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• The Incredibles

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  Literally superheroes, when Bob sees his chance at a covert assignment after being forced to retire, Helen and their kids take up the fight to help him save the world from total destruction.

• Mother

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  A mother desperately tries to overturn her son's murder conviction, find the killer who set him up, and have him released from prison.

• Aliens

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  There is a strong emphasis on Ridley’s mother-daughter dynamic with Newt throughout this action-packed sequel to Alien.

• Troop Beverly Hills

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  Determined to win her husband back, Phyllis Nefler decides to throw her lavish lifestyle to the wind and become the leader of her daughter's Wilderness Girls troop.

• Lion

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  The story of Saroo Brierly, who was adopted by an Australian couple after being lost and surviving on the streets in India for weeks. This film explores his relationship with his adoptive mother and his quest for his lost birth mother.

• Snatched

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  When her boyfriend dumps her before their exotic vacation, a young woman persuades her ultra-cautious mother to travel with her to paradise, with unexpected results.

• A Raisin in the Sun

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  A strong and motivational member of the Younger family, Mama plays a key role following the death of her husband. Tensions develop as the family waits for the insurance check to arrive, an event they hope will change their lives.

• Gravity

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  Dr. Ryan Stone, a grieving mother, is a brilliant medical engineer on her first shuttle mission. On a seemingly routine spacewalk, the shuttle is destroyed, leaving Stone and her fellow astronauts spiraling out into the blackness.

• Star Wars. The Force Awakens

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  Leia Organa has a complicated relationship with her son, but that doesn’t stop her from fighting against the Empire.

• Fargo

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  A pregnant policewoman in Minnesota investigates brutal, interconnected crimes until she finds the culprit.

• Kidnap

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  A mother pursues the kidnappers of her son, starring Halle Berry.

• Erin Brockovich

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  A brash former beauty queen and single mom talks her way into a job at a small L.A. law firm and begins investigating mysterious illnesses.

• How to Train Your Dragon 2

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  Hiccup’s mother is discovered at the Dragon Sanctuary, joining forces with her now-grown son to protect the people of Berk.