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Publisher
Magnolia Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Blocked on social media and concerned for his son's life, Chuck impersonates a waitress online and starts checking in with Franklin. But things begin to spiral when Franklin falls for this imaginary girl and wants nothing more than to meet her in person, as Chuck has inadvertently catfished his own son.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Formats
Description
The powerful drama of Willy Loman & his tragic end. Ever since it was first performed in 1949, Death of a Salesman has been recognized as a milestone of the American theater. In the person of Willy Loman, the aging, failing salesman who makes his living riding on a smile and a shoeshine, Arthur Miller redefined the tragic hero as a man whose dreams are at once insupportably vast and dangerously insubstantial. He has given us a figure whose name has...
3) Ezra
Language
English
Formats
Description
EZRA follows Max, a stand-up comedian living with his father while struggling to co-parent his autistic son Ezra with his ex-wife. When forced to confront difficult decisions about the future, Max & Ezra embark on a cross-country road trip.
4) The stray
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Formats
Description
A young father takes his nine year old son, the family dog, and two of his son's friends backpacking in the mountains of Colorado only for all five of them to be struck by lightning.
5) The phenom
Publisher
RLJ Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Ever since Hopper was a child, he has dreamed of becoming a major-league pitcher. Relentlessly pushed and punished by his abusive father, he's on the verge of becoming one of the game's most promising players when he unexpectedly breaks down on the mound. Now Hopper's only hope for a future lies with an unorthodox sports therapist who urges him to piece together the past and confront the man who is both bully and family.
6) First kill
Publisher
Lions Gate Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
In order to reconnect with his son, a Wall Street broker takes his family to the cabin where he grew up for a hunting trip. But the trip takes a deadly turn when they become entangled in a heist gone bad that results in the broker's son Danny being kidnapped, forcing his father to recover the stolen loot in exchange for Danny's life.
7) Jockey
Publisher
Sony Pictures
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
An aging jockey aims for a final championship, when a rookie rider arrives claiming to be his son.
Publisher
Monarch Home Video
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
Millions of people know the stories of A.A. Milne, but few are aware that a real bear inspired them. Milne and his son Christopher met the real Winnie at the London Zoo in 1926. A Bear Named Winnie is based on the story of that amazing bear.
9) Ocean boy
Publisher
Gravitas Ventures
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Bosch, a young father, goes on the run with his son, Rockit, who believes they're on a magical holiday.
10) Fortress
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Formats
Description
In this dazzling action cyber-thriller, Robert is a retired CIA agent living at a secret resort in the woods. One day, his estranged son drives to the camp for a visit but he's followed by Robert's old nemesis, Balzary. As the site is besieged by Balzary's attack squad, father and son retreat to a high-tech bunker. But are its steel walls and advanced weapons powerful enough to match Balzary's bloodthirsty plans for revenge?
12) Your honor
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Formats
Description
New Orleans judge Michael Desiato is forced to confront his own deepest convictions when his son is involved in a hit and run that embroils an organized crime family.
13) Creed
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Adonis Johnson never knew his famous father, world heavyweight champion Apollo Creed, who died before he was born. Still, there's no denying that boxing is in his blood, so Adonis heads to Philadelphia, the site of Apollo Creed's legendary match with a tough upstart named Rocky Balboa.
Publisher
Virgil Films
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Jack finds himself adrift after his father, legendary Coach Davis, cuts him from his renowned soccer club. Estranged from his dad, at odds with his brother and desperate for purpose, he turns to his ex-girlfriend Sofia. Inspired by her tough love and unwavering pursuit to become a recording artist, he takes one last shot at his lifelong dream, by trying out for a rival soccer club.
15) The judge
Publisher
Warner Bros. Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Big-city lawyer Hank Palmer returns to his childhood home where his estranged father, the town's judge, is suspected of murder. He sets out to discover the truth and along the way reconnects with the family he walked away from years before.
16) Side man
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Set in 1953 and traveling to 1985, this lovely and poignant memory play unfolds through the eyes of Clifford, the only son of Gene, a jazz trumpet player, and Terry, an alcoholic mother. Alternating between their New York City apartment and a smoke-filled music club, Clifford narrates the story of his broken family and the decline of jazz as popular entertainment. Clifford recalls the key moments in his life, such as the day when he, fresh out of...
17) Being Frank
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
A regular father's family life is turned upside down when his son learns he has another family.
18) That's my boy
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
©2012
Language
English
Description
While still in his teens, Donny fathered a son, Todd, and raised him as a single parent up until Todd's 18th birthday. Now, after not seeing each other for years, Todd's world comes crashing down on the eve of his wedding when an uninvited Donny suddenly shows up. Trying desperately to reconnect with his son, Donny is now forced to deal with the repercussions of his bad parenting skills.
19) Half brothers
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Renato, a successful Mexican aviation executive, is shocked to discover he has an American half-brother he never knew about, the free-spirited Asher. The two very different half-brothers are forced on a road journey together masterminded by their ailing father, tracing the path their father took as an immigrant from Mexico to the US.