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Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Language
English
Formats
Description
On the fast track and ready to taste the success of corporate America, John Crowley walks away from it all in hopes of finding a cure for two of his fatally ill children. With his wife Aileen by his side, he teams up with brilliant, but unconventional scientist, Dr. Robert Stonehill, and together they form a company to develop a life-saving drug. But just when it appears that a solution may be found, the relationship between the men is tested and...
2) Babyteeth
Publisher
IFC Films
Language
English
Formats
Description
When ill teenager Milla falls madly in love with smalltime drug dealer Moses, it's her parents' worst nightmare. Milla soon shows everyone in her orbit - her parents, Moses, a sensitive music teacher, a budding child violinist, and a disarmingly honest, pregnant neighbor - how to live like you have nothing to lose. What might have been a disaster for the Finlay family instead leads to letting go and finding grace in the glorious chaos of life. Based...
4) Babyteeth
Publisher
IFC Films
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
When gravely ill teenager Milla falls deeply in love with petty drug dealer Moses, it's her parents' worst nightmare. But as Milla's first encounter with love brings her a new lust for life, things get difficult and traditional morals go out the window. Milla soon shows everyone in her circle, her parents, Moses, a sensitive music teacher, a promising child violinist, and a charmingly honest pregnant neighbor, how to live like there is nothing to...
6) Magical girl
Publisher
First Run Features
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
Español
Description
Three individuals with different backgrounds turn to a life of crime and find their fate in the process.
Series
Hallmark hall of fame volume 71
Publisher
Hallmark Hall Of Fame Productions
Pub. Date
©2010
Language
English
Description
Vanessa Marks returns to her hometown library to read to children the book that she wrote, "November Christmas." The book is about her serious illness as a child and how her family and community teamed up to move Halloween to August and Christmas to November to help her.
Publisher
Shout Factory
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
The film tells the story of Skye, a spunky teenager with a terminal illness who befriends Calvin, a 19-year old hypochondriac who is afraid of his own shadow. Calvin helps Skye carry out her eccentric bucket list of things to do before she dies. In the process, he learns to confront and conquer his own fears, including falling in love with the beautiful, but seemingly untouchable, Izzy.
Publisher
MVD Visual
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
A documentary that captures the evolution of four mothers from caregivers for their terminally ill children, with all of the ensuing stress and strain on their personal relationships, to ardent political activists, learning how to navigate government agencies and company boardrooms to reach their goal.
11) Wish man
Publisher
Vision Films
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
After surviving a near-fatal accident and being framed for police brutality, a man's whole world falls apart. Unexpectedly, he finds hope in the shape of a terminally ill boy, who reunites him with his father after 28 years. To honor the boy, he creates the Make-A-Wish Foundation.
Publisher
Alliance Vivafilm
Pub. Date
2010
Language
Français
Description
Oscar, a 10-year-old boy, lives in a hospital. Neither the doctors nor his parents have the courage to tell him the truth. After listening in to a conversation, he finds out he only has a few weeks to live. Furious, he refuses to speak to anyone except straight-talking Rose, who delivers pizza to the hospital
13) Lorenzo's oil
Series
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
For Augusto and Michaela Odone, the news that their five-year-old son, Lorenzo, has a rare terminal disease is sobering; to learn there is no known cure is devastating. Despite the prognosis, they embark on an extraordinary mission of love, consulting, and sometimes colliding with the world₂s top doctors and scientists in the quest to save their son. Their relentless struggle tests their marriage, their beliefs, and the boundaries of conventional...
14) Supa modo
Publisher
Juno Films
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Jo dreams of becoming a superhero but is terminally ill, inspiring her village to rally and make her dream come true.
Publisher
Image Entertainment
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
Austin and Julie Locke are devastated when they receive news that their young son, Dax, has been diagnosed with a rare form of cancer. With courage, determination and faith, they decide to give their beloved boy a joyful, final Christmas-in October. When the community learns the heartbreaking truth, what happens next is a miraculous outpouring of caring and support that stretches beyond the neighborhood and around the world.
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