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51. The Answer Man (2009)
R | 95 min | Comedy, Romance
A reclusive author of spiritual books is pursued for advice by a single mother and a man fresh out of rehab.
Director: John Hindman | Stars: Jeff Daniels, Lauren Graham, Lou Taylor Pucci, Olivia Thirlby
Votes: 7,298 | Gross: $0.03M
52. Family Life (1971)
Not Rated | 108 min | Drama
A family is shattered over the daughter's forced abortion. As she rebels against her family and their traditional, authoritarian, typical-of-the-time norms, she is hospitalized and otherwise mistreated.
Director: Ken Loach | Stars: Sandy Ratcliff, Bill Dean, Grace Cave, Malcolm Tierney
Votes: 2,089
53. The Adultress (1953)
Not Rated | 102 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
A truck driver kills the husband of the woman he loves, and becomes the object of blackmail.
Director: Marcel Carné | Stars: Simone Signoret, Raf Vallone, Jacques Duby, Maria Pia Casilio
Votes: 1,903
54. 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: 1,644 | Gross: $0.05M
55. Warm Springs (2005 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 121 min | Biography, Drama
The stirring true story of Franklin D. Roosevelt's battle with polio in 1921.
Director: Joseph Sargent | Stars: Kenneth Branagh, Cynthia Nixon, David Paymer, Tim Blake Nelson
Votes: 3,330
56. Miss Juneteenth (2020)
Unrated | 99 min | Drama
A former beauty queen and single mom prepares her rebellious teenage daughter for the "Miss Juneteenth" pageant.
Director: Channing Godfrey Peoples | Stars: Nicole Beharie, Liz Mikel, Marcus M. Mauldin, Kendrick Sampson
Votes: 2,167
57. The Truth About Jane (2000 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 87 min | Drama, Romance
A high-school girl's first sexual experience is with another girl, and, along with her first broken heart, she must deal with her mother's reaction to her revelation that she is a lesbian and with ostracism at school.
Director: Lee Rose | Stars: Stockard Channing, Ellen Muth, Kelly Rowan, Jenny O'Hara
Votes: 2,619
58. The Nest (2019)
107 min | Horror, Mystery
Samuel is a paraplegic boy who lives with his mother Elena in an isolated mansion. When he meets Denise, he finds the strength to open up to the world. Elena won't let him go so easily, and she is ready to do whatever it takes to stop him.
Director: Roberto De Feo | Stars: Francesca Cavallin, Justin Korovkin, Ginevra Francesconi, Maurizio Lombardi
Votes: 1,927
59. Lymelife (2008)
R | 95 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A family unit begins to bow under the pressure of a failing marriage.
Director: Derick Martini | Stars: Rory Culkin, Alec Baldwin, Jill Hennessy, Emma Roberts
Votes: 14,618 | Gross: $0.43M
60. The Man in the Attic (1995 TV Movie)
R | 90 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
An older woman hides her younger lover in the attic of her house for years without her husband suspecting. Based on a true story.
Director: Graeme Campbell | Stars: Anne Archer, Len Cariou, Neil Patrick Harris, Alex Carter
Votes: 285
61. Cold shivers (2016)
19 min | Short, Drama
Kristoffer brings a girl home for the first time, that which at first seems as a fragile and tender love story makes a tragic shift. Bodies, intimacy, love.
Director: Marius Myrmel | Stars: Victor Johansen, Trude-Sofie Olavsrud Anthonsen, Tiril Marie Olsen
Votes: 32
62. Nice Girls Don't Explode (1987)
PG | 92 min | Comedy, Romance, Sci-Fi
A young lady is kept away from boys by her overprotective mother because flames tend to spontaneously erupt whenever her hormones are aroused; for her, "protection" on a dinner date is carrying a fire extinguisher.
Director: Chuck Martinez | Stars: Barbara Harris, Michelle Meyrink, William O'Leary, Wallace Shawn
Votes: 532
63. Driving Lessons (2006)
PG-13 | 98 min | Comedy, Drama
A coming of age story about a shy teenage boy trying to escape from the influence of his domineering mother. His world changes when he begins to work for a retired actress.
Director: Jeremy Brock | Stars: Rupert Grint, Laura Linney, Julie Walters, Fay Cohen
Votes: 11,036 | Gross: $0.24M
64. Estigma (1980)
Not Rated | 94 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
The death of Sebastian's father engenders in him pathological fears and hallucinations. His death wishes seem to cause horrible accidents, which he is unable to control. When his older ... See full summary »
Director: José Ramón Larraz | Stars: Christian Borromeo, Alexandra Bastedo, Emilio Gutiérrez Caba, Berta Cabré
Votes: 280
65. Home (XVI) (2016)
Not Rated | 103 min | Drama
The struggle between two generations and its thin line between trust, friendship and betrayal.
Director: Fien Troch | Stars: Sebastian Van Dun, Mistral Guidotti, Loïc Bellemans, Karlijn Sileghem
Votes: 1,259
66. The Monitor (2011)
R | 96 min | Horror, Thriller
After a baby monitor picks up another channel, Anna begins reliving the nightmare she'd recently escaped.
Director: Pål Sletaune | Stars: Noomi Rapace, Kristoffer Joner, Vetle Qvenild Werring, Stig R. Amdam
Votes: 6,018
67. Inner Sanctum (1948)
Approved | 62 min | Film-Noir, Horror, Mystery
A man fleeing the police after having committed a murder hides out in a boarding house in a small town.
Director: Lew Landers | Stars: Charles Russell, Mary Beth Hughes, Billy House, Dale Belding
Votes: 1,169
68. 37 Seconds (2019)
115 min | Drama
Yuma is a young Japanese woman with cerebral palsy. Torn between her obligations towards her family and her dream to become a manga artist, she struggles to lead a self-determined life.
Director: Hikari | Stars: Makiko Watanabe, Nanami Kawakami, Eita Okuno, Yuka Itaya
Votes: 3,117
69. Karen Kingsbury's Maggie's Christmas Miracle (2017 TV Movie)
TV-G | 83 min | Drama, Family, Romance
Maggie, a single mom has to balance between her career and her son, Jordan. Jordan finds a tutor named Casey to help him at school, and Casey becomes like a father figure. Will the three of them find happiness and love once again?
Director: Michael Robison | Stars: Jill Wagner, Luke Macfarlane, Lauren Guci, Laura Soltis
Votes: 2,271
70. Voyeur (I) (1986)
100 min | Comedy
A well-to-do, shut-in thirty-something faces city life, family secrets and his own quirks when he is finally thrown out by his parents.
Director: Alex van Warmerdam | Stars: Alex van Warmerdam, Henri Garcin, Olga Zuiderhoek, Annet Malherbe
Votes: 2,551
71. Farewell Amor (2020)
Unrated | 95 min | Drama, Music, Romance
Reunited after 17 years, an Angolan immigrant is joined in the U.S. by his wife and daughter. Now strangers sharing a one-bedroom apartment, they discover a shared love of dance that may help them overcome the distance between them.
Director: Ekwa Msangi | Stars: Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine, Zainab Jah, Jayme Lawson, Joie Lee
Votes: 1,556
72. The Third Eye (1966)
Not Rated | 98 min | Thriller, Horror
A young count living with his domineering mother spirals into madness after his mother and fiancée are killed by his jealous, lovesick servant.
Director: Mino Guerrini | Stars: Franco Nero, Gioia Pascal, Erika Blanc, Olga Solbelli
Votes: 563
73. The Killer Is One of 13 (1973)
Not Rated | 95 min | Mystery, Thriller
A widow invites thirteen guests to stay at her rural mansion. She reveals to them that she suspects whoever killed her husband must be one of them. Soon, they too are being murdered one by one.
Director: Javier Aguirre | Stars: Patty Shepard, Simón Andreu, José María Prada, Trini Alonso
Votes: 552
74. Rock Haven (2007)
Not Rated | 78 min | Drama, Romance
Brady (Sean Hoagland), who will shortly be going away to college, is a shy, introspective 18 year old, who moves to the coastal seaside town of Rock Haven with his overprotective, widowed ... See full summary »
Director: David Lewis | Stars: Sean Hoagland, Owen Alabado, Laura Jane Coles, Katheryn Hecht
Votes: 1,669
75. Sherina's Adventure (2000)
TV-G | 112 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Adventure of a little girl who just moved to a new town and meet a new friends.
Director: Riri Riza | Stars: Sherina Munaf, Derby Romero, Didi Petet, Ucy Nurul
Votes: 1,027
76. 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: 589
77. Le baiser sous la cloche (1998 TV Movie)
95 min | Drama
Director: Emmanuel Gust | Stars: Gaspard Génard Claus, Ángela Molina, Pierre Forest, Bernard Alane
Votes: 29
78. Crystal Heart (1986)
R | 103 min | Drama, Music, Romance
A 22 year old man who has lived inside a crystal room because of a rare illness, meets an up and coming rock star, and the two fall in love.
Director: Gil Bettman | Stars: Lee Curreri, Tawny Kitaen, Lloyd Bochner, May Heatherly
Votes: 283
79. Bakgat! (2008)
Not Rated | 96 min | Comedy
Wimpie Koekemoer--the biggest geek in school. He is constantly embarrassed by his conservative mother and his strange father, especially in front of girls. Wimpie dreams of being popular. ... See full summary »
Director: Henk Pretorius | Stars: Ivan Botha, Cherie van der Merwe, Altus Theart, Andrew Thompson
Votes: 438
80. Close-ups (2014)
76 min | Drama, Romance
37-year-old Marta gets married and wants to have a baby. But her toxic relationship with overbearing mother complicates her life in many ways.
Director: Magdalena Piekorz | Stars: Ewa Wisniewska, Joanna Orleanska, Lukasz Simlat, Andrzej Seweryn
Votes: 208
81. Taken Back: Finding Haley (2012 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 85 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Unable to get over the abduction of her daughter, a mother is convinced she has finally found her, but is she simply a mother obsessed?
Director: Mark Jean | Stars: Moira Kelly, Amanda Tapping, Kacey Rohl, David Cubitt
Votes: 791
82. You're Gonna Miss Me (2005)
91 min | Documentary, Music
Documentary about rock pioneer Roky Erickson, detailing his rise as a psychedelic hero, his lengthy institutionalization, his descent into poverty and filth, and his brother's struggle with their religious mother to improve Roky's care.
Director: Keven McAlester | Stars: Byron Coley, Paul Drummond, 13th Floor Elevators, Don Erickson
Votes: 1,093 | Gross: $0.00M
83. Scout toujours... (1985)
98 min | Comedy
France, 1965 - An aging mamma's boy becomes the replacement leader of a rowdy group of teenage boy scouts who make his life miserable.
Director: Gérard Jugnot | Stars: Gérard Jugnot, Jean-Claude Leguay, Jean-Yves Chatelais, Jean-Paul Comart
Votes: 950
84. Hollyrock-a-Bye Baby (1993 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 90 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
Taking place after I Yabba-Dabba Do! (1993), the Flintstones and the Rubbles find out their children, Pebbles and Bamm Bamm, are soon-to-become parents.
Director: William Hanna | Stars: Charlie Adler, Michael Bell, Charlie Brill, Ruth Buzzi
Votes: 411
85. Alma's Rainbow (1994)
85 min | Comedy, Drama
The life of teenager Rainbow Gold as she enters womanhood and navigates standards of beauty, self-image, and the rights women have over their bodies.
Director: Ayoka Chenzira | Stars: Kim Weston-Moran, Victoria Gabrielle Platt, Mizan Kirby, Lee Dobson
Votes: 209
86. Zonja nga qyteti (1976)
105 min | Comedy, Family, Romance
It is a comedy about an old albanian lady and her daughter who move from the city to a village. Her daughter falls in love while she is there but her mother (Ollga) will try everything to marry her with a man who comes from the city.
Director: Piro Milkani | Stars: Violeta Manushi, Raimonda Bulku, Stavri Shkurti, Pandi Raidhi
Votes: 147
87. When Justice Fails (1999)
R | 91 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
A detective (Jeff Fahey) investigating the murders of two sex offenders gets involved with a beautiful district attorney (Marlee Matlin), who becomes the main suspect.
Director: Allan A. Goldstein | Stars: Jeff Fahey, Carl Marotte, Marlee Matlin, Charles Edwin Powell
Votes: 457
88. Devil in the Brain (1972)
106 min | Mystery, Thriller
A child suspected of killing his father is imprisoned in a mental hospital. A doctor finds him mentally healthy and begins to suspect another explanation.
Director: Sergio Sollima | Stars: Stefania Sandrelli, Keir Dullea, Micheline Presle, Tino Buazzelli
Votes: 295
89. Teen Vamp (1989)
85 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Murphy is a horny high-school boy. He has a crush on the cute blonde Conny Sutton, but she just laughs into his face. So he decides to call on the services of a prostitute. Unfortunately he... See full summary »
Director: Samuel Bradford | Stars: Clu Gulager, Karen Carlson, Beau Bishop, Angie Brown
Votes: 245
90. My Son (2006)
79 min | Drama
Tragedy strikes a young boy and his over-protective mother.
Director: Martial Fougeron | Stars: Nathalie Baye, Victor Sévaux, Olivier Gourmet, Marie Kremer
Votes: 835
91. A Noite das Taras II (1982)
82 min | Comedy
(1) "Solo de Violino" ("Violin Solo") In São Paulo, the bank clerk Rodrigo is an aspirant violinist with deep psychological problems. He is also a serial-killer of prostitutes and lives ... See full summary »
Directors: Ody Fraga, Cláudio Portioli | Stars: Vanessa Alves, Simone Barreto, Sônia Bezerra, David Cardoso Jr.
Votes: 80
92. Stalked by a Reality Star (2018 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 90 min | Thriller
A teenage girl lies about her age to get into a Hollywood party and meets a handsome reality TV star - but when she finds out he is a creep and rejects him, he becomes obsessed and starts ... See full summary »
Director: Robert Malenfant | Stars: Cynthia Preston, Emily Bader, Robert Scott Wilson, Jordan Doww
Votes: 415
93. Black Journal (1977)
115 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
Lea's only son Michele has to endure his mother's zealous affection . She is convinced she rescued him by making a deal with Death. When his son gets engaged to a woman, Lea is ready to make a new deal with Death.
Director: Mauro Bolognini | Stars: Shelley Winters, Max von Sydow, Renato Pozzetto, Alberto Lionello
Votes: 528
94. The Pact (2018)
R | 106 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
When Monica finds out her daughter is about to die she takes extreme measures to save her.
Director: David Victori | Stars: Belén Rueda, Darío Grandinetti, Mireia Oriol, Antonio Durán 'Morris'
Votes: 1,276 | Gross: $0.00M
95. Mater (I) (2017)
80 min | Drama
Mater is a film about the struggle between love and law; about social differences and distances that these generate. And about love, that crosses all, allows all: both good and evil.
Director: Pablo D'Alo Abba | Stars: Lautaro Perotti, Tamara Kiper, Inda Lavalle, Araceli Dvoskin
Votes: 260
96. Através da Janela (2000)
82 min | Drama
Selma, a retired nurse, is an extremely loving mother for his son Raimundo, in an almost incestuous relationship. One day, she becomes aware of some changes in her son's behavior. At first,... See full summary »
Director: Tata Amaral | Stars: Laura Cardoso, Fransérgio Araújo, Ana Lúcia Torre, Leona Cavalli
Votes: 127
97. If I Should Die Before I Wake (2018)
60 min | Drama
Brian Edwards has his career, home life and reputation torn asunder as he surrenders to the advances of the teenage Christian Egan. The outcome of their affair nearly costs both of these characters their lives.
Director: Eric Luis Ayala | Stars: Lyndrez Leslie, Maalik Evans, TL Leigh, Shimri Taemar
Votes: 26
98. Speechless... (2001)
Not Rated | 20 min | Short, Drama
A young woman tries to open up to a mute boy to get him to speak.
Directors: John Milton Branton, Danica McKellar | Stars: Danica McKellar, Dorothy Lyman, Jay Michael Ferguson, Dan Lauria
Votes: 53
99. Honey Bunny (2017)
97 min | Comedy
An over-protective mother helps her twenty-ish son get over a break up while neglecting her own marriage.
Director: Frédéric Forestier | Stars: Pierre-François Martin-Laval, Isabelle Nanty, Thomas Solivérès, Manon Valentin
Votes: 477
100. The Week at the Beach (1981)
94 min | Comedy
Director: Mariano Laurenti | Stars: Anna Maria Rizzoli, Enzo Cannavale, Bombolo, Andrea Occhipinti
Votes: 89