Movies and TvShows featuring "memorial-day" theme.

Three Wishes is a drama/fantasy film set in the 1950s that tells the story of a single mother and her young son. They encounter a drifter who grants them three magical wishes, which have a profound impact on their lives and relationships. The film explores themes of family, generosity, and wish-fulfillment.

Josie, a mysterious woman, moves to a small town and catches the eye of a loner teenager named Hank. As rumors and speculations about her past spread, tensions rise in the town. Hank becomes intrigued by Josie and forms a bond with her, but their relationship attracts unwanted attention and threatens to expose dark secrets.

A Vietnam War veteran, George, and his family experience heartache and loss during the holiday season. They receive an unexpected visitor on Christmas Day, which helps them find hope and healing.

Memorial Day follows the story of a soldier who, on Memorial Day, recounts his experiences in World War II and the impact it had on his life. From the battles he fought to the friendships he formed, the movie explores the emotions and struggles of a war veteran.

Made-for-TV drama about one of the largest crimes in history—the 1980 robbery of the Boston Depositors Trust by a group of policemen. Capt. Gerry Clemente is the leader of a gang of rotten cops who take their piece of Boston's criminal offerings. The crimes are petty at first, but soon, Clemente sets his sights on a bank that promises a big score. Can the gang pull it off before a case is built against them?

Recovery Boys is a documentary that follows the lives of four men as they navigate through the challenges of recovering from drug addiction in a rural setting. The film explores their experiences in a sober living facility, their struggles with relapse, and their journey towards rebuilding their lives. It sheds light on the opioid epidemic in West Virginia and the efforts of these men to find hope and redemption.

In What Have We Learned, Charlie Brown?, Charlie Brown and his friends embark on a surreal European tour, where they experience the beauty of France, learn about the history of World War II, and encounter the solemnity of war memorials. Through their adventures and misadventures, they discover the importance of friendship, bravery, and never forgetting the sacrifices of those who came before them.

Based on real life events, Summer of '67 brings to life the turbulent times of the sixties and the struggles faced by the men and women impacted by the Vietnam War. Young wife and mother Milly (Rachel Schrey) is forced to live with her mother-in-law while her husband Gerald (Cameron Gilliam) is away on the USS Forrestal. Kate (Bethany Davenport) must choose between Peter (Christopher Dalton) her high school sweetheart and Van (Sam Brooks) her new hippie boyfriend. Ruby Mae (Sharonne Lanier) finally finds true love with Reggie (Jerrold Edwards) only to have him whisked away by the draft. Each woman faces the question of whether or not their man will return, and even if he does, will life as they know it ever be the same?

By the start of World War II, Paul Robeson had given up his lucrative mainstream work to participate in more socially progressive film and stage productions. Robeson committed his support to Paul Strand and Leo Hurwitz’s political semidocumentary Native Land. With Robeson’s narration and songs, this beautifully shot and edited film exposes violations of Americans’ civil liberties and is a call to action for exploited workers around the country. Scarcely shown since its debut, Native Land represents Robeson’s shift from narrative cinema to the leftist documentaries that would define the final chapter of his controversial film career.

Speedway is a drama film released in 1929. The story revolves around a racecar driver who gets framed by a crooked gambler. He must race against time to rescue his wife and clear his name.

An escaped convict redeems himself by becoming an auto racing champion.

All's quiet in the small Vermont town of Hazelville as Memorial Day approaches until a string of mysterious deaths begin plaguing forest ranger Mark Cody. As hikers and campers turn up dead, Cody struggles to figure out what's behind the murders while the Mayor looks to keep the deaths hush-hush, afraid it will affect tourism on the town's biggest money-making day of the year. Botanist Max Cooper arrives and determines them to have been victims of the dreaded "Great White Pine." After the Mayor refuses to close the woods and tragedy ensues on Memorial Day, Cody hires grizzled lumberjack Squint to hunt down and kill the voracious tree leading to Cody, Cooper, and Squint venturing out into the woods in Squint's old beat-up pick-up truck for a final showdown with the monster tree.