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Gus Lobel has been one of the best scouts in baseball for decades, but, despite his efforts to hide it, age is starting to catch up with him. Nevertheless, Gus-who can tell a pitch just by the crack of the bat-refuses to be benched for what may be the final innings of his career. The one person who might be able to help is also the one person Gus would never ask: his daughter, Mickie, an associate at a high-powered Atlanta law firm.
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A faded photograph leads powerful attorney Natalie Jones to the bittersweet secrets of her late father's past. She takes to the sprawling countryside, where horses run free, familis are bound by honor, true love really exists, and Natalie discovers her own past - and an enlightened future.
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
日本語
Description
Clinging to an incomplete letter written to her by her recently deceased father, Momo moves with her mother from Tokyo to a remote island where she finds three mischievous spirits living in their attic who help her discover what her father was trying to tell her.
Pub. Date
[2014]
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English
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A dangerous international spy is determined to give up his high stakes life to finally build a closer relationship with his estranged wife and daughter, whom he's previously kept at arm's length to keep out of danger. First, he must complete one last mission, even if it means juggling the two toughest assignments yet: hunting down the world's most ruthless terrorist and looking after his teenage daughter for the first time in ten years while his wife...
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
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The king of animated films reigns in this final chapter of the Lion King trilogy! Experience the power of 'Upendi, ' which means 'love, ' as Kiara, Simba's strong-willed daughter, seeks adventure away from her father's watchful gaze. Timon and Pumbaa can do only so much to protect her, especially when she encounters an intriguing rival, Kovu, a cub who is being groomed to lead Scar's pride.
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
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Arriving home from his work at a steel fabrication plant, Levi finds his pregnant wife dead in their room, his newborn daughter Allie survives the incident. This should bring him some comfort however he would rather have his wife. Living in near poverty and responsible for a newborn baby and a seven-year-old Madi who, like her dad, still hasn't dealt with her mother's death, Levi can't afford to be away from work for long. And in the south, it's hard...
10) Twice told tales
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Pub. Date
[2015]
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English
Description
It spins three gripping, diabolical nightmares of madness, mayhem and murder most foul. Price stars in all three stories, including: Dr. Heidegger's Experiment - About a scientist who finds the fountain of youth, and lives to regret it; Rappaccini's daughter - The twisted tale of a demented father who's love his daughter turns poisonous; and The House of the seven gables - The ghostly legend of an ancient cursed family who lived for power, and died...
11) The whale
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English
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A reclusive English teacher, living alone in the wake of a tragedy, attempts to reconnect with his teenage daughter for one last chance at redemption in filmmaker Darren Aronofsky's transcendent, emotional epic. Nominated for three Academy Awards and featuring a career-defining performance from Brendan Fraser, THE WHALE is a deeply moving story of heartache, empathy, and grace.
13) Mr. Birthday
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
While working his nine-to-five maintenance job at an upscale apartment, Barry crosses paths with an older gentleman staying in the penthouse, Mister Jay. The mysterious Mister Jay introduces Barry to the International Birthday Network, an agency with one mission: to make sure children are happy on their birthdays. Barry and his daughter are tasked with delivering birthday surprises to kids all across the globe suffering from miserable birthdays.
14) Beast
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Recently widowed Dr. Nate Daniels and his two teenage daughters travel to a South African game reserve managed by Martin Battles, an old family friend and wildlife biologist. However, what begins as a journey of healing soon turns into a fearsome fight for survival when a lion, a survivor of bloodthirsty poachers, begins stalking them.
15) The Munsters
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
From the director of Halloween, The Devil's Reject, and House of 1000 Corpses comes a different kind of love story. The one-of-a-kind master storyteller, Rob Zombie, brings the bizarre romantic comedy of the ages home, as The Munsters make their triumphant return to the screen in this all-new feature film.
16) The Foreigner
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
A humble businessman with a buried past seeks justice when his daughter is killed in an act of terrorism. A cat and mouse conflict ensues with a government official, whose past may hold clues to the killers' identities.
18) Sink or swim
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Pub. Date
2014.
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English
Description
A contemporary classic and a landmark in autobiographical filmmaking, 'Sink or Swim' is an unflinching account of the highly charged relationship between a daughter and her father. Through a series of twenty-six short stories, a young girl chronicles the childhood events that shaped her ideas about fatherhood, family relations, work and play. As the stories unfold, a dual portrait emerges: that of a father who cared more for his career than for his...
19) Campfire kiss
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Feeling disconnected with her teenage son, a protective mother decides to step outside of her comfort zone and take him camping. But as soon as she arrives, she begins butting heads with her cabin neighbor, a single father and outdoorsman who is also in search of a connection with his teen daughter.
20) The missing
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English
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From the Academy Award winning director and producer of A Beautiful Mind comes the suspense thriller THE MISSING. In the film, Maggie Gilkeson (Cate Blanchett), a young woman alone in an isolated and lawless wilderness, must re-unite with her long estranged father (Tommy Lee Jones) to track the mystical, psychopathic killer known as Chidin (Eric Schweig). Chidin, together with his brutal pack of army deserters, has kidnapped a collection of teenage...
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