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92
8.9
/23705/
84
/313/
84
/254/
4.5
/48739/
100
/56/
98
/90/
cc age 15+

O.J.: Made in America (2016)
A chronicle of the rise and fall of O.J. Simpson, whose high-profile murder trial exposed the extent of American racial tensions, revealing a fractured and divided nation.
poster
83
7.8
/164728/
75
/2992/
75
/2390/
4.1
/176475/
90
/101/
89
/1940/
77
/9/
cc age 13+

Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)
Ted Kramer is a career man for whom his work comes before his family. His wife Joanna cannot take this anymore, so she decides to leave him. Ted is now faced with the tasks of housekeeping and taking care of himself and their young son Billy.
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Amazon Prime Video
82
7.8
/481703/
78
/11229/
75
/5848/
3.9
/313023/
81
/213/
90
/85/
76
/38/
cc age 17+

American Gangster (2007)
Loosely based on the criminal career of Frank Lucas, a gangster from La Grange, North Carolina, who smuggled heroin into the United States on American service planes returning from the Vietnam War, before being detained by a task force led by Newark Detective Richie Roberts.
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Kanopy
81
7.5
/11167/
72
/518/
74
/714/
3.9
/19873/
96
/120/
85
/19/
83
/21/

Custody (2018)
Miriam and Antoine have recently separated. While she’s willing to permit their 17-year-old daughter Josephine to decide living arrangements for herself, Miriam is desperate to keep her youngest, 11-year-old Julien, away from his father. But the magistrate rules in favour of joint custody, and suddenly the boy is thrown directly into the middle of an escalating parental conflict, where it seems inevitable that sides must be chosen.
poster
Hoopla
80
7.1
/1034/
77
/47/
67
/41/
3.9
/1161/
96
/28/
76
/25/
82
/9/

In the Family (2011)
In the town of Martin, Tennessee, Chip Hines, a precocious six year old, has only known life with his two dads, Cody and Joey. And a good life it is. When Cody dies suddenly in a car accident, Joey and Chip struggle to find their footing again. Just as they begin to, Cody's will reveals that he named his sister as Chip's guardian. The years of Joey's acceptance into the family unravel as Chip is taken away from him. In his now solitary home life, Joey searches for a solution. The law is not on his side, but friends are. Armed with their comfort and inspired by memories of Cody, Joey finds a path to peace with the family and closer to his son.
poster
78
7.0
/20563/
70
/988/
68
/441/
3.9
/51227/
97
/88/
91
/98/
79
/17/

Thunder Road (2018)
A police officer faces a personal meltdown following a divorce and the death of his mother.
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Netflix
78
7.3
/94340/
70
/1763/
69
/1048/
3.7
/145058/
91
/150/
81
/4830/
82
/37/
cc age 17+

The Squid and the Whale (2005)
Based on the true childhood experiences of Noah Baumbach and his brother, The Squid and the Whale tells the touching story of two young boys dealing with their parents' divorce in Brooklyn in the 1980s.
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fuboTV
77
6.6
/1266/
64
/93/
59
/29/
3.7
/10232/
97
/58/
73
/11/
84
/24/

Earth Mama (2023)
A pregnant single mother, with two children in foster care, embraces her Bay Area community as she fights to reclaim her family.
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Amazon Prime Video
75
7.4
/29302/
74
/805/
71
/437/
3.6
/12217/
86
/109/
80
/460/
74
/32/
cc age 15+

What Maisie Knew (2013)
In New York City, a young girl is caught in the middle of her parents' bitter custody battle.
poster
75
7.6
/157054/
79
/13822/
80
/5832/
3.7
/327538/
73
/181/
85
/645/
60
/33/
cc age 12+

Gifted (2017)
Frank, a single man raising his child prodigy niece Mary, is drawn into a custody battle with his mother.
poster
74
7.4
/27400/
74
/545/
70
/360/
3.5
/12305/
57
/54/
86
/1038/

Immortal Beloved (1994)
A chronicle of the life of infamous classical composer Ludwig van Beethoven and his painful struggle with hearing loss. Following Beethoven's death in 1827, his assistant, Schindler, searches for an elusive woman referred to in the composer's love letters as "immortal beloved." As Schindler solves the mystery, a series of flashbacks reveal Beethoven's transformation from passionate young man to troubled musical genius.
poster
Kanopy
71
6.8
/5839/
68
/196/
66
/165/
3.4
/4921/
84
/63/
64
/22/
75
/20/
cc age 17+

Under the Tree (2017)
When Baldvin and Inga's next door neighbours complain that a tree in their backyard casts a shadow over their sundeck, what starts off as a typical spat between neighbours in the suburbs unexpectedly and violently spirals out of control.
poster
70
6.7
/37177/
67
/892/
68
/677/
3.5
/49970/
84
/19/
66
/942/

Dark Water (2002)
A woman in the midst of an unpleasant divorce moves to an eerie apartment building with her young daughter. The ceiling of their apartment has a dark and active leak.
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FXNow
69
7.1
/312460/
73
/12350/
71
/6464/
3.7
/470662/
70
/54/
77
/28164/
54
/16/
cc age 13+

Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)
Loving but irresponsible dad Daniel Hillard, estranged from his exasperated spouse, is crushed by a court order allowing only weekly visits with his kids. When Daniel learns his ex needs a housekeeper, he gets the job -- disguised as a British nanny. Soon he becomes not only his children's best pal but the kind of parent he should have been from the start.
poster
67
6.3
/737/
45
/9/
54
/15/
3.4
/341/
80
/5/
77
/19/

The Good Father (1985)
Bill is a man who's very bitter about his divorce and losing custody of his son. So, when one of his friends is being sued for divorce by his wife so that she can enter a lesbian relationship, Bill decides to help his friend gain custody of his son...in any way that they can devise, including using a sleazeball lawyer. But while Bill feels that feminism has robbed him of his family, he begins to be appalled at what he and Roger have done.
poster
Kanopy
67
7.9
/12479/
79
/713/
75
/207/
3.0
/4112/
17
/6/
92
/444/
cc age 15+

The Red Pill (2016)
When a feminist filmmaker sets out to document the mysterious and polarizing world of the Men’s Rights Movement, she begins to question her own beliefs. Chronicling Cassie Jaye’s journey exploring an alternate perspective on gender equality, power and privilege.
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Criterion Channel
64
6.8
/37680/
67
/1003/
67
/784/
3.6
/101128/
82
/33/
68
/677/
63
/9/

The Brood (1979)
A man tries to uncover an unconventional psychologist's therapy techniques on his institutionalized wife, while a series of brutal attacks committed by a brood of mutant children coincides with the husband's investigation.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
62
5.7
/73211/
66
/8880/
66
/1751/
2.4
/117204/
47
/162/
87
/1119/
52
/31/
cc age 16+

A Working Man (2025)
Levon Cade left behind a decorated military career in the black ops to live a simple life working construction. But when his boss's daughter, who is like family to him, is taken by human traffickers, his search to bring her home uncovers a world of corruption far greater than he ever could have imagined.
poster
62
7.6
/161231/
76
/3320/
75
/2435/
3.5
/88318/
35
/144/
86
/12306/
28
/33/
cc age 14+

I Am Sam (2001)
Sam, a neurodivergent man, has a daughter with a homeless woman who abandons them when they leave the hospital, leaving Sam to raise Lucy on his own. But as Lucy grows up, Sam's limitations as a parent start to become a problem and the authorities take her away. Sam convinces high-priced lawyer Rita to take his case pro bono and in turn teaches her the value of love and family.
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Kanopy
62
6.4
/6838/
69
/177/
65
/103/
3.1
/2805/
46
/28/
73
/374/

Losing Isaiah (1995)
Khaila Richards, a crack-addicted single mother, accidentally leaves her baby in a dumpster while high and returns the next day in a panic to find he is missing. In reality, the baby has been adopted by a warm-hearted social worker, Margaret Lewin, and her husband, Charles. Years later, Khaila has gone through rehab and holds a steady job. After learning that her child is still alive, she challenges Margaret for the custody.
poster
77
60
7.8
/3077/
69
/33/
68
/35/
3.9
/4158/
95
/693/

Kaagaz Ke Phool (1959)
The film tells, in flashback, the story of Suresh Sinha, a famous film director and his relationship with an aspiring actress.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
73
60
7.4
/4245/
69
/91/
70
/66/
3.3
/1634/
86
/135/

Gracie's Choice (2004)
For as long as she can remember, 16 year-old Gracie has been raising her four siblings, each of whom has a different, absent father and their mother is on the fast track to self-destruction. When these children's lives are about to be pulled apart, Gracie will have to do the impossible and make the ultimate sacrifices to keep her family together.
poster
59
6.7
/14428/
69
/760/
68
/353/
3.0
/4432/
37
/102/
65
/363/
45
/30/
cc age 14+

Black or White (2014)
A grieving widower is drawn into a custody battle over his granddaughter, whom he helped raise her entire life.
poster
59
58
5.9
/8815/
70
/348/
69
/136/
3.1
/5385/
25
/53/
81
/4760/
49
/17/
cc age 15+

Daddy's Little Girls (2007)
Monty is a mechanic struggling to make ends meet as he raises his three young daughters. When the court awards custody of his daughters to his shady ex-wife, Monty desperately tries to win them back with the help of Julia, a beautiful, Ivy League-educated attorney. Monty and Julia couldn't be less alike, but a flame is ignited... touching off a firestorm of love and conflict.
poster
74
56
7.9
/3272/
74
/60/
70
/28/
3.7
/3213/
75

Avvai Shanmugi (1996)
A divorced husband desperately misses his daughter. In order to be with her, he takes up a job in his father-in-law's house. The only catch is that the job is that of a female governess.
poster
73
53
7.2
/2709/
74
/46/
67
/28/
3.4
/1451/
83
/12/
75
/113/
cc age 9+

Bright Eyes (1934)
An orphaned girl is taken in by a snobbish family at the insistence of their rich, crotchety uncle, even as her devoted aviator godfather fights for custody.
poster
69
53
7.1
/3761/
68
/59/
63
/32/
3.4
/669/
74
/31/
78
/92/
63
/16/

Bear Cub (2004)
Pedro, a gay man with an active social life and big circle of friends, takes in his nephew Bernardo for a couple weeks. When it appears as though it might become a permanent arrangement, however, Pedro turns to his friends for guidance as he and 9-year-old Bernardo begin to forge a household together.
poster
53
5.6
/67642/
59
/1396/
56
/1087/
2.7
/26019/
47
/150/
28
/3105/
52
/35/
cc age 16+

Dark Water (2005)
Dahlia Williams and her daughter Cecelia move into a rundown apartment on New York's Roosevelt Island. Dahlia is in the midst of divorce proceedings, and the apartment, though near an excellent school for her daughter, is all she can afford. From the time she arrives, there are mysterious occurrences—and there is a constant drip from the ceiling in her daughter's bedroom…
poster
The Roku Channel
52
5.8
/64561/
66
/2296/
64
/1812/
2.9
/46087/
32
/31/
50
/1621/
40
/12/
cc age 12+

Over the Top (1987)
Lincoln Hawk a hard-luck big-rig trucker takes us under the glaring Las Vegas lights for all the boisterous action of the World Armwrestling Championship. Relying on wits and willpower, Hawk tries to rebuild his life by capturing the first-place prize money, and the love of the son he abandoned years earlier into the keeping of his rich, ruthless father-in-law.
poster
71
51
6.2
/1654/
65
/35/
64
/41/
3.4
/1534/
100
/8/

Charter (2020)
After a recent and difficult divorce, Alice hasn't seen her children in two months as she awaits a custody verdict. When her son calls her in the middle of the night, Alice takes action, abducting the children on an illicit charter trip to the Canary Islands.
poster
Fandango at Home Free
51
6.1
/15672/
67
/500/
63
/201/
3.1
/7419/
30
/20/
49
/208/
41
/11/

Wildcats (1986)
High school track coach Molly McGrath knows just as much about football as anyone else on the planet. When a football coach's position becomes vacant, she applies for the job, despite snickers from fellow staff members and her former husband.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
62
48
6.3
/3531/
64
/71/
63
/78/
3.2
/1887/
57
/41/

It Started in Naples (1960)
Mike Hamilton, a Philadelphia lawyer, comes to Naples to settle the estate of his long estranged "black sheep" brother. Once there, he discovers that the deceased has left an 8 year old boy who is being raised by Michael's sister-in-law Lucia Curcio. To complicate matters, Lucia happens to be a sexy nightclub performer.
poster
Hoopla
48
5.7
/1919/
56
/31/
57
/30/
3.1
/565/
54
/13/
28
/12/

The Good Mother (1988)
After finding a sexually liberated boyfriend, a divorced woman gets sued over daughter's custody, by her ex, who claims that her lover has a bad influence on the kid.
poster
48
5.9
/40866/
71
/7485/
62
/1320/
2.6
/23710/
35
/94/
50
/622/
44
/26/
cc age 15+

Kidnap (2017)
A mother (in her Minivan) stops at nothing to recover her kidnapped son.
poster
63
45
6.4
/1644/
59
/38/
61
/49/
3.4
/1164/
60
/5/
69

The Last Woman (1976)
Psychological drama of the compelling relationship between a young French engineer and the girl he takes into his home after his wife has left him with their baby son.
poster
45
6.0
/71022/
63
/1969/
62
/1411/
2.6
/25574/
7
/87/
36
/1843/
35
/16/
cc age 15+

Dream House (2011)
Publisher Will Atenton quits a lucrative job in New York to relocate his wife, Libby, and their daughters to a quaint town in New England. However, as they settle into their home the Atentons discover that a woman and her children were murdered there, and the surviving husband is the town's prime suspect. With help from a neighbor who was close to the murdered family, Will pieces together a horrifying chain of events.
poster
72
44
7.6
/1119/
72
/33/
64
/12/
3.7
/788/
85
/20/
73
/111/
64
/9/

You're Gonna Miss Me: A Film About Roky Erickson (2007)
Documentary about rock pioneer Roky Erickson, detailing his rise as a psychedelic hero, his lengthy institutionalization, his descent into poverty and filth, and his brother's struggle with their religious mother to improve Roky's care.
poster
74
41
7.4
/886/
77
/70/
70
/28/
3.8
/6241/

His (2020)
Shun and Nagisa first meet and fall in love during their first year of high school. While Shun is graduating from university, Nagisa tells him that he doesn't see a future for them. Despite Shun's strong feelings, they go their separate ways. Years later, Shun is now a store owner, living alone in a rural area. Out of the blue, Nagisa arrives with his six-year-old daughter, Sora. Spending time together, Shun realizes he still harbors feelings for Nagisa. Can Nagisa reconcile with his feelings for Shun, which have been there all along?
poster
40
4.6
/51112/
55
/1516/
55
/1147/
2.4
/28013/
11
/71/
24
/1141/
37
/27/
cc age 16+

Striptease (1996)
Bounced from her job, Erin Grant needs money if she's to have any chance of winning back custody of her child. But, eventually, she must confront the naked truth: to take on the system, she'll have to take it all off. Erin strips to conquer, but she faces unintended circumstances when a hound dog of a Congressman zeroes in on her and sharpens the shady tools at his fingertips, including blackmail and murder.
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Plex
39
4.7
/6688/
55
/585/
56
/321/
1.8
/12996/
7
/30/
35
/175/
cc age 15+

Separation (2021)
A young girl finds solace in her artist father and the ghost of her dead mother.
poster
38
4.7
/12062/
55
/188/
52
/195/
2.3
/3859/
19
/93/
35
/333/
25
/31/
cc age 13+

The Next Best Thing (2000)
A comedy-drama about best friends - one a straight woman, Abbie, the other a gay man, Robert - who decide to have a child together. Five years later, Abbie falls in love with a straight man and wants to move away with her and Robert's little boy Sam, and a nasty custody battle ensues.
poster
65
38
6.9
/5866/
63
/61/
65
/40/
3.3
/1014/
63
/7/

Akele Hum Akele Tum (1995)
Rohit and wealthy Kiran Dayal meet each other and fall in love. They intend to marry, but Kiran's parents will not permit her to marry beneath her class. Kiran is adamant, and the marriage goes through without the blessings of the Dayals. They live in harmony for months, even after Kiran gives birth to Sunil. Then they start to have differences, which are minor at present, and then snowball...
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Hoopla
38
37
5.1
/15916/
55
/334/
53
/301/
2.4
/4945/
4
/113/
43
/435/
17
/27/
cc age 18+

Bless the Child (2000)
When Maggie's sister Jenna saddles her with an autistic newborn named Cody she touches Maggie's heart and becomes the daughter she has always longed for. But six years later Jenna suddenly re-enters her life and, with her mysterious new husband, Eric Stark, abducts Cody. Despite the fact that Maggie has no legal rights to Cody, FBI agent John Travis takes up her cause when he realizes that Cody shares the same birth date as several other recently murdered children.
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Kanopy
75
36
7.2
/1068/
78
/17/
68
/18/
3.5
/601/
100
/7/
66
/16/

One Potato, Two Potato (1964)
Study of interracial marriage in the 1960s. A white divorcée falls in love with and marries an African-American man. When her ex-husband sues for custody of her child, arguing that a mixed household is an improper place to raise the girl, the new husband fights for his parental rights in court, fighting against a judge who represents the prejudices of the era.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
66
33
6.2
/950/
68
/100/
77
/238/
3.0
/449/

Gone Mom: The Disappearance of Jennifer Dulos (2021)
Jennifer Dulos, the wealthy, Connecticut mother-of-five who mysteriously vanished.
poster
72
33
7.3
/2805/
74
/41/
66
/54/
3.5
/715/
80
/3/

Air Crew (1980)
Story of the lives of three Soviet pilots who are united by disaster in a small town in the mountains.
poster
79
29
8.3
/383/
82
/23/
74
/18/
3.9
/1465/

Cássia (2015)
Cássia Eller Rejane. Cássia Eller. Cássia. A powerful restless force on stage, shined herself out of it. One of the greats of Brazilian music, Cássia Eller marked the 1990s and shocked the country with her early death in 2001. A film about the singer, the mother, the woman who exposed her personal life and broke barriers, leaving a beautiful social and artistic legacy.
poster
66
27
6.3
/1044/
60
/31/
80
/20/
3.0
/1163/

Baywatch: Panic at Malibu Pier (1989)
Welcome to the bay... Mitch and his friends enter the sink or swim world that is BAYWATCH.


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