The Boat Builder 2015
1h 28min | Adventure, Family | 6 November 2015 (USA)
Storyline:
A bitter old hermit known around town as ‘Captain Crazy’ reluctantly agrees to help a young orphan avoid the local bullies so long as he agrees to help him finish his half-built boat. The two gradually forge an unlikely bond, and the boat becomes their one chance to escape from the seaside village that harbors their troubles.
Angels in the Endzone 1997
Unrated | 1h 28min | Action, Adventure, Comedy | Episode aired 9 November 1997
Storyline:
The football team Jesse is on is terrible; after the death of his father Jesse quits the team. Then angels come to help the team get better and nobody can see them but Jesse’s little brother.
The Incredible Adventure of Jojo 2014
The Incredible Adventure of Jojo (And His Annoying Little Sister Avila) (original title)
PG | 1h 26min | Adventure, Comedy, Family | 2014 (USA)
Storyline:
A mother takes her two young children to go visit grandma out in the woods. On the way back, the mother gets into a car accident, and the two children are forced to make it back to grandma’s on their own, encountering hobos, wolves, and raging rivers along the way.
Captain Johnno 1988
Not Rated | 1h 36min | Drama, Family | TV Movie 17 April 1988
Storyline:
A young deaf boy who calls himself “Captain Johnno” befriends Tony, an Italian fisherman in the small Australian fishing town they live in. Both feel outcast by the town and both share a great love of the sea. When Johnno’s beloved sister leaves to go to boarding school, he is so upset he runs away to an island hiding place, causing much distress in the town. His friend Tony helps him understand how much he is loved and missed by the townsfolk and his family.
Happy Log 2016
1h 38min | Action, Adventure, Drama | 2016 (USA)
Storyline:
On the verge of depression following the murder of his father, Cory, a nervous, guilt-ridden 12-year-old “altar boy”, is coaxed by his adventurous best friend, Ben, to prove their manhood by embarking on their first overnight fishing trip out in the wild on the Mississippi Bayou’s Wolf River; but their trip goes awry when the hapless “altar boys” become targets of a mob hit in progress by a cold-blooded assassin who is determined to collect on a gambling debt.
Marshall’s Miracle 2015
Marshall the Miracle Dog (original title)
TV-PG | 1h 30min | Family | 16 November 2014 (USA)
Storyline:
A 13-year-old boy becomes the target of bullies at his new school and is feeling hopeless, until he finds Marshall being caged up by a dog-hoarder in deplorable conditions. Finn knows he must rescue Marshall, but he has been abused by the other dogs and needs to see the vet right away. The bond of friendship is immediate.
Zaytoun 2012
Not Rated | 1h 50min | Adventure, Drama, Thriller | 20 September 2013 (USA)
Storyline:
Beirut, 1982: a young Palestinian refugee helps an Israeli fighter pilot escape from PLO captivity because he wants to visit his ancestral family home. En route through war-torn Lebanon their relationship develops into a close bond.
