My father's wake book

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poster Hemingway
Hemingway
(3.3/5)
90mn - Comedy
When the patriarch of the Hemingway publishing empire dies, his fractured family discovers they have just eight hours to resolve their bitter feuds and repair decades of damage, or watch their entire inhe…
poster A Deadly Silence
A Deadly Silence
(2.8/5)
91mn - Drama, Thriller
The father of three children was killed when he left his house. This provokes a lot of sentimental emotions in the neighbourhood because the people know nothing about his dark past.
poster Mary White
Mary White
(3.3/5)
102mn - Drama, Short, Family
The true story of the relationship between famed author William Allen White and his teenaged daughter Mary, who died in a horseback-riding accident at age 16, and the powerful effect the tragedy had on th…
poster Fireside Reminiscences
Fireside Reminiscences
8mn - Drama, Fantasy
A broken-hearted husband thinks about the past as he sits by the fireplace.
poster Through the Breakers
Through the Breakers
17mn - Drama
A society couple, neglect their young daughter in favor of their social life. When the girl becomes seriously ill, the father realizes the errors of his ways and stays home with her, demanding his wife do…
poster The Funeral of Tomijiro Kobayashi
The Funeral of Tomijiro Kobayashi
8mn - Documentary
poster The Copper Beeches
The Copper Beeches
(2.6/5)
25mn -
An adaptation of the Sherlock Holmes story about a father trying to gain control of his daughter's inheritance does not include Watson.
poster Father Gets in the Game
Father Gets in the Game
10mn - Comedy
D.W. Griffith film about an elderly father who grows tired of seeing his son bring home beautiful women so he gets a makeover and heads out on the prowl.
poster Padre
Padre
(3/5)
39mn -
Directed by Dante Testa and Gino Zaccaria.
poster The Cat and the Canary
The Cat and the Canary
(3.6/5)
108mn - Horror, Comedy, Mystery
Rich old Cyrus West's relatives are waiting for him to die so they can inherit. But he stipulates that his will be read 20 years after his death. On the appointed day his expectant heirs arrive at his bro…
poster The Broken Ones
The Broken Ones
(3.6/5)
82mn - Drama
Based on a true story of one woman’s struggle with the loss of her father on 9/11, this film delves into the struggles of two strangers who meet and help each other overcome personal fears.
poster Life with Father
Life with Father
(3.6/5)
118mn - Comedy, Family
A straitlaced turn-of-the-century father presides over a family of boys and the mother who really rules the roost.
poster Dementia 13
Dementia 13
(2.9/5)
75mn - Horror, Thriller
A widow deceives her late husband's mother and brothers into thinking he's still alive when she attends the yearly memorial to his drowned sister, hoping to secure his inheritance, but her cunning is no m…
poster Fire in the Dark
Fire in the Dark
(3.4/5)
124mn - Drama, Short
A 75-year old widow with battles herself as she struggles with being a burden to those she loves. Though determined not to rely on her children, she is forced to move in with her daughter after a serious …
poster The Whispering Chorus
The Whispering Chorus
(3.4/5)
80mn - Drama
John Trimble has embezzled and obtains another identity by having a mutilated body buried in his place. He is later arrested for murdering himself. During the trial his mother, before dying from shock, as…
poster Father's Little Dividend
Father's Little Dividend
(3.3/5)
82mn - Romance, Comedy
Newly married Kay Dunstan announces that she and her husband are having a baby, leaving her father to come to grips with the fact that he will soon be a granddad.
poster Dolls
Dolls
85mn - Horror
A struggling children's book author and his rebellious teenage daughter inherit a mysterious house from his late mother, only to discover a collection of sinister dolls hidden in the attic. As the author …
poster The Town Went Wild
The Town Went Wild
(2.9/5)
77mn - Comedy, Romance
Comedy concerning two feuding fathers dealing with the shocking news that their sons were switched at birth, meaning that one of their daughters is about to marry her own brother.
poster Mother of the Bride
Mother of the Bride
(3.1/5)
94mn - Drama, Short, Comedy
A mother's plans for her daughter's wedding are complicated when her ex-husband, who abandoned the family more than 20 years earlier, shows up.
poster Dead Are Countless
Dead Are Countless
(2.9/5)
94mn - Western
Johnny witnessed his father's brutal execution by soldiers as a child, a trauma that transforms him into a cold-blooded killer targeting any army officer he encounters. When his methodical revenge spree t…
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