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1. The Divergent Series: Insurgent (2015)
PG-13 | 119 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Beatrice Prior must confront her inner demons and continue her fight against a powerful alliance which threatens to tear her society apart with the help from others on her side.
Director: Robert Schwentke | Stars: Shailene Woodley, Ansel Elgort, Theo James, Kate Winslet
Votes: 255,287 | Gross: $130.18M
2. We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011)
R | 112 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Kevin's mother struggles to love her strange child despite the increasingly dangerous things he says and does as he grows up. But Kevin is just getting started, and his final act will be beyond anything anyone imagined.
Director: Lynne Ramsay | Stars: Tilda Swinton, John C. Reilly, Ezra Miller, Jasper Newell
Votes: 167,901 | Gross: $1.74M
3. Shazam! (2019)
PG-13 | 132 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
A newly fostered young boy in search of his mother instead finds unexpected super powers and soon gains a powerful enemy.
Director: David F. Sandberg | Stars: Zachary Levi, Mark Strong, Asher Angel, Jack Dylan Grazer
Votes: 385,256 | Gross: $140.37M
4. Grand Jeté (2022)
Unrated | 105 min | Drama
In order to concentrate on her career, a ballet teacher lives estranged from her young son, who grew up with her mother. When she meets him again after years, an affection develops that goes far beyond maternal love.
Director: Isabelle Stever | Stars: Sarah Nevada Grether, Emil von Schönfels, Susanne Bredehöft, Stefan Rudolf
Votes: 861
5. Persona (1966)
Not Rated | 83 min | Drama, Thriller
A nurse is put in charge of a mute actress and finds that their personae are melding together.
Director: Ingmar Bergman | Stars: Bibi Andersson, Liv Ullmann, Margaretha Krook, Gunnar Björnstrand
Votes: 131,042
6. Wild Rose (2018)
R | 101 min | Drama, Music
A troubled young Glaswegian woman dreams of becoming a Nashville country star.
Director: Tom Harper | Stars: Jessie Buckley, Matt Costello, Jane Patterson, Lesley Hart
Votes: 15,344 | Gross: $1.64M
7. Beach Rats (2017)
R | 98 min | Drama
A Brooklyn teenager spends his days experimenting with drugs and looking online for older men to meet.
Director: Eliza Hittman | Stars: Harris Dickinson, Madeline Weinstein, Kate Hodge, Neal Huff
Votes: 16,469 | Gross: $0.47M
8. The Case for Christ (2017)
PG | 112 min | Biography, Drama
An investigative journalist and self-proclaimed atheist sets out to disprove the existence of God after his wife becomes a Christian.
Director: Jon Gunn | Stars: Mike Vogel, Erika Christensen, Faye Dunaway, Frankie Faison
Votes: 10,332 | Gross: $14.68M
9. These Final Hours (2013)
R | 87 min | Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
A self-obsessed young man makes his way to the party-to-end-all-parties on the last day on Earth, but ends up saving the life of a little girl searching for her father. Their relationship ultimately leads him on the path to redemption.
Director: Zak Hilditch | Stars: Jessica De Gouw, Nathan Phillips, David Field, Lauren Cleary
Votes: 18,988
10. Three Christs (2017)
R | 109 min | Drama
Three Christs follows Dr. Alan Stone who is treating three paranoid schizophrenic patients at the Ypsilanti State Hospital in Michigan, each of whom believed they were Jesus Christ. What transpires is both comic and deeply moving.
Director: Jon Avnet | Stars: Richard Gere, Peter Dinklage, Bradley Whitford, Walton Goggins
Votes: 3,753
11. Hearts in Atlantis (2001)
PG-13 | 101 min | Drama, Mystery
Widowed Liz Garfield and her son Bobby change when mysterious stranger Ted Brautigan enters their lives.
Director: Scott Hicks | Stars: Anthony Hopkins, Anton Yelchin, Hope Davis, Mika Boorem
Votes: 41,073 | Gross: $24.19M
12. The Inspection (2022)
R | 95 min | Drama
A young, gay Black man, rejected by his mother and with few options for his future, decides to join the Marines, doing whatever it takes to succeed in a system that would cast him aside.
Director: Elegance Bratton | Stars: Jeremy Pope, Gabrielle Union, Bokeem Woodbine, Raúl Castillo
Votes: 4,888
13. Meet the Patels (2014)
PG | 88 min | Documentary, Animation, Comedy
An Indian-American man who is about to turn 30 gets help from his parents and extended family to start looking for a wife in the traditional Indian way.
Directors: Geeta Vasant Patel, Ravi Patel | Stars: Ravi Patel, Geeta Vasant Patel, Champa V. Patel, Vasant K. Patel
Votes: 3,546 | Gross: $1.69M
14. Rob the Mob (2014)
R | 104 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
A Queens couple who specialize in robbing mafia social clubs stumble upon a score bigger than they could ever imagine, becoming targets of both the mob and the FBI in the process.
Director: Raymond De Felitta | Stars: Michael Pitt, Nina Arianda, Andy Garcia, Ray Romano
Votes: 11,812 | Gross: $0.21M
15. Krisha (2015)
R | 83 min | Drama
Krisha returns for Thanksgiving dinner after ten years away from her family, but past demons threaten to ruin the festivities.
Director: Trey Edward Shults | Stars: Krisha Fairchild, Alex Dobrenko, Robyn Fairchild, Chris Doubek
Votes: 10,064 | Gross: $0.14M
16. Fort Bliss (2014)
TV-14 | 116 min | Drama, War
After returning home from an extended tour in Afghanistan, a decorated U.S. Army medic and single mother struggles to rebuild her relationship with her young son.
Director: Claudia Myers | Stars: Pablo Schreiber, Michelle Monaghan, Ron Livingston, Emmanuelle Chriqui
Votes: 3,557
17. Undefeatable (1993)
R | 95 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
Kristi Jones (Cynthia Rothrock) avenges her sister's death at the hands of a crazed martial arts rapist.
Director: Godfrey Ho | Stars: Cynthia Rothrock, Don Niam, John Miller, Donna Jason
Votes: 2,585
18. The Pumpkin Eater (1964)
Not Rated | 118 min | Drama
Beautiful Mother of five Jo leaves the banality of her marriage to second husband Giles to wed her passionate screenwriter lover, Jake Armitage. As suspicions of Husband Jake's philandering grows, Jo's sanity spirals.
Director: Jack Clayton | Stars: Anne Bancroft, Peter Finch, James Mason, Janine Gray
Votes: 2,846
19. The Merchant of Four Seasons (1972)
Not Rated | 88 min | Drama
Hans Epp is a self-destructive man who lives a dissatisfied life. He tries to find meaning as a fruit vendor, but a heart attack impedes his ability to work, which turns his dissatisfaction into despair.
Director: Rainer Werner Fassbinder | Stars: Hans Hirschmüller, Irm Hermann, Hanna Schygulla, Klaus Löwitsch
Votes: 5,265
20. Stage Mother (2020)
R | 93 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
A conservative church choir director inherits her late son's San Francisco drag club.
Director: Thom Fitzgerald | Stars: Jacki Weaver, Lucy Liu, Adrian Grenier, Mya Taylor
Votes: 3,065
21. Agneepath (2012)
Not Rated | 174 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A young boy's father is lynched before his eyes; fifteen years later he returns home for revenge.
Director: Karan Malhotra | Stars: Hrithik Roshan, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Sanjay Dutt, Rishi Kapoor
Votes: 26,893 | Gross: $1.98M
22. Silver Wolf (1999 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 99 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
A ranger (Michael Biehn) and his 16 year old nephew (Shane Meier) struggle to save a wolf from a rancher (Roy Scheider), who is out to kill it.
Director: Peter Svatek | Stars: Michael Biehn, Roy Scheider, Shane Meier, Kimberley Warnat
Votes: 623
23. The Life of Oharu (1952)
Not Rated | 133 min | Drama
Follows a woman's fight and survival amid the vicissitudes of life and the cruelty of society.
Director: Kenji Mizoguchi | Stars: Kinuyo Tanaka, Tsukie Matsuura, Ichirô Sugai, Toshirô Mifune
Votes: 7,649
24. The Enchanted Cottage (1945)
Approved | 91 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance
A plain maid and a wounded war veteran are transformed by their love for each other while residing in an enchanted honeymoon cottage.
Director: John Cromwell | Stars: Dorothy McGuire, Robert Young, Herbert Marshall, Mildred Natwick
Votes: 3,531
25. The Devil's Disciple (1959)
Approved | 83 min | Comedy, History, Romance
The black sheep of a family and the local minister discover their true vocations during the Revolutionary War.
Directors: Guy Hamilton, Alexander Mackendrick | Stars: Burt Lancaster, Kirk Douglas, Laurence Olivier, Janette Scott
Votes: 2,878
26. My Sister (2014)
Not Rated | 109 min | Drama, Family
After Susan is tragically widowed, she can no longer care for Niki, her delinquent daughter. Niki is sent to live with her brother Billy, and the two begin forging a healthy bond until her mental troubles persist.
Director: David Lascher | Stars: Reid Scott, Serinda Swan, Grace Kaufman, Illeana Douglas
Votes: 359
27. The Ardennes (2015)
Unrated | 96 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A brutal home-jacking by two brothers goes hopelessly wrong, and one of them goes to prison. Four years later, his brother tries to help him get his life back on track.
Director: Robin Pront | Stars: Kevin Janssens, Jeroen Perceval, Veerle Baetens, Jan Bijvoet
Votes: 5,640 | Gross: $0.01M
28. Kaleidoscope (II) (2016)
Not Rated | 100 min | Thriller
A psychological thriller about the destructive relationship between a middle-aged man and his mother.
Director: Rupert Jones | Stars: Toby Jones, Anne Reid, Sinead Matthews, Deborah Findlay
Votes: 1,148
29. Mountains May Depart (2015)
Not Rated | 126 min | Drama, Romance
The life of Tao, and those close to her, is explored in three different time periods: 1999, 2014, and 2025.
Director: Zhangke Jia | Stars: Tao Zhao, Yi Zhang, Liang Jingdong, Zijian Dong
Votes: 6,398 | Gross: $0.08M
30. Everyday Miracles (2015)
Not Rated | 93 min | Drama
A reluctant faith healer tries to escape his troubled past, but his evangelist mother will stop at nothing to exploit her son's miraculous gifts.
Director: Marty Madden | Stars: Gary Cole, Erik Smith, Zoe Perry, Lusia Strus
Votes: 372
31. Agneepath (1990)
Not Rated | 174 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A young boy's quest for revenge leads him to become a gangster as an adult, and with each day he becomes more and more like his enemies. Can he find vengeance and redemption?
Director: Mukul Anand | Stars: Amitabh Bachchan, Mithun Chakraborty, Madhavi, Neelam Kothari
Votes: 9,465
32. Europe '51 (1952)
Not Rated | 118 min | Drama
A wealthy woman becomes obsessed with humanitarianism when her young son dies after committing suicide.
Director: Roberto Rossellini | Stars: Ingrid Bergman, Alexander Knox, Ettore Giannini, Giulietta Masina
Votes: 4,794
33. A Few Hours of Spring (2012)
108 min | Drama
Alain Evrard, a trucker who has just finished serving a prison sentence, is forced to temporarily move back to his mother Yvette's house. This forced co-habitation causes all the violence ... See full summary »
Director: Stéphane Brizé | Stars: Vincent Lindon, Hélène Vincent, Emmanuelle Seigner, Olivier Perrier
Votes: 879
34. Edge of the City (1957)
Approved | 85 min | Drama
The growing friendship of two NYC longshoremen is threatened by a notably repellent punk.
Director: Martin Ritt | Stars: John Cassavetes, Sidney Poitier, Jack Warden, Kathleen Maguire
Votes: 3,589
35. Favorite Son (2008)
Not Rated | 90 min | Drama
A story of family, of dreams deferred, and of a final chance at redemption. David Paxton, nearing the end of his minor league baseball career, returns to his hometown as much less the hero ... See full summary »
Director: Howard Libov | Stars: Pablo Schreiber, Connor Paolo, Kellie Overbey, Richard Bekins
Votes: 174
36. Our Sons (1991 TV Movie)
96 min | Drama
Donald is a young man dying of AIDS. His lover, James, asks his mother to go to Fayetteville, Arkansas and tell Donald's mother, who has been estranged from her son for years.
Director: John Erman | Stars: Ann-Margret, Julie Andrews, Hugh Grant, Zeljko Ivanek
Votes: 758
37. The Sea of Grass (1947)
Passed | 123 min | Drama, Western
On America's frontier, a St. Louis woman marries a New Mexico cattleman who is seen as a tyrant by the locals.
Director: Elia Kazan | Stars: Katharine Hepburn, Spencer Tracy, Robert Walker, Melvyn Douglas
Votes: 2,439
38. The Wishing Tree (2012 TV Movie)
TV-G | 86 min | Family, Romance
A special Christmas tree decorated with handwritten wishes helps Evan and his group of orphaned students develop a connection and a sense of family.
Director: Terry Ingram | Stars: Jason Gedrick, Erica Cerra, Richard Harmon, Amitai Marmorstein
Votes: 771
39. Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man (1962)
Approved | 145 min | Adventure, Drama, War
An immature young man from Middle America grows to manhood after a cross-country journey and his military service in World War I.
Director: Martin Ritt | Stars: Richard Beymer, Diane Baker, Corinne Calvet, Fred Clark
Votes: 715
40. Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams (1973)
PG | 93 min | Drama
Rita, a middle aged New York City homemaker, finds herself in an emotional crisis which forces her to re-examine her life, as well as her relationships with her mother, her eye doctor husband, her alienated daughter and estranged son.
Director: Gilbert Cates | Stars: Joanne Woodward, Martin Balsam, Sylvia Sidney, Tresa Hughes
Votes: 867
41. Trapped in a Purple Haze (2000 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 120 min | Crime, Drama, Sport
When a charismatic teenager falters under constant pressure from his parents and school, he makes a potentially deadly mistake, when he meets Molly, a carefree young woman who gets him to start using heroin, his world slowly falls apart.
Director: Eric Laneuville | Stars: Jonathan Jackson, JoBeth Williams, Carly Pope, Robin Dunne
Votes: 585
42. A Woman's a Helluva Thing (2001)
R | 89 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
After the death of his estranged mother, a womanizer discovers that they had a lot in common.
Director: Karen Leigh Hopkins | Stars: Angus Macfadyen, Penelope Ann Miller, Ann-Margret, Kathryn Harrold
Votes: 147
43. Miss Zombie (2013)
85 min | Horror
A Japanese family acquires an undead domestic servant whose presence begins to affect their daily lives.
Director: Sabu | Stars: Makoto Togashi, Ayaka Komatsu, Riku Ônishi, Tôru Tezuka
Votes: 741
44. Goliath96 (2018)
109 min | Drama
In her desperate longing for sympathy and understanding, a single mother tries to get back in touch with her grown-up son, who locked himself up in his room for two years. She doesn't sense that she runs the risk of loosing him forever.
Director: Marcus Richardt | Stars: Katja Riemann, Nils Rovira-Munoz, David Wurawa, Elisa Schlott
Votes: 169
45. Norwegian Offspring (2023)
44 min | Short, Drama
A mother passes away, and her estranged son - obsessed with theories about the repression of male sexuality in modern society - starts longing for offspring of his own.
Director: Marlene Emilie Lyngstad | Stars: Jan Gunnar Røise, Ibbi El Hani, Jannik Bernhard Tengberg, Mill Jober
Votes: 41
46. Angel & Tony (2010)
83 min | Drama
Angèle, a beautiful young woman with a past, arrives in a small fishing harbor in Normandy. She meets Tony, a professional fisherman, who finds himself attracted to her although he dislikes... See full summary »
Director: Alix Delaporte | Stars: Clotilde Hesme, Grégory Gadebois, Evelyne Didi, Jérôme Huguet
Votes: 1,021
47. Care (2000 TV Movie)
105 min | Crime, Drama
A troubled boy (Steven Mackintosh) endures physical abuse by the staffers at a children's home.
Director: Antonia Bird | Stars: Steven Mackintosh, Jaye Griffiths, Maria Pride, Charlotte Cornwell
Votes: 290
48. A Mother (2015)
100 min | Drama, Mystery
Marie lives with her son, Guillaume, a deficient teenager, according to psychologists.The boy, expelled from high school, cannot find a steady job. Marie's relationship with her son has reached a dead end.
Director: Christine Carrière | Stars: Mathilde Seigner, Kacey Mottet Klein, Pierfrancesco Favino, Salomé Dewaels
Votes: 81
49. Menace (2008 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 90 min | Drama
A semi-fictional story about the shooting of four Canadian RCMP officers during a drug raid in Mayerthorpe, Alberta.
Director: Ken Girotti | Stars: Henry Czerny, Brian Markinson, Waneta Storms, Diane Ladd
Votes: 111
50. Tea in the Harem (1985)
110 min | Drama
In a depressing concrete Parisian suburb in the seventies two friends are keeping boredom at bay with loitering and petty crime.
Director: Mehdi Charef | Stars: Kader Boukhanef, Rémi Martin, Laure Duthilleul, Saïda Bekkouche
Votes: 461 | Gross: $0.02M