When a fire is set, Ellie works with a handsome deputy to clear a friends name and learns that if she can trust her faith, this Christmas may bring more miracles than she hoped.
Publisher
Hallmark Entertainment
Language
English
Description
A widowed belle is losing her sight, but sees more clearly than ever. With the help of a father-daughter team of grifters, she takes on the greedy niece and nephew who are trying to force her out of her house. Originally aired on the Hallmark Channel.
Publisher
Cinedigm
Language
English
Description
Wendy is finally settling into the single life after struggling with the death of her husband. After a difficult season of grief, she's taken over the family business of coordinating the town's most beautiful and memorable weddings with the help of her friend and co-worker Roseanne. Wendy's business and values are challenged, however, when the charming and incredibly irritating Marco opens shop as a divorce attorney right next to her wedding chapel....
Publisher
Touchstone Home Entertainment
Language
English
Description
Marva Munson is a spry, elderly woman who is looking for a tenant for the spare room in her house. Goldthwait H. Dorr moves in and gains Munson's permission to use the basement for rehearsals with his "medieval music ensemble." Dorr is masterminding the robbery of a riverboat casino, and the fellow musicians in his ensemble are actually the crew he's assembled to pull off the job. Despite their best efforts, Munson finds out about their scheme and...
8) Charade
Language
English
Description
Regina finds herself pursued through the streets of Paris by several men in search of the fortune that her murdered husband stole from them. As her world becomes entangled with suspense, murder and plots twists, she finds herself leaning on a suave, charming stranger whose motives are unclear.
9) Tumbledown
Author
Language
English
Description
Years after the accidental death of her folk-singer husband, Hannah has yet to fully accept her small town life without him. Then she is approached by a charming New York writer, intent on penning a biography of her late husband's life, and Hannah finds herself opening up again.
10) The hired heart
Language
English
Description
For small town doctor Garnet Hadley, finding love was the last thing on her mind. A widow of two years, this once vivacious and flirtatious young woman preferred a solitary life of mourning. Despite the best efforts of the well-intentioned, yet annoying, townspeople and even her meddling father-in-law, Garnet refuses to enter the dating scene. As the county fair approaches, she finds herself trapped into an unfair deal involving her attendance at...
Publisher
Distributed by Cinedigm Home Entertainment
Edition
[DVD].
Language
English
Description
When Gina loses her husband on Christmas Day, she soon finds a kindred spirit in another parent at her kids' school, Michael, who loses his wife at the same time. As they help each other and their children though grief, they grow closer and fall in love. However, family and friends cause them to question whether being together is a good idea. Based on a true story.
13) Bounce
Publisher
Walt Disney Home Video
Edition
Widescreen.
Language
English
Description
A young widow gets involved with a slick, womanizing man who has reason to feel guilty about her husband's death.
15) The meddler
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
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...
16) Unhook the stars
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Edition
Widescreen.
Language
English
Description
The story of Mildred, a widow whose children are grown and living on their own. The only people who need her are her neighbors, Monica and her six-year old son J.J. Caring for J.J. while his mother works, Mildred develops a bond with the child, filling the emptiness in both their lives. Once J.J.'s family gets back on track, she realizes that she needs to get on with her own life.
17) Bond of silence
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Language
English
Description
Katy and Bob live a perfect life until New Year's Eve, when Bob goes next door to shut down a teen party. After a confrontation he winds up dead. Though Katy hunts for answers, no one is talking. A bond of silence covers the town until an undercover sting points to Ryan, a popular kid. Though Katy is grieving, once she meets Ryan she becomes a supportive mother who listens rather than berates. When Ryan appears in court to plead guilty, he turns to...
18) Monster's ball
Series
Language
English
Description
Hank and Leticia inhabit stark, queasy realities of the contemporary South, he as a death row corrections officer and she as the soon-to-be widow of an inmate whose execution Hank helps conduct. In the aftermath of the execution, both lose their children to tragic deaths and they form an unlikely bond.
Publisher
Lions Gate Entertainment
Language
English
Description
Tells the story of a young mother who loses her husband in Afghanistan and struggles to raise their young daughter in his absence. The film combines elements of faith, country music, and stock car racing while paying tribute to those who serve in the United States Military.
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Edition
Widescreen edition.
Language
English
Description
A man is accused of murdering his wealthy woman friend in order to secure his inheritance. The defendant's mysterious wife stuns the courtroom by giving damaging testimony against her husband. The web of intrigue is finally unwoven in a shocking, chilling conclusion.
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