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83
7.6
/112118/
75
/2003/
74
/1857/
4.1
/183295/
91
/171/
89
/6078/
84
/38/
cc age 18+

Volver (2006)
Three generations of women survive the east wind, fire, insanity, superstition and even death by means of goodness, lies and boundless vitality.
poster
Netflix
83
8.3
/239012/
80
/2751/
78
/1102/
3.9
/76734/
89
/18/
93
/135/
cc age 12+

Dangal (2016)
Dangal is an extraordinary true story based on the life of Mahavir Singh and his two daughters, Geeta and Babita Phogat. The film traces the inspirational journey of a father who trains his daughters to become world class wrestlers.
poster
HBO Max Amazon Channel
81
7.7
/103228/
78
/2928/
77
/1916/
3.9
/133088/
73
/126/
94
/7800/
78
/7/
cc age 14+

The Color Purple (1985)
An epic tale spanning forty years in the life of Celie, an African-American woman living in the South who survives incredible abuse and bigotry. After Celie's abusive father marries her off to the equally debasing 'Mister' Albert Johnson, things go from bad to worse, leaving Celie to find companionship anywhere she can. She perseveres, holding on to her dream of one day being reunited with her sister in Africa.
poster
Kanopy
81
7.5
/11167/
72
/515/
75
/713/
3.9
/19780/
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
7.9
/49272/
76
/627/
72
/681/
4.2
/34673/
95
/88/
93
/622/
82
/30/

The Return (2003)
Two young brothers in contemporary Russia are reunited with a father they know only from an old photograph after his sudden return from a long absence. With their mother’s reluctant consent, they set out on a remote trip that quickly becomes an uneasy test of authority, trust, and masculinity. As the journey moves deeper into the wilderness, the fragile bonds between father and sons are pushed to their limits.
poster
80
6.8
/1124/
71
/25/
71
/16/
3.5
/17531/
89
/85/
81
/20/
78
/26/

The Chronology of Water (2025)
Growing up in an environment torn apart by violence and alcohol, a young woman finds her voice through the written word and her salvation as a swimmer.
poster
Hulu
79
8.1
/668913/
82
/34301/
81
/14545/
4.0
/984412/
84
/280/
92
/3405/
71
/47/
cc age 16+

Hacksaw Ridge (2016)
WWII American Army Medic Desmond T. Doss, who served during the Battle of Okinawa, refuses to kill people and becomes the first Conscientious Objector in American history to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
79
7.2
/42695/
71
/1560/
70
/716/
3.8
/166795/
94
/235/
92
/70/
73
/41/
cc age 16+

Honey Boy (2019)
The story of a child star attempting to mend his relationship with his law-breaking, alcohol-abusing father over the course of a decade, loosely based on Shia LaBeouf’s life.
poster
Hulu
77
7.0
/10188/
68
/578/
64
/111/
3.8
/91265/
85
/118/
80
/30/
74
/24/
cc age 16+

On the Count of Three (2022)
Val has reached a place where he feels the only way out is to end things. But he considers himself a bit of a failure—his effectiveness lacking—so he figures he could use some help. As luck would have it, Val’s best friend, Kevin, is recovering from a failed suicide attempt, so he seems like the perfect partner for executing this double suicide plan. But before they go, they have some unfinished business to attend to.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
76
6.9
/21342/
67
/412/
63
/304/
3.6
/25608/
88
/50/
72
/236/
79
/35/

Affliction (1998)
A small town policeman must investigate a suspicious hunting accident. The investigation and other events result in him slowly disintegrating mentally.
poster
Kanopy
76
7.7
/23031/
74
/304/
70
/212/
3.6
/3646/
82
/111/
90
/1823/
63
/31/
cc age 13+

Dear Frankie (2004)
Nine-year-old Frankie and his single mum Lizzie have been on the move ever since Frankie can remember, most recently arriving in a seaside Scottish town. Wanting to protect her deaf son from the truth that they've run away from his father, Lizzie has invented a story that he is away at sea on the HMS Accra. Every few weeks, Lizzie writes Frankie a make-believe letter from his father, telling of his adventures in exotic lands. As Frankie tracks the ship's progress around the globe, he discovers that it is due to dock in his hometown. With the real HMS Accra arriving in only a fortnight, Lizzie must choose between telling Frankie the truth or finding the perfect stranger to play Frankie's father for just one day...
poster
HBO Max Amazon Channel
74
7.0
/20061/
72
/1641/
76
/831/
3.5
/119545/
83
/31/
7.4
/93081/
cc age 10+

Belle (2021)
Suzu is a 17-year-old high-school student living in a rural town with her father. Wounded by the loss of her mother at a young age, Suzu one day discovers the massive online world "U" and dives into this alternate reality as her avatar, Belle. Before long, all of U's eyes are fixed on Belle, when, suddenly, a mysterious, dragon-like figure appears before her.
poster
77
74
7.3
/20079/
79
/1343/
75
/489/
3.2
/12111/
69
/32/
91
/1483/
30
/8/
cc age 10+

I Can Only Imagine (2018)
Growing up in Greenville, Texas, Bart Millard suffers physical and emotional abuse at the hands of his father, Arthur. When Arthur becomes terminally ill, he finds redemption by embracing his faith and rediscovering his love for his son. Years later, Bart's troubled childhood and mended relationship with his dad inspires him to write the hit song "I Can Only Imagine" as singer of the Christian band MercyMe.
poster
77
74
7.3
/7408/
73
/237/
71
/160/
3.8
/21335/
91
/11/
89
/112/
70
/9/

El Bola (2000)
El Bola is a 12-year-old boy raised in a violent and sordid environment. Embarrassed by his family life, he avoids becoming close to classmates. The arrival of a new boy at school changes his attitude towards his classmates and friendship.
poster
74
7.4
/52612/
74
/1307/
73
/845/
3.7
/31109/
86
/51/
82
/861/
62
/19/

Dolores Claiborne (1995)
Dolores Claiborne was accused of killing her abusive husband twenty years ago, but the court's findings were inconclusive and she was allowed to walk free. Now she has been accused of killing her employer, Vera Donovan, and this time there is a witness who can place her at the scene of the crime. Things look bad for Dolores when her daughter Selena, a successful Manhattan magazine writer, returns to cover the story.
poster
Kanopy
73
6.8
/912/
57
/17/
60
/13/
3.5
/778/
86
/7/
76
/21/

The Homecoming (1973)
In a dreary North London flat, the site of perpetual psychological warfare, a philosophy professor visits his family after a nine-year absence and introduces the four men - father, uncle and two brothers - to his wife.
poster
Peacock Premium
71
6.7
/38368/
69
/2559/
68
/743/
3.3
/24697/
85
/198/
76
/583/
63
/36/
cc age 15+

Let Him Go (2020)
Following the loss of their son, a retired sheriff and his wife leave their Montana ranch to rescue their young grandson from the clutches of a dangerous family living off the grid in the Dakotas.
poster
78
71
7.5
/9614/
75
/167/
73
/175/
3.7
/5318/
86
/14/
86
/127/

Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956)
The story of boxer Rocky Graziano's rise from juvenile delinquent to world champ.
poster
70
6.8
/21102/
69
/385/
66
/294/
3.4
/13760/
68
/34/
70
/403/
65
/21/

The Prince of Tides (1991)
A troubled Southern man talks to his suicidal sister's psychiatrist about their family history and falls in love with her (and New York City) in the process.
poster
Hoopla
73
70
6.9
/9051/
69
/269/
67
/150/
3.5
/4226/
94
/35/
71
/277/

Neds (2010)
NEDs (Non Educated Delinquents) is the story of a young man’s journey from prize-winning schoolboy to knife-carrying teenager. Struggling against the low expectations of those around him, John McGill changes from victim to avenger, scholar to NED, altar boy to glue sniffer. When he attempts to change back again, his new reality and recent past make conformity near impossible and violent self determination near inevitable.
poster
Hulu
67
6.2
/15807/
63
/1106/
65
/674/
3.1
/56761/
91
/100/
60
/48/
72
/17/
cc age 16+

Piggy (2022)
A bullied overweight teenager sees a glimpse of hope when her tormentors are brutally abducted by a mesmerizing stranger.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
65
6.5
/7724/
63
/311/
64
/203/
3.1
/8102/
66
/97/
63
/28/
63
/24/
cc age 16+

Falling (2020)
John Peterson lives with his partner Eric and their adopted daughter in Southern California. When he is visited by his aging father Willis from Los Angeles who is searching for a place to retire, their two very different worlds collide.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
64
6.7
/3156/
66
/44/
59
/45/
3.4
/981/
68
/28/
72
/62/
64
/23/
cc age 17+

Joe the King (1999)
A destitute 14-year-old struggles to keep his life together despite harsh abuse at his mother's hands, harsher abuse at his father's, and a growing separation from his slightly older brother.
poster
72
64
7.5
/5690/
72
/85/
68
/73/
3.6
/2090/
72
/32/
80
/60/
65
/10/

When We Leave (2010)
Umay is a young woman of Turkish descent, fighting for an independent and self-determined life in Germany against the resistance of her family. Her struggle initiates a dynamic, which results in a life-threatening situation.
poster
Netflix
63
6.3
/97186/
67
/5329/
69
/1811/
2.4
/695317/
55
/198/
87
/1945/
53
/42/
cc age 14+

It Ends with Us (2024)
When a woman's first love suddenly reenters her life, her relationship with a charming, but abusive neurosurgeon is upended, and she realizes she must learn to rely on her own strength to make an impossible choice for her future.
poster
Criterion Channel
63
6.7
/8227/
66
/121/
69
/118/
3.8
/23516/
29
/38/
71
/321/
54
/23/

Julien Donkey-Boy (1999)
Undiagnosed, untreated and generally untethered schizophrenic Julien lives with his pregnant younger sister Pearl, anorexic would-be wrestler brother Chris, sympathetic grandmother, and severely depressed German father.
poster
Kanopy
72
62
7.2
/4704/
73
/68/
69
/122/
3.7
/3827/
70
/10/
77
/44/

Padre Padrone (1977)
The true story of the life of Gavino Ledda, the son of a Sardinian shepherd, and how he managed to escape his harsh, almost barbaric existence by slowly educating himself, despite violent opposition from his brutal father.
poster
61
6.8
/21938/
71
/1848/
78
/1312/
3.3
/51213/
59
/70/
84
/84/
45
/23/
cc age 16+

Dogman (2023)
A boy, bruised by life, finds his salvation through the love of his dogs.
poster
MGM Plus
69
61
6.8
/5032/
66
/102/
64
/72/
3.5
/7441/
83
/12/
63
/80/

Joe (1970)
After murdering his daughter's drug-dealing boyfriend, a wealthy ad executive stumbles into a bar and strikes up an uneasy alliance with Joe Curran, a drunken bigot with a bloodlust who works at a local factory.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
61
5.9
/4618/
65
/274/
56
/90/
3.2
/2974/
81
/62/
61
/22/
69
/22/

Dark River (2017)
After her father dies, a young woman returns to her Yorkshire village for the first time in 15 years to claim the family farm she believes is hers.
poster
81
61
8.4
/2166/
80
/132/
81
/68/
4.1
/4370/

Billy Elliot: The Musical Live (2014)
In County Durham, England, 1984, a talented young dancer, Billy Elliot, stumbles out of the boxing ring and onto the ballet floor. He faces many trials and triumphs as he strives to conquer his family’s set ways, inner conflict, and standing on his toes in a musical that questions masculinity, gender norms and conformity.
poster
Netflix
60
6.0
/3101/
57
/120/
54
/65/
3.1
/1821/
50
/14/
53
/52/

Bliss (1997)
On his wedding day, Joseph nervously admits that his wife is not quite like other women. But his beautiful bride is more than just the "impulsive, compulsive, obsessive" woman he thinks he knows. And when Joseph discovers she is hiding troubling secrets, it sends them both on a sexual odyssey that will either destroy or redeem their relationship.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
75
59
6.9
/2140/
68
/106/
64
/45/
3.7
/8907/
100
/37/
86
/18/
69
/8/

Wildhood (2022)
Link and his brother flee their abusive father and embark on a journey where Link discovers his sexuality and rediscovers his Mi’kmaw heritage.
poster
Hoopla
59
6.3
/6650/
64
/125/
60
/99/
3.2
/2286/
73
/26/
42
/64/
57
/21/

Flesh and Bone (1993)
Haunted by memories of his father murdering a family, Arlis Sweeney prefers to keep to himself, focusing his energy on his work. One day, the traumatic past that eats away at him returns when he meets Kay Davies, a woman connected to the bloody event. Against all odds, Arlis and Kay fall in love; however, when his father, Roy, reappears in his life -- with the coldhearted Ginnie in tow -- Arlis must deal with his past demons.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
58
6.3
/5931/
65
/269/
57
/57/
3.2
/2176/
55
/29/
98
/25/
42
/7/

Back Roads (2019)
A young man cares for his younger sisters after their mother is imprisoned for murdering their abusive father. When he strikes up an affair with a married woman, long-dormant family secrets bubble to the surface.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
58
5.9
/10335/
65
/672/
61
/294/
2.8
/19337/
66
/151/
48
/53/
59
/32/
cc age 17+

Lizzie (2018)
Massachusetts, 1892. An unmarried woman of 32 and a social outcast, Lizzie lives a claustrophobic life under her father's cold and domineering control. When Bridget Sullivan, a young maid, comes to work for the family, Lizzie finds a sympathetic, kindred spirit, and a secret intimacy soon blossoms into a wicked plan.
poster
73
57
7.0
/3484/
69
/181/
68
/183/
3.5
/5359/
93
/27/
73
/6/

A Girl at My Door (2014)
Sent from Seoul to serve in a remote coastal village, a policewoman gets involved in the life of a mysterious teenage girl who is abused by both her father and her grandmother.
poster
60
57
6.3
/7553/
66
/256/
60
/183/
3.2
/7407/
54
/13/
54
/139/

Taste the Blood of Dracula (1970)
Three elderly distinguished gentlemen are searching for some excitement in their boring borgoueis lives and gets in contact with one of count Dracula's servants. In a nightly ceremony they restore the count back to life. The three men killed Dracula's servant and as a revenge, the count makes sure that the gentlemen are killed one by one by their own sons.
poster
56
5.8
/31936/
60
/890/
60
/659/
2.9
/34511/
46
/13/
54
/703/

Ken Park (2003)
Ken Park focuses on several teenagers and their tormented home lives. Shawn seems to be the most conventional. Tate is brimming with psychotic rage; Claude is habitually harassed by his brutish father and coddled, rather uncomfortably, by his enormously pregnant mother. Peaches looks after her devoutly religious father, but yearns for freedom. They're all rather tight, or so they claim.
poster
MGM Plus
67
52
7.0
/3618/
69
/56/
67
/45/
3.4
/590/
62
/37/
80
/120/
58
/14/

Swimming Upstream (2003)
A young man aspiring for recognition of his talents battles against his estranged father's sentiment towards him as the father deals with his own demons.
poster
The Roku Channel
49
5.2
/2552/
56
/146/
58
/111/
2.6
/7016/
47
/17/
35
/14/
47
/8/

One & Two (2015)
In an isolated farmhouse, located in the middle of nowhere and surrounded by a mysterious wooden wall, Zac and Eva, two siblings gifted with extraordinary abilities, endure every day the wrath of their strict father while witnessing how a cruel sickness lurks their beloved mother.
poster
47
5.6
/14045/
57
/611/
57
/391/
3.0
/14636/
27
/22/
36
/401/
34
/9/

Amityville II: The Possession (1982)
Anthony and Dolores Montelli, along with their four children, move into their dream house in Amityville and are immediately plagued by a string of paranormal experiences. When the abusive Anthony wrongly places the blame on their children, Dolores recruits a local Catholic priest to exorcise the house.
poster
67
44
6.7
/1453/
61
/25/
61
/34/
3.4
/1552/
80
/5/
66
/22/

Wuthering Heights (1954)
In 19th-century Mexico, landowner's daughter Catalina and brooding, mysterious Alejandro have a passionate but ill-fated romance, as the latter returns years later, now wealthy and cruel, to torment all who wronged him. This ultimately leads to ruin for both families until a new generation finds a path to hope and peace.
poster
65
42
6.9
/2364/
60
/28/
60
/21/
3.3
/1338/
70
/10/
70
/27/

The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1934)
Remarkable poet Elizabeth Barrett is slowly recovering from a crippling illness with the help of her siblings, especially her youngest sister, Henrietta, but feels stifled by the domestic tyranny of her wealthy widowed father. When she meets fellow poet Robert Browning in a romantic first encounter, her heart belongs to him. However, her controlling father has no intention of allowing her out of his sight.
poster
Hulu
68
38
6.7
/1937/
72
/228/
66
/28/
2.9
/767/
78
/13/

Reba McEntire's The Hammer (2023)
After a judge passes away under suspicious circumstances, Kim Wheeler, an attorney who is appointed as a judge for Nevada's 5th district after the former judge's death, finds herself covering a circuit that stretches between Las Vegas and Reno — a rugged, often desolate area where anything and everything can happen. As the investigation into the death intensifies, Kim's sister Kris, who runs the local brothel, becomes the prime suspect.
poster
82
38
7.7
/948/
73
/34/
82
/25/
4.0
/10123/
100
/7/

Kisapmata (1981)
A young woman gets married but her authoritarian father refuses to let her out of his sight.
poster
75
35
7.2
/2025/
73
/48/
75
/54/
3.4
/800/
91
/5/

Have Dreams, Will Travel (2007)
West Texas, in the 1960's. A tale of two 12-year-olds who embark on an adventure to find new parents in order to escape their unhappy and emotionally unsatisfying family life.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
50
34
4.7
/1462/
52
/143/
51
/55/
2.5
/1298/
73
/22/
29
/6/

The Winter Lake (2020)
When Holly’s dark secret is accidentally uncovered by her new emotionally unstable neighbor Tom, they are pulled into a violent confrontation with her father, who will do anything to keep the secret hidden.


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