Bad mother movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant bad mother movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out realistic, serious, independent film, psychological, disturbing and dramatic films and TV shows about / with bad mother, family relations, dysfunctional family, mother daughter relationship, child abuse, life is a bitch, coming of age, parents and children, nude and death plots mostly in Drama, Thriller and Mystery genres shot in USA, UK, France and other countries.
133
TOP 10 movies tagged as bad mother: 14 and Under (1973), Nymphomaniac: Vol. II (2013), My Little Princess (2011), Run (2020), Daisy Diamond (2007), Night Warning (1981), Flowers in the Attic (2014), Lilya 4-Ever (2002), The Lost Daughter (2021), Mommie Dearest (1981).
Best films
New films
List of bad mother movies
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
A mother and daughter dispute is resolved by the "Yaya sisterhood" - long time friends of the mother.
Style:
touching, sentimental, sincere, intense, rom com ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night, teens
Plot:
dysfunctional family, estrangement, playwright, relationships, women, friendship, corporal punishment, reconciliation, childhood memory, mother daughter relationship, female protagonist, american south ...
Time:
year 2002
Place:
southern usa, louisiana, new york, usa
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy
Country: West Germany
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
This episodic film is a close relative of Wolf Hartwig's schoolgirl report movies, made by the same people, in a similar style, around similar topics. However, this one specifically focuses on the coming-of-age aspects, to an extent that it ...
Style:
erotic, sex comedy, sexual, sexy, sensual ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
child prostitution, sexually liberated, underage sex, sexploitation, pedophile, coming of age, male masturbation, sexual fantasy, pedophilia, porn, caught masturbating, erotica ...
Time:
70s
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: Denmark, Germany, Belgium, UK, France, Sweden
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
The continuation of Joe's sexually dictated life delves into the darker aspects of her adult life and what led to her being in Seligman's care.
Style:
disturbing, erotic, sexual, sexy, sensual ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
bdsm, sex, sexual perversion, sex addict, sexuality, nymphomaniac, explicit sex, lust, sexual relations, nudity, sex scene, erection ...
Time:
year 2013, 20th century, 2010s, 90s, 21st century
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Young Violetta and her mother Hannah are a peculiar couple. Ten-year-old Violetta lives a quiet life with her grandmother, while her mother Hannah is an unpredictable photographer who lives off of the generosity of others. When Hannah forces her ...
Style:
serious, sad, erotic, sensual, captivating ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
traumatic childhood, mother daughter conflict, pedophilia, innocence lost, art, eccentric family, mother daughter relationship, female nudity, macabre, making love, sex scene, adult film industry ...
Time:
70s, 21st century
Place:
france, paris france, europe
Is relevant?
Related movie lists
111K
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Chloe, a teenager who is confined to a wheelchair, is homeschooled by her mother, Diane. Chloe soon becomes suspicious of her mother and begins to suspect that she may be harboring a dark secret.
Style:
scary, suspense, psychological thriller, serious, psychological ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
overprotective parent, bad mother, teenage girl, mother daughter relationship, woman in a wheelchair, single mother, terror, lie, revenge, female antagonist, disability, teenage life ...
Time:
2020s, 21st century
Place:
seattle, washington state
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: Denmark
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A tragic story about Anna who dreams of one thing only: making it as an actress. She moves from Sweden to Copenhagen to pursue her dream. But fate has something else in store for her. Though she struggles to give her 4 month old daughter a good ...
Style:
sexy, disturbing, erotic, brutal, rough ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
making love, baby, casting, motherhood, dead child, movie business, actress, female protagonist, swedish, audition, director, strong sexual content ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
copenhagen, denmark, europe, scandinavia
Is relevant?
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Rejected by her lover, the only man left in Cheryl's life is the orphaned nephew she has raised as her own son. She'll stop at nothing to keep Billy with her. When her plans misfire, she is swept up into an insane frenzy that means death ...
Style:
slasher, psychological, disturbing, grindhouse, psychotronic ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
orphan, basketball, male nudity, athlete, cheerleader, caught having sex, attic, homosexual, serial killer, homosexuality, high school, hairy chested man ...
Time:
year 1982, 80s
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 89 min.
TV show
Story:
After the sudden death of their father, four children face cruel treatment from their ruthless grandmother.
Style:
disturbing, sadistic, cliffhanger, sexy, suspenseful ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
brother sister incest, incest, child abuse, brother sister sex, attic, abusive mother, mansion, domestic disturbance, captive, widow, incestuous sex, incestuous relationship ...
Time:
60s, 1950s, 20th century, 50s
Place:
virginia
Is relevant?
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Sweden, Denmark
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Lilya lives in poverty and dreams of a better life. Her mother moves to the United States and abandons her to her aunt, who neglects her. Lilya hangs out with her friends, Natasha and Volodya, who is suicidal. Desperate for money, she starts working ...
Style:
sad, bleak, depressing, harsh, brutal ...
Audience:
teens, pre-teens, teen drama, adult
Plot:
poverty, human trafficking, prostitution, friendship, sexual abuse, prostitute, life is a bitch, suicide, teenage prostitution, teenage life, depression, rape ...
Time:
year 2002
Place:
denmark, estonia, europe, russia, eastern europe ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: USA, UK, Israel, Greece
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
A woman's seaside vacation takes a dark turn when her obsession with a young mother forces her to confront secrets from her past.
Style:
disturbing, captivating, psychological, grim, existential ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
vacation, motherhood, flashback, beach, greek island, girl, caught masturbating, adultery, doll, sex, female nudity, infidelity ...
Time:
2020s, 90s
Place:
greece
Is relevant?
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
In this biographical film, glamorous yet lonely star Joan Crawford takes in two orphans, and at first their unconventional family seems happy. But after Joan's attempts at romantic fulfillment go sour and she is fired from her contract with MGM ...
Style:
cult classic, disturbing, controversial, factual, intense ...
Audience:
chick flick, teens
Plot:
child abuse, dysfunctional family, abusive mother, adoption, mansion, bad mother, single mother, abusive parent, domineering mother, single parent, mother daughter relationship, borderline personality disorder ...
Time:
20th century, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 60s ...
Place:
usa, los angeles, new york
Is relevant?
584
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 54 min.
TV show
Story:
Mother is a Japanese television drama that aired on Nippon TV between 14 April and 23 June 2010, starring Matsuyuki Yasuko.
Style:
suspense, emotional, serious, realistic, touching ...
Plot:
motherhood, child abuse, journey, kidnapping, bad mother, adoption, parents and children, custody, family relations, family problems, child custody, domestic violence ...
Place:
tokyo, hokkaido
Is relevant?
Related movie lists
Genre: Drama, War
Country: Italy, West Germany, Switzerland
Duration: 157 min.
Story:
In the early days of Nazi Germany, a powerful noble family must adjust to life under the new dictatorship regime. The transition from democracy to dictatorship is thus dramatized through the lives of the family which also owns a powerful German ...
Style:
erotic, controversial, disturbing, sad, retro ...
Plot:
decadence, oedipus complex, mother son incest, male nudity, suicide, hide and seek, incest, pedophile, fascism, skinny dipping, bare breasts, party ...
Time:
1930s, 1940s, year 1969, 20th century, pre world war two
Place:
germany, europe, berlin germany
Is relevant?
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: France, USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Nina (Melina Mercouri) is a former silent-film star from Russia who abandons her career to care for her son. She is a single mother -- the boy's father is a famous actor who wants nothing to do with either Nina or her child. She joins an acting ...
Style:
emotional, poignant, family saga, historical drama, dramatic ...
Plot:
single mother, mother son relationship, struggle, biopic, ambition, migration, identity, coming of age, resilience, survival, immigration, illegitimate child ...
Place:
france, eastern europe, paris france
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
After the death of her husband, a mother takes her kids off to live with their grandparents in a huge, decrepit old mansion. However, the kids are kept hidden in a room just below the attic, visited only by their mother who becomes less and less ...
Style:
psychological, suspenseful, disturbing, scary, harsh ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
incest, children, confined, siblings relations, survival, old mansion, estate, family life, child abuse, danger, dysfunctional family, family in danger ...
Time:
year 1987, 80s, 20th century
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
For as long as she can remember, 16 year-old Gracie has been raising her four siblings, each of whom has a different, absent father and their mother is on the fast track to self-destruction. When these children's lives are about to be pulled ...
Style:
sentimental, emotional, sincere, touching, realistic ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, teen drama
Plot:
custody battle, teenage girl, coming of age, custody, youth, responsibility, abusive mother, teenager, family values, dysfunctional family, parents and children, siblings relations ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
nova scotia
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Family, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Rebecca, Mrs. Claus (Tedde Moore) is worried that her exhausted, workaholic husband (Mairtin O’Carrigan) has lost his holiday spirit. She believes she can help him recapture his bliss and secretly heads to the one place she knows the spirit of ...
Style:
feel good, serious, sentimental, realistic
Audience:
family outing, girls' night
Plot:
christmas, divorce, love and romance, couple relations, couples, miraculous event, xmas, bad mother, santa claus, christmas eve, christmas romance, nanny ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new york, usa
Is relevant?
120K
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Set in Harlem in 1987, Claireece "Precious" Jones is a 16-year-old African American girl born into a life no one would want. She's pregnant for the second time by her absent father; at home, she must wait hand and foot on her mother, ...
Style:
depressing, emotional, inspirational, bleak, rough ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama, adult
Plot:
rape, dysfunctional family, coming of age, poverty, teacher, sexual abuse, illiteracy, african american, domestic violence, aids, child abuse, parents and children ...
Time:
2000s, 20th century, year 1987, 80s
Place:
new york, america, harlem, new york city, usa, harlem ...
Is relevant?
Related movie lists
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
A daughter's attempt to care for her ornery, ailing mother.
Style:
psychological, captivating, disturbing, dark comedy, tragicomedy ...
Plot:
terminal illness, mother daughter relationship, alcoholic mother, family drama, dysfunctional family, alcoholism, life is a bitch, mother and daughter, family problems, female protagonist, bad mother, alcohol abuse ...
Time:
2010s
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Horror, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Ashley, a young man with a childlike mind arrives to stay with his uncle, David. Escaping from his abusive mother, He enters into a sexual relationship with his uncle who offers his insights into the world and the nature of reality. Eventually he ...
Style:
disturbing, controversial, dark, suspenseful, suspense ...
Plot:
incest, uncle nephew relationship, murder, gay, nephew, gay interest, sadomasochism, death wish, trauma, sexual abuse, taboo, violent woman ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: Philippines
TV show
Story:
Romance blossoms between a young man and a woman who is searching for her estranged daughter in Europe. After their relationship failed, a twist of fate brings him and her daughter together.
Style:
romantic drama, serious, sincere, captivating, tear jerker ...
Plot:
female protagonist, secret past, family secret, mother daughter reunion, heartbreak, family drama, bad mother, woman, undercover, mother and daughter, husband, birth mother ...
Place:
switzerland
Is relevant?
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Sexually abused as a young girl, Kate "Ma" Barker (Shelley Winters) grows into a violently powerful woman by the 1930s. She lovingly dominates her grown sons, and grooms them into a pack of tough crooks. The boys include the cruel Herman ...
Style:
psychotronic, grindhouse, bleak, neo noir, hood ...
Plot:
female gangster, gang, sexual abuse, rape, murder, shootout, bad mother, great depression, robbery, outdoor sex, mobster, crime spree ...
Time:
1930s, year 1929
Place:
america, arkansas
Is relevant?
25K
Genre: Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Forced to give up his dreams of art school, Zach works dead-end jobs to support his sister and her son. Questioning his life, he paints, surfs and hangs out with his best friend, Gabe. When Gabe's older brother returns home for the summer, Zach ...
Style:
touching, sexy, sweet, romantic drama, sincere ...
Audience:
chick flick, teens
Plot:
gay, surfing, homosexuality, gay relationship, homosexual, gay romance, gay slur, lgbtqi, gay love, gays and lesbians, gay teenager, first gay sexual experience ...
Time:
2000s, 70s
Place:
california, idaho, southern california, new jersey, san francisco ...
Is relevant?
Related movie lists
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
Weir, an alcoholic schoolteacher, whose criminal record for refusing to fight during the Second World War has prevented him from progressing further in his teaching career, is looked upon with disdain by his headmaster, his pupils and even his wife. ...
Style:
crying, detective
Plot:
underage girl, teenage crush, humiliation, lawyer, teacher, english teacher, school bully, sexual attraction, unrequited love, childless couple, teenage boy, bad mother ...
Place:
paris france, northern england, england, london
Is relevant?
34K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, France
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Following the arrest of her mother, Ramona, young Vanessa Lutz decides to go in search of her estranged grandmother. On the way, she is given a ride by school counselor Bob Wolverton. During the journey, Lutz begins to realize that Bob is the ...
Style:
disturbing, dark comedy, bloody, black comedy, neo noir ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, girls' night, teen drama
Plot:
serial killer, dysfunctional family, disfigurement, road trip, murder, little red riding hood, brutality, police investigation, juvenile delinquent, strangulation, prostitution, perversion ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
los angeles, california, san diego california
Is relevant?
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
When 4 year old Amanda McCready disappears from her home and the police make little headway in solving the case, the girl's aunt, Beatrice McCready hires two private detectives, Patrick Kenzie and Angie Gennaro. The detectives freely admit that ...
Style:
twist ending, suspense, surprise ending, neo noir, thought provoking ...
Audience:
kids, adult
Plot:
kidnapping, private detective, twists and turns, investigation, conspiracy, violence, moral dilemma, police investigation, death, murder mystery, moral ambiguity, missing child ...
Time:
year 2007, 20th century, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
boston, massachusetts, usa
Is relevant?
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
It tells the story of ruthless East End gangster Vic Dakin and his plans for an ambitious raid on the wages van of a plastic factory. This is a departure from Dakin's usual modus operandi, and the job is further complicated by his having to ...
Style:
neo noir, cult classic, independent film, banned
Plot:
homosexuality, gangster, organized crime, blackmail, gay, criminal, politics, bad mother, kitchen sink realism, mobster, pub, heist ...
Time:
year 1971, 70s
Place:
scotland yard, brighton, london
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
A look at the lives of the strong-willed women of the Weston family, whose paths have diverged until a family crisis brings them back to the Midwest house they grew up in, and to the dysfunctional woman who raised them.
Style:
touching, melancholic, black comedy, independent film, depressing ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
suicide, dysfunctional family, cancer, funeral, mother daughter relationship, family secret, family in crisis, incestuous relationship, family drama, suicide of father, pills, addiction ...
Time:
year 2013, 21st century
Place:
oklahoma, peru, oklahoma city, southern usa, midwest ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Monty is a mechanic struggling to make ends meet as he raises his three young daughters. When the court awards custody of his daughters to his shady ex-wife, Monty desperately tries to win them back with the help of Julia, a beautiful, Ivy ...
Style:
sentimental, feel good, touching, erotic, hood ...
Audience:
girls' night, date night
Plot:
father daughter relationship, custody, black, lawyer, looking for love, parents and children, family life, social differences, legal, society, fall in love, human spirit ...
Time:
2000s, year 2007, 21st century
Place:
georgia, usa, atlanta georgia
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: France, UK
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
1920. Jean Rezeau and his elder brother were living happily in their family estate in Brittany, until the death of their grandmother. The return of their mother, a worthy descendant of fairytales' witches, brings an all new atmosphere to their ...
Plot:
coming of age, brother brother relationship, bourgeoisie, death of grandmother, bad mother, mother son relationship, european, power, flying, hate, bossy wife, mother son conflict ...
Time:
1920s
Place:
brittany, france
Is relevant?
Related movie lists
