At the beginning of a nightly Alcoholics Anonymous meeting, Jim seems particularly troubled. His sponsor encourages him to talk that night, the first time in seven months, so he does - and leaves the meeting right after. As Jim wanders the night, searching for some solace in his old stomping grounds, bars and parks where he bought drugs, the meeting goes on, and we hear the stories of survivors and addicts - some, like Louis, who claim to have wandered in looking for choir practice, who don't call themselves alcoholic, and others, like Joseph, whose drinking almost caused the death of his child - as they talk about their lives at the meeting

Away and Back

2015

English

6.2

♡ 6

birds

Comedy

Drama

hallmark hall of fame

Jeff Bleckner Director

Jason Lee as Jack Peterson

Minka Kelly as Jennie Newsom

Jaren Lewison as Kyle Peterson

Jarod Joseph as Tim McMurray

Jack Peterson, a widowed father of three young children, encounters Ginny Newsom, a wildlife biologist, whose mission is tracking trumpeter swans, a family of which settle in a pond on the Peterson farm. Could that be romance in the air?

The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey

2007

English

6.4

♡ 5

52%

Bill Clark Director

Tom Berenger as Jonathan Toomey

Derek Riddell as Parson

Joely Richardson as Susan McDowell

Ronald Pickup as William McDowell

When a broken hearted boy loses the treasured wooden nativity set that links him to his dead father, his worried mother persuades a lonely ill-tempered woodcarver to create a replacement, and to allow her son to watch him work on it.

Shenandoah

1965

English

7.3

♡ 10

100%

Andrew V. McLaglen Director

Warren Oates as Billy Packer

James Best as Carter, Rebel Soldier

Gregg Palmer as Guard

Tom Simcox as Lt. Johnson

Charlie Anderson, a farmer in Shenandoah, Virginia, finds himself and his family in the middle of the Civil War he wants nothing to do with. When his youngest boy is taken prisoner by the North, the Civil War is forced upon him.

Andover

2017

English

5.3

♡ 33

86%

husband wife relationship

Scott Perlman Director

Jonathan Silverman as Adam Slope

Steven Bauer as Father Gregory

Angela Kinsey as Helen

Jonathan Lipnicki as Steve

Genetics professor Adam Slope clones his wife Dawn after she dies in a fire but the woman he creates is different than the woman he loved, so he tries over and over, in a desperate attempt to get her back exactly as she was.

Out to Sea

1997

English

6.1

♡ 19

36%

Martha Coolidge Director

Edward Mulhare as Cullen Carswell

Elaine Stritch as Mavis LaBreche

Michael Laskin as Purser

Dale Raoul as Sylvia

Care-free Charlie cons his widower brother-in-law Herb into an expenses-paid luxury cruise in search of rich, lonely ladies. The catch is that they are required to be dance hosts! With a tyrannical cruise director, and the luscious Liz and lovely Vivian, our heroes have lots of mis-adventures before they finally return to port.

Everybody's Fine

2009

English

7.1

♡ 35

47%

Kirk Jones Director

Kate Beckinsale as Amy

Robert De Niro as Frank Goode

Sam Rockwell as Robert

Drew Barrymore as Rosie

Eight months after the death of his wife, Frank Goode looks forward to a reunion with his four adult children. When all of them cancel their visits at the last minute, Frank, against the advice of his doctor, sets out on a road trip to reconnect with his offspring. As he visits each one in turn, Frank finds that his children's lives are not quite as picture-perfect as they've made them out to be.

The Bachelors

2017

English

6.8

♡ 39

84%

75%

Action

Comedy

cross country running

Kurt Voelker Director

J.K. Simmons as Bill Palet

Julie Delpy as Carine

Harold Perrineau as Dr. Rollens

Yimmy Yim as Pharmacy Clerk

After the early death of his wife, a mourning father moves with his teenage son across the country for a private school teaching job. Their lives begin to transform due to two unique women, who help them embrace life and love again

Spirits in the Dark

2020

English

3.1

♡ 4

96%

József Gallai Director

József Gallai as Gil

Ágota Dunai as Hester

Peter Cosgrove as Olly - Gil's Father

Beáta Boldog as Stephanie

A lonely widower finds a mysterious video on his computer that leads him to an abandoned town occupied by an ominous entity.

Promises to Keep

4.7

Marc Leif Director

Warren Bryson as Aaron Goodman

Christine Jones as Evelyn Goodman

Arizona Craycraft as Lisa Michaels

Chuck Gillespie as Thomas Goodman

Jonathan and Evelyn were lovers 30 years ago but have been estranged ever since because Evelyn left the church to marry one of Jonathan's divorced friends and Jonathan has been trying to get her to return to her Catholic faith ever since. Now widowed, they're forced to face their past when their children fall in love.

Christmas Ever After

2020

English

6.1

♡ 4

Action

author

bed and breakfast (b&b)

Pat Kiely Director

Bill Marchant as Bob

Ali Stroker as Izzi Simmons

Daniel di Tomasso as Matt

Kim Nelson as Mila

Popular romance novelist Izzi Simmons spends every Christmas at her favorite snowy bed & breakfast, but this year, she's faced with an impending deadline and a severe case of writer's block. Luckily, inspiration strikes in the unlikely form of the B&B's new owner Matt, who bears an uncanny resemblance to the handsome hero from Izzi's novels. As both partake in the lodge's annual itinerary of Christmas activities, Izzi's writer's block is cured and the first pages of her and Matt's own love story may just be beginning.

A Hole in the Head

1959

English

6.2

♡ 5

75%

father son relationship

Frank Capra Director

Eleanor Parker as Eloise Rogers

Keenan Wynn as Jerry Marks

Edward G. Robinson as Mario Manetta

Carolyn Jones as Shirl

An impractical widower tries to hang onto his Miami hotel and his 12-year-old son.

To Dance with the White Dog

1993

English

7.3

♡ 2

79%

Glenn Jordan Director

Jessica Tandy as Cora Peek

David Dwyer as Holman

Frank Whaley as James

Christine Baranski as Kate

When Sam Peek's beloved wife, Cora, dies, a white dog suddenly materializes as his new companion and confidant.

Deliver by Christmas

2020

English

6.6

♡ 2

Terry Ingram Director

Dalias Blake as Harold

Eion Bailey as Josh

Frances Flanagan as Mary

Alvina August as Molly

Bakery owner Molly meets Josh, a widower who recently moved to town with his young son, but she is also charmed by a mysterious client whom she’s never met in person and she doesn’t realize that they’re the same man.

Dad's Home

5.8

Bradford May Director

Jay Huguley as Brian Westman

Stephanie Erb as Dr. Karen Bernard

Mary-Margaret Humes as Mrs. Dougherty

Patti Yasutake as Mrs. Hong

When a widower loses his job, he must become a full-time housekeeper and stay-at-home dad. He gains a new perspective as he gets to know his two kids better and struggles with the household chores, but faces losing it all when he gets a job offer in another city.

The American President

1995

English

6.9

♡ 34

91%

wildlife conservation

Rob Reiner Director

Gail Strickland as Esther MacInerney

Gabriel Jarret as Jeff

Richard McGonagle as Rumson Staffer

Taylor Nichols as Stu

Widowed U.S. president Andrew Shepherd, one of the world's most powerful men, can have anything he wants -- and what he covets most is Sydney Ellen Wade, a Washington lobbyist. But Shepherd's attempts at courting her spark wild rumors and decimate his approval ratings.

An Autumn Afternoon

1962

Japanese

8.0

♡ 10

95%

existential loneliness

Yasujirô Ozu Director

Masao Oda as Dousousei Watanabe

Eijirô Tôno as Sakuma - The 'Gourd'

Shinobu Asaji as Youko Sasaki, hisho

Teruo Yoshida as Yutaka Miura

Shuhei Hirayama is a widower with a 24-year-old daughter. Gradually, he comes to realize that she should not be obliged to look after him for the rest of his life, so he arranges a marriage for her.

Harry & Son

1984

English

5.8

♡ 6

30%

Paul Newman Director

Paul Newman as Harry Keach

Maury Chaykin as Lawrence

Joanne Woodward as Lilly

Morgan Freeman as Siemanowski

Widower Harry Keach is a construction worker who was raised to appreciate the importance of working for a living. He takes a dim view of his sensitive son Howard's lackadaisical lifestyle and has a strained relationship with his daughter Nina as he does not approve of her husband. When Harry is fired from his job, his life changes drastically as he is made to focus on the relationships around him.

Tone-Deaf

2019

English

4.9

♡ 39

42%

Richard Bates Jr. Director

Ronnie Gene Blevins as David

Robert Patrick as Harvey

Ray Wise as Michael

Johnny Pemberton as Uriah

A woman leaves for a quiet weekend in the country after losing her job and imploding her latest dysfunctional relationship. She rents a country house from an old-fashioned widower who’s struggling to hide his psychopathic tendencies. Soon, two generations collide with terrifying results.

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Promises to Keep

Christmas Ever After

A Hole in the Head

To Dance with the White Dog

Deliver by Christmas

Dad's Home

The American President

An Autumn Afternoon

Harry & Son

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