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22) 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...
23) 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.
24) 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...
25) 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.
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Edition
Widescreen.
Language
English
Description
When the husband of a high-society woman is killed in an accident, she realizes she has nothing left except a house in rural Georgia that is being used as a foster home. Moving in with the intentions of selling it, she finds a new meaning and purpose to her life when she ends up helping to care for the rebellious teenagers who live there that have issues of their own.
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Edition
Widescreen version.
Language
English
Description
Newly widowed Kathy plans to skip out on decking the halls and trimming the tree this Christmas, trying to avoid anything that will bring back memories of her late husband. The only Christmas tradition she will observe is baking cookies for her friends, a passion since she was a child. When Kathy meets handsome Christmas tree shop owner Tim, their undeniable chemistry, along with an ornament Tim gives her that symbolizes hope, helps Kathy open up...
30) Peppermint
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Edition
Widescreen version.
Language
English
Description
A revenge story focusing on a young mother who finds herself with nothing to lose, and is now going to take from her enemies the very life they took from her.
Publisher
BFS Entertainment & Multimedia Ltd
Language
English
Description
"Set in a fictional Lancashire town in 1929, In loving memory depicts the hilarious events that occur in an undertaker's business when the owner dies, leaving his sensible widow Ivy to carry on with the help of her naïve and clumsy nephew, Billy. Whether dealing with stray coffins, local busybodies, dishonest rivals or faulty hearses, Ivy always manages to cope, while Billy's best intentions usually end in laughable disaster."--Container.
Publisher
RLJ Entertainment
Language
English
Description
It's been almost a year since the sudden death of philandering chef Leo Vincent, but his presence at the Penrose Hotel is more palpable than ever. His ex-wife, Gina, and widow, Sam, have the business, but they continue to have professional and personal disagreements.
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Edition
Widescreen edition.
Language
English
Description
A Moabite priestess renounces her gods for the God of Israel. Since she is a foreigner, her dedication is not readily accepted by the villagers. All the spectacle of heathen idolatry and human sacrifice. One of the Bible's timeless love stories.
Publisher
Olive Films
Edition
Widescreen version.
Language
English
Description
"In early 1960s Los Angeles, a family struggles to make ends meet. Like many who still believe in the American Dream, the widowed Frances (Kathy Bates) wishes to put down roots and find a home. Prideful Frances loses her job, and suddenly rootless, she takes what little money they have and she and her gaggle of children venture out of the big city and head into rural Idaho."--OLDIES.com website.
36) Conagher
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Language
English
Description
After her husband disappears, Evie Teale struggles to raise her two children and run a remote stagecoach station. Conn Conagher is an honest, hardworking cowboy. Their lives are intertwined as they fight the elements, Indians, outlaws, and loneliness.
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Edition
Widescreen version.
Language
English
Description
Two years after the death of her husband, Missie heads home with her son to be near her parents and to return to teaching. Certain she will never find love again, Missie adopts Belinda, a feisty young teenager who's arrived with a secret. As Missie struggles with raising Belinda, she finds she is falling for the local sheriff who might be the only man who can help her save Belinda...and herself.
39) The Night House
Publisher
Searchlight Pictures
Language
English
Formats
Description
A widow begins to uncover her recently deceased husband's disturbing secrets.
40) The Good Liar
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Edition
Widescreen edition.
Language
English
Description
Career con artist Roy Courtnay can hardly believe his luck when he meets well-to-do widow Betty McLeish online. As Betty opens her home and life to him, Roy is surprised to find himself caring about her, turning what should be a cut-and-dry swindle into the most treacherous tightrope walk of his life.
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