Comedy, Drama
Shirley is a woman who wants to be in control of everything. Working as a librarian in a public school, a firm "Sshhh!" from her makes the students tremble in fear. But in her family, her unwarranted intervention in the lives of her children and their families keeps her emotionally detached from them. Realizing that she has lost the command she once had, she goes to New York to reunite with Mark , her estranged gay son who is now suffering from colon cancer. But Shirley doesn't know this and living with Mark in New York comes with a cost. She has to live with her son's lover Noel who is an illegal immigrant. Everything is going right until circumstances forces Shirley to go back to the Philippines. Now that she's back with her family, she realizes that something is wrong she is not happy.
MOVIE COMMENTS
SIMILAR MOVIES
The White Flower
I Didn't Know Tururu
Committed
Toe to Toe
Sunday Pursuit
Love
Red
Rosewater
Working Girls
Hannah Free
Past Lives
The Haircut
The Godson
You Came Too Late
Please Give
...ing
Lourdes
Hawke
Ako Si Kiko, Ako Si Kikay
Tahara
SIMILAR MOVIES
The White Flower
IMDB 0 | Mar , 1923
Konia Markham, the daughter of an American father and a Hawaiian mother, is told by a sorceress that the man who presents her with a perfect white flower will be her true love. When Bob Rutherford offers a gardenia to Konia at a banquet, David Panuahi, a rejected suitor, becomes even more jealous and persuades Konia to have the kahuna put a death curse on Bob's fiancee, Ethel Granville. Bob's devotion to a failing Ethel softens Konia, however, and she has the curse removed. She is about to jump into a volcano when Bob, now released by Ethel from their engagement, finds her and declares his love.I Didn't Know Tururu
IMDB 2 | Aug , 2000
As Carmen prepares to marry for the fourth time, her three sisters find themselves juggling romantic predicaments of their own in this offbeat comedy from Brazil.Committed
IMDB 0 | Jan , 1984
Stylized, black and white biography of Frances Farmer by author Lynne Tillman and Sheila McLauglin.Toe to Toe
IMDB 3.3 | Jan , 2009
Out on the lacrosse pitch, wealthy but troubled Jesse and poor but driven Tosha form an easy and deep bond, but their relationship is threatened once they enter the hallways of an elite prep school they attend in Washington, D.C. There, they must work to overcome racial and other tensions in their classmates, and in themselves, if they hope to keep their friendship alive.Sunday Pursuit
IMDB 4 | Nov , 1990
Thomas Wilkins has faithfully worked his entire life on Saville Row. Suddenly he is fired by his boss Mr Gerald, who wants a younger man with new ideas. Thomas advertise under "Lonely Hearts" and receives an answer.Love
IMDB 4.5 | Jul , 1982
A unique anthology of six short vignettes on the subject of love, all of them written, directed and produced by women.Red
IMDB 4.5 | Nov , 2014
Red, a shy orphan who spent most of his childhood in a girly bar, grew up to be the town's best fixer. When a rich kid was gunned down in a drug bust that went wrong, Red was hired by Art, a spoiled socialite, to fix the mess.Rosewater
IMDB 0 | May , 1999
A solitary man struggles to cultivate beauty in a desolate urban world. Lonely and dislocated, he drifts in and out of a dream state envisioning the promise of regeneration. ROSEWATER tells a story of hope sustained through perseverance, ritual and, ultimately, revelation.Working Girls
IMDB 6.3 | Jun , 1984
Women cope with various problems while earning a living in the city.Hannah Free
IMDB 3.8 | Dec , 2009
Hannah and Rachel grew up as little girls in the same small Midwest town, where traditional gender expectations eventually challenge their deep love for one another.Past Lives
IMDB 7.7 | Jun , 2023
After decades apart, childhood friends Nora and Hae Sung are reunited in New York for one fateful weekend as they confront notions of destiny, love, and the choices that make a life.The Haircut
IMDB 7.5 | Sep , 1982
A music executive stops in for a 15 minute haircut.The Godson
IMDB 3.8 | Nov , 1952
During the Balkan Wars, Vivika Zaharouli, sick and tired of the goings-on of her womanizer husband, welcomes in Athens her godchild, who comes to live in their house. She doesn't know, however, that this is not her godchild but an impostor, Petros Harmidis, who took the other's place because he is in love with her. One day, she is visited by a classmate of hers from their old girl's school, Kiki, who is Harmidis' wife. Kiki asks her to intervene in the transfer of her husband from the front, but one misunderstanding leads to another...You Came Too Late
IMDB 5 | Nov , 1962
The bond between a young painter and a girl who accidentally encounters a beach finds obstacles because of the information that her father learns about her past, who visits her and persuades her to give up. Based on the story of The Lady with the Camellias.Please Give
IMDB 6.2 | Apr , 2010
In New York City, a husband and wife butt heads with the granddaughters of the elderly woman who lives in the apartment the couple owns....ing
IMDB 6.7 | Nov , 2003
Follows the life of a young woman who has become reserved and indifferent to the world as a result of her chronic illness deformed hand and quietly portrays the unconventional, yet endearing relationship between mother and daughter as well as the development of Min-ah as she is befriended by the high spirited and carefree photographer Young-jae who moves into their apartment complex.Lourdes
IMDB 6.6 | Sep , 2009
In order to escape her isolation, wheelchair-bound Christine makes a life changing journey to Lourdes, the iconic site of pilgrimage in the Pyrenees Mountains.Hawke
IMDB 5.5 | Jul , 2010
The story of Bob Hawke - Australia's most loved Prime Minister as he faces his greatest challenge: a battle within his own party. As he fights for his life, we discover his incredible transformation from a hard-drinking womanising trade union leader into a visionary world leader. For a man who once sacrificed his family to his job, he must now rely solely on his friendships and allegiances to defeat his challenger and remain in power.Ako Si Kiko, Ako Si Kikay
IMDB 6 | Aug , 1987
Filipino comedy starring Roderick Paulate as twins. One macho, one gay. Directed by Mike Relon Makiling.Tahara
IMDB 5.4 | Jan , 2020
Two best friends attend the funeral of a Hebrew school classmate who died by suicide and accidentally damage their friendship beyond repair.