Disillusioned journalist Tom Langdon must get from Washington, D.C., to L.A. in time for Christmas. Forced to travel by train, he begins a journey of rude awakenings, thrilling adventures, and holiday magic. He has no idea that the locomotives pulling him across America will actually take him into the rugged terrain of his own heart, as he rediscovers people's essential goodness and someone very special he believed he had lost.

Bob, a feckless bachelor, promised his mother that at her death he would care for his schizophrenic younger brother D.J. but he becomes apprehensive when the time comes. Facing up to his responsibility, Bob tries his best, but his set ways and D.J.'s erratic behavior mix like oil and water. Giving his promise one last shot, Bob takes D.J. on a fishing trip to the secluded lake where they vacationed as children. Here, the rush of memories transforms...

When her son asks her to move to the city, an elderly woman is torn between his wishes and her many memories of sharing country life with her late husband.

Mitch Albom has a pretty great life. He lives in Detroit and is happily married, he's an award-winning sportswriter, a must-read newspaper columnist, a screenwriter, a radio and television broadcaster. Then two men come into his life, and he realizes something's missing. Rabbi Albert Lewis presides over a thriving synagogue in a comfortable New Jersey suburb, and pastor Henry Covington, a recovering drug user and dealer, preaches to the poor and homeless...

When he was growing up, Brad started making funny noises - all the time. Only Brad and his supportive mother knew he could not control it. He was teased, misunderstood, and punished for disrupting class. By the time he was diagnosed with Tourette Syndrome, Brad had learned to hate school. When an understanding school principal offered encouragement, Brad decided to become a teacher. Now he has to find a school where someone with Tourettes can teach...

"When a family of Trumpeter Swans make their home on the Peterson farm pond, it's love at first sight for 10-year-old daughter Frankie. But when Ginny Newsom, a no-nonsense wildlife biologist rushes in to 'save' the majestic birds, it's dislike at first sight for Frankie's dad Jack. As everyone watches nature's plan unfold for the swans, Frankie and her brothers also observe changes in the relationship between their widowed father and the strong-willed...

"Cuba Gooding, Jr. plays Dwayne Johnson (D.J.), a counselor at a women's correctional center who dedicates his professional life to helping young people reclaim their own self-respect through selfless service to others. The incarcerated young women in the center come from troubled, often violent, backgrounds. Many of them belong to gangs and have been involved with illegal drugs. In the words of D.J., 'They come in here so broken. These are girls...

"Based on a true story, Crossroads : a Story of Forgiveness follows a family struggling with a sudden loss as they face the future together. When the beloved wife and daughter of Bruce Murakami (Dean Cain) are killed in a tragic accident, he begins a desperate search to find out what actually happened. Aided by a determined lawyer (Peri Gilpin), Bruce discovers that they were innocent victims of a street racing incident and he begins a campaign to...

Sarah, the picture-perfect girl-next-door, took a job in Chicago thinking she could escape memories of a tragic accident that she blames on herself. But when she receives some unsettling news, Sarah decides to return home and try to heal old wounds.