Parents movies and TV shows

The list contains the best, new and most relevant parents movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out feel good, captivating, humorous, entertaining, realistic and psychological films and TV shows about / with parents, family relations, parents and children, family, love, relationships, family drama, father daughter relationship, death and storytelling plots mostly in Drama, Comedy and Thriller genres shot in USA, France, UK and other countries.
parents movies
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TOP 10 movies tagged as parents: My Daughter Must Live (2014), The Babysitter (1995), Maybe I Do (2023), Orphan (2009), Anything for Her (2008), Playing for Keeps (2012), The Pursuit of Happyness (2006), Breakfast at Dad's (2016), Captain Fantastic (2016), The Staircase (2022).

List of parents movies

My Daughter Must Live (2014)
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story: When her daughter Katie gets sick with a liver disease, Meghan O'Mailley figures out that her husband, Hugh, is not her father. She finds that her marriage and life are in danger as she attempts to track down Dan, the man that got her pregnant ...
Style: captivating, thrilling, psychological, emotional, tense ...
Plot: dilemma, transplant, parents, mother daughter relationship, protective parent, family drama, problem, secret, life is a bitch, biological father, family problems, organ transplant ...
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The Babysitter (1995)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: Jennifer (Alicia Silverstone) is a lovely teen who has been hired to baby-sit the kids of Harry Tucker (J.T. Walsh) and his wife, Dolly (Lee Garlington). The Tuckers go to a party and proceed to get inebriated, with Mr. Tucker fantasizing about his ...
Style: psychological, erotic, sexy, suspense, disturbing ...
Audience: teens
Plot: obsession, dangerous attraction, hottie, voyeur, babysitting, nymphet, brutality, twists and turns, stupidity, lolita, looking for sex, suburban life ...
Time: 90s
Place: london
Is relevant?
 5.0
 12K
Maybe I Do (2023)
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: Michelle and Allen, who have reached the point in their relationship where they are considering next steps, decide to invite their parents to finally meet and to offer some understanding of why marriage works. Except the parents already know each ...
Style: feel good, humorous, light, captivating, funny ...
Plot: relationships, parents, meet the parents, family relations, love, love affair, marriage, couple relations, couples, parents and children, dating show, infidelity ...
Is relevant?
 7.0
 276K
Orphan (2009)
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA, Germany, France
Duration: 123 min.
Story: A married couple with a rocky past adopt 9-year old, Esther to fill the void created by a recently-stillborn baby. However, Esther is not quite who she seems.
Style: psychological, scary, twist ending, suspenseful, suspense ...
Audience: girls' night, teens, adult
Plot: adoption, orphan, killer child, serial killer, evil child, female psychopath, fear, mysterious character, creepy child, children, parents and children, family in danger ...
Time: year 2009, 2000s, 21st century
Place: usa, connecticut, estonia
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Anything for Her (2008)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France, Spain
Duration: 96 min.
Story: Lisa and Julien are married and lead a happy uneventful life with their son Oscar. But their life radically changes one morning, when the police comes to arrest Lisa on murder charges. She's sentenced to 20 years of prison. Convinced of his ...
Style: exciting, serious, sentimental, suspenseful, neo noir ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: prison, accused of murder, chase, murder, police, life turned upside down, daring rescue, judge, investigation, disorder, escapades, danger ...
Time: year 2008, 21st century
Place: france, europe, latin america
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Playing for Keeps (2012)
Genre: Comedy, Romance, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story: A former sports star who's fallen on hard times starts coaching his son's soccer team in an attempt to get his life together.
Style: romantic, sexy, funny, inspirational, rom com ...
Audience: chick flick, girls' night, teens
Plot: soccer, father son relationship, football, soccer coach, single father, relationships, parents, temptation, eligible bachelor, ex husband ex wife relationship, divorced parents, football team ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, virginia
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The Pursuit of Happyness (2006)
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story: A struggling salesman takes custody of his son as he's poised to begin a life-changing professional career.
Style: inspirational, emotional, sentimental, uplifting, motivational ...
Audience: family outing, chick flick, teens, family friendly
Plot: homeless, life, human spirit, rags to riches, life philosophy, success, single father, poverty, rise to the top, family drama, life is a bitch, biopic ...
Time: 80s, year 2006, 2010s, 20th century
Place: usa, california, bay area, san francisco, america
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Breakfast at Dad's (2016)
Genre: Comedy
Country: Russia
Duration: 96 min.
Story: Contemporary Moscow. Sasha Titov is a successful executive, reveling in the single life. One day, a ten-year-old girl, Alya, shows up at his penthouse, claiming to be his daughter. Can this incorrigible bachelor learn to be a father?
Style: sentimental, feel good, humorous, funny, touching ...
Audience: family outing
Plot: father daughter relationship, parents, bachelor, relationships, lifestyle change, life turned upside down, parents and children, re-education, responsibility, parenting, success, lone hero ...
Place: soviet union
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Captain Fantastic (2016)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story: A father living in the forests of the Pacific Northwest with his six young kids tries to assimilate back into society.
Style: philosophical, intellectual, cerebral, emotional, sad ...
Audience: date night, kids, teen drama, adult
Plot: road trip, home schooling, family drama, dysfunctional family, teenage girl, capitalism, parenthood, children, survivalist, socialism, precocious child, funeral ...
Time: 2010s, year 2016, 90s, near future, 21st century
Place: washington state, nebraska, new mexico, xian, oregon
Is relevant?
 7.1
 40K
The Staircase (2022)
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 65 min.
TV show
Story: An exploration of the life of Michael Peterson, his sprawling North Carolina family, and the suspicious death of his wife, Kathleen Peterson.
Style: detective, suspense, thrilling, historical drama, psychological thriller ...
Plot: true crime, parents, courtroom, death of wife, staircase, husband wife relationship, criminal, gay, criminal trial, defense attorney, murder mystery, courtroom drama ...
Time: year 2001, 2000s, 2020s
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A Love for Separation (2016)
Genre: Drama
Country: China
TV show
Style: dramatic, exciting, atmospheric, captivating, reflective ...
Audience: adult
Plot: parents, domestic drama, family drama, parents and children, family relations, relationships, love and romance, supportive parent, couples, love, education, long distance relationship ...
Time: 2010s
Place: shanghai
Is relevant?
 6.0
 10K
Hallow Road (2025)
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Ireland, UK, Czech Republic
Duration: 80 min.
Story: Two parents enter a race against time when they receive a distressing late-night phone call from their daughter after she caused a tragic car accident.
Style: psychological thriller, surprise ending, tension, f word
Plot: woods, mysterious event, mysterious stranger, daughter, car, parents, unhappy ending, car accident, lost in the woods, desperation, responsibility, helplessness ...
Place: britain
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A Quiet Place: Day One (2024)
Genre: Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story: As New York City is invaded by alien creatures who hunt by sound, a woman named Sammy fights to survive.
Style: tense, thrilling, suspenseful, captivating, ambiguous ending ...
Plot: alien, cat, alien invasion, survival, disaster, monster, silence, extraterrestrial, parents, eaten alive, pizza, survival horror ...
Time: 2010s
Place: new york, harlem, manhattan new york city
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All of Us Strangers (2023)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story: One night in his near-empty tower block in contemporary London, Adam has a chance encounter with a mysterious neighbor Harry, which punctures the rhythm of his everyday life. As a relationship develops between them, Adam is preoccupied with memories ...
Style: crying, independent film, depressing, surprise ending, gay cinema ...
Plot: gay club, gay romance, gay son, gay relationship, gay couple, homosexuality, gay interest, childhood home, death of mother, traumatized man, man dances with a man, childhood memory ...
Place: london
Is relevant?
 8.1
 903K
Inside Out (2015)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: Growing up can be a bumpy road, and it's no exception for Riley, who is uprooted from her Midwest life when her father starts a new job in San Francisco. Like all of us, Riley is guided by her emotions - Joy, Fear, Anger, Disgust and Sadness. ...
Style: touching, inspirational, emotional, motivational, 3d animation ...
Audience: kids, family outing, family friendly, teens, pre-teens ...
Plot: joy, imaginary friend, memory, creativity, parents and children, dream, childhood, life philosophy, coming of age, friendship, anger, happy ending ...
Time: year 2015, 2010s, 2000s, year 2016, 21st century
Place: san francisco, minnesota, california, tibet, usa
Is relevant?
 6.3
 156K
The Boss Baby (2017)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story: A story about how a new baby's arrival impacts a family, told from the point of view of a delightfully unreliable narrator, a wildly imaginative 7 year old named Tim.
Style: funny, touching, 3d animation, stylized, feel good ...
Audience: family outing, kids, teens, toddlers, preschool
Plot: sibling rivalry, baby, boy, job promotion, child, little boy, child as adult, love, brothers, ceo, family relations, parenthood ...
Time: year 2017, 20th century, 2010s
Place: las vegas, nevada
Is relevant?
 7.3
 43K
Transamerica (2005)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story: Bree is about to get a sex change operation that will finally allow her to actually be what she’s already been in her mind for a long time: a transitioned woman. Yet before this happens she suddenly runs into her son who ends up coming for the ...
Style: road movie, touching, independent film, lgbt cinema, sincere ...
Audience: teens, chick flick
Plot: transsexual, transgender, gay, gender, transsexuality, gender bending, trans woman, gay interest, transgender woman, road trip, psychiatrist, sexual identity ...
Time: year 2005, 2000s, 20th century, near future, 21st century
Place: los angeles, usa, california, new york
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Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure (2001)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Musical, Romance
Country: Australia, USA
Duration: 69 min.
Story: Lady and Tramp's mischievous pup, Scamp, gets fed up with rules and restrictions imposed on him by life in a family, and longs for a wild and free lifestyle. He runs away from home and into the streets where he joins a pack of stray dogs known ...
Style: sweet, cute, semi serious, humorous, feel good ...
Audience: kids, family outing, toddlers, girls' night, teens ...
Plot: cartoon dog, love, dog, puppy, independence day, dogcatcher, friendship, talking dog, gang, talking animal, singing, parents ...
Time: 1910s, 20th century
Place: new england
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 4.3
 2K
Diet of Sex (2014)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Spain
Duration: 72 min.
Story: Ágata suffers from a psychological disorder which prevents her from experiencing pleasure in all aspects of her life. Marc, through the use food, endeavours to help her overcome her problem.
Style: erotic, sexy, explicit, captivating, romantic ...
Audience: adult
Plot: sex, sensuality, erotica, sex scene, eroticism, unsimulated sex, sexual pleasure, male full rear nudity, erection, cooking, sexual dysfunction, explicit sex ...
Place: spain, galicia
Is relevant?
 6.5
 4K
Alibi.com 2 (2023)
Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 88 min.
Story: After closing his agency Alibi.com and promising Flo that he would never lie to her again, Greg's new life became quiet, too quiet... Not for long! When he decides to propose to Flo, Greg is up against the wall and has to introduce his family. ...
Style: entertaining, captivating, feel good, semi serious
Plot: marriage proposal, parents, wedding, alibi, satire, family relations, deception, relationship problems, con trick, family problems, couple relations, relationships ...
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 6.6
 12K
NOS4A2 (2019)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: A young Victoria "Vic" McQueen discovers she has the power to unlock portals that help her find lost objects. As she delves further into this hidden universe, she encounters many other "inscape travelers" - some benevolent, and ...
Style: christmas horror, spooky, bleak, dark drama, psychological horror ...
Plot: teenage girl, mother daughter relationship, good versus evil, father daughter relationship, parents, christmas, female protagonist, drunkenness, supernatural, heroine, supernatural ability, kidnapping ...
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Born With Two Mothers (2005)
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
Story: A provocative drama about an IVF mix-up which results in a white woman giving birth to a black boy.
Style: thought provoking, captivating, serious, emotional, tense ...
Plot: parenthood, parents, custody, baby, legal, pregnancy and birth, parents and children, race, ethical dilemma, disorder, pregnancy, motherhood ...
Time: 20th century, 21st century
Place: britain
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Empire of Silver (2009)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Family, History, Romance
Country: China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, British Virgin Islands
Duration: 113 min.
Story: In 1899, Lord Kang must decide which of his three sons will take over his family's Chinese banking empire. When circumstances dictate that he appoint his unreliable youngest son, family bonds are pushed to the limit as father and son clash in a ...
Style: serious, realistic, emotional, sentimental, sexual ...
Plot: forbidden love, impossible love, banking, parents, family business, family relations, love and romance, society, dysfunctional family, parents and children, love triangle, family problems ...
Time: 19th century
Place: asia, china
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Drunk Parents (2019)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story: Two drunk parents attempt to hide their ever increasing financial difficulties from their daughter and social circle through elaborate neighborhood schemes.
Style: humorous, entertaining, ironic, light, feel good ...
Audience: date night, boys' night, chick flick
Plot: deception, parents, daughter, drunk, get rich quick scheme, drunkenness, suburban life, adult humor, middle class, social status, troubled marriage, embarrassment ...
Is relevant?
 7.6
 19K
Mass (2021)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story: Two couples meet for a painful and raw conversation in the aftermath of a violent tragedy.
Style: disturbing, psychological, captivating, suspense, sad ...
Plot: tragedy, violent, church, forgiveness, mass murder, parents, grief, multiple perspectives, mental disorder, relationship problems, backfire, bereavement ...
Is relevant?
 8.4
 243K
Big Little Lies (2017)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story: Subversive, darkly comedic drama Big Little Lies tells the tale of three mothers of first graders whose apparently perfect lives unravel to the point of murder.
Style: disturbing, surprise ending, enigmatic, saga, sensual ...
Audience: chick flick, kids
Plot: domestic violence, mother daughter relationship, female friendship, feminist, husband wife relationship, murder mystery, infidelity, marriage, rape, housewife, gossip and rumors, female protagonist ...
Time: 2010s, 21st century
Place: monterey california, syria
Is relevant?
 8.5
 534K
Modern Family (2009)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
Story: The Pritchett-Dunphy-Tucker clan is a wonderfully large and blended family. They give us an honest and often hilarious look into the sometimes warm, sometimes twisted, embrace of the modern family.
Style: humorous, sitcom, funny, saga, teen ...
Audience: teens, teen drama
Plot: everyday life, family relations, generation gap, gay, adolescence, gay adoption, family life, parents and children, couple relations, couples, mother daughter relationship, blended family ...
Time: 2010s, 21st century
Place: california, southern california, usa, los angeles
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Daddy is My Classmate (2020)
Genre: Comedy
Country: Japan
TV show
Story: Author Tarō Obika is an obsessed single father who loves his daughter so much, he decides to go to the same college. Nicknamed Gatarō, he was widowed when his wife died of an illness and has raised his only child Sakura all on his own. Things are ...
Style: feel good, humorous, funny, family comedy, captivating ...
Plot: father daughter relationship, overprotective parent, university, parents, college life, humour, father and daughter, relationships, family relations, student, protective father, heartwarming ...
Place: tokyo
Is relevant?
 3.6
 1K
The Rake (2018)
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 79 min.
Story: Ben and Ashley come together 20 years after the murder of their parents to determine the cause of their parents' death. Ashley is troubled by the idea that the thing that took her parents' lives may not be finished with her family.
Style: tense, captivating, suspenseful, psychological, suspense ...
Plot: creature, hallucination, murder, parents, siblings, myth, basement, uncover truth, xmas, danger, violence, death ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
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Something in the Rain (2018)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 75 min.
TV show
Story: Explore the relationship of two people as they go from being “just acquaintances” to “a genuine couple” — Yoon Jin Ah, a coffee shop supervisor in her 30s, and Seo Joon Hee, a designer at a video game company who has just returned from ...
Style: dorama, sweet, romantic drama, sentimental, romantic ...
Audience: teens, teen drama
Plot: asian, older woman younger man relationship, male female relationship, relationships, couple relations, love story, love and romance, parents and children, caress, sensuality, love, east asian woman ...
Place: south korea, korea
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