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Merry In-Laws
Teacher Peter and astrophysicist Alex have been dating for one year and currently live together with Alex's 6-year-old son Max, who is in Peter's class. They proverbially live in two different worlds, Alex grounded in reality in being taught such from a young age by her father Steven, and Peter having a playful quality in not pretending to be anybody but himself. Although they had not talked marriage beforehand, Peter pops the question, and after a short but thorough consideration about the consequences good and bad, Alex says yes. While her parents, especially Steven, are less than thrilled with the thought of Peter as their son-in-law (Steven thinks Alex's research partner Edward is her perfect match), Alex has never met Peter's parents and knows virtually nothing about them except that they run a toy factory up north. The reason for Peter's evasiveness about his parents? They are Santa and Mrs. Claus. Although it's Christmastime, they decide to fly in immediately on their sleigh to meet Alex and Max, whom Grandpa Steven has told that Santa does not exist. Beyond Peter finding the right time to tell Alex the truth about his heritage and their destiny, the situation gets more complicated as the hidden sleigh breaks down upon arrival. Peter's parents' longer-than-anticipated stay gives them time to meet Alex's parents. Steven becomes suspicious that they're hiding something based on what he considers their odd behavior.

- 2012
Earth to Echo
"Earth to Echo" follows four young teenagers who find an alien life form that's trying to rebuild its spaceship. Together, the teenagers protect the alien and help rebuild its ship so it can fly back to its home planet.

- Metascore53
- 2014
A Meowy Halloween
When their home is haunted by a dream spirit, it's up to Whiskers to figure out what is haunting them and how to send the ghost to the other side. She'll use ghost hunting, the Nekkomeownicon, and Wally's credit card to get the job done.

- 2018
To Love & Support: The American Military Spouse
Spouses of past and present service members share their experiences navigating through life with the military. This documentary celebrates and highlights military spouses while bringing awareness to the unique challenges they face.
- 2015
The Key to Christmas
When a disgruntled elf takes over the North Pole, she turns time backwards and Santa Claus begins getting younger fast. It's up to a loyal elf, a little girl with a magic key, and the now-teenage Santa to save the future of Christmas.

- 2020
Arthur's Missing Pal
The movie centers on when Arthur neglects Pal for one day and during that day, Pal manages to get out of the house and sets off on an adventure eating whatever comes his way, and exploring the town of Elwood City. However, once Arthur notices Pal's gone missing, it's up to him and his friends (Buster, Brain, Franchine, Binky, & Prunella) to search the town and find him. With many moments where Arthur & Pal's paths cross (but they end up missing out on each other), it takes Buster, Arthur and DW to connect clues and follow the path Pal's traveled.

- 2006
Whisper Island
Sam Dalton is determined to save the only home she has ever known, the faded, dusty Romanian Princess ranch. Sam writes to a distant relative of her Aunt Christine hoping he can prevent the ranch from being repossessed. But it's J. T. Swinton, a teen-age boy who shows up. In desperation they turn to a seemingly futile hope, the treasure of Whisper Island. But does the Civil War treasure really exist? The answer seems to be trapped somewhere in the wishful delusions of Aunt Christine. As the teens search for treasure in a race against time, they must also search Christine's past and unravel a web of romance, intrigue and betrayal that spans a lifetime and beyond. What they find, changes their lives forever.

- 2007
A Time for Heaven
A tenacious nurse who helps people who have reached the end of their lives come to terms with God and heaven is assigned an unexpected patient. From the creators of "A Box of Faith" and "Before All Others" comes this faith-family-drama slice of life.

- 2017
Dino Brained
A dinosaur and his sidekick on a mission, Fang and Scale pilot their spaceship through the galaxy on a dizzying quest for knowledge! When they connect with interstellar teacher, Professor Claw, their smarts are turbo-boosted out of this world! Ride along on the journey of a lifetime with Dino-Brained friends, Fang and Scale as they prove that learning never goes extinct!

- 2019
H is for Happiness
A twelve year old girl with boundless optimism and a unique view of the world, is inspired by the strange new boy at school and sets out to mend her broken family - whatever it takes.

- Metascore62
- 2019
Discarding Santa
"In 2010, the city of Leitchfield, Kentucky decided to outlaw any and all references to Santa Claus for Christmas, in an attempt to de-commercialize the holiday. The events that happened leading up to Christmas are still under investigation. The evidence, discovered in 2017, has been pieced together with news footage, security footage, police footage and City Counsel footage."
- 2018

- 2019
My Sister
After Susan is tragically widowed, she can no longer care for Niki, her delinquent daughter. Niki is sent to live with her brother Billy, and the two begin forging a healthy bond until her mental troubles persist.

- 2014
My Boyfriends' Dogs
The owners of a small diner are surprised one rainy evening when, just after close, a young woman wearing a wedding dress--with three dogs in tow--begs to come into their restaurant. What follows is the young woman's retelling of how she arrived at this curious junction in her life and how, through the search for the right man, she ended up as a runaway bride with three new dogs.

- 2014
The BFG
Snatched from Mrs Clonkers' Home for Girls on a cold and quiet night by a lumbering giant, the ten-year-old orphan, Sophie, is in for the adventure of a lifetime when the mysterious monster takes her back to his secret land: the distant Giant Country. There, Sophie will find herself in a realm with even bigger giants than her colossal grizzled kidnapper, who, fortunately, is a gentle vegetarian creature tasked with a noble mission. But, sooner or later, the land's flesh-eating inhabitants with the peculiar names will catch a whiff of the tiny human visitor, and then, no one can stand in their way. Now, only Her Majesty, the Queen of England, can thwart the ugly giants' sinister plans. Can Sophie's one and only friend--The Big Friendly Giant--protect her and the rest of the world from the horrors that surround us?

- 1989
Angel in Training
Thirteen-year-old Desi has three big problems: her family home is up for sale, her struggling cartoonist father is being duped by a sexy, money-hungry agent, and she needs to find a date for a friend's birthday party. An apprentice angel is sent to Earth to help Desi deal with the situation and help her understand it's okay to be herself.

- 1999
Kid Cop
Determined to follow in the footsteps of his late father, eleven-year-old Peter is obsessed with becoming a policeman and he's not willing to allow the fact that he's just a little boy to stand in his way. His usual cases involve petty crimes but things go awry when he and his fellow child partner, Lisa, find themselves on the trail of two thieves after the mayor's office is robbed. With his mother and the town chief determined to put an end to his crime fighting, can he find the robbers before they make off with the loot?

- 1996

- 1932
Gracie and Pedro: Pets to the Rescue
A pampered show dog and a street-smart alley cat embark on a thrilling journey to find their family after being separated during a cross-country move.

- 2024
Spanky
While staging a play, Spanky finds his father's hiding place for the family "fortune."

- 1932
Fiddlesticks
The Society for Consumer Research has chosen Bollersdorf as the norm village. Everything here has to be like the German average. But when the daycare coati is supposed to go to the animal shelter because only 0.5 exotic animals per 100 inhabitants are allowed, the children from Bollersdorf have had enough. They declare war on all the norms and regulations of their parents and do really nonsense.

- 2014
Feather Christmas
For single dad, and veterinarian, Martin, Christmas is all about upholding regular family traditions to keep the memory of his late wife alive. But when an ailing pet chicken arrives at his home-run animal sanctuary, the family’s festive plans, and entire world, are turned upside down, as new love blossoms and spreads its wings!

- 2024
Little Town
Jason, a struggling stand-up comedian, embarks on a journey to Little Town with his son in search of closure over the loss of his mother. They are joined by spirited Lauren who helps them navigate the road and their personal quests.

- 2024
Rickshaw Girl
A daring Bangladeshi teen-aged girl battles the dangers of the big city when she disguises herself as a boy to earn extra cash for her struggling family in the critically acclaimed RICKSHAW GIRL, on Demand December 8 from Filmhub and Sleeperwave Films.

- 2021