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Aidan Bloom, a 35-year-old struggling actor, father, and husband, is still trying to find his identity, a purpose for his life. He winds up trying to home school his two children when his father can no longer afford to pay for private education and the only available public school is on its last legs. Through teaching them about life his way, Aidan gradually discovers some of the parts of himself he couldn't find.
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Ralphie is all grown up in this sequel to the annual holiday favorite in which he must deal with Christmas and all that comes with it, this time as a dad. Peter Billingsley returns to the role that has made kids of all ages anticipate Christmas morning like no other.
3) Starred up
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A troubled and explosively violent teenager is transferred to an adult prison where he finally meets his match - a man who also happens to be his father.
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"At their new home in upstate New York, newly widowed psychologist David Callaway tries desperately to help his traumatized daughter Emily deal with her mother's death. But before long, both David and Emily are being terrorized by someone -- or something -- named Charlie: a 'friend' who may or may not be imaginary but is definitely the stuff nightmares are made of"--Container.
7) Illusion
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A famous Hollywood director nearing death has had a life filled with riches but devoid of love. Haunted by the memory of the son he abandoned, he is given the chance to change the outcome of his son's loveless life.
8) The king
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A young man discharged from the Navy sets out for Corpus Christi, Texas, to find the father he has never met. Now the pastor of a Baptist church, David Sandow wants nothing to do with his son. Rejected, the young man slowly infiltrates the Sandow family by befriending the teenaged daughter, setting the stage for violence and tragedy.
9) Barricade
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Terrence Shade takes his children on a holiday getaway to a cabin in the woods, but when a blizzard buries the house the family finds themselves trapped without communication. As the storm surges on the outside, a sinister presence materializes. Unable to explain or escape it, they quickly realize that maybe they haven't locked the evil out...instead they've just locked it in.
10) Firstness
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An anxious dad (TIM KINSELLA) is trying to heal in an experimental therapy group called Infinite Beginnings. Meanwhile, his nonbinary kid (SPENCER JORDING) is getting close with an older man (CALEB CABRERA). Their relationship feels both dreamy and concerning-depending on whose watching.
11) Hide and seek
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After his wife is found dead, David decides to take his child, Emily, to live in a house upstate. She finds a weird imaginary friend named Charlie. He likes to play games, and is jealous of anyone who tries to come between Emily and her dad.
12) Wish I was here
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"Aidan Bloom ... a husband and father of two, is set on pursuing his dream as an actor when his father ... reveals he's battling a serious illness. As the announcement disrupts Aidan's day-to-day existence, his decision to homeschool his children will lead him on an unexpected journey of discovery"--Container.
13) Touching home
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Lane and Clint Winston, twin brothers from a working-class background, pursue professional baseball careers while trying to save their homeless, alcoholic father Charlie. A coming-of-age drama, an account of overcoming enormous odds, and a tale about family and the bonds that matter.
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After the death of his wife, newspaper columnist George Turner decided to move his family from Sydney to the small New Zealand seaside town of Weld. He wanted his kids, Shay and Arlo, to have a fresh start, but all did not go according to plan. In Season Two George must reunite his family and bring Shay home from her self-appointed exile in Australia. George is also finding out what it means to be a local in the quirky town of Weld.
15) Ms. Purple
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In the dark karaoke rooms of Los Angeles’s Koreatown, Kasie works as a doumi girl, a young hostess paid to cater to rich businessmen. As she struggles to hide her troubles through soju-and-MDMA-fueled nights, her mind is focused on one thing: earning enough tips to continue providing for her bedridden father. When her father’s caretaker unexpectedly quits, Kasie seeks help from her estranged brother, and the siblings are forced to reconnect and...
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After the death of his wife, newspaper columnist George Turner decided to move his family from Sydney to the small New Zealand seaside town of Weld. He wanted his kids, Shay and Arlo, to have a fresh start, but all did not go according to plan. In Season Two George must reunite his family and bring Shay home from her self-appointed exile in Australia. George is also finding out what it means to be a local in the quirky town of Weld.
18) Dear Santa
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Shopaholic Crystal's wealthy parents threaten to cut her off. With no job or romantic prospects, what's a party girl to do? Fate intervenes when she finds seven year-old Olivia's letter to Santa asking for a new wife for her widowed dad Derek. Crystal tracks them down and vows to win over father and daughter before the fast-approaching holiday deadline. Only Derek's jealous and calculating girlfriend stands between her and her newfound happiness.
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Once an up-and-coming singer/songwriter, Paul Gold now lies in a coma. He is attentively nursed by his mother Esther, who dotes on her son to the point that her husband and daughter, Julie, feel very left out. Meanwhile, Jim Train is a workaholic lawyer who is closer to his tortes than to his spouse Susan. Their son Jake has taken a morbid fascination with his sister's baby doll. At the same time, Paul's former lover Annette Jennings is trying to...
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