Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keywords "grocery-store", "single-mother"

1. Doctor Sleep (2019)

R | 152 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

Years following the events of The Shining (1980), a now-adult Dan Torrance must protect a young girl with similar powers from a cult known as The True Knot, who prey on children with powers to remain immortal.

Director: Mike Flanagan | Stars: Ewan McGregor, Rebecca Ferguson, Kyliegh Curran, Cliff Curtis

Votes: 218,760 | Gross: $31.58M

2. What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993)

PG-13 | 118 min | Drama

A young man in a small Midwestern town struggles to care for his mentally-disabled younger brother and morbidly obese mother while attempting to pursue his own happiness.

Director: Lasse Hallström | Stars: Johnny Depp, Leonardo DiCaprio, Juliette Lewis, Mary Steenburgen

Votes: 254,254 | Gross: $9.17M

3. Terms of Endearment (1983)

PG | 132 min | Comedy, Drama

Follows hard-to-please Aurora looking for love and her daughter's family problems.

Director: James L. Brooks | Stars: Shirley MacLaine, Debra Winger, Jack Nicholson, Danny DeVito

Votes: 65,538 | Gross: $108.42M

4. Bird Box (2018)

R | 124 min | Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi

Five years after an ominous unseen presence drives most of society to suicide, a mother and her two children make a desperate bid to reach safety.

Director: Susanne Bier | Stars: Sandra Bullock, Trevante Rhodes, John Malkovich, Sarah Paulson

Votes: 386,694

5. Freaky Friday (2003)

PG | 97 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy

An overworked mother and her daughter did not get along. When they switch bodies, each is forced to adapt to the other's life for one freaky Friday.

Director: Mark Waters | Stars: Jamie Lee Curtis, Lindsay Lohan, Mark Harmon, Harold Gould

Votes: 152,710 | Gross: $110.23M

6. The Snowtown Murders (2011)

Not Rated | 119 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

Based on true events, 16 year-old Jamie falls in with his mother's new boyfriend and his crowd of self-appointed neighborhood watchmen, a relationship that leads to a spree of torture and murder.

Director: Justin Kurzel | Stars: Lucas Pittaway, Daniel Henshall, Louise Harris, Bob Adriaens

Votes: 20,642 | Gross: $0.01M

7. Bad Moms (2016)

R | 100 min | Comedy

When three overworked and under-appreciated moms are pushed beyond their limits, they ditch their conventional responsibilities for a jolt of long overdue freedom, fun and comedic self-indulgence.

Directors: Jon Lucas, Scott Moore | Stars: Mila Kunis, Kathryn Hahn, Kristen Bell, Christina Applegate

Votes: 134,576 | Gross: $113.26M

8. A Perfect World (1993)

PG-13 | 138 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

A kidnapped boy strikes up a friendship with his captor, an escaped convict on the run from the law, while the search for him continues.

Director: Clint Eastwood | Stars: Kevin Costner, Clint Eastwood, Laura Dern, T.J. Lowther

Votes: 87,006 | Gross: $31.16M

9. Conviction (II) (2010)

R | 107 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

A working mother puts herself through law school in an effort to represent her brother, who has been wrongfully convicted of murder and has exhausted his chances to appeal his conviction through public defenders.

Director: Tony Goldwyn | Stars: Hilary Swank, Sam Rockwell, Melissa Leo, Thomas D. Mahard

Votes: 46,043 | Gross: $6.78M

10. Peacock (2010)

PG-13 | 90 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

A train accident in rural Nebraska gradually unveils a mystery involving the town's bank clerk.

Director: Michael Lander | Stars: Cillian Murphy, Elliot Page, Susan Sarandon, Josh Lucas

Votes: 12,292

11. No Reservations (2007)

PG | 104 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

The life of a top chef changes when she becomes the guardian of her young niece.

Director: Scott Hicks | Stars: Catherine Zeta-Jones, Aaron Eckhart, Abigail Breslin, Patricia Clarkson

Votes: 78,866 | Gross: $43.11M

12. The Grinch (2018)

PG | 85 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama

A grumpy Grinch plots to ruin Christmas for the village of Whoville.

Directors: Yarrow Cheney, Scott Mosier | Stars: Benedict Cumberbatch, Cameron Seely, Rashida Jones, Pharrell Williams

Votes: 91,209 | Gross: $270.62M

13. Big Eyes (I) (2014)

PG-13 | 106 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

A drama about the awakening of painter Margaret Keane, her phenomenal success in the 1950s, and the subsequent legal difficulties she had with her husband, who claimed credit for her works in the 1960s.

Director: Tim Burton | Stars: Amy Adams, Christoph Waltz, Danny Huston, Krysten Ritter

Votes: 99,156 | Gross: $14.48M

14. Our Friend (2019)

R | 124 min | Drama, Romance

After receiving life-altering news, a couple finds unexpected support from their best friend, who puts his own life on hold and moves into their family home, bringing an impact much greater and more profound than anyone could have imagined.

Director: Gabriela Cowperthwaite | Stars: Jason Segel, Isabella Kai, Violet McGraw, Casey Affleck

Votes: 15,331

15. Shelter (II) (2007)

R | 97 min | Drama, Romance, Sport

When his college dreams are sidelined by family obligations, a young man finds comfort in surfing with his best friend's brother.

Director: Jonah Markowitz | Stars: Trevor Wright, Brad Rowe, Tina Holmes, Jackson Wurth

Votes: 24,049 | Gross: $0.14M

16. Sunshine Cleaning (2008)

R | 91 min | Comedy, Drama

In order to raise the tuition to send her young son to private school, a mom starts an unusual business -- a biohazard removal/crime scene clean-up service -- with her unreliable sister.

Director: Christine Jeffs | Stars: Amy Adams, Emily Blunt, Alan Arkin, Jason Spevack

Votes: 74,159 | Gross: $12.06M

17. The Book of Henry (2017)

PG-13 | 105 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

With instructions from her genius son's carefully crafted notebook, a single mother sets out to rescue a young girl from the hands of her abusive stepfather.

Director: Colin Trevorrow | Stars: Naomi Watts, Jaeden Martell, Jacob Tremblay, Sarah Silverman

Votes: 29,437 | Gross: $4.22M

18. I Could Never Be Your Woman (2007)

PG-13 | 97 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A mother falls for a younger man while her daughter falls in love for the first time. Mother Nature messes with their fates.

Director: Amy Heckerling | Stars: Michelle Pfeiffer, Paul Rudd, Saoirse Ronan, Tracey Ullman

Votes: 19,471

19. Two Women (1960)

Not Rated | 101 min | Drama, War

In WWII Italy, a widow and her lonely daughter seek distance between themselves and the horrors of war.

Director: Vittorio De Sica | Stars: Sophia Loren, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Raf Vallone, Eleonora Brown

Votes: 12,440

20. The Dead Girl (2006)

R | 85 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

The clues to a young woman's death come together as the lives of seemingly unrelated people begin to intersect.

Director: Karen Moncrieff | Stars: Toni Collette, Brittany Murphy, Marcia Gay Harden, Piper Laurie

Votes: 16,203 | Gross: $0.02M

21. Lisa (1990)

PG-13 | 95 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller

A flirtatious teenager with an eye for older men gets more than she bargained for when the handsome stranger she's pursuing turns out to be a serial killer.

Director: Gary Sherman | Stars: Staci Keanan, Cheryl Ladd, D.W. Moffett, Tanya Fenmore

Votes: 2,328 | Gross: $4.35M

22. Poetry (2010)

TV-PG | 139 min | Drama

A sixty-something woman, faced with the discovery of a heinous family crime and in the early stages of Alzheimer's disease, finds strength and purpose when she enrolls in a poetry class.

Director: Lee Chang-dong | Stars: Yun Jeong-hie, Lee Da-wit, Kim Hee-ra, Ahn Nae-sang

Votes: 13,553 | Gross: $0.36M

23. Suddenly (1954)

Unrated | 77 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

In the city of Suddenly, three gangsters trap the Benson family in their own house, on the top of a hill nearby the railroad station, with the intention of killing the president of the USA.

Director: Lewis Allen | Stars: Frank Sinatra, Sterling Hayden, James Gleason, Nancy Gates

Votes: 7,380 | Gross: $1.40M

24. Paris (I) (2008)

R | 130 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A ex-dancer has a heart problem and even with a transplant, he may still only have a few months to live. Time's spent looking at people/life in Paris from his balcony. His single mom sister moves in with her 3 kids to look after him.

Director: Cédric Klapisch | Stars: Fabrice Luchini, Romain Duris, Joffrey Platel, Mélanie Laurent

Votes: 12,878 | Gross: $1.01M

25. Dear Comrades! (2020)

121 min | Drama, History

When the communist government raises food prices in 1962, the rebellious workers from the small industrial town of Novocherkassk go on strike. The massacre which then ensues is seen through the eyes of a devout party activist.

Director: Andrey Konchalovskiy | Stars: Yuliya Vysotskaya, Vladislav Komarov, Andrey Gusev, Yuliya Burova

Votes: 5,903

26. Vampires vs. the Bronx (2020)

PG-13 | 85 min | Comedy, Horror

A group of young friends from the Bronx fight to save their neighborhood from gentrification...and vampires.

Director: Oz Rodriguez | Stars: Jaden Michael, Gerald Jones, Gregory Diaz IV, Sarah Gadon

Votes: 11,134

27. Day of the Wacko (2002)

Not Rated | 93 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

24 hours in the bitter life of a frustrated divorced teacher who stays in the vicious circle of his numerous obsessions.

Director: Marek Koterski | Stars: Marek Kondrat, Janina Traczykówna, Andrzej Grabowski, Michal Koterski

Votes: 11,817

28. Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself (2002)

R | 109 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

The chronically suicidal Wilbur, and his good-hearted big brother, Harbour, are in their thirties when, their father dies and leaves them with nothing but a worn down second-hand bookshop in Glasgow.

Director: Lone Scherfig | Stars: Jamie Sives, Adrian Rawlins, Shirley Henderson, Lisa McKinlay

Votes: 8,078 | Gross: $0.23M

29. Levity (2003)

R | 100 min | Crime, Drama

After two decades in prison for murder, a man is released on parole and returns to his hometown seeking redemption.

Director: Ed Solomon | Stars: Billy Bob Thornton, Morgan Freeman, Kirsten Dunst, Holly Hunter

Votes: 6,720 | Gross: $0.21M

30. Angel (2007)

Not Rated | 134 min | Drama, Romance

The rise and fall of a young eccentric British writer, in the early 20th century.

Director: François Ozon | Stars: Romola Garai, Sam Neill, Lucy Russell, Michael Fassbender

Votes: 5,640

31. Turn Me On, Dammit! (2011)

Not Rated | 76 min | Comedy, Romance

In Skoddeheimen, Norway, 15-year-old Alma is consumed by her hormones and fantasies that range from sweetly romantic images of Artur, the boyfriend she yearns for, to daydreams about practically everybody she lays eyes on.

Director: Jannicke Systad Jacobsen | Stars: Helene Bergsholm, Malin Bjørhovde, Henriette Steenstrup, Beate Støfring

Votes: 9,730 | Gross: $0.12M

32. Mr. Belvedere Goes to College (1949)

Approved | 83 min | Comedy

Belvedere discovers that he is ineligible for an honorary award because he never attended college. So he enrolls as a freshman in a major university, becoming the target for hazing from obnoxious upper class-man Alan Young.

Director: Elliott Nugent | Stars: Clifton Webb, Shirley Temple, Tom Drake, Alan Young

Votes: 856

33. Wonderland (1999)

R | 108 min | Drama

There's little wonder in the working-class lives of Bill, Eileen, and their three grown daughters. They're lonely Londoners. Nadia, a café waitress, places personal ads, looking for love; ... See full summary »

Director: Michael Winterbottom | Stars: Shirley Henderson, Gina McKee, Molly Parker, Ian Hart

Votes: 4,218 | Gross: $0.41M

34. Amreeka (2009)

PG-13 | 96 min | Drama

A drama centered on the trials and tribulations of a proud Palestinian Christian immigrant single mother and her teenage son in small town Indiana.

Director: Cherien Dabis | Stars: Nisreen Faour, Melkar Muallem, Hiam Abbass, Alia Shawkat

Votes: 3,687 | Gross: $0.62M

35. Down in the Delta (1998)

PG-13 | 112 min | Drama

In a desperate attempt to change her life, Loretta -- a troubled single mother from a tough Chicago neighborhood -- is sent to spend a summer at her family's ancestral home in rural Mississippi.

Director: Maya Angelou | Stars: Alfre Woodard, Al Freeman Jr., Mary Alice, Esther Rolle

Votes: 1,899 | Gross: $5.66M

36. Corn (2004)

PG-13 | 97 min | Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller

A woman returns home to have a baby and witnesses an environmental accident involving genetically modified crop of corn. Doubted by the community, she questions her own sanity as she tries to discover what's happening.

Director: Dave Silver | Stars: Jena Malone, Pamela Gray, Peter McRobbie, Jamie Harrold

Votes: 310

37. Dances with Dragon (1991)

108 min | Comedy, Romance

Aaron, a young, successful Chinese businessman, drifts on to a rural island after a scuba accident. Mistaken for an illegal immigrant, he is forced to take refuge in a small, family-run grocery store.

Director: Jing Wong | Stars: Andy Lau, Sharla Cheung, Deannie Ip, Man-Tat Ng

Votes: 435

38. Because Why (1993)

Not Rated | 104 min | Comedy, Romance

After five years of travelling abroad, Alex arrives back in Montreal. All he has with him are a back-pack and a slip of paper with an ex-girlfriend's address scrawled on it. When this ... See full summary »

Director: Arto Paragamian | Stars: Michael Riley, Martine Rochon, Doru Bandol, Heather Mathieson

Votes: 134

39. Lost Souvenirs (1950)

135 min | Drama

Suppose lost and found objects could talk... But they can! At least four of them... : -A statuette of Osiris remembers how two ex-lovers, a model and a good for nothing who claimed to be an... See full summary »

Director: Christian-Jaque | Stars: Bernard Blier, Pierre Brasseur, Suzy Delair, Danièle Delorme

Votes: 180

40. Les enfants de l'amour (2002)

Not Rated | 90 min | Drama

Shows us a weekend in the life of a family torn by disputes and disappointments.

Director: Geoffrey Enthoven | Stars: Olivier Ythier, Winnie Vigilante, Michael Philpot, Nathalie Stas

Votes: 141

41. Den rige enke (1962)

87 min | Comedy, Drama, Family

A tragic accident has made Anna-Marie a widow and left her with sole responsibility for her daughters Grete and Elin and the large Højgård. The widowhood has made Anna-Marie hard and ... See full summary »

Director: Jon Iversen | Stars: Maria Garland, Kirsten Saerens, Malene Schwartz, Søren Elung Jensen

Votes: 107

42. Xposed (II)

Not Rated | Drama, Mystery, Romance | Pre-production

The lives of a disparate but interconnected group of millennials are turned upside down when a shady social media page appears, revealing their deepest secrets.

Director: Danté Orange

43. Lizard Girl (2014 TV Short)

15 min | Short, Drama, Family

Sam, a 10-year-old girl who suffers with Asperger's Syndrome, overcomes her struggle to make friends through the kindness of another child.

Director: Lynsey Miller | Stars: Molly Harmon, Lucy Speed, Marcella Just, Quinton Nyrienda

Votes: 35

44. ABC Afterschool Specials (1972–1997)
Episode: Schoolboy Father (1980)

60 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

High school senior discovers his summer girlfriend has given birth to his child, and decides to fight for custody.

Director: Arthur Allan Seidelman | Stars: Rob Lowe, Dana Plato, Sharon Spelman, Nancy McKeon

Votes: 88

45. Murphy Brown (1988–2018)
Episode: To Market, to Market (1993)

TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy

Murphy irritates her co-workers by needing to grocery shop on carpool day. Things turn chaotic as Frank hits on a woman, Jim takes over sandwich making and Corky discovers her ex is dating from a magazine cover.

Director: Lee Shallat Chemel | Stars: Candice Bergen, Pat Corley, Faith Ford, Charles Kimbrough

Votes: 59

46. Six Feet Under (2001–2005)
Episode: Hold My Hand (2005)

TV-MA | 60 min | Comedy, Drama

In 1954 Loretta Smith Sibley committed suicide in front of her son George. With the anniversary of September 9th approaching, George is haunted by her presence enough to distract him at ... See full summary »

Director: Jeremy Podeswa | Stars: Peter Krause, Michael C. Hall, Frances Conroy, Lauren Ambrose

Votes: 1,568

47. The X-Files (1993–2018)
Episode: Chinga (1998)

TV-14 | 44 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Rumors of witchcraft and sorcery surrounding a bizarre murder at a supermarket in a small New England fishing town lead Scully, who's on vacation, to a little girl and a cursed doll that may be hiding a murderous presence.

Director: Kim Manners | Stars: David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Susannah Hoffmann, Larry Musser

Votes: 4,134

48. Ray Donovan (2013–2020)
Episode: S U C K (2014)

TV-MA | 56 min | Crime, Drama

Kate's investigation zeroes in on Mickey. Meanwhile, the appearance of Tiny, a former member of Sully's gang, jeopardizes Ed Cochran's career. Plus, Abby meets a new friend and Bunchy encounters a potential love interest.

Director: Tucker Gates | Stars: Liev Schreiber, Paula Malcomson, Eddie Marsan, Dash Mihok

Votes: 1,064