Estranged couple movies and TV shows

The list contains the best, new and most relevant estranged couple movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out suspense, psychological, realistic, serious, tense and captivating films and TV shows about / with estranged couple, husband wife relationship, love, couples, relationships, family drama, family relations, gun, death and storytelling plots mostly in Drama, Thriller and Romance genres shot in USA, France, India and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as estranged couple: On a Magical Night (2019), Having You (2013), Lemming (2005), Snow Angels (2007), Life Itself (2018), American Beauty (1999), The Abyss (1989), Blue Is the Warmest Colour (2013), Die Hard (1988), Date Night (2010).

List of estranged couple movies

On a Magical Night (2019)
Genre: Comedy
Country: France, Belgium, Luxembourg
Duration: 86 min.
Story: After 20 years of marriage, Maria decides to leave her husband. She moves into room 212 at the hotel across the street, with a bird’s-eye view of her apartment, her husband and the life she shared with him. While she wonders if she made the right ...
Style: erotic, light, humorous, captivating, sentimental ...
Plot: lovers, adultery, husband wife relationship, sexuality, hotel room, midlife crisis, teacher, baby, couples, piano, piano teacher, lgbt ...
Time: 21st century
Place: paris france
Is relevant?
 6.4
 941
Having You (2013)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 92 min.
Story: Jack has finally managed to propose to his infertile girlfriend when his life is turned upside down by the arrival of an old one-night stand that introduces him to his seven year old son.
Style: feel good, touching, light, suspenseful, humorous ...
Plot: fatherhood, coming of age, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, couples, accident, death of mother, estranged couple, father son relationship, alcoholic, best friend, terminal illness, mother son relationship ...
Place: england
Is relevant?
 6.7
 6K
Lemming (2005)
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 129 min.
Story: After the death of his boss's wife, a young engineer faces the sudden psychological metamorphosis of his own wife, seemingly possessed by the soul of the deceased...
Style: serious, suspenseful, atmospheric, disturbing, psychological thriller ...
Plot: extramarital affair, housewife, cuckolded husband, suburbs, infidelity, suicide, love affair, dishonesty, couple relations, couples, suburban life, estranged couple ...
Place: south of france
Is relevant?
 6.8
 13K
Snow Angels (2007)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story: Waitress Annie has separated from her suicidal alcoholic husband, Glenn. Glenn has become an evangelical Christian, but his erratic attempts at getting back into Annie's life have alarmed her. High school student Arthur works at Annie's ...
Style: melancholic, independent film, lyrical, heartbreaking, depressing ...
Audience: teens, date night
Plot: small town life, abusive husband, small town, depression, dysfunctional family, teenage love, young love, snow, life philosophy, family problems, first love, parents and children ...
Time: year 2007
Place: nova scotia
Is relevant?
 6.9
 27K
Life Itself (2018)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA, Spain
Duration: 117 min.
Story: As a young New York couple goes from college romance to marriage and the birth of their first child, the unexpected twists of their journey create reverberations that echo over continents and through lifetimes.
Style: thought provoking, sad, captivating, disturbing, psychological ...
Plot: marriage proposal, tragic event, pregnancy, estranged couple, jealousy, relationships, trauma, love story, car accident, orphan, dead father, child abuse ...
Place: new york, manhattan new york city, andalusia
Is relevant?
 8.3
 1.3M
American Beauty (1999)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story: Lester Burnham, a depressed suburban father in a mid-life crisis, decides to turn his hectic life around after developing an infatuation with his daughter's attractive friend.
Style: melancholic, thought provoking, sexual, dark comedy, sexy ...
Audience: teens, chick flick, kids, girls' night, teen drama ...
Plot: midlife crisis, dysfunctional family, existentialism, age difference, obsession, loneliness, coming of age, older man younger woman relationship, dysfunctional marriage, youth, adultery, suburbs ...
Time: 90s, 20th century, year 1999, year 2013
Place: usa, america, los angeles, iran
Is relevant?
 7.5
 208K
The Abyss (1989)
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 140 min.
Story: A civilian oil rig crew is recruited to conduct a search and rescue effort when a nuclear submarine mysteriously sinks. One diver soon finds himself on a spectacular odyssey 25,000 feet below the ocean's surface where he confronts a mysterious ...
Style: suspenseful, psychological, exciting, suspense, visually stunning ...
Audience: kids, teens
Plot: ocean, ufo, underwater, first contact, disaster, sea, submarine, space and aliens, survival, heroic mission, alien encounter, alien ...
Time: 80s, 20th century, year 1989, future
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Blue Is the Warmest Colour (2013)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: France, Belgium, Spain
Duration: 180 min.
Story: Adèle's life is changed when she meets Emma, a young woman with blue hair, who will allow her to discover desire, to assert herself as a woman and as an adult. In front of others, Adele grows, seeks herself, loses herself, finds herself.
Style: erotic, sexy, sexual, emotional, heartbreaking ...
Audience: teens, chick flick, pre-teens, adult, teen drama
Plot: lesbian, lgbt, sexuality, lesbian love, coming of age, lesbian relationship, lovers, lesbian teen, lesbianism, love, sex, gays and lesbians ...
Time: year 2013, 2010s, 90s, 21st century
Place: france, europe, california
Is relevant?
 8.2
 1.0M
Die Hard (1988)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 132 min.
Story: NYPD cop, John McClane's plan to reconcile with his estranged wife is thrown for a serious loop when minutes after he arrives at her office, the entire building is overtaken by a group of terrorists. With little help from the LAPD, wisecracking ...
Style: intense, christmas special, clever, action packed, suspenseful ...
Audience: boys' night, manly, date night, teens, chick flick ...
Plot: hostage, one man army, gunfight, heist, tough guy, christmas, police, terrorism, terrorist, skyscraper, robbery, police officer ...
Time: 80s, 20th century, year 2016, year 1988
Place: los angeles, california, usa
Is relevant?
 6.3
 179K
Date Night (2010)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: Phil and Claire Foster fear that their mild-mannered relationship may be falling into a stale rut. During their weekly date night, their dinner reservation leads to their being mistaken for a couple of thieves – and now a number of unsavoury ...
Style: romantic, funny, romantic comedy, hilarious, suspense ...
Audience: chick flick, date night, girls' night, teens
Plot: corruption, mistaken identity, marriage, night, car chase, gangster, multiple storylines, female detective, estranged couple, dating, misadventure, desire ...
Time: year 2010, 2010s, 21st century
Place: new york, new jersey, manhattan new york city, usa
Is relevant?
 7.4
 39K
Contempt (1963)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 102 min.
Story: A philistine in the art film business, Jeremy Prokosch is a producer unhappy with the work of his director. Prokosch has hired Fritz Lang (as himself) to direct an adaptation of "The Odyssey," but when it seems that the legendary filmmaker ...
Style: art house, erotic, philosophical, biting, grindhouse ...
Audience: adult
Plot: filmmaking, screenwriter, satire, femme fatale, writers, film producer, estranged couple, car accident, film industry, passive aggression, swimming pool, relationships ...
Time: year 1963, 20th century, 60s
Place: rome italy, italy, france, mediterranean sea, southern italy ...
Is relevant?
 7.5
 224K
Falling Down (1993)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France, USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story: On the day of his daughter's birthday, William "D-Fens" Foster is trying to get to the home of his estranged ex-wife to see his daughter. His car breaks down, so he leaves his car in a traffic jam in Los Angeles and decides to walk. ...
Style: cult classic, psychological, rough, black comedy, philosophical ...
Audience: date night, manly
Plot: rage, vigilante, anger, midlife crisis, alienation, violence, character study, social commentary, urban decay, losing-it hero, traffic jam, road rage ...
Time: 90s, 80s, 20th century
Place: los angeles, california, persia, usa
Is relevant?
I Will Make You Mine (2020)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story: Three women wrestle with life's difficulties while confronting their past relationships with the same man.
Style: disturbing, psychological, satirical, captivating, aesthetic ...
Plot: women, female protagonist, estranged couple, confronting the past, love interest, satire, love triangle, relationship problems, unrequited love, male female relationship, life is a bitch, troubled past ...
Place: los angeles
Is relevant?
 6.3
 910
Working Man (2019)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story: When the last factory in a small Rust Belt town closes its doors, an unlikely hero emerges in dutiful, quiet Allery Parkes. A career employee of the factory, the aging Allery can't reconcile how to live a life simply sitting at home doing ...
Style: disturbing, rough, melancholic, suspenseful, touching ...
Plot: factory worker, neighbor, factory, small town, estranged couple, husband wife estrangement, dream, husband wife relationship, family relations, friendship, society, mental illness ...
Is relevant?
The Last Christmas Party (2020)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story: Over the course of one night a group of college friends try to navigate their complicated love lives before they leave for winter break.
Style: light, disturbing, touching, romantic, humorous ...
Plot: holiday, christmas party, christmas, estranged couple, human nature, lifestyle, high school friend, relationships, young adult, friendship, christmas spirit, unfulfillment ...
Is relevant?
Flight of the Cardinal (2010)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story: Young Beetle Hobbs wants out of his small town and sees his ticket in Grady Wilson. Set in the desolate Smoky Mountains, Grady has recently left the big city to become the proprietor of a resort lodge. When Beetle joins Grady's staff, he gives ...
Style: psychotronic, rough, scary, disturbing, suspense ...
Plot: gay relationship, gay, manipulation, lgbt, estranged couple, friend, violence, deception, paranoia, psychiatrist, ex boyfriend, homosexual ...
Place: north carolina
Is relevant?
Our Happy Holiday (2018)
Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 102 min.
Story: Marion and Ben, thirty years old, meet on Tinder. That's about all they have in common; but the opposites attract each other, and they decide in the early morning of their meeting to go on vacation together despite the advice of their ...
Style: scenic, feel good, light, sweet, humorous ...
Audience: girls' night, date night, chick flick
Plot: vacation, sexual attraction, female nudity, journey, couples, disagreement, dating, travel, love story, looking for love, flirting, love ...
Is relevant?
 5.8
 90
Truth (2011)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 99 min.
Story: An estranged couple on a weekend retreat are pushed further apart when the wife, Becca, becomes romantically fascinated with the journal of the cabin's long-dead former owner. When the ghost of the old owner appears and reciprocates ...
Style: suspense, psychological, touching, sexy, sincere ...
Plot: ghost, troubled marriage, love, unhappy wife, sister sister relationship, diary, husband wife relationship, marital infidelity, estranged couple, domestic drama, supernatural romance, intimate ...
Place: vancouver
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Beyond the Known World (2017)
Genre: Drama
Country: New Zealand, India
Duration: 102 min.
Story: Recently divorced Carl and Julie are not on good terms. When their 19-year-old daughter goes missing in India, they must journey into the Himalayas in search for her.
Style: captivating, thrilling, psychological, poignant, heartfelt ...
Plot: travel, missing child, family drama, parent child relationship, missing person, family problems, marital crisis, relationship problems, obsessive quest, husband wife relationship, family in crisis, relationships ...
Place: india, himalaya
Is relevant?
The Woman Who Loved Elvis (1993)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story: Drama - It's 1982, and Midwestern housewife Joyce Jackson (Roseanne) is obsessed with Elvis Presley; she's even used the King of Rock and Roll's inspiration to turn her house into a wacky shrine. Convinced Presley's still alive, ...
Style: comedy drama, heartfelt, sentimental, road movie, period piece ...
Plot: obsession, elvis presley, shrine, nostalgia, female protagonist, bittersweet, grief, suburban life, estranged couple, character study, midlife crisis, road trip ...
Time: 80s, year 1982
Place: iowa
Is relevant?
 4.1
 2K
Black Cab (2024)
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: Estranged couple Anne and Patrick encounter ghostly apparitions while taking a ride from a mysterious cabbie with sinister intentions.
Style: suspense, sinister, psychological thriller, creepy, atmospheric ...
Plot: ghost, supernatural, paranormal, isolation, estranged couple, road trip, nightmare, slow burn, character study, claustrophobia, moral ambiguity, obsession ...
Is relevant?
 5.8
 175
Killed My Wife (2019)
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 109 min.
Story: Jung-ho, whose estranged wife is found dead, is suspected of murder but remembers nothing about the evening. Will his memory return? Is he innocent?
Style: suspense, tense, crime thriller, psychological, captivating ...
Plot: murder, murder mystery, memory loss, investigation, wrongful accusation, memory lapse, male female relationship, accused of murder, uncover truth, husband wife relationship, framed for murder, murderer ...
Place: seoul
Is relevant?
 5.5
 639
Thulasi (2007)
Genre: Action
Country: India
Story: Tulasi (Telugu: తులసి) (Dubbed into Malayalam as the same title) is a 2007 Tollywood film directed by Boyapati Srinu (Bhadra fame). It stars Venkatesh in the lead role as Tulasi Ram and Nayantara as the female lead. Music is scored by Devi ...
Style: romantic drama, sentimental, action drama, tear jerker, intense ...
Plot: family drama, marriage, love story, protective father, kidnapping, estranged couple, family values, revenge, child abduction, chivalry, reconciliation, hospital ...
Is relevant?
 4.4
 641
Tornado Valley (2009)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 87 min.
Story: Liz McAdams is haunted by the memories of a tornado that destroyed her home 25 years ago. Now a professional storm tracker, she and her family are in danger once again as another devastating twister rapidly gains momentum. Caught in the path of ...
Style: suspense, serious, captivating, tense, psychological ...
Plot: disaster, tornado, natural disaster, danger, forces of nature, race against time, salvation, storm, twister, trauma, survival, family drama ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, midwest
Is relevant?
Soggade Chinni Nayana (2016)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 145 min.
Story: Ramu and Seetha have come to India for divorce. Ramu's mother Satyabhama is helpless and desperately remembers her dead husband Bangarraju. Lord Yama decides to send him to earth to help her.
Style: light hearted, feel good, sentimental
Plot: ghost, supernatural, reconciliation, family drama, family values, second chance, village, afterlife, estranged couple, music and dance, mythology, religious ...
Is relevant?
 7.9
 2K
Antaheen (2009)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 120 min.
Story: Antaheen follows the lives of three couples in tumultous relationships, who lead different lives but are connected by the infinite struggles and pain each of them goes through.
Style: romantic drama, existential
Plot: relationships, longing, bittersweet, realism, soul searching, introspection, tenderness, estranged couple, slice of life, journalism, melancholy, misunderstanding ...
Place: kolkata, india
Is relevant?
 6.2
 117
Werther (1986)
Genre: Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 105 min.
Story: This adaptation of Geothe's The Sorrows of Young Werther offers a chilly and remote view of love and its passions. The setting is changed to Spain, and Werther (Eusebio Poncela) has taken a job tutoring the son of an estranged husband and wife. ...
Style: romantic drama, art house, period piece
Plot: melancholy, loneliness, unrequited love, literary, isolation, coastal town, tragic romance, male protagonist, bittersweet, estranged couple, tragic event, surgeon ...
Is relevant?
 4.1
 376
Claws (1977)
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: "Claws!' is about a grizzly bear who is wounded by three hunters one year. From then on, the bear goes on a killing spree in the woods, trying to take revenge on humans as a whole for its brush with the hunters. Jason and Chris Monroe, ...
Style: suspense, tense, grim, independent film
Plot: grizzly bear, animal attack, bear, man versus nature, survival, revenge, violence, backwoods, loss of child, family tragedy, woods, manhunt ...
Time: year 1970
Place: alaska
Is relevant?
Story of Women (1988)
Genre: Drama, History, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 108 min.
Story: During World War II, in occupied France, a woman of limited schooling raises two children in a ratty flat.
Style: anthology, thought provoking, sincere, disturbing, bleak ...
Plot: abortion, world war two, women's prison, unhappy marriage, street prostitution, unwanted pregnancy, ends with death, death row, nazi, wartime life, feminist, women ...
Time: 1940s, year 1943, year 1988, 20th century
Place: europe, normandy, paris france, france
Is relevant?
 7.9
 26K
The Night (1961)
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 122 min.
Story: A married couple attend a bourgeois party and wade through the stifling strain that long-term marriage has imposed upon them.
Style: erotic, cerebral, black and white, art house, sexual ...
Plot: writers, infidelity, hospital, midlife crisis, marriage, love, relationships, affair, amor, illicit affair, passion, crazy love ...
Time: year 1961, 60s, 20th century
Place: italy, mediterranean sea, usa, los angeles, europe ...
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