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Publisher
Screen Media
Pub. Date
c2013
Language
English
Description
After a toy factory owner and his wife get an unexpected visit from a precocious 7-year-old boy, their world will be turned upside down! When they decide to take him in as a foster child, the new parents begin a miraculous journey that showcases the joys and experiences of a family.
Publisher
Maverick Entertainment Group
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
A tale, based on a true story, of a young man accepted to college and struggling to achieve against heavy odds. Because of a drug addicted mother and absentee father, he is adopted by an abusive foster family and then bounces around from family to family. He's been told he is a failure most of his life, until he meets a teacher who helps to change the direction of his life and realize that a negative environment does not define who a person will become....
Publisher
Screen Media Films
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
After the owner of a toy factory and his wife get an unexpected visit from a precocious seven-year-old boy, their world is turned upside down. The boy's ideas just might just save the struggling toy factory in time for Christmas.
Publisher
Echo Bridge Acquisition Corp. LLC
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
A pastor encourages his congregation to foster orphaned children for the holidays after a fire burns down St. Jerome's Home for Children. Jessie is reluctant to take in foster children, but his girlfriend Maggie presses him to reconsider. Jessie comes home to find his father has already taken in two children!! After an icy introduction, Jessie works to get to know the children and plans a grand holiday party for them after hearing their life story!...
6) First dog
Publisher
Gaiam Americas, Inc
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
A foster boy is befriended by Teddy, a lost dog, who just happens to belong to the President of the United States, but nobody believes him. To prove his doubters wrong, they begin an amazing adventure across America to return the 'First Dog' to the White House.
Publisher
Angel Studios
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Description
Follow Donna and Reverend Martin as they ignite a fire in the hearts of their rural church to embrace kids in the foster system that nobody else would take. By doing the impossible--adopting 77 children--this East Texas community proved that with real, determined love, the battle for America's most vulnerable can be won.
Publisher
Echo Bridge Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Description
Thicker than water: A faded photograph leads powerful attorney Natalie Jones to the bittersweet secrets of her father's past--where horses run free, families are bound by honor, and true love really exists.
Angel in the family: Sisters, separated by a lifetime of misunderstanding, find themselves brought back together for one amazing Christmas where a miracle will make you believe the impossible.
Ordinary miracles: A troubled teen who has bounced...
10) Shazam!
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
Description
For one 14-year-old boy, life can be a challenge sometimes. With all of the usual crises that accompany being an adolescent, foster kid Billy has some additional obstacles in life. A chance encounter with a mystical wizard completely changes everything. And it's not long before this boy discovers that one phrase grants him the ability to make a transformation into a superhero. In fact, it couldn't be easier. All Billy needs to do is shout "Shazam!"...
Publisher
SDS
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Billy Batson--aka Shazam!--and his fellow foster kids are still learning how to juggle teenage life with having adult Super Hero alter egos, but a vengeful trio of ancient gods has arrived on Earth in search of the magic stolen from them long ago. Now, Billy and his family are thrust into a battle for their superpowers, their lives and the fate of their world.
12) King's faith
Publisher
Faith Street Film Partners
Pub. Date
[2013].
Language
English
Description
After Brendan King's life spiraled to rock bottom, the teen found hope in a new relationship with Christ while serving time in a juvenile penitentiary. Recently released from prison, Brendan finds solace in the foster home of a couple struggling with suppressed grief. As the city-bred teen enrolls at a suburban high school, he finds support from a group of believers. Yet the bonds of his old way of life-and the gang that wants to know where he hid...
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Raised on hip-hop and foster care, defiant city kid Ricky gets a fresh start in the New Zealand countryside. He quickly finds himself at home with his new foster family: the loving Aunt Bella, the cantankerous Uncle Hec, and dog Tupac. When a tragedy strikes that threatens to ship Ricky to another home, both he and Hec go on the run in the bush. As a national manhunt ensues, the newly branded outlaws must face their options.
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