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The Parent Trap(1998)

PG
| 2h 7min | Comedy, Kids & Family
3.6/5 (with 1,836 votes)

Hallie Parker and Annie James are identical twins separated at a young age because of their parents' divorce. Unknowingly to their parents, the girls are sent to the same summer camp where they meet, discover the truth about themselves, and then plot with each other to switch places.

Boyhood(2014)

R
| 2h 45min | Drama
3.8/5 (with 2,341 votes)

The film tells a story of a divorced couple trying to raise their young son. The story follows the boy for twelve years, from first grade at age 6 through 12th grade at age 17-18, and examines his relationship with his parents as he grows.

The Son(2022)

PG-13
| 2h 3min | Drama
3.4/5 (with 119 votes)

A successful lawyer, with a new wife and infant, agrees to care for his teenage son from a previous marriage after his ex-wife becomes concerned about the boy's wayward behavior.

The Possession(2012)

PG-13
| 1h 32min | Horror, Thriller
3.0/5 (with 707 votes)

A young girl buys an antique box at a yard sale, unaware that inside the collectible lives a malicious ancient spirit. The girl's father teams with his ex-wife to find a way to end the curse upon their child.

Status Update(2018)

PG-13
| 1h 46min | Comedy, Fantasy, Science Fiction
3.7/5 (with 230 votes)

After being uprooted by his parents' separation and unable to fit into his new hometown, a teenager stumbles upon a magical app that causes his social media updates to come true.

Directed by Scott Speer - With Olivia Holt, Ross Lynch

The Big Wedding(2013)

R
| 1h 30min | Comedy
3.0/5 (with 541 votes)

To the amusement of their adult children and friends, long-divorced couple Don and Ellie Griffin are forced to play the happy couple for the sake of their adopted son's wedding after his ultra conservative Catholic biological mother unexpectedly decides to fly halfway across the world to attend. With all of the wedding guests looking on, the Griffins are hilariously forced to confront their past, present and future - and hopefully avoid killing each other in the process.

My Son(2021)

1h 35min | Thriller, Mystery, Drama, Crime
3.1/5 (with 169 votes)

When a man's only son goes missing, he travels to the town where his ex-wife lives in search of answers. To play a man whose life is clouded by mystery, McAvoy will not be given a script of dialogue.

Divorce Club(2020)

1h 48min | Comedy
2.9/5 (with 102 votes)

After 5 years of marriage, Ben is still madly in love. Until the day he discovers in public that his wife is cheating on him: humiliated and dumped in the process.

13: The Musical(2022)

3.1/5 (with 13 votes)

After moving from New York City to Indiana, a 12 year old navigates his parents' divorce, his impending bar mitzvah and his new school's social circles.

How to Deal(2003)

PG-13
| 1h 39min | Drama, Comedy, Romance / Love
2.8/5 (with 65 votes)

Halley is convinced true love doesn't exist based on the crazy relationships around her. Her mother is divorcing her father who is dating a younger woman Halley can't stand. Her crazed sister is planning a wedding but has second thoughts and her best friend has fallen madly in love for the first time leaving Halley to feel even more alone.

Moonlit Winter(2019)

1h 46min | Romance / Love, Drama
3.5/5 (with 22 votes)

The arrival of an intimate letter prompts a young woman to bring her mother on vacation to a small Japanese town, where someone special resides.

Directed by Lim Dae-hyung - With Kim Hee-ae, Yūko Nakamura, Kim So-hye, Sung Yoo-bin

There's No Place Like Home(2018)

1h 45min | Comedy, Drama
3.1/5 (with 331 votes)

An extended family reunites after a long time to celebrate the 50th wedding anniversary of their grandparents on an idyllic island. However they're stranded there for longer than expected, causing secrets, shortcomings, and grudges to resurface more violently than ever.

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Café de Flore(2011)

3.4/5 (with 76 votes)

Jacqueline is a young mother living in 1960s Paris with her disabled son Laurent. Abandoned by her husband, Jacqueline sacrifices everything to care for her son and vows to give Laurent a “normal” life full of happiness. Antoine, is a successful DJ in present day Montreal who seems to have it all: a thriving career, two beautiful daughters, partner Rose, with whom he is passionately in love. However, nothing is perfect and Antoine’s ex-wife Carole remains devastated by their recent separation.

It's Such a Beautiful Day(2012)

NR
| 1h 2min | Drama, Animation, Comedy
4.0/5 (with 120 votes)

Bill struggles to put together his shattered psyche, in this feature film version of Don Hertzfeldt's animated short film trilogy.

Directed by Don Hertzfeldt

Oh, God! Book II(1980)

PG
| 1h 34min | Fantasy, Comedy
2.6/5 (with 16 votes)

God appears before 11-year-old Tracy Richards to ask for her help to spread his word and influence over the world which she suggests the slogan 'Think God.' Naturaly, Tracy's divorced parents think Tracy's crazy, and plot to halt her 'heaven-sent' mission to spread God's word.

The Long Farewell(1971)

1h 37min | Drama
3.5/5 (with 9 votes)

A single mother is confused by the changes in her teenage son, who has become distant since spending summer vacation with his father.

Directed by Kira Muratova - With Zinaida Sharko, Yuriy Kayurov, Lidiya Dranovskaya, Viktor Ilchenko, Svetlana Kabanova, Tatyana Mychko, ...

The Devil's Kickers(2010)

1h 35min | Comedy, Kids & Family
3.3/5 (with 12 votes)

After his parents separate and he loses his place on the soccer team, Moritz must put together a new team against incredible odds.

The Champ(1931)

1h 26min | Drama
3.6/5 (with 20 votes)

A broken-down alcoholic prizefighter struggles to keep custody of his adoring son.

Days of the Bagnold Summer(2020)

1h 26min | Comedy
2.9/5 (with 20 votes)

Sue works in a library. Daniel eats crisps and listens to Metallica. This was the summer Daniel was due to spend with his father and his father's new wife in Florida. But when they cancel his trip at the last minute, Sue and Daniel suddenly face the prospect of six long weeks together.

My First Mister(2001)

R
| 1h 49min | Comedy, Drama, Romance / Love
3.4/5 (with 26 votes)

Leelee Sobieski is brash, abrasive and vulnerable as a teenage child of divorce who hides her pain behind a mask of hard-edged gothic rebellion. Albert Brooks plays a man who is her total opposite, a precise and well-ordered menswear store owner of forty-nine who manages limited expectations and protects lonely secrets with pleasant ritual and quiet, ironic reserve. These two total opposites collide in conflict then come together in a surprising alliance, changing each other's lives forever.

To the Sea(2010)

3.4/5 (with 20 votes)

Before leaving for Rome with his mother, five year old Natan is taken by his father, Jorge, on an epic journey to the pristine Chinchorro reef off the coast of Mexico. As they fish, swim, and sail the turquoise waters of the open sea, Natan discovers the beauty of his Mayan heritage and learns to live in harmony with life above and below the surface, as the bond between father and son grows stronger before their inevitable farewell.

Directed by Pedro González-Rubio - With Jorge Machado

Let Me Fall(2018)

2h 16min | Drama
3.1/5 (with 6 votes)

When 15-year-old Magnea meets Stella, everything changes. Stella's no-holds-barred lifestyle drags them both into a world of drugs, which brings serious consequences for each of them, and their relationship. Twelve years later their paths cross again, and a reckoning between them becomes unavoidable.

Directed by Baldvin Zophoníasson

Clubland(2007)

2.7/5 (with 10 votes)

The shy son of an aging comedienne tries to find a balance between his demanding home life, his new girlfriend, and his mother's second chance at fame.

Everything is Love(2014)

3.0/5 (with 12 votes)

Follows the lives of different couples in dealing with their love lives in various loosely interrelated tales all set during a frantic few days before Christmas in Frankfurt, Germany.

The Ring Thing(2017)

2.0/5 (with 6 votes)

When Sarah accidentally proposes to her girlfriend in Provincetown, the mixup turns their loving relationship into a minefield of marital exploration.

Len and Company(2015)

1h 42min | Comedy, Drama
2.8/5 (with 6 votes)

A successful music producer quits the industry and exiles himself in upstate New York, but the solitude he seeks is shattered when his estranged son and the pop star he's created come looking for answers.

Directed by Tim Godsall

Twice Blessed(1945)

1h 16min | Comedy

Stephanie and Terry are identical twins who have been raised separately since their parents divorced seven years earlier. Each envies the lifestyle of the other; and they decide, without telling Jeff or Mary, to switch families for a day or two. They soon find that it is harder to do what the other person is expected to do, and that looking alike is not enough. When they find that their charade may bring their parents back together, they agree to continue it. A major complication begins when Alice, Jeff's girlfriend and co-worker, finds out the real story.

Like the Ones I Used to Know(2021)

18min | Drama
3.0/5 (with 2 votes)

December 24, 1983, 10:50 p.m.: Julie and her cousins ate too much sugar, Santa Claus is late. Denis, alone in his car, is anxious at the idea of setting foot in his ex-in-law's house to pick up his children.

Directed by Annie St-Pierre - With Steve Laplante, Lilou Roy-Lanouette, Larissa Corriveau

Last Angels(1978)

1h 37min | Drama
3.0/5 (with 1 vote)

Elisabeth and Massimo have been separated for two years and decide to affirm their independence with a divorce. The person who suffers the most from the situation is their son Marco, who normally lives with his father in a beautiful, but lonely country house. Marco's only satisfaction comes from riding his horse Socrates around the countryside, but Massimo sends the horse to his father-in-law in Sicily when, tired of solitude, he decides to sell everything and move into town. At this point, Marco, who has by chance witnessed the kidnapping and release of Gilberto, decides to flee and pretend he has been kidnapped to gain his parents' attention. His journey to Sicily, where his maternal grandfather lives near Ragusa, is crammed full of adventures, but the child makes it in the end, thanks to Rocco, a Neapolitan street urchin, who befriends him.

Answer(2017)

6min | Drama
5.0/5 (with 1 vote)

A seemingly innocent voicemail message left on a man’s answer machine by his ex, soon turns on its head when we learn of his dark past in their relationship. We quickly learn that our protagonist may not be as innocent as he seems, through the heart-wrenching monologue delivered to him via the tiny machine in his home.

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