Rita Wilson
1) Jewtopia
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English
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Two childhood friends from very different families reunite as adults when one asks the other to help him pretend to be Jewish in order to woo a beautiful woman in this outrageous comedy from the creators of the original hit international play.
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English
Description
Three stories that explore love, commitment, and loyalty between couples and friends, each with their own surprising events. A married couple finds an unconventional way to transcend long distance through technology. A long-married couple try to reignite their honeymoon-phase through a spontaneous sailing trip. A woman who recently lost her mother gathers her mother's friends to share memories.
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English
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"From the Academy Award-winning actor and best-selling author: his debut novel. The story of the making of a colossal, star-studded, multimillion-dollar superhero action film...and the humble comic book that inspired it. PART ONE of this story takes place in 1947. A troubled soldier, returning from the war, meets his talented five-year-old nephew, leaves an indelible impression, and then disappears for 23 years. Cut to 1970: The nephew, now drawing...
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
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Description
Based on the comical and moving New York Times bestseller, it tells the story of Otto Anderson, a grumpy widower whose only joy comes from criticizing and judging his exasperated neighbors. When a lively young family moves in next door, he meets his match in quick-witted and very pregnant Marisol, leading to an unexpected friendship that will turn his world upside-down
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2004
Language
English
Description
Harried mattress salesman Howard Langston is late for his son Jamie's karate class. To placate his unhappy son he asks him if there is anything special he wants for Christmas. He wants Turbo Man, the hottest toy of the season. Howard naturally forgets to buy it, and since it's Christmas Eve no stores have it in stock. Howard starts on a desperate quest to get the toy and reunite his family
9) Gloria Bell
Publisher
Lions Gate Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Gloria is a free-spirited divorcee who spends her days at a straight-laced office job and her nights on the dance floor, joyfully letting loose at clubs around Los Angeles. After meeting Arnold on a night out, she finds herself thrust into an unexpected new romance, filled with both the joys of budding love and the complications of dating, identity, and family
Publisher
HBO Home Video
Pub. Date
[2003], c2002
Language
English
Description
Toula is a quiet, devoted daughter in a big, crazy Greek family. Working in her father's restaurant, she hides behind her family and keeps the world at a distance. One day at the restaurant she finds herself pouring coffee for a man who inspires her to change her life, and the way she sees the world ... forever
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
In this sequel to the highly successful 2002 motion picture, surprise: a hitherto unmentioned Portokalos family secret is sufficiently likelihood-bending as to force the previous film's characters out of large-screen retirement and back into our hearts for another big and fat Greek wedding
14) Boy Genius
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English
Description
Emmett, a twelve-year-old black child prodigy, teams up with his SAT tutor to solve a crime and keep his family together.
16) The Chumscrubber
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English
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The Chumscrubber is a darkly satiric story about life crumbling in the midst of a seemingly idyllic suburbia.
18) A Simple Wedding
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English
Description
Iranian-American Nousha has a habit of sabotaging her relationships, frustrating her parents - she's their only hope for a real Persian wedding. Then Nousha meets Alex, a bisexual artist, activist and DJ living in an old warehouse. Nousha falls fast, but when her parents discover that she and Alex are living together before marriage, chaos unfolds - leading to a wedding that's anything but simple.
19) Brother Nature
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English
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Roger, a straight-laced go-getter hopes to propose to his dream girl during a weekend getaway at her family's lake house. Little does he know, his eager-to-be best bud's potential brother-in law might accidentally wreck his plans.