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Series
Publisher
Miramax Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2004]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (92 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"In a quest to find his biological parents, Mel Coplin (Ben Stiller)--joined by his wife (Patricia Arquette) and a sexy adoption counselor (Téa 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...
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2004.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (96 min) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Six women -- dreamy Eileen, abrasive Nan, athletic Skipper, brusque Leslie, vivacious Jennifer and patient Gayle -- are staying at a hotel in South America. Focus on the turbulent emotions these American women face surrounding the adoption of foreign babies. The six women are fed up with the long delays of the adoption system in the United States and have the common desire to adopt a child. Includes a Latina mother who is certain that her baby will...
Publisher
Columbia/Tristar Home Video
Pub. Date
2002.
Edition
Deluxe edition.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 85 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
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.
5) The bigamist
Series
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Formats
Description
The title character is not only a two-timer; he's a traveling salesman as well. But, the bigamist comes across as a victim of his own sensitivity. Caught between two complementary spouses, the bigamist's dazed indecisiveness dominates the narrative. One wife is an upper-crust "lady," reverently attached to her dying father, while the other is a tough-talking working woman, waitressing in a cheap Chinese restaurant. As always in Ida Lupino's directorial...
6) Curly top
Series
Shirley Temple volume 2
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2005]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (76 min.) : sound, color & black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Edward Morgan, rich trustee of an orphanage, meets and is entranced with little Elizabeth and her older sister Mary. He adopts them and they come to adore Edward. Mary falls in love with Edward, and he has the same feelings; Elizabeth plays matchmaker.
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
A single dad discovers the joys and pain of fatherhood after adopting a daughter. All is well with this special relationship until a local politician attempts to come between them. As they fight to remain a family, the bond between father and daughter is strengthened.
Series
Film Movement volume 4, film 6
Publisher
Film Movement
Pub. Date
[2006], 2003.
Edition
Widescreen presentation.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (136 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Tamil
Description
A little girl's search for her biological mother takes the family to strife-torn Sri Lanka.
9) The future
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
2011.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 91 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
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.
10) Juno
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Language
English
Formats
Description
Juno MacGuff is sixteen years-old who after a one-time sexual encounter with her best friend Paulie, learns that she's pregnant. Juno and Paulie like each other, but not enough to start a family, complete with a child. Paulie leaves all the decisions about the baby to Juno. Initially she decides to have an abortion, but can't go through with it. So she decides to have the baby and give it up for adoption. The next step is to find prospective parents...
11) Penny serenade
Publisher
The Film Detective
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (119 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A married couple face an unexpected tragedy of their adopted child's death.
12) Mother and child
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2010]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (127 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
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....
Series
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
©2010.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 81 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Robert Young stars as veteran journalist John Davis, who is covering the war with the British allies in London. When his pregnant wife Nora is injured in an air raid there, The couple is robbed of their chance of ever becoming parents - until John picks up on an assignment that changes their lives forever.
15) Torch singer
Series
Publisher
Kino Lorber Inc
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 Blu-ray (71 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
When Sally Trent can no longer support her illegitimate child, she puts her daughter up for adoption and pursues a career as a torch singer.
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
[2004], 2015.
Edition
DVD or Blu-ray.
Physical Desc
1 DVD [or Blu-ray] (110 minutes) : sound, color ; 12 cm
Language
English
Description
Based on the true story of Lou Jean Poplin, who kidnapped a Texas State Trooper and led the police on a wild chase across the state in an effort to save her son from adoption.
17) Love unleashed
Publisher
Hallmark Channel
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (82 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
While hosting a puppy party, Hailey meets single father, Ryan. She helps him discover the value of adopting a dog and teaches him that there's more to life, especially when falling in love.
18) Instant family
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
1 DVD + 1 Blu-ray (118 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
When a couple decide to become foster parents, they find themselves taking care of three siblings and struggling to learn about parenthood.
19) Max
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2015.
Edition
DVD.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (111 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Military dog Max returns from service in Afghanistan, traumatized by his handler's death. He's adopted by the man's family and helps the grieving family heal.
20) Adoption
Series
Criterion collection volume 1115
Publisher
The Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
DVD special edition.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (86 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (18 unnumbered pages : black and white illustrations ; 19 cm).
Language
Hungarian
Description
"Trailblazing auteur Márta Mészáros gives aching expression to the experiences of women in 1970s Hungary in this sensitive and absorbing drama, which became the first film directed by a woman to win the Golden Bear at the Berlin Film Festival. Through intimate camera work, Adoption immerses the viewer in the worlds of two women, each searching for fulfillment: Kata (Katalin Berek), a middle-aged factory worker who wants to have a child with her...
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