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Midnight Sun(2018)

PG-13
| 1h 31min | Romance / Love, Drama
3.9/5 (with 1,573 votes)

Katie, a 17-year-old, has been sheltered since childhood and confined to her house during the day by a rare disease that makes even the smallest amount of sunlight deadly. Fate intervenes when she meets Charlie and they embark on a summer romance.

A Goofy Movie(1995)

3.5/5 (with 756 votes)

Though Goofy always means well, his amiable cluelessness and klutzy pratfalls regularly embarrass his awkward adolescent son, Max. When Max's lighthearted prank on his high-school principal finally gets his longtime crush, Roxanne, to notice him, he asks her on a date. Max's trouble at school convinces Goofy that he and the boy need to bond over a cross-country fishing trip like the one he took with his dad when he was Max's age, which throws a kink in his son's plans to impress Roxanne.

Directed by Kevin Lima

Jump In!(2007)

3.2/5 (with 170 votes)

Story revolves around a young boxer, Izzy Daniels, who trains to follow in his father's footsteps by winning the Golden Glove. When his friend, Mary, however, asks him to substitute for a team member in a Double Dutch tournament, the young man discovers a hidden passion for jump roping.

Flesh & Blood(2018)

1h 30min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
3.5/5 (with 58 votes)

Kimberly, a teenager suffering from agoraphobia, has not left the house since her mother's unsolved murder. On the eve of Thanksgiving, she begins to suspect that the safe harbor of home and her doting father may be a dangerous mirage.

Directed by Patrick Lussier

The Three Brothers(1995)

1h 45min | Comedy
3.5/5 (with 324 votes)

Three half-brothers are reunited at their mother's funeral. After being told of their inheritance they quickly spend the money, only to find out that they will not receive it after all. The men grow closer while deciding how to proceed.

Thunder Road(2018)

1h 31min | Comedy, Drama
3.4/5 (with 178 votes)

A police officer faces a personal meltdown following a divorce and the death of his mother.

Deranged(1974)

R
| 1h 23min | Crime, Horror, Thriller
2.9/5 (with 38 votes)

A man living in rural Wisconsin takes care of his bed-ridden mother, who is very domineering and teaches him that all women are evil. After she dies he misses her, so a year later he digs her up and takes her home. He learns about taxidermy and begins robbing graves to get materials to patch her up, and inevitably begins looking for fresher sources of materials. Based closely on the true story of Ed Gein.

Sleight(2016)

2.7/5 (with 238 votes)

A young street magician is left to take care of his little sister after his mother's passing and turns to drug dealing in the Los Angeles party scene to keep a roof over their heads. When he gets into trouble with his supplier, his sister is kidnapped and he is forced to rely on both his sleight of hand and brilliant mind to save her.

Carmilla(2020)

3.0/5 (with 12 votes)

Isolated from the outside world, fifteen-year-old Lara lives in seclusion on a vast country estate with her father and strict governess Miss Fontaine. Late one evening, a mysterious carriage crash brings a young girl into their home to recuperate. Lara immediately becomes enchanted by this strange visitor who arouses her curiosity and awakens her burgeoning desires.

Directed by Emily Harris - With Hannah Rae, Devrim Lingnau, Jessica Raine

Julien Donkey-Boy(1999)

R
| 1h 40min | Drama
3.4/5 (with 43 votes)

Undiagnosed, untreated and generally untethered schizophrenic Julien lives with his pregnant younger sister Pearl, would-be wrestler brother Chris, sympathetic grandmother, and severely depressed German father.

Killing Daddy(2014)

PG-13
| 1h 25min | Thriller, Crime, Mystery, TV Movie
3.7/5 (with 46 votes)

When Cassie's father finds himself vulnerable and bedridden, she believes she has the perfect revenge for her mother's death.

Our Mother's House(1967)

NR
| 1h 40min | Drama, Thriller
3.6/5 (with 18 votes)

Seven British children bury their mother and hide her death, until their long-lost father returns.

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Hidden(2009)

R
| 1h 35min | Thriller, Horror
2.9/5 (with 30 votes)

Painful memories arise when Kai Koss inherits his dead mother's house and goes back to his childhood home after 19 years.

My Name Is Emily(2016)

1h 34min | Drama
3.5/5 (with 15 votes)

Packed off to a foster home after her father is insti­tu­tion­al­ized, a rebellious young Irish girl resolves to bust her dad out of the hospital where he's been confined.

Directed by Simon Fitzmaurice - With Evanna Lynch, Michael Hough

Sacred Heart(2005)

2h | Drama
3.2/5 (with 31 votes)

Irene, a workaholic, is forced to re-evaluate her priorities after the suicide of her two best friends.

A.M.I.(2019)

1h 17min | Horror
2.3/5 (with 19 votes)

A seventeen year old girl forms a co-dependent relationship with an artificial intelligence on her phone and goes on a murderous rampage.

Abominable Christmas(2012)

3.8/5 (with 14 votes)

Despite repeated warnings about humans from their father, the Abominable Snowman, two Abominable Snowkids find themselves in a sleepy Colorado mountain town after being chased out of their hideaway by a scientist determined to capture them.

Directed by Chad Van De Keere

Night Comes On(2018)

1h 27min | Drama
3.1/5 (with 14 votes)

Angel is released from juvenile detention on the eve of her 18th birthday. Haunted by her past, she embarks on a journey with her 10 year-old sister that could destroy their future.

Directed by Jordana Spiro

Flying Monkeys(2013)

2.6/5 (with 13 votes)

A teenage girl thinks that the monkey she owns is her innocent pet, but it turns out to be something much more dangerous, an evil shapeshifter capable of unthinkable acts no loyal pet would ever be able to perform.

Marvelous and the Black Hole(2022)

1h 21min | Comedy, Drama
3.7/5 (with 5 votes)

A teenage delinquent befriends a surly magician who helps her navigate her inner demons and dysfunctional family with sleight of hand magic.

Thunder Road(2016)

13min | Drama, Comedy
3.7/5 (with 20 votes)

Jimmy Arnaud eulogizes his mother.

Directed by Jim Cummings

Mickey and the Bear(2019)

R
| 1h 28min | Drama
3.0/5 (with 13 votes)

In Anaconda, Montana, a strong-willed teenage girl navigates a loving but volatile relationship with her veteran father. In a desperate search for independence and her own identity, she risks family, heartbreak, and her standing in the only place she can call home.

Lola Pater(2017)

1h 35min | Drama
3.2/5 (with 14 votes)

When his mother dies, Zino decides to look for his father, Farid. But twenty-five years ago, Farid became Lola.

The Leech(2022)

1h 22min | Comedy, Horror
2.4/5 (with 3 votes)

A devout priest welcomes a struggling couple into his house at Christmas time. What begins as a simple act of kindness quickly becomes the ultimate test of faith once the sanctity of his home is jeopardized.

The Blonde with Bare Breasts(2010)

2.9/5 (with 6 votes)

Julian, 25, and Louis, 12, are two brothers who work and live on a barge in the centre of Paris. They transport gravel and resort to petty crime to make ends meet. They have grown up alone and now they are inseparable, wedded to a life on the river. A receiver of stolen goods offers them the opportunity of a lifetime, to steal a painting by Manet from the Musée d'Orsay. Louis takes charge of the theft and, against the odds, he succeeds in removing it from the gallery and taking it aboard his barge. Rosalie, a museum guard, follows Louis to his home and confronts him. After a fight, the two brothers secure Rosalie in the hold of their boat and make a quick getaway. Later, Rosalie emerges from her hidey hole and makes the brothers an unexpected offer...

Reversion(2015)

3.8/5 (with 2 votes)

The daughter of a billionaire tech mogul questions her own memories about her mothers death after being kidnapped by a stranger.

Night Howl(2017)

1h 15min | Horror
2.3/5 (with 5 votes)

Kaci Evans, a socially awkward photojournalist who can’t seem to come to grips with the death of his mother. As a child, Kaci was psychologically traumatized after seeing his mother monstrously mauled by a large canine. Now that Kaci is an adult, he suffers constant night terrors and flashbacks to the time his mother was murdered. After numerous visits with his psychiatrist, Dr. Ezay, Kaci starts to question whether his nightmares are repressed memories, or are they something far more sinister?

Baby(2003)

1h 45min | Drama, Crime
2.3/5 (with 3 votes)

Frank and Paul are best friends forever and raised Frank's daughter Lilli after a tragic car accident. The two men scrape a living by working as barmen and bouncers in a strip club while Lilly has grown into a lively and self-confident teenager. The disaster unfolds when Lilli seduces Paul and gets pregnant.

Emu Runner(2019)

1h 35min | Kids & Family, Drama
2.5/5 (with 2 votes)

A spirited young girl in small town Australia forms a meaningful bond with a wild emu as she tries to cope with her beleaguered father, a naïve social worker, and her own painful grief in the aftermath of her mother’s sudden death.

Eine fremde Tochter(2022)

1h 29min | TV Movie, Drama

Oliver, former European champion in the decathlon, came out after the end of his sporting career and divorced his wife Carolin. Since then he has had little connection to his 15-year-old daughter Alma. Oliver now lives in Hamburg with Felix, the owner of an outdoor shop. When Oliver's ex-wife dies after a car accident, Alma moves in with them at the request of her aunt Franziska. Full of mistrust of her homosexual father, the traumatized girl tries to initiate conflicts between Oliver and Felix and to break them up. Alma's friend Johannes also has reservations about gays. His family provides Alma with emotional support. Because Felix also shows a lot of understanding for Alma's needs, Oliver gets caught between the fronts.

Directed by Stefan Krohmer
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