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1) Peppermint
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A revenge story focusing on a young mother who finds herself with nothing to lose, and is now going to take from her enemies the very life they took from her.
2) The shack
Pub. Date
[2017]
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Description
After suffering a family tragedy, Mack Phillips spirals into a deep depression causing him to question his innermost beliefs. Facing a crisis of faith, he receives a mysterious letter urging him to an abandoned shack deep in the Oregon wilderness.
3) Cold pursuit
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An action thriller infused with irreverent humor that stars Liam Neeson as Nels Coxman, a family man whose quiet life with his wife is upended following the mysterious death of their son. Nels' search for justice turns into a vengeful hunt for Viking, a drug lord he believes is connected to the death. As one by one of Viking's associates 'disappear, ' Nels goes from upstanding citizen to ice-cold vigilante, letting nothing, and no one, get in his...
4) Mass
Publisher
Decal
Pub. Date
[2022]
Description
Years after an unspeakable tragedy tore their lives apart, two sets of parents agree to talk privately in an attempt to move forward. In Fran Kranz's writing and directing debut, he thoughtfully examines their journey of grief, anger, and acceptance by coming face-to-face with the ones who have been left behind.
5) Demolition
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment LLC
Pub. Date
[2016]
Description
Davis Mitchell, a successful investment banker, struggles after losing his wife in a tragic car crash. Despite pressure from his father in law, Phil, to pull it together, Davis continues to unravel. What starts as a complaint letter to a vending machine company turns into a series of letters revealing startling personal admissions. Davis' letters catch the attention of customer service rep, Karen Mareno and amidst emotional and financial burdens of...
7) The greatest
Publisher
National Entertainment Media ; Port Washington, N. Y
Pub. Date
2010
Description
Three months after Allen and Grace's son dies, a young woman shows up pregnant with his child. At first her arrival threatens to tear the family further apart, but eventually she proves to be the very thing that brings them back together.
8) Land
Publisher
Universal / Focus Features
Pub. Date
[2021]
Description
A bereaved woman seeks out a new life, off the grid in Wyoming.
9) Among the many: wisdom, companionship, and hope for those who have lost a loved one to drug overdose
Publisher
Paraclete Press, Inc
Pub. Date
2019.
Description
"Deaths due to drug related overdose in the United States are 115 people every day. Thousands of families are affected by the drug epidemic in this country, and it is a serious national crisis. The parents, siblings, friends, and loved ones left behind are faced with many unanswerable questions, made worse by the stigma associated with this kind of death. The truth is that addiction is a disease, just like cancer. And while that disease leaves devastating...
10) Aftermath
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2017]
Description
Two strangers' lives become inextricably bound together after a devastating plane crash. Based on the airline accident that occurred in July of 2002 and on the events that took place 478 days later.
Publisher
CBS Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
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Description
Rafe, an imaginative teenager, is tired of his school's obsession with rules at the expense of any and all creativity. Desperate to shake things up, he and his best friends have come up with a plan to break every single rule in the school and let the students run wild.
12) A single man
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2010]
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Description
After the death of his longtime partner, a British college professor in Los Angeles struggles to find meaning in his life. As he dwells in the past, he begins to contemplate suicide. A series of events and encounters will lead him to question if there really is a meaning to his life after all.
13) Beau is afraid
Publisher
A24 Films
Pub. Date
[2023]
Description
Following the sudden death of his mother, a mild-mannered but anxiety-ridden man faces his darkest fears as he embarks on an epic, Kafkaesque journey back home.
14) The good mother
Publisher
Vertical
Pub. Date
[2023]
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Description
Starring Academy Awardʼ-winner Hilary Swank, the film follows a journalist grieving the murder of her son who forms an unlikely alliance with his pregnant girlfriend to track down the killers in the seedy world of drugs and corruption.
Publisher
[Distributed by] MPI Media Group
Pub. Date
c2012
Description
A year after the death of his brother Tom, Jack is having trouble coming to terms with his loss and has hit a wall, both personally and professionally. An intervention in the guise of his best friend Iris results in a planned week of solitude in the country at her family's cabin.The problem is, Iris's sister Hannah, raw from a breakup with her longtime girlfriend, had the same idea and she and Jack inadvertently have a night of drunken confessions...
16) Don't go
Publisher
Shout! Factory
Pub. Date
[2019]
Description
Reeling from the shock of their young daughter's death, Ben and Hazel attempt to restart their lives in a picturesque seaside village. But when the girl begins appearing to Ben in a haunting recurring dream, he becomes convinced that she is attempting to make contact from beyond the grave, and that his nightmare may hold the key to bringing her back to life.
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2020]
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Description
Mary Lennox is a prickly and unloved ten-year-old girl, born in India to wealthy British parents. When they suddenly die, she is sent back to England to live with her uncle. There, she begins to uncover many family secrets, particularly after meeting her sickly cousin Colin, who has been shut away in a wing of the house. Together, these two damaged, slightly misfit children heal each other through their discovery of a wondrous secret garden.
Publisher
Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc
Pub. Date
[2017]
Description
Retreating from life after a tragedy, a man questions the universe by writing to Love, Time and Death. Receiving unexpected answers, he begins to see how these things interlock and how even loss can reveal moments of meaning and beauty.
19) Beau is afraid
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2023]
Description
Following the sudden death of his mother, a mild-mannered but anxiety-ridden man faces his darkest fears as he embarks on an epic, Kafkaesque journey back home.
20) A ghost story
Publisher
Lions Gate Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Description
In this singular exploration of legacy, love, loss, and the enormity of existence, a recently deceased, white-sheeted ghost returns to his suburban home to try to reconnect with his bereft wife.
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