Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "adult-child-relationship"

1. Evil Dead Rise (2023)

R | 96 min | Horror

A twisted tale of two estranged sisters whose reunion is cut short by the rise of flesh-possessing demons, thrusting them into a primal battle for survival as they face the most nightmarish version of family imaginable.

Director: Lee Cronin | Stars: Mirabai Pease, Richard Crouchley, Anna-Maree Thomas, Lily Sullivan

Votes: 137,094

2. Knock at the Cabin (2023)

R | 100 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

While vacationing, a girl and her parents are taken hostage by armed strangers who demand that the family make a choice to avert the apocalypse.

Director: M. Night Shyamalan | Stars: Dave Bautista, Jonathan Groff, Ben Aldridge, Nikki Amuka-Bird

Votes: 115,696

3. Meatballs (1979)

PG | 94 min | Comedy

Wacky hijinks of counselors and campers at a less-than-average summer camp.

Director: Ivan Reitman | Stars: Bill Murray, Harvey Atkin, Kate Lynch, Russ Banham

Votes: 23,891 | Gross: $43.05M

4. 65 (2023)

PG-13 | 93 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

An astronaut crash lands on a mysterious planet only to discover he's not alone.

Directors: Scott Beck, Bryan Woods | Stars: Adam Driver, Ariana Greenblatt, Chloe Coleman, Nika King

Votes: 88,213

5. Palmer (2021)

R | 110 min | Drama

An ex-convict strikes up a friendship with a boy from a troubled home.

Director: Fisher Stevens | Stars: Justin Timberlake, Juno Temple, Alisha Wainwright, Ryder Allen

Votes: 43,904

6. I Want You Back (2022)

R | 116 min | Comedy, Romance

Newly-dumped thirtysomethings Peter and Emma team up to sabotage their exes' new relationships and win them back for good.

Director: Jason Orley | Stars: Charlie Day, Jenny Slate, Scott Eastwood, Gina Rodriguez

Votes: 23,953

7. C'mon C'mon (2021)

R | 109 min | Drama

When his sister asks him to look after her son, a radio journalist embarks on a cross-country trip with his energetic nephew to show him life away from Los Angeles.

Director: Mike Mills | Stars: Joaquin Phoenix, Gaby Hoffmann, Woody Norman, Scoot McNairy

Votes: 38,955

8. The Marksman (2021)

PG-13 | 108 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

A rancher on the Arizona border becomes the unlikely defender of a young Mexican boy desperately fleeing the cartel assassins who've pursued him into the U.S.

Director: Robert Lorenz | Stars: Katheryn Winnick, Liam Neeson, Teresa Ruiz, Juan Pablo Raba

Votes: 43,278

9. Palm Trees and Power Lines (2022)

R | 110 min | Drama

A disconnected teenage girl enters a relationship with a man twice her age. She sees him as the solution to all her problems, but his intentions are not what they seem.

Director: Jamie Dack | Stars: Lily McInerny, Gretchen Mol, Emily Jackson, Quinn Frankel

Votes: 2,852

10. Alice in the Cities (1974)

Not Rated | 113 min | Drama

A German journalist is saddled with a nine-year-old girl after encountering her mother at a New York airport.

Director: Wim Wenders | Stars: Yella Rottländer, Rüdiger Vogler, Lisa Kreuzer, Edda Köchl

Votes: 13,288

11. The Old Man and the Sea (1958)

Not Rated | 86 min | Adventure, Drama

An old Cuban fisherman's dry spell is broken when he hooks a gigantic fish that drags him out to sea.

Directors: John Sturges, Fred Zinnemann | Stars: Spencer Tracy, Felipe Pazos, Harry Bellaver, Richard Alameda

Votes: 8,646

12. Silent Fall (1994)

R | 101 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

An autistic boy witnesses his parents' double murder. A controversial therapist seeks to probe the child's mind in order to solve the case.

Director: Bruce Beresford | Stars: Richard Dreyfuss, Linda Hamilton, John Lithgow, J.T. Walsh

Votes: 4,895 | Gross: $3.18M

13. Lastman (2016– )

TV-MA | Animation, Action, Adventure

In the corrupted city of Paxtown, boxer Richard Aldana becomes the protector of Siri, a young orphaned wanted by mysterious and monstrous superhumans.

Stars: Coryn Williams, Martial Le Minoux, Maëlys Ricordeau, Tyler Bunch

Votes: 1,480

14. Good Morning (1959)

Not Rated | 94 min | Comedy, Drama, Family

Two boys begin a silence strike to press their parents into buying them a television set.

Director: Yasujirô Ozu | Stars: Keiji Sada, Yoshiko Kuga, Chishû Ryû, Kuniko Miyake

Votes: 11,057

15. Cock Crows at Eleven (1978)

109 min | Drama, Thriller

Federico is a child-killer running from the law. Wounded, he is taken in by a 12 year old girl named Simona. Their strange love affair is interrupted by Simona's depressed, oversexed mother... See full summary »

Director: Massimo Pirri | Stars: Lisa Gastoni, Howard Ross, Karin Trentephol, Andrea Franchetti

Votes: 623

16. Paper Lives (2021)

TV-MA | 96 min | Drama

Mehmet is a cherished fellow who runs the solid waste warehouse in the neighborhood, he helps everyone in need, especially homeless children and teenagers since he was one too.

Director: Can Ulkay | Stars: Çagatay Ulusoy, Emir Ali Dogrul, Ersin Arici, Turgay Tanülkü

Votes: 13,796

17. The Time of Secrets (2022)

104 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama

Marcel Pagnol embarks on his last summer vacation before high school and returns to his beloved hills in Provence. His summer of boyhood adventures becomes one of first loves and secrets.

Director: Christophe Barratier | Stars: Léo Campion, Guillaume de Tonquédec, Mélanie Doutey, François-Xavier Demaison

Votes: 420

18. Softie (2021)

93 min | Drama

Follows ten year-old Johnny who stands out in different aspects way beyond his age. Things change when his new teacher sees his potential, believes in him and wants to open a new world to him.

Director: Samuel Theis | Stars: Aliocha Reinert, Mélissa Olexa, Antoine Reinartz, Izïa Higelin

Votes: 1,353

19. Persona non grata (2021)

91 min | Drama

A vegan, artsy writer in Copenhagen, who left her parents' farm and rural life years ago without looking back, returns for her brother's wedding. She still doesn't fit in but is she partly to blame?

Director: Lisa Jespersen | Stars: Rosalinde Mynster, Bodil Jørgensen, Anne Sofie Wanstrup, Adam Ild Rohweder

Votes: 1,244

20. It Can Be Done Amigo (1972)

PG | 109 min | Comedy, Drama, Western

A drifter with fast fists and a gunfighter-pimp with fast guns help a child claim his inheritance.

Director: Maurizio Lucidi | Stars: Bud Spencer, Jack Palance, Francisco Rabal, Renato Cestiè

Votes: 1,686

21. Moonfleet (1955)

Approved | 87 min | Adventure, Drama

A young orphan is sent to the village of Moonfleet in Dorset, England to stay with his mother's former lover, who has the facade of a gentleman but leads a gang of swashbuckling bootleggers; the duo go on a treasure hunt.

Director: Fritz Lang | Stars: Stewart Granger, George Sanders, Joan Greenwood, Viveca Lindfors

Votes: 3,981

22. Manganinnie (1980)

90 min | Adventure, Drama, History

Aboriginal woman Manganinnie survives a Black Line raid which claims the life of her husband, Meenopeekameena.

Director: John Honey | Stars: Mawuyul Yanthalawuy, Anna Ralph, Phillip Hinton, Elaine Mangan

Votes: 187

23. While the Wolf's Away (2017)

TV-MA | 123 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

A young teen and his misfit group of friends try to escape from a strict boarding school that holds dangerous secrets.

Director: Joseph Hemsani | Stars: Luis de La Rosa, Mauricio García Lozano, Miranda Kay, Michel Arluk

Votes: 2,835

24. Meu Pé de Laranja Lima (1970)

95 min | Drama, Family

Poor boy treats a sweet lemon tree as his only friend, talking to it, and learning important values in the process. But one day the tree must be cut.

Director: Aurélio Teixeira | Stars: Júlio César Cruz, Aurélio Teixeira, Henrique José Leal, Leilane Chediak

Votes: 250

25. Folle à tuer (1975)

97 min | Drama, Thriller

A young woman, out of a psychiatric clinic, is engaged as a governess of the nephew of a rich industrialist.

Director: Yves Boisset | Stars: Marlène Jobert, Tomas Milian, Thomas Waintrop, Michel Peyrelon

Votes: 314

26. La Nave (II) (2022)

93 min | Comedy

A man having a midlife crisis gets touched by a kid who has a terminal disease. Together they help each other and have an adventure to find the meaning of life again.

Director: Batan Silva | Stars: Pablo Cruz, Rodrigo Murray, Héctor Jiménez, Maya Zapata

Votes: 191

27. You, Me and Him (2007)

Not Rated | 18 min | Short, Drama, Romance

When the plans for the future change, new bonds are created between Danilo, Lucas and Marcos. in between video-games and milk cups, pain and disappointment, they need to learn how to live together.

Director: Daniel Ribeiro | Stars: Daniel Tavares, Diego Torraca, Eduardo Melo, Eleio Calascibetta

Votes: 1,495

28. Commando (1962)

101 min | Action, War

A French Foreign Legion commander is told to assemble a unit and capture an Algerian rebel leader. He gathers in his old unit, most of whom are no longer in top form. One is having ... See full summary »

Director: Frank Wisbar | Stars: Stewart Granger, Dorian Gray, Leo Anchóriz, Rafael Luis Calvo

Votes: 95

29. Janek/Bastard (2017)

18 min | Short, Drama

An exploration of the intricate relationship between a Christian and a Jewish boy in 1942 Poland.

Director: Muriel Naim | Stars: Jesse Willhite, Avery Walker, Bjarne Hecht, Maritza Brikisak

Votes: 27

30. The Governess

Short, Comedy, Crime | Pre-production

A young woman is extorted by a petty crook into stealing from her employer to pay off her late father's debts, but is further horrified to discover that her employer and his family are hiding a very dark and dangerous secret.

Director: Martin Horlacher | Stars: Craig Walker, Gareth James, Hunter Clarke, Jaydan Danes

31. Principal Series, Lee Mills (2009 TV Short)

6 min | Documentary, Short, Biography

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Director: Christopher Dudley

32. WE the CHILDREN (2021 TV Special)

Documentary

We all know as adults how Covid affected our lives. But have you ever wondered, how children really processed Covid. WE the CHILDREN is a special documentary produced to help parents ... See full summary »

Director: Steph Carse | Stars: Marycely Alessi, Steph Carse, Rob McCue, Indie Wolfe

33. Route 66 (1960–1964)
Episode: What a Shining Young Man Was Our Gallant Lieutenant (1963)

TV-Y7 | 50 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama

Linc attempts to help his former Army platoon leader Lt. School (Dick York), whose war injuries have left him permanently with the mind of a seven-year-old.

Director: James Goldstone | Stars: Martin Milner, Glenn Corbett, Dick York, Jane Rose

Votes: 71

34. Monk (2002–2009)
Episode: Mr. Monk and the Buried Treasure (2007)

TV-PG | 44 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

Monk, in competition with one of Dr. Kroger's other patients, gets conned into helping his son find buried treasure. The problem is, it has ties to a recent bank robbery.

Director: Sam Weisman | Stars: Tony Shalhoub, Traylor Howard, Jason Gray-Stanford, Ted Levine

Votes: 1,153

35. Evil Lives Here (2016– )
Episode: Nobody Believed Me (2021)

TV-14 | Documentary, Biography, Crime

When Mike was born he was giving up for adoption. But at the age of 7, he would be given a chance to have a family of his own. His adoptive mother introduced him to the man she was planning... See full summary »

Directors: Colin Herlihy, Phoebe Kwong, Joel Pincosy | Stars: Sam Duncan, Vincent Gruosso, Kay Gulosh, Julia Harbourt

Votes: 40