Anchor Bay Entertainment
1) Paddington
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Paddington tells the story of the comic misadventures of a young Peruvian bear who travels to London in search of a home. Finding himself lost and alone, he begins to realize that city life is not all he had imagined until he meets the kindly Brown family who read the label around his neck that says "Please look after this bear. Thank you," and offer him a temporary haven. It looks as though his luck has changed until this rare talking bear catches...
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The Bannister family's new addition, Zeus, a former K-9 police hero, appears to be less than the dependable guard dog the family needs. However, when two burglars set out to break into the Bannister's home while they're away for Christmas, Zeus seizes the chance to be a hero, proving every dog - even this one - has his day.
3) Solitary man
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Ben Kalmen, a fifty-something New Yorker, discovers that he is not the man he wanted to be. Through many business and romantic indiscretions he has lost his once successful car dealership. Now he must make the decision to face the challenges of his not so youthful life.
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Based on an autobiography, this film tells the true story of Eric Lomax, a British Army officer who is captured by the Japanese during WWII and sent to a POW camp, where he is tortured and forced to work on the Thai-Burma Railway. Years later, and still suffering the psychological trauma of his wartime experiences, Lomax is persuaded by his wife Patti to find and confront one of his captors. Accompanied by his best friend, Lomax returns to the scene...
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Zeus and the Bannisters have moved into a new house, just in time for Halloween. Everything seems to be going well until they notice strange lights and sounds coming from neighbor Ell's house. When George takes it upon himself to find out what is going on, and enlists the help of a very unlikely pair, a surprising partnership forms. After the trio and George's wife get trapped in the spook house, only Zeus is left to save Halloween.
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This summer, the Bannister family has a new home and a new set of problems: George struggles to help Zeus pass a dog obedience class, party planner Belinda once again is plagued by her business rivals Marilyn and Kent, and the inept criminal team of Ted, Fred, and Stewey have a new caper to bungle.
7) Sarah's key
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In modern-day Paris, a journalist finds her life becoming entwined with a young girl whose family was torn apart during the notorious Vel d'Hiv round up, which took place in Paris, in 1942. She stumbles upon a family secret which will link her forever to the destiny of a young Jewish girl, Sarah.
9) Wild oats
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Eva, a widow and retired history teacher, enjoys a quiet life. Everything changes when she receives a life insurance check accidentally made out for $5,000,000 instead of $50,000. Eva deposits the money and, along with her best friend Maddie, heads to the Canary Islands to live it up. But their fantasy is short-lived when they discover that they have become media sensations overnight.
10) The Giver
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The story centers on Jonas, young man who lives in a supposedly ideal world of conformity and contentment. Yet as he begins to spend time with the elder, who is the sole keeper of all the community's memories, Jonas quickly begins to discover the dark and deadly truths of his community's secret past. At extreme odds, Jonas knows that he must escape their world to protect them all; a challenge that no one has ever succeeded at before.
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c.2010
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The Bannister family including former K-9 police hero Zeus is back, and this time they're spending their holidays at a beautiful Rocky Mountain resort. But toss in an unexpected visit from smug Uncle Randy, his foxy poodle Bella and a familiar pair of bumbling jewel thieves and this holiday may be headed downhill fast! Can Zeus solve the crime save Bella and hit the slopes, all in time for Christmas Day?
12) Seeking justice
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c.2012
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Will Gerard is a family man whose life is turned upside down when his wife Laura is brutally attacked while leaving work. Will is approached by Simon, who offers to have a stranger exact vengeance on Laura's attacker, in exchange for a favor in the near future.
15) The sapphires
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c.2012
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Inspired by a true story, it's 1968, and four young, talented Australian Aboriginal girls learn about love, friendship, and war when their all-girl group the Sapphires entertains U. S. troops in Vietnam.
16) Road to paloma
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c.2013
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The beautiful journey of Wolf, a Native American being pursued by the FBI for taking the law into his own hands after his mother is raped and killed. Wolf sets out across the American west, discovering new friendships and lost loves, riding toward the Teton mountain range, where he will spread his mother's ashes.
17) Vampire academy
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c.2014
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Rose Hathaway is a Dhampir, half-human and half-vampire, who is preparing to be a guardian at St. Vladimir's Academy. Her destiny is to protect the Moroi, peaceful, mortal vampires, from the evil, immortal Strigoi vampires.