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Publisher
E1 Entertainment
Pub. Date
2010
Physical Desc
1 DVD (102 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Newly approved for adoption, Goran and Sven excitedly prepare for their baby's arrival, but after a mix-up, they instead find themselves the parents of a homophobic fifteen-year-old juvenile delinquent.
3) The future
Publisher
Lions Gate Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2011
Physical Desc
1 DVD (91 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The story of a thirtysomething couple whose decision to adopt a cat changes their perspective on life, literally altering the course of time and testing their faith in themselves and each other.
Series
Criterion collection volume 1070
Publisher
The Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2021]
Formats
Description
With a powerhouse ensemble cast, writer-director Mike Leigh's Palme d'Or winning film is a tour de force of sustained tension and catharsis that lays bare the emotional fault lines running beneath the surface of everyday lives.
7) Juno
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
1 blu-ray (96 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
When precocious teen Juno MacGuff becomes pregnant, she chooses a failed rock star and his wife to adopt her unborn child. Complications occur when Mark, the prospective father, begins viewing Juno as more than just the mother of his future child, putting both his marriage and the adoption in jeopardy.
Series
Publisher
Miramax Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2004]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (92 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
"In a quest to find his biological parents, Mel Coplin (Ben Stiller)--joined by his wife (Patricia Arquette) and a sexy adoption counselor (Te?a Leoni)--embarks on a cross-country search for his 'roots.' Yet as he careens from one outrageous situation to another, Mel finds himself tempted by the seductive counselor--even as his wife starts a flirtation of her own! By the time they meet up with his free-spirited birth parents, the whole situation is...
9) Lifemark
Pub. Date
2022
Physical Desc
1 DVD (105 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
David's comfortable world is turned upside down when his birthmother unexpectedly reaches out to him, longing to meet the eighteen-year-old son she's only held once. With the encouragement of his adoptive parents, David embarks on a journey of discovery that leads to a staggering truth about his past.
10) Woman at war
Publisher
Magnolia Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (101 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
When a determined environmental activist waging a war against the local aluminum industry receives a news that her application to adopt a child from Ukraine has been approved, she faces the problem of reconciling her eco-terrorist activities with her dream of becoming a mother.
12) Stuart Little
Publisher
Columbia/Tristar Home Video
Pub. Date
2002
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 85 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The Little family adopts an spunky boy named Stuart who looks a lot like a mouse. Mr. and Mrs. Little adore their new son, but their older son George isn't so sure what to make of his new brother and devises a plan to get Stuart out of the house.
13) The landlord
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
1 Blu-ray (110 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Legendary filmmaker Hal Ashby makes his directing debut with this acclaimed social satire starring Beau Bridges as a wealthy young man who leaves his family₂s estate in Long Island to pursue love and happiness in a Brooklyn ghetto. When Elgar Enders buys a Park Slope tenement, he fully intends to evict the occupants and transform the building into a chic bachelor pad.
14) Adoption
Series
Criterion collection volume 1115
Publisher
The Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (86 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Through intimate camera work, the film immerses the viewer in the worlds of two women, each searching for fulfillment: Kata, a middle-aged factory worker who wants to have a child with her married lover, and Anna, a teenage ward of the state determined to emancipate herself to marry her boyfriend. The bond that forms between the two speaks quietly but powerfully to the social and political forces that shape women's lives, as each navigates the realities...
15) My blue heaven
Series
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2006
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 1 hr., 36 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A popular husband-and-wife entertainer team, making their move from radio to television, believe their lives will be complete when they can start a family. When they decide to adopt, they face problems and disappointments and are ultimately rewarded with an overabundance of babies.
16) Instant family
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
Formats
Description
After adopting three children, a couple finds themselves in over their heads.
When Pete and Ellie choose to start a family, they stumble headfirst into the world of foster care adoption. After they learn their perfect foster child comes with two other siblings, Pete and Ellie find themselves speeding from zero to three kids overnight and must hilariously learn the ropes of instant parenthood if they hope to become a real family.
17) Silent night
Pub. Date
[2022]
Formats
Description
"Nell and Simon have invited their closest friends to join their family for Christmas dinner at their idyllic home in the English countryside. As the group comes together, it feels like old times ? but behind all of the laughter and merriment, something is not quite right. The world outside is facing impending doom, and no amount of gifts, games or Prosecco can make mankind's imminent destruction go away. Surviving the holidays just got a lot more...
Publisher
PBS Kids
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (426 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
"Arthur and his friends have helped kids learn important life lessons for over 25 years! Celebrate the longest running children's animated series on television with this special collection of 30 Arthur stories that covers topics including divorce, adoption, dealing with physical disabilities, citizenship, death, and more. This set also includes all four episodes from Arthur's 25th anniversary season. Binky learns what it's like to be a news reporter,...
19) Mother and child
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2010
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (127 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Three women's lives share a common core. They have all been profoundly affected by adoption. At age fourteen, Karen placed a baby for adoption, and has been haunted ever since by the daughter she never knew. Elizabeth grew up as an adopted child. Even though she is a bright and ambitious lawyer, she is a flinty loner in her personal life. Lucy and her husband are just embarking on the adoption odyssey, hoping for the opportunity to become parents....
20) The landlord
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
c2019.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (110 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A wealthy young man leaves his family's estate in Long Island to pursue love and happiness in a Brooklyn ghetto. When Elgar Enders buys a Park Slope tenement, he fully intends to evict the occupants and transform the building into a chic bachelor pad. But after meeting the tenats, he adopts a "Love thy neighbor" policy instead.
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