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Pub. Date
[2005]
Description
Upon being sent to live with her aunt in the small town of Doverville, 12-year-old Emma O'Conner finds herself in the middle of a 'dog-fight' with the Mayor and town dogcatcher. In order to strike down their "no-dogs" law, Emma must bring together a group of schoolmates, grown-ups and adorable dogs of all shapes and sizes.
2) Goosebumps
Pub. Date
[2016]
Description
Upset about moving from a big city to a small town, teenager Zach Cooper finds a silver lining when he meets the beautiful girl, Hannah, living right next door, and makes a quick friend in Champ. But every silver lining has a cloud, and Zach's comes when he learns that Hannah's mysterious dad is in fact R.L. Stine, the author of the bestselling Goosebumps series. As Zach starts learning about the strange family next door, he soon discovers that Stine...
Pub. Date
2008.
Description
Frank and April Wheeler live a life that appears to be perfect. They live in the Connecticut suburbs with two young children. Frank commutes to New York City where he works in an office job that he hates. One he places little effort at, but he has yet to figure out what his passion in life is. April is a housewife who forgoes her dream of being an actress. They are not happy. One day, April suggests that they move to Paris as a means to rejuvenate...
Pub. Date
2009.
Description
As a hard-charging London surgeon, Martin Ellingham didn't need a bedside manner. His patients were unconscious, so he could be as rude and arrogant as he pleased. All that changes when he develops a crippling fear of blood and is forced to give up surgery. Now a GP in a sleepy, picturesque Cornish fishing village, Doc Martin offends everyone in town, including the one person he wants to impress, beautiful teacher Louisa Glasson. Getting her attention...
6) Northfork
Pub. Date
2003.
Description
Set in 1955, the residents of a small Montana community are forced to move their homes to make way for a new dam.
9) The resident
Description
Juliet, a beautiful doctor, has found the perfect New York apartment to start a new life after separating from her husband. It's got spacious rooms, a spectacular view, and a handy, handsome landlord. But there are secrets behind every wall and terror in every room as Juliet gets the unnerving feeling that she is not alone. Features trailer.
10) Colossal
Pub. Date
[2017]
Description
Gloria is an out-of-work party girl who, after getting kicked out of her apartment by her boyfriend, is forced to leave her life in New York and move back to her hometown. When news reports surface that a giant creature is destroying Seoul, South Korea, Gloria gradually comes to the realization that she is somehow connected to this far-off phenomenon. Gloria must determine why her seemingly insignificant existence has such a colossal effect on the...
Pub. Date
[1996]
Description
When Grady's family moves out of the city and into an old house in Fever Swamp, both he and his sister, Emily, find a lot wrong - they have no friends, no neighbors and nothing to do. Then Grady meets the only other kid around, Will, who tells him the legend of the swamp and about the werewolf responsible for the mysterious disappearances of many former residents. Although Grady is afraid the legend may be true, his parents and sister don't, that...
Pub. Date
[2006]
Description
Teaches children how to adapt to change and look at it as a good thing. Whether moving into a new home, having friends move away or learning from a substitute teacher at school, change is positive and allows for children to grow as individuals. These light-hearted, engaging and playful situations allow children to embrace change and feel good about it in the process.
14) Colossal
Pub. Date
[2017]
Description
Gloria is an out-of-work party girl who, after getting kicked out of her apartment by her boyfriend, is forced to leave her life in New York and move back to her hometown. When news reports surface that a giant creature is destroying Seoul, South Korea, Gloria gradually comes to the realization that she is somehow connected to this far-off phenomenon. Gloria must determine why her seemingly insignificant existence has such a colossal effect on the...
Pub. Date
2018
Description
After relocating from the whirlwind of Sydney, newspaper columnist George Turner is slowly learning what it means to be a local in the quirky New Zealand town of Weld. He wanted his kids, Shay and Arlo, to have a fresh start after the death of his wife, but not all went according to plan. Now George must reunite his family by bringing Shay home from her self-appointed exile in Australia.
16) Hiding
Pub. Date
[2012]
Description
When Jo witnesses the gruesome murder of her parents, she becomes a key witness against a notorious crime boss. She is placed into the Witness Protection Program and is relocated thousands of miles away from her big inner city home to the rural countryside of Montana. Now she has a new name, a new look and a new 'family.' Jo slowly begins to make new friends and build a new life when her past comes catching up to her and the fight of her life has...
17) Furry vengeance
Pub. Date
[2010]
Description
Sometimes four legs are better than two. Dan just moved his wife and son to the woods to take a new job with a supposedly eco-friendly housing development. But the fur, and Dan's temper, is sure to fly when the local critters learn of the bleak plans for their forest home and stop at nothing to halt construction.
Pub. Date
[2009]
Description
Sassy cheer captain Lina Cruz's world is turned upside down when her family moves from the urban streets of East Los Angeles to the wealthy beach town of Malibu. At her new school she meets ultra-competitive Avery, the all-star cheer captain with attitude to spare, and her super-cute brother is very hard to resist. Lina's always been able to rise to every challenge, but can she beat Avery at the Spirit Championships and still find romance?
19) The Sandlot
Pub. Date
2001, c1993
Description
Bookish Scotty Smalls moves to a new town, becomes friends with eight neighborhood boys, and begins the summer of a lifetime.
20) Cool dog
Pub. Date
[2010]
Description
Ten-year-old Jimmy and his family must relocate to a 'no pet' apartment in New York City. Unwilling to let his master go without a fight, his best friend, a German shepherd named Rainy, embarks on a cross-country journey to New York, but navigating the Big Apple is just the beginning of his challenging adventure.
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