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1) Safe haven
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Based on the novel from Nicholas Sparks, a young woman with a mysterious past lands in Southport, North Carolina where her bond with a widower forces her to confront the dark secret that haunts her.
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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.
3) The intern
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Ben Whittaker is a 70-year-old widower who has discovered that retirement isn't all it's cracked up to be. Seizing an opportunity to get back in the game, he becomes a senior intern at an online fashion site, founded and run by Jules Ostin.
4) Cake
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A look into the darkly funny world of Claire Bennett who initiates a dubious relationship with a widower while confronting fantastical hallucinations of his dead wife. With her feisty housekeeper-cum-caretaker ever at her side, Claire searches for human connection and self-forgiveness in this tale of personal redemption.
6) The secret
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Hannah and Benjamin are a happily married couple whose love is tested in ways they never could have imagined. When Hannah is killed in a car accident, the couple's strong bond may be responsible for an unusual twist of fate that keeps their love alive.
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Firefighter lieutenant Dan Farrell is a widower and single dad who isn't looking for love. But a few weeks before Valentine's Day, his team responds to a fire at a local florist and he can't help but notice the pretty owner, Kate. But her ex, Gavin, has returned to win her back with a marriage proposal. Will Dan suit up to fight for love, or let the flame with Kate burn out?
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Deep in the Arizona Territory lies the High Chaparral Ranch, run by 'Big John' Cannon along with his brother Buck and son Billy Blue. After a tragic attack leaves him a widower, 'Big John' enters into a marriage with Victoria, the daughter of a powerful neighboring rancher. With Victoria's brother Manolito in tow, together the Cannons must manage the ranch, their new family dynamic, and the perils of the West.
10) Demolition
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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...
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Five years after the Civil War, Captain Kidd moves from town to town as a storyteller. In Texas, he crosses paths with Johanna, a ten-year-old taken in by the Kiowa people six years earlier. She is being returned to her biological aunt and uncle against her will. Kidd agrees to deliver the child where the law says she belongs. As they travel hundreds of miles, the two will face tremendous challenges of both human and natural forces as they search...
12) Mr. Troop Mom
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Eddie Serrano, a successful defense attorney, realizes that he hasn't been involved in his daughter's life as much as a father should. He tries to prove himself as a responsible parent by attending her Spring Action Classic mountain jamboree as the Killer Bees' 'Troop Mom.'
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It's April in Anaconda, Montana, and headstrong teenager Mickey Peck is doing what she can to keep her single, veteran father afloat, navigating his mercurial moods, opioid addiction, and grief over the loss of his wife. Secretly, Mickey fantasizes of going to college on the west coast and finally living life on her own terms. When Hank's controlling, jealous behavior turns destructive, Mickey must decide between familial obligation and personal fulfillment....
15) Black or white
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The story of a grandfather who is suddenly left to care for his beloved granddaughter, but when her paternal grandmother seeks custody with the help of her brother, the little girl is torn between two families who love her deeply. With the best intentions at heart, both families fight for what they feel is right and are soon forced to confront their true feelings about race, forgiveness, and understanding.
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In a remote area of Northern Kenya, activist Tessa Quayle is found brutally murdered. Tessa's companion, a doctor, appears to have fled the scene, and all the evidence points to a crime of passion. Members of the British High Commission in Nairobi assume that Tessa's widower, their mild-mannered and unambitious colleague Justin Quayle, will leave the matter to them. Haunted by remorse and jarred by rumors of his late wife's infidelities, Quayle surprises...
17) Up
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Carl Fredericksen is a 78- year-old curmudgeon. He used to enjoy his modest life as a balloon seller when his adventure-loving wife Ellie was still alive. When she died, Carl was left with his memories and the awareness that they never made their dream journey to Paradise Falls in South America. When well-meaning officials consign Carl to Shady Oaks Retirement Home, he rigs thousands of helium balloons to his house and floats away. He discovers that...
18) My life in ruins
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Georgia came to Greece to follow a man. Cast aside, she finds herself alone and adrift in this foreign land. Eventually, her passion for history leads her to a job as a tour guide. But Georgia is bored, and has lost her 'kefi' (Greek for mojo) to boot. When Poupi replaces her regular driver at the last minute, Georgia thinks that her luck has just hit rock bottom. Thankfully, Georgia's latest batch of tourists is a more lively bunch than she's anticipated,...
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Road to Christmas : About to miss her storybook Christmas Eve wedding and with no transportation in sight, a fashion photographer accepts the kindness of a man and his young daughter, who offer her a ride.
Recipe for a perfect Christmas : A young food critic hoping to become a columnist must face her writer's block and her relationships when her free-spirited mother comes for a holiday visit, changing everything in her path.
20) Old Henry
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An action western about a widowed farmer and his son who take in an injured man with a satchel of cash. Defending a siege, the farmer reveals a gunslinging talent, calling his true identity into question.