Catalog Search Results
1) Ballet shoes
Publisher
Distributed by Koch Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2008]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (84 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Three girls adopted by an explorer are raised as sisters by his niece. As each of the girls have their own dreams, they learn that in order to realize them, they must also keep their family together.
2) Pollyanna
Publisher
Walt Disney
Pub. Date
c1960
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (ca. 134 min.) : sd., col., stereo. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A young orphan brings sunshine into the lives of everyone she meets with her optimistic outlook on life.
3) The good lie
Pub. Date
2014
Physical Desc
1 blu-ray (120 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
They were known simply as "The Lost Boys." Orphaned by the brutal civil war in Sudan that began in 1983, these young victims traveled as many as a thousand miles on foot in search of safety. Fifteen years later, a humanitarian effort would bring 3,600 lost boys and girls to America.
4) The BFG
Pub. Date
[2016]
Formats
Description
It tells the imaginative story of a young girl and the Giant who introduces her to the wonders and perils of Giant Country. The BFG, while a giant himself, is a Big Friendly Giant and nothing like the other inhabitants of Giant Country. Standing 24-feet tall with enormous ears and a keen sense of smell, he is endearingly dim-witted and keeps to himself for the most part.
"Spielberg offers a gallery of unforgettable images to illuminate a surprisingly...
Publisher
Oscilloscope Laboratories
Pub. Date
2013
Physical Desc
1 DVD (129 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
An epic love story that spans childhood into adulthood, the film follows Heathcliff, an outsider taken in and given a home by a benevolent Yorkshire farmer, Earnshaw. Heathcliff develops a passionate relationship with the farmer's teenage daughter, Catherine, inspiring the envy and mistrust of his rough-hewn son, Hindley. Years later, when Earnshaw dies, the young adults must finally confront the intense feelings and destructive rivalries that have...
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Description
Gru delights in all things wicked. Surrounded by an army of tireless little yellow minions, and armed with his arsenal of shrink rays, freeze rays, and battle-ready vehicles for land and air, he vanquishes all who stand in his way. Until the day he encounters the immense will of three little orphaned girls who look at him and see something that no one else has ever seen, a potential dad.
Publisher
Disney
Pub. Date
2016
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 103 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
For years, old wood carver Mr. Meacham has delighted local children with his tales of the fierce dragon that resides deep in the woods of the Pacific Northwest. To his daughter, Grace, who works as a forest ranger, these stories are little more than tall tales, until she meets Pete. Pete is a mysterious ten-year-old with no family and no home who claims to live in the woods with a giant, green dragon named Elliot.
9) The good lie
Publisher
Alcon Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (110 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
They were known simply as "The Lost Boys." Orphaned by the brutal civil war in Sudan that began in 1983, these young victims traveled as many as a thousand miles on foot in search of safety. Fifteen years later, a humanitarian effort would bring 3,600 lost boys and girls to America.
Publisher
E1 Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2010]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (103 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
After being orphaned, young Maria Merryweather leaves her luxurious home to live with her eccentric uncle at the mysterious Moonacre Manor. There she discovers a magical world torn apart by an ancient feud and inhabited by outlandish characters and mythical beasts. Now, Maria must unearth the secrets of her past before the 5000th moon rises and Moonacre Manor disappears into the sea forever.
11) Despicable me 3
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
2017
Formats
Description
The villain Balthazar Bratt, a former child star who's grown up to become obsessed with the character he played in the 80s, proves to be Gru's most formidable nemesis to date.
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (118 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Five years after the Civil War, Captain Kidd moves from town to town as a storyteller. In Texas, he crosses paths with Johanna, a ten-year-old taken in by the Kiowa people six years earlier. She is being returned to her biological aunt and uncle against her will. Kidd agrees to deliver the child where the law says she belongs. As they travel hundreds of miles, the two will face tremendous challenges of both human and natural forces as they search...
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 Blu-ray (118 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Five years after the Civil War, Captain Kidd moves from town to town as a storyteller. In Texas, he crosses paths with Johanna, a ten-year-old taken in by the Kiowa people six years earlier. She is being returned to her biological aunt and uncle against her will. Kidd agrees to deliver the child where the law says she belongs. As they travel hundreds of miles, the two will face tremendous challenges of both human and natural forces as they search...
14) Leap!
Publisher
The Weinstein Company
Pub. Date
2017
Formats
Description
An orphan girl dreams of becoming a ballerina and flees her rural Brittany for Paris, where she passes for someone else and accedes to the position of pupil at the Grand Opera house.
16) The rescuers
Publisher
Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2003.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (76 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Two brave mice try to rescue a kidnapped young orphan from the evil Madame Medusa, who is obsessed with getting her hands on the world's largest diamond!
17) The jungle book
Publisher
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 106 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
An epic adventure about Mowgli, a man-cub who's been raised by a family of wolves. Mowgli finds he is no longer welcome in the jungle when fearsome tiger Shere Khan, who bears the scars of Man, promises to eliminate what he sees as a threat. Urged to abandon the only home he's ever known, Mowgli embarks on a captivating journey of self discovery, guided by panther turned stern mentor Bagheera, and the free spirited bear Baloo.
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
2017
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 90 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Anne Shirley is thirteen years old and finds that life in Avonlea is never simple. Torn between her free-spirited nature and her own perceived need to become sensible, Anne finds that the journey toward her goal is fraught with confusion and more than a few unfortunate yet amusing mishaps.
19) Sparrows
Publisher
Vci Entertainment
Pub. Date
2021
Physical Desc
1 DVD (94 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Mary Pickford once again gave her audience what they wanted by playing 'the hoyden, the protector, the fighter.' Mary stars as the oldest of a dozen children held hostage at what was then called a 'baby farm' where children of unwed mothers or deserted wives were deposited and then sold illegally to adoptive parents or as slave labor.
20) Golden kingdom
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (103 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
When four young monks are left alone at their remote monastery in Myanmar, magical occurrences become common.
Didn't find it?
Can't find what you are looking for? Let us know! Suggest a Title