Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "dysfunctional-mother-son-relationship"

1. South Park (1997– )

TV-MA | 22 min | Animation, Comedy

Follows the misadventures of four irreverent grade-schoolers in the quiet, dysfunctional town of South Park, Colorado.

Stars: Trey Parker, Matt Stone, Isaac Hayes, Mona Marshall

Votes: 407,035

2. Psycho (1960)

R | 109 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

A Phoenix secretary embezzles $40,000 from her employer's client, goes on the run and checks into a remote motel run by a young man under the domination of his mother.

Director: Alfred Hitchcock | Stars: Anthony Perkins, Janet Leigh, Vera Miles, John Gavin

Votes: 720,482 | Gross: $32.00M

3. Bates Motel (2013–2017)

TV-MA | 45 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

A contemporary prequel to Psycho, giving a portrayal of how Norman Bates' psyche unravels through his teenage years, and how deeply intricate his relationship with his mother, Norma, truly is.

Stars: Vera Farmiga, Freddie Highmore, Max Thieriot, Nicola Peltz Beckham

Votes: 117,366

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: 889

5. The Patient (2022)

TV-MA | 30 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

A psychotherapist finds himself held prisoner by a serial killer who demands he help him curb his homicidal urges.

Stars: Steve Carell, Domhnall Gleeson, Laura Niemi, Andrew Leeds

Votes: 31,097

6. The Manchurian Candidate (1962)

PG-13 | 126 min | Drama, Thriller

An American POW in the Korean War is brainwashed as an unwitting assassin for an international Communist conspiracy.

Director: John Frankenheimer | Stars: Frank Sinatra, Laurence Harvey, Janet Leigh, Angela Lansbury

Votes: 80,026

7. The Little Shop of Horrors (1960)

Not Rated | 73 min | Comedy, Horror

A clumsy young man working at an impoverished flower shop discovers that the strange plant he has been nurturing has an insatiable appetite for blood, forcing him to kill to feed it.

Director: Roger Corman | Stars: Jonathan Haze, Jackie Joseph, Mel Welles, Dick Miller

Votes: 19,674 | Gross: $1.40M

8. Rebel Without a Cause (1955)

PG-13 | 111 min | Drama

A rebellious young man with a troubled past comes to a new town, finding friends and enemies.

Director: Nicholas Ray | Stars: James Dean, Natalie Wood, Sal Mineo, Jim Backus

Votes: 98,180

9. The Manchurian Candidate (2004)

R | 129 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi

In the midst of the Gulf War, soldiers are kidnapped and brainwashed for sinister purposes.

Director: Jonathan Demme | Stars: Denzel Washington, Liev Schreiber, Meryl Streep, Kimberly Elise

Votes: 116,879 | Gross: $65.96M

10. The Grifters (1990)

R | 110 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

A small-time conman has torn loyalties between his estranged mother and new girlfriend, both of whom are high-stakes grifters with their own angles to play.

Director: Stephen Frears | Stars: Anjelica Huston, John Cusack, Annette Bening, Jan Munroe

Votes: 30,636 | Gross: $13.45M

11. White Heat (1949)

Not Rated | 114 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A psychopathic criminal with a mother complex makes a daring break from prison and leads his old gang in a chemical plant payroll heist.

Director: Raoul Walsh | Stars: James Cagney, Virginia Mayo, Edmond O'Brien, Margaret Wycherly

Votes: 35,908

12. Matador (1986)

NC-17 | 110 min | Drama, Thriller

A matador is wounded by a bull and can no longer kill in the arena. It is just one of the problems of one of the characters that unexpectedly collide in this film.

Director: Pedro Almodóvar | Stars: Assumpta Serna, Antonio Banderas, Nacho Martínez, Eva Cobo

Votes: 12,978 | Gross: $0.21M

13. Pieta (2012)

Not Rated | 103 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

A loan shark is forced to reconsider his violent lifestyle after the arrival of a mysterious woman claiming to be his long-lost mother.

Director: Kim Ki-duk | Stars: Jo Min-soo, Lee Jung-Jin, Woo Ki-hong, Eunjin Kang

Votes: 15,804 | Gross: $0.02M

14. His Mother's House (1974)

84 min | Drama

After breaking up from his studies Petter and his fiancee, he comes back to his home town and mother. Mother takes him in with great enthusiasm, because she wants him all to herself - in all ways.

Director: Per Blom | Stars: Svein Sturla Hungnes, Bente Børsum, Frøydis Armand, Aud Fosse

Votes: 227

15. Stambul Garden (2021)

Unrated | 89 min | Drama

Janik and Samuel are very close. After high school, they plan to go to Turkey in search of Samuel's father, whose name they only know. However, shortly before their departure, Janik makes a mistake that calls everything into question.

Director: Ilker Çatak | Stars: Emil von Schönfels, Mekyas Mulugeta, Katharina Behrens, Nicole Marischka

Votes: 456

16. Six Ways to Sunday (1997)

R | 97 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

Eighteen-year-old mothers' son Harry (he lives with his overprotective mother Kate) shows his cruel side at one occasion and is hired as hitman/enforcer by the Jewish mob.

Director: Adam Bernstein | Stars: Norman Reedus, Debbie Harry, Adrien Brody, Paul D'Amato

Votes: 1,649 | Gross: $0.05M

17. Five Corners (1987)

R | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

A psychotic young man returns to his old neighborhood after release from prison. He seeks out the woman he previously tried to rape and the man who protected her, with twisted ideas of love for her and hate for him.

Director: Tony Bill | Stars: Jodie Foster, Tim Robbins, Todd Graff, John Turturro

Votes: 3,897 | Gross: $0.97M

18. #Blue_Whale (2021)

91 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

Rebellious schoolgirl Dana grieves for her younger sister, a once-happy kid who suddenly stepped in front of a train. Desperate to learn what happened, she explores her sister's online history, discovering a sinister social-media game.

Director: Anna Zaytseva | Stars: Anna Potebnya, Timofey Eletskiy, Ekaterina Stulova, Polina Vataga

Votes: 272

19. Lolo (2015)

Not Rated | 99 min | Comedy

Violette, a 40-year old workaholic with a career in the fashion industry falls for a provincial computer geek, Jean-Rene, while on a spa retreat with her best friend.

Director: Julie Delpy | Stars: Julie Delpy, Dany Boon, Vincent Lacoste, Karin Viard

Votes: 4,439 | Gross: $0.02M

20. Play or Die (2019)

TV-MA | 89 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

Welcome to Paranoia, the ultimate escape game. Rule #1: Nothing is real. Rule #2: One of you will die. Lucas and Chloe, two passionate gamers, decide to participate to Paranoia, a very ... See full summary »

Director: Jacques Kluger | Stars: Charley Palmer Rothwell, Roxane Mesquida, Marie Zabukovec, Thomas Mustin

Votes: 1,876

21. The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing (1955)

Approved | 109 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing is the true story of Evelyn Nesbit (Dame Joan Collins), a beautiful showgirl caught in a love triangle with elderly architect Stanford White (Ray Milland) and eccentric young millionaire Harry K. Thaw (Farley Granger).

Director: Richard Fleischer | Stars: Ray Milland, Joan Collins, Farley Granger, Luther Adler

Votes: 1,088

22. The St. Louis Bank Robbery (1959)

Not Rated | 89 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

A gang's plans for a St. Louis bank robbery are complicated when the sister of one of the thieves starts voicing her well-founded suspicions.

Directors: Charles Guggenheim, John Stix | Stars: Steve McQueen, Crahan Denton, David Clarke, James Dukas

Votes: 1,714

23. Nest of Vipers (1978)

R | 105 min | Drama

A background of rising fascism in Venice in 1930s. A music-student, Matthias, mixes with the town's bourgeoisie and falls in love with a mature teacher, Carla, the mother of his friend Renato, and then with his young colleague, Elena.

Director: Tonino Cervi | Stars: Ornella Muti, Senta Berger, Capucine, Christian Borromeo

Votes: 320 | Gross: $0.03M

24. The Weekend Murders (1970)

R | 98 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery

A family goes to a British estate to hear the reading of a will and while there they are murdered one by one.

Director: Michele Lupo | Stars: Anna Moffo, Ida Galli, Gastone Moschin, Peter Baldwin

Votes: 594

25. My Name Is Julia Ross (1945)

Not Rated | 65 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

Julia Ross secures employment through a rather nosy employment agency, with a wealthy widow, Mrs. Hughes, and goes to live at her house. 2 days later, she awakens - in a different house, in... See full summary »

Director: Joseph H. Lewis | Stars: Nina Foch, May Whitty, George Macready, Roland Varno

Votes: 3,772

26. Dreamers (I) (1999)

93 min | Drama, Comedy

Two childhood friends dream about escaping to Los Angeles to pursue their fame and fortune as filmmakers.

Director: Ann Lu | Stars: Jeremy Jordan, Mark Ballou, Courtney Gains, Portia Dawson

Votes: 169

27. Piety (2022)

80 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

Follows the toxic relationship between a mother and her son, drawing a parallel between the dictatorship in North Korea and the people.

Director: Eduardo Casanova | Stars: Ángela Molina, Manel Llunell, Ana Polvorosa, Antonio Durán 'Morris'

Votes: 595

28. Three Night Stand (2013)

Not Rated | 86 min | Comedy, Drama

A married couple's romantic weekend is turned upside down when the husband's ex-girlfriend, a woman he's secretly obsessed with, is running the ski lodge where they're staying.

Director: Pat Kiely | Stars: Sam Huntington, Meaghan Rath, Darren Curtis, Robb Jamieson

Votes: 2,257

29. Ruben Guthrie (2015)

93 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Ruben Guthrie is the story of one man not only battling the bottle, but the city that won't let him put it down.

Director: Brendan Cowell | Stars: Patrick Brammall, Alex Dimitriades, Abbey Lee, Harriet Dyer

Votes: 682

30. Betrayed (1954)

Approved | 108 min | Drama, History, Mystery

A Dutch intelligence officer recruits an Allied woman to act as liaison with dashing Resistance leader "The Scarf" for a British attack on Arnhem.

Director: Gottfried Reinhardt | Stars: Clark Gable, Lana Turner, Victor Mature, Louis Calhern

Votes: 1,334 | Gross: $1.97M

31. Ira & Abby (2006)

R | 104 min | Comedy, Romance

A hastily married couple quickly devolve into a life of affairs, meddling parents, and therapy.

Director: Robert Cary | Stars: Jennifer Westfeldt, Chris Messina, Jason Alexander, David Margulies

Votes: 2,416 | Gross: $0.22M

32. Love, Mommy (2016)

24 min | Short, Drama

After coming out of her latest stint in a psychiatric ward, a mother's son comes to care for her and their abnormal relationship unfolds.

Director: Lloyd Culberson | Stars: Cindy Rucker Trost, Lloyd Culberson, Rebecca Fraiser

Votes: 97

33. So Well Remembered (1947)

Passed | 114 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance

Mayor George Boswell recalls events of the previous 25 years in his home town of Browdley. As councilman and newspaper editor George has fought hard to better working and living conditions in the bleak Lancashire mill town.

Director: Edward Dmytryk | Stars: John Mills, Martha Scott, Patricia Roc, Trevor Howard

Votes: 587

34. We Were There: First Love (2012)

123 min | Drama, Romance

It chronicles the love relationship between a boy called Motoharu Yano and a girl called Nanami Takahashi, starting from their teenage years and continuing during their early twenties.

Director: Takahiro Miki | Stars: Tôma Ikuta, Yuriko Yoshitaka, Sôsuke Takaoka, Yuika Motokariya

Votes: 701

35. Mambo (1954)

Not Rated | 110 min | Drama

Silvana Mangano (a very lovely and sexy voiced actress) plays a young, poor Venetian woman, Giovanna Masetti. She is struggling with a difficult life as a shop assistant when one day the ... See full summary »

Director: Robert Rossen | Stars: Silvana Mangano, Michael Rennie, Vittorio Gassman, Shelley Winters

Votes: 231

36. 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: 82

37. To Love Ophelia (1974)

105 min | Comedy

Although he is in his thirties, Orlando still feels like a child. He is terrified of the outside world and is stuck in an obsessive relationship with his mother.

Director: Flavio Mogherini | Stars: Renato Pozzetto, Giovanna Ralli, Françoise Fabian, Maurizio Arena

Votes: 148

38. Sins and Seduction (2018 TV Movie)

120 min | Thriller

When progressive minister Leslie Reynolds welcomes a seemingly sweet couple into her church, she suddenly finds herself entangled in the deadly obsession of a handsome new parishioner.

Director: Jake Helgren | Stars: Nicky Whelan, Brandon Quinn, Rib Hillis, Susan Walters

Votes: 202

39. Lauri Mäntyvaaran tuuheet ripset (2017)

90 min | Comedy, Romance

The love rebels are ready for battle. Satu and Heidi conducts an anarchy campaign to sabotage superficial summer weddings. Love is not for sale.

Director: Hannaleena Hauru | Stars: Inka Haapamäki, Rosa Honkonen, Tiitus Rantala, Santeri Helinheimo Mäntylä

Votes: 399

40. Non Castus (2016)

22 min | Short, Drama

An intimate relationship of a middle aged mother and her young son sharing a room on the beach after being abandoned by her husband. In the privacy of this small room, their relationship will change.

Director: Andrea Castillo | Stars: Isabel Elissegaray, Octavio Navarrete, Sabina Ojeda, Tuti Elissegaray

Votes: 40

41. The Hole (1997)

100 min | Drama, Thriller

A young woman struggles to survive her murderous mother-in-law.

Director: Sung-Hong Kim | Stars: Choi Ji-woo, Park Yong-woo, So-jeong Yun, Jeon Hong-Ryeol

Votes: 169

42. Dan August (1970–1971)
Episode: Love Is a Nickel Bag (1970)

60 min | Crime, Drama

A teenage boy fatally overdoses at a wild party. In order to find the drug supplier, Dan 'sweats out' the heroin-addicted host of the party in an attempt to gain information.

Director: George McCowan | Stars: Burt Reynolds, Norman Fell, Richard Anderson, Ned Romero

Votes: 33

43. Family Matters (1989–1998)
Episode: The Mama Who Came to Dinner (1989)

Not Rated | 23 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

The Winslow home is full of love and family, and now Carl's mom is moving in.

Director: Joel Zwick | Stars: Reginald VelJohnson, Jo Marie Payton, Rosetta LeNoire, Darius McCrary

Votes: 270

44. The Devil You Know (2019– )
Episode: Another Dead Boy (2019)

TV-MA | 44 min | Documentary, Crime

Satanist Pazuzu Algarad escapes trial by taking matters into his own hands. Journalist Chad Nance faces the reality that a member of his family is at risk.

Director: Patricia E. Gillespie | Stars: Pam Walker, Matt Flowers, Nate Anderson, Jenna Woodring

Votes: 39

45. The White Lotus (2021–2025)
Episode: Recentering (2021)

TV-MA | 58 min | Comedy, Drama

After Shane shoots down her latest career plans, Rachel is blindsided by an unexpected arrival; Tanya's attention turns to an intriguing hotel guest; Armond's renewed commitment to sobriety is put to the test.

Director: Mike White | Stars: Murray Bartlett, Connie Britton, Jennifer Coolidge, Alexandra Daddario

Votes: 4,375

46. Inside Man (2022)
Episode: Episode #1.1 (2022)

TV-MA | Crime, Drama, Mystery

The lives of a prisoner on death row, a journalist looking for a story, a vicar in a sleepy English town and a maths tutor trapped in a cellar intertwine in a deadly way.

Director: Paul McGuigan | Stars: David Tennant, Stanley Tucci, Dolly Wells, Lydia West

Votes: 1,323

47. The Patient (2022)
Episode: Pastitsio (2022)

TV-MA | 31 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Sam reaches out to a woman from his past. Trials loom for Dr. Strauss, Sam, and Elias.

Director: Kevin Bray | Stars: Steve Carell, Domhnall Gleeson, Linda Emond, Laura Niemi

Votes: 861

48. The Blacklist (2013–2023)
Episode: The Good Samaritan (No. 106) (2014)

TV-14 | 43 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A serial killer from Liz's past strikes again while Red hunts for his betrayer.

Director: Dan Lerner | Stars: James Spader, Megan Boone, Diego Klattenhoff, Ryan Eggold

Votes: 2,868

49. At Mother's Request (1987)
Episode: Part 2 (1987)

120 min | Drama

Frances cheats Dickie out of money, even though he is hiding the murder weapon. The law closes in on Marc, and soon sets their sights on Frances for sending her son to pull the trigger.

Director: Michael Tuchner | Stars: Stann Babb, Ray Baker, George Bartenieff, Jay Bernard

50. Mr. Mercedes (2017–2019)
Episode: People in the Rain (2017)

TV-MA | 56 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Hodges struggles with the past as it concerns his daughter, Allie. As Deb attempts to make a change for the better, Brady interferes. Robi continues pressuring Brady to impress their bosses. Hodges connects with Janey's cousin, Holly.

Director: Jack Bender | Stars: Brendan Gleeson, Harry Treadaway, Kelly Lynch, Scott Lawrence

Votes: 919