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Criterion Channel
87
8.0
/50683/
78
/750/
76
/696/
4.3
/56659/
95
/44/
91
/643/
92
/27/
cc age 15+

Secrets & Lies (1996)
After her adoptive mother dies, Hortense, a successful black optometrist, seeks out her birth mother. She's shocked when her research leads her to Cynthia, a working class white woman.
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JustWatchTV
85
8.1
/161108/
78
/2458/
78
/1894/
4.1
/148079/
98
/105/
92
/2137/
86
/16/
cc age 14+

Rebecca (1940)
Story of a young woman who marries a fascinating widower only to find out that she must live in the shadow of his former wife, Rebecca, who died mysteriously several years earlier. The young wife must come to grips with the terrible secret of her handsome, cold husband, Max De Winter. She must also deal with the jealous, obsessed Mrs. Danvers, the housekeeper, who will not accept her as the mistress of the house.
poster
85
7.9
/40424/
77
/737/
78
/707/
4.2
/43692/
89
/27/
92
/710/
84
/15/

Kagemusha (1980)
Akira Kurosawa's lauded feudal epic presents the tale of a petty thief who is recruited to impersonate Shingen, an aging warlord, in order to avoid attacks by competing clans. When Shingen dies, his generals reluctantly agree to have the impostor take over as the powerful ruler. He soon begins to appreciate life as Shingen, but his commitment to the role is tested when he must lead his troops into battle against the forces of a rival warlord.
poster
85
8.3
/241315/
82
/5251/
81
/3079/
4.4
/477007/
91
/124/
92
/1356/
80
/42/

Incendies (2010)
A mother's last wishes send twins Jeanne and Simon on a journey to Middle East in search of their tangled roots. Adapted from Wajdi Mouawad's acclaimed play, Incendies tells the powerful and moving tale of two young adults' voyage to the core of deep-rooted hatred, never-ending wars and enduring love.
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Kanopy
84
8.0
/66572/
79
/1675/
79
/1114/
4.2
/115947/
91
/53/
91
/1789/
75
/15/
cc age 13+

What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)
A former vaudeville child star viciously torments her paraplegic sister in their decaying Hollywood mansion.
poster
83
7.5
/131623/
74
/5332/
75
/2605/
4.0
/556403/
92
/399/
83
/727/
85
/65/
cc age 13+

The Fabelmans (2022)
Growing up in post-World War II era Arizona, young Sammy Fabelman aspires to become a filmmaker as he reaches adolescence, but soon discovers a shattering family secret and explores how the power of films can help him see the truth.
poster
83
7.9
/56229/
77
/904/
76
/800/
3.9
/51892/
97
/37/
92
/1544/
84
/16/
cc age 13+

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958)
An alcoholic ex-football player drinks his days away, having failed to come to terms with his sexuality and his real feelings for his football buddy who died after an ambiguous accident. His wife is crucified by her desperation to make him desire her: but he resists the affections of his wife. His reunion with his father—who is dying of cancer—jogs a host of memories and revelations for both father and son.
poster
82
7.6
/111732/
75
/1954/
75
/1837/
4.1
/175139/
89
/6078/
84
/38/
cc age 18+

Volver (2006)
Raimunda, a working-class woman living in Madrid, is dealing with the aftermath of a fire that killed her parents in her native village in La Mancha. Raimunda's life is further complicated when her deceased mother, Irene, returns as a ghost to resolve unfinished family business, including a murder and other buried truths.
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Kanopy
82
7.5
/6346/
73
/80/
70
/72/
3.8
/4573/
95
/19/
85
/110/

Long Day's Journey Into Night (1962)
An Irish miser, his morphine addicted wife, their debauched older son, and a gravely ill younger son. A quiet Connecticut vacation home on one foggy day in August 1912 becomes the backdrop for domestic decline.
poster
Kanopy
82
7.5
/14545/
74
/415/
71
/225/
3.9
/26123/
94
/145/
79
/374/
91
/36/

Stories We Tell (2012)
Canadian actress and filmmaker Sarah Polley investigates certain secrets related to her mother, interviewing a group of family members and friends whose reliability varies depending of their implication in the events, which are remembered in different ways; so a trail of questions remains to be answered, because memory is always changing and the discovery of truth often depends on who is telling the tale.
poster
Criterion Channel
82
8.0
/99293/
78
/1327/
77
/1194/
4.3
/125476/
91
/47/
94
/1114/
82
/7/

The Celebration (1998)
The family of a wealthy businessman gather to celebrate his 60th birthday. During the course of the party, his eldest son presents a speech that reveals a devastating secret that turns the night into a battle of truth and denial.
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Amazon Prime Video
82
7.4
/62617/
72
/1449/
72
/1022/
4.0
/88387/
95
/167/
79
/481/
91
/35/
cc age 14+

Ida (2013)
In 1960s Poland, young novitiate Anna is on the verge of taking her vows when she discovers a family secret dating back to the years of the German occupation.
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Amazon Prime Video
81
7.8
/228917/
78
/6578/
75
/3112/
3.8
/76320/
85
/186/
87
/6162/
76
/36/
cc age 18+

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2009)
Swedish thriller based on Stieg Larsson's novel about a male journalist and a young female hacker. In the opening of the movie, Mikael Blomkvist, a middle-aged publisher for the magazine Millennium, loses a libel case brought by corrupt Swedish industrialist Hans-Erik Wennerström. Nevertheless, he is hired by Henrik Vanger in order to solve a cold case, the disappearance of Vanger's niece
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HBO Max Amazon Channel
80
7.3
/441763/
73
/20316/
72
/8250/
3.9
/2353755/
90
/386/
72
/4647/
87
/49/
cc age 17+

Hereditary (2018)
Following the death of the Leigh family matriarch, Annie and her children uncover disturbing secrets about their heritage. Their daily lives are not only impacted, but they also become entangled in a chilling fate from which they cannot escape, driving them to the brink of madness.
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HBO Max Amazon Channel
80
8.0
/194853/
80
/7291/
79
/4495/
4.1
/495526/
78
/7/
8.2
/327913/
cc age 8+

Castle in the Sky (1986)
A young boy and a girl with a magic crystal must race against pirates and foreign agents in a search for a legendary floating castle.
poster
Kanopy
79
7.6
/25094/
78
/936/
77
/550/
3.7
/32208/
90
/151/
89
/227/
65
/35/
cc age 13+

Maudie (2016)
Canadian folk artist Maud Lewis falls in love with a fishmonger while working for him as a live-in housekeeper.
poster
79
7.1
/15945/
70
/391/
66
/203/
3.7
/20190/
93
/58/
76
/189/
87
/20/

One False Move (1991)
Following a series of drug deals and murders, three criminals -- Fantasia, Ray Malcolm and Pluto -- travel from Los Angeles to Houston, finally arriving in a small Arkansas town to go into hiding. Two detectives from the LAPD, who are already on the case, contact the town's sheriff, Dale Dixon, to alert him of the fugitives' presence in the area. Underestimating Dixon, the criminals have no idea what they are about to face.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
79
7.2
/12559/
71
/328/
63
/149/
3.8
/24942/
83
/133/
90
/364/
78
/21/
cc age 16+

Eve's Bayou (1997)
Summer heats up in rural Louisiana beside Eve’s Bayou, 1962, as the Batiste family tries to survive the secrets they’ve kept and the betrayals they’ve endured.
poster
Peacock Premium
79
IMDb 88
7.7
/928943/
80
/55372/
78
/28881/
3.8
/2424723/
80
/202/
82
/38778/
65
/37/
cc age 7+

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001)
Harry Potter has lived under the stairs at his aunt and uncle's house his whole life. But on his 11th birthday, he learns he's a powerful wizard—with a place waiting for him at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. As he learns to harness his newfound powers with the help of the school's kindly headmaster, Harry uncovers the truth about his parents' deaths—and about the villain who's to blame.
poster
78
7.7
/31715/
75
/528/
72
/181/
3.4
/13409/
92
/13/
87
/42/

Secret Superstar (2017)
A talented teenage singer-songwriter living amid domestic abuse becomes a YouTube sensation after a video in which she hides her identity goes viral.
poster
Netflix
78
7.6
/19286/
74
/806/
73
/247/
3.7
/32224/
97
/36/
86
/38/
69
/11/
cc age 16+

Tell Me Who I Am (2019)
In this documentary, Alex trusts his twin, Marcus, to tell him about his past after he loses his memory. But Marcus is hiding a dark family secret.
poster
Criterion Channel
85
78
8.0
/5568/
77
/137/
76
/147/
4.2
/14606/
100
/7/
92
/51/
87
/6/

Tokyo Twilight (1957)
Two sisters find out the existence of their long-lost mother, but the younger cannot accept the fact that she was abandoned as a child.
poster
Kanopy
77
6.9
/27059/
70
/2077/
75
/595/
3.6
/140902/
93
/45/
83
/114/
80
/5/

Exhuma (2024)
After tracing the origin of a disturbing supernatural affliction to a wealthy family's ancestral gravesite, a team of paranormal experts relocates the remains—and soon discovers what happens to those who dare to mess with the wrong grave.
poster
77
7.2
/11835/
68
/181/
68
/184/
3.7
/7912/
84
/32/
83
/258/
68
/21/

The War Zone (1999)
An alienated teenager, saddened that he has moved away from London, must find a way to deal with a dark family secret.
poster
HBO Max Amazon Channel
76
6.7
/143210/
70
/10778/
71
/2436/
3.2
/999197/
92
/234/
86
/1944/
73
/35/
cc age 16+

Final Destination Bloodlines (2025)
Plagued by a violent recurring nightmare, college student Stefanie heads home to track down the one person who might be able to break the cycle and save her family from the grisly demise that inevitably awaits them all.
poster
Netflix
76
6.9
/205263/
72
/11947/
71
/3851/
3.5
/846899/
91
/373/
76
/2725/
74
/51/
cc age 13+

Crazy Rich Asians (2018)
An American-born Chinese economics professor accompanies her boyfriend to Singapore for his best friend's wedding, only to get thrust into the lives of Asia's rich and famous.
poster
76
6.9
/65929/
70
/1532/
70
/1187/
3.9
/224724/
80
/61/
80
/1720/
77
/18/
cc age 17+

My Own Private Idaho (1991)
In this loose adaptation of Shakespeare's "Henry IV," Mike Waters is a hustler afflicted with narcolepsy. Scott Favor is the rebellious son of a mayor. Together, the two travel from Portland, Oregon to Idaho and finally to the coast of Italy in a quest to find Mike's estranged mother. Along the way they turn tricks for money and drugs, eventually attracting the attention of a wealthy benefactor and sexual deviant.
poster
76
7.0
/136832/
68
/2468/
66
/1547/
3.3
/72754/
93
/221/
74
/4622/
86
/39/
cc age 17+

The Kids Are All Right (2010)
Two women, Nic and Jules, brought a son and daughter into the world through artificial insemination. When one of their children reaches age, both kids go behind their mothers' backs to meet with the donor. Life becomes so much more interesting when the father, two mothers and children start to become attached to each other.
poster
Kanopy
75
7.2
/102246/
72
/2555/
71
/1647/
3.7
/78257/
82
/34/
81
/1419/
61
/14/

Angel Heart (1987)
A down-and-out Brooklyn detective is hired to track down a singer on an odyssey that will take him through the desperate streets of Harlem, the smoke-filled jazz clubs of New Orleans, and the swamps of Louisiana and its seedy underworld of voodoo.
poster
YouTube TV
75
6.8
/3660/
65
/30/
58
/45/
3.7
/3287/
85
/13/
81
/72/

Petulia (1968)
Dr. Archie Bollen is having a midlife crisis. He's just divorced his wife and is establishing a new life for himself. One night, he catches the eye of Petulia Danner, a charming, free-spirited young woman. Petulia's vibrant personality hides her fear of her abusive husband, David, whose father is a powerful society figure. As Petulia and Archie's feelings for each other grow, they must decide what it is they truly want.
poster
Criterion Channel
83
75
7.8
/7124/
73
/166/
77
/142/
4.2
/17951/
100
/14/
91
/36/

El Sur (1983)
A woman recalls her childhood growing up in the North of Spain, focusing on her relationship with her father.
poster
75
7.1
/8578/
70
/179/
63
/170/
3.8
/10416/
94
/108/
70
/376/
86
/31/

Summer Hours (2008)
After the death of a septuagenarian woman, her three children deliberate over what to do with her estate.
poster
75
7.5
/108657/
75
/2878/
73
/1772/
3.9
/122762/
89
/45/
86
/5052/
54
/7/

Braindead (1992)
When a Sumatran rat-monkey bites Lionel Cosgrove's mother, she's transformed into a zombie and begins killing (and transforming) the entire town while Lionel races to keep things under control.
poster
MGM Plus
74
7.2
/1325/
65
/17/
65
/11/
3.5
/369/

Little Dorrit (1987)
Amy Dorrit spends her days earning money for the family and looking after her proud father who is a long term inmate of Marshalsea debtors' prison in London. Amy and her family's world is transformed when her employer's son, Arthur Clennam, returns from overseas to solve his family's mysterious legacy and discovers that their lives are interlinked.
poster
74
7.2
/4172/
68
/50/
65
/65/
3.8
/3289/
81
/58/
86
/109/
72
/21/

The Vertical Ray of the Sun (2000)
Hanoi comes across almost picture-perfect in director Tran Anh Hung's beautiful, elegiac tale about the lives and loves of three Vietnamese sisters. A mood characteristic of Hung's films is set early on with the vivid sounds of birds, insects and water and the way the lighting enhances the subtle use of color. They all combine to gem-like effect here.
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fuboTV
76
73
7.3
/11094/
72
/247/
72
/197/
3.9
/17351/
86
/14/
77
/165/
77
/11/

Bunny Lake Is Missing (1965)
A woman reports that her young daughter is missing, but there seems to be no evidence that she ever existed.
poster
AMC+ Amazon Channel
73
6.8
/2986/
68
/37/
67
/63/
3.6
/3716/
91
/58/
61
/80/
76
/17/

Father of My Children (2009)
Grégoire Canvel has everything a man could want. A wife he loves, three delightful children and a stimulating job. He's a film producer. Discovering talented filmmakers and developing films that fit his conception of the cinema-free and true to life-is precisely his reason for living. Yet his prestigious production company, Moon Films, is on its last legs. Too many productions, too many risks, too many debts. Storm clouds are gathering. But Grégoire ploughs on at all costs. Where will his blind obstinacy lead him?
poster
73
6.8
/14233/
67
/159/
63
/188/
3.4
/5100/
86
/57/
66
/147/
71
/28/

Cookie's Fortune (1999)
Conflict arises in the small town of Holly Springs when an old woman's death causes a variety of reactions among family and friends.
poster
The CW
73
7.3
/33253/
72
/739/
69
/388/
3.4
/6194/
83
/101/
80
/1111/
66
/28/
cc age 15+

City Island (2009)
The Rizzos, a family who doesn't share their habits, aspirations, and careers with one another, find their delicate web of lies disturbed by the arrival of a young ex-con brought home by Vince, the patriarch of the family, who is a corrections officer in real life, and a hopeful actor in private.
poster
73
7.8
/423780/
80
/17179/
79
/8975/
4.1
/1261929/
71
/168/
82
/2898/
55
/34/
cc age 14+

About Time (2013)
The night after another unsatisfactory New Year's party, Tim's father tells his son that the men in his family have always had the ability to travel through time. They can't change history, but they can change what happens and has happened in their own lives. Thus begins the start of a lesson in learning to appreciate life itself as it is, as it comes, and most importantly, the people living alongside us.
poster
72
7.2
/2476/
69
/48/
71
/43/
3.6
/1712/
60
/5/
78
/12/

Our Mother's House (1967)
Seven children bury their mother and hide her death - until their long-lost father returns.
poster
Criterion Channel
77
72
7.4
/8305/
71
/207/
70
/288/
3.9
/31955/
95
/20/
78
/75/
73
/4/

Lola (1961)
A bored young man meets with his former girlfriend, now a cabaret dancer and single mother, and soon finds himself falling back in love with her.
poster
Kanopy
72
7.0
/14201/
68
/382/
65
/210/
3.2
/6708/
82
/17/
81
/75/
71
/6/

Copenhagen (2014)
After weeks of traveling through Europe, the immature William finds himself in Copenhagen, the place of his father’s birth. He befriends the youthful Effy, who works in William’s hotel as part of an internship program, and they set off to find William’s last living relative. Effy’s mix of youthful exuberance and wisdom challenges William unlike any woman ever has. As the attraction builds, he must come to grips with destabilizing elements of his family’s sordid past.
poster
Netflix
71
6.8
/69930/
67
/2933/
70
/1528/
3.7
/973510/
82
/293/
63
/126/
74
/54/
cc age 16+

Bones and All (2022)
Abandoned by her father, a young woman embarks on a thousand-mile odyssey through the backroads of America where she meets a disenfranchised drifter. But despite their best efforts, all roads lead back to their terrifying pasts and to a final stand that will determine whether their love can survive their otherness.
poster
Starz Apple TV Channel
71
7.3
/14502/
71
/651/
71
/589/
3.5
/6373/
83
/80/
78
/47/
62
/19/

Labyrinth of Lies (2014)
A young prosecutor in postwar West Germany investigates a massive conspiracy to cover up the Nazi pasts of prominent public figures.
poster
70
7.1
/4773/
73
/107/
64
/71/
3.4
/1441/
73
/22/
72
/65/
71
/17/

A Family Thing (1996)
Earl Pilcher Jr. runs an equipment rental outfit in Arkansas, lives with his wife and kids and parents, and rarely takes off his gimme cap. His mother dies, leaving a letter explaining he's not her natural son, but the son of a Black woman who died in childbirth; plus, he has a half brother Ray, in Chicago, she wants him to visit. Earl makes the trip, initially receiving a cold welcome from Ray and Ray's son, Virgil. His birth mother's sister, Aunt T., an aged and blind matriarch, takes Earl in tow and insists that the family open up to him.
poster
75
70
7.3
/7295/
70
/141/
70
/149/
3.8
/9080/
84
/43/
84
/370/
74
/13/

Little Otik (2001)
When a childless couple learn that they cannot have children, it causes great distress. To ease his wife's pain, the man finds a piece of root in the backyard and chops it and varnishes it into the shape of a child. However the woman takes the root as her baby and starts to pretend that it is real.
poster
70
6.8
/20967/
69
/381/
66
/294/
3.4
/13348/
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.


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