Alcoholic father movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant alcoholic father movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out serious, realistic, psychological, independent film, sincere and captivating films and TV shows about / with alcoholic father, coming of age, family relations, alcoholic, life is a bitch, friendship, dysfunctional family, alcoholism, youth and alcohol abuse plots mostly in Drama, Romance and Thriller genres shot in USA, UK, France and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as alcoholic father: Clay Farmers (1988), Shameless (2011), Out of the Blue (1980), Northern Lights (2016), Have Dreams, Will Travel (2007), Heartstone (2016), Angela's Ashes (1999), Hidden in the Woods (2014), Reflections (1987), Vegas (2009).
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List of alcoholic father movies
Genre: Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
Story:
Mike, a young hired hand in California is working a small farm with a close friend, Dan. Mike is content on the farm and obviously attracted to the handsome Dan. Dan seems to be attracted to Mike as well but is a drifter and not happy as a farmer. ...
Style:
independent film, crying, queer cinema
Plot:
bare chested male, child abuse, male nudity, gay interest, coming of age, gay, nudity, alcoholic father, sculpture, homoerotic friendship, skinny dipping, intergenerational friendship ...
Place:
california
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329K
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Chicagoan Frank Gallagher is the proud single dad of six smart, industrious, independent kids, who without him would be... perhaps better off. When Frank's not at the bar spending what little money they have, he's passed out on the floor. ...
Style:
sexy, emotional, offbeat, entertaining, biting ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
dysfunctional family, youth, gay teenager, bipolar disorder, gay, teenage life, family problems, siblings relations, juvenile delinquency, life is a bitch, drinking problem, dark humor ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
chicago, usa, idaho
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Dennis Hopper is a hard-drinking truck driver who loses control of his truck under the influence and slams it into a busload of screaming children. After serving his five year jail sentence, Hopper finds his daughter, Cebe (Linda Manz), the love of ...
Style:
depressing, neo noir, controversial, serious, realistic ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
punk rock, alcoholic father, drug abuse, rock, drug, psychotic, coming of age, father, teenager, violence, smoking, prison visit ...
Time:
year 1980, 70s
Place:
canada
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 54 min.
Story:
Emma approaches adulthood, she tries to live an ordinary life and keep up to her late mothers expectations. However her anxiety weighs over her, stopping her from enjoying the last few youthful years.
Style:
suspenseful, sincere, serious, touching, independent film ...
Plot:
love interest, first love, loneliness, anxiety, college, panic attack, teenage love, writers, family drama, mental health, single father, alcohol abuse ...
Place:
manchester, northern england
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
West Texas, in the 1960's. A tale of two 12-year-olds who embark on an adventure to find new parents in order to escape their unhappy and emotionally unsatisfying family life.
Style:
road movie, serious, realistic, touching, psychological ...
Plot:
child as adult, sexual abuse, friendship, on the road, estrangement, juvenile delinquency, life is a bitch, young heroes, starting over, hopes, youth, leaving home ...
Time:
60s, 20th century
Place:
austin texas, baltimore, arkansas, texas, kentucky ...
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Iceland, Denmark
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
A remote fishing village in Iceland. Teenage boys Thor and Christian experience a turbulent summer as one tries to win the heart of a girl while the other discovers new feelings toward his best friend. When summer ends and the harsh nature of ...
Style:
disturbing, captivating, lgbt cinema, thought provoking, social ...
Audience:
teens, kids, pre-teens, teen drama
Plot:
lgbt, gay, coming of age, teenage boy, friendship between boys, gay teenager, lgbt teen, unrequited love, lgbtq, boy, first love, children ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
iceland, denmark
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Ireland, UK, USA
Duration: 145 min.
Story:
Based on the best selling autobiography by Irish expat Frank McCourt, Angela's Ashes follows the experiences of young Frankie and his family as they try against all odds to escape the poverty endemic in the slums of pre-war Limerick. The film ...
Style:
sad, touching, depressing, compassionate, serious ...
Audience:
toddlers, teen drama
Plot:
poverty, ira, injustice, parents and children, youth, family relations, depression, life is a bitch, death, children, rich and poor, human nature ...
Time:
1940s, year 1999, 90s, 1930s, 20th century ...
Place:
ireland, new york, brooklyn new york city, europe, usa ...
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Genre: Thriller
Country: USA, France
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
The story of two sisters who have been raised in isolation, subjected to the torment of their abusive, drug dealing father. When they finally decide to report him to the police, he kills the two officers and is put in jail. But things go from bad to ...
Style:
tense, captivating, disturbing, suspense
Plot:
sadistic horror, revenge, survival, cabin in the woods, perversion, drug, fight, dysfunctional family, sister sister relationship, battles, sisters, alcoholic father ...
Place:
texas
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Romance, Thriller
Country: Yugoslavia, UK
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Mihajlo, an introvert piano teacher starts romance with a pretty careerist who teaches modeling at the university in Belgrade where they both work. His feelings are awakened after a long period, but this relationship makes him see the flashbacks, as ...
Style:
horror musical, controversial
Plot:
psychiatry, female nudity, perversion, trauma, terror, nude girl, pervert, communism, psychopath, alcoholism, university, flash forward ...
Time:
70s
Place:
serbia, eastern europe, balkan
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Genre: Drama
Country: Norway
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
You don't choose your family. You choose your friends. Vegas is the story of Thomas, Marianne and Terje - three teenagers with nowhere to go.
Style:
realistic, serious, captivating
Plot:
family relations, friendship, coming of age, life is a bitch, social misfits, young heroes, youth, child abuse, teenage girl, teenage boy, abusive father, alcoholic father ...
Time:
21st century
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Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Based on a novel by Shinya Tanaka, this film is set in a quiet riverside town, where 17-year-old Tooma lives with his father and his father’s lover. Tooma witnesses his father’s sadistic behavior towards his lover and soon finds himself ...
Style:
disturbing, serious, suspenseful, psychological
Plot:
stepmother, dysfunctional family, older man younger woman sex, small town, father son relationship, revenge, alcoholic father, violent father, sexual abuse, coming of age, peeping, domestic violence ...
Time:
90s, year 1988
Place:
japan
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
A story about a young woman, Vera, who is somebody, living the life of a troubled teenager in the time right before the end of the Soviet Union. She lives in a very small Russian apartment with her mother and father, however being this close to each ...
Style:
serious, suspense, rough, cynical, disturbing ...
Audience:
teens, pre-teens
Plot:
youth, family life, parents and children, perestroika, father daughter relationship, eccentric family, society, love and romance, coming of age, temper, school, dysfunctional family ...
Time:
80s
Place:
soviet union, moscow russia, europe, ussr, russia
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
Rémi is a man trapped in a deteriorating marriage. When his wife is unexpectedly killed in a car accident, Rémi is left with his stepdaughter, Marion, who chooses to stay with him rather than live with her birth father. After the initial shock ...
Style:
sexy, psychological, erotic, serious, talky ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, pre-teens, adult, teen drama
Plot:
forbidden love, stepfather stepdaughter relationship, incest, age difference, lolita, girl man relationship, stepfather, teenage girl, first love, sexual attraction, nymphet, taboo ...
Time:
80s, year 1981
Place:
france, paris france
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43K
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
The story of a child star attempting to mend his relationship with his law-breaking, alcohol-abusing father over the course of a decade, loosely based on Shia LaBeouf’s life.
Style:
inspirational, independent film, sincere, captivating, touching ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
rehabilitation, childhood trauma, father son relationship, absent mother, motel, child protagonist, abusive father, child, alcoholic father, alcoholic, forgiveness, group therapy ...
Time:
year 2019, 90s, year 2015, year 1995, 2000s ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A destitute 14 year old struggles to keep his life together despite harsh abuse at his mother's hands, harsher abuse at his father's, and a growing separation from his slightly older brother. Petty thefts for food grow into more major ...
Style:
emotional, harsh, tense, rough, grim ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
redemption, child abuse, children, coming of age, boy, dysfunctional family, working class, juvenile detention, youth, corporal punishment, childhood, poverty ...
Time:
year 1999, 70s, 90s
Place:
usa, new york, california
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
Abandoned by her family, Kya raises herself all alone in the marshes outside of her small town. When her former boyfriend is found dead, Kya is instantly branded by the local townspeople and law enforcement as the prime suspect for his murder.
Style:
suspense, romantic drama, psychological, suspenseful, captivating ...
Audience:
date night, adult
Plot:
coming of age, murder mystery, swamp, secret relationship, lonely, woman, twists and turns, nature, outcast, abusive father, teenage girl, domestic abuse ...
Time:
1950s, year 1953, year 1968, year 1969, year 1962 ...
Place:
north carolina
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276K
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Three high school students make an incredible discovery, leading to their developing uncanny powers beyond their understanding. As they learn to control their abilities and use them to their advantage, their lives start to spin out of control, and ...
Style:
bad ending, intense, clever, suspense, stylized ...
Audience:
teens, kids, teen drama
Plot:
high school, telekinesis, found footage, supernatural, levitation, coming of age, adolescence, friendship, supernatural ability, bullying, teenage life, teenager ...
Time:
year 2012, future, year 2000, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
seattle, washington d.c., usa, tibet, canada
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Genre: Drama
Country: Poland
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Adaś Miauczyński, a Polish intelectual, has severe alcohol problems which affect his relationship with his son Sylwek.
Style:
serious, surreal, sincere, realistic, gloomy
Plot:
dysfunctional family, self destructing, alcohol abuse, family relations, life is a bitch, alcoholic father, redemption, family problems, addiction, parents and children, father son relationship, alcoholic ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
poland, europe
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
The tumultuous life of Bobby DeBarge, the former lead singer of 70's R&B/Funk Band Switch, and the eldest sibling of the world-famous pop group DeBarge. Despite his success in music, the iconic falsetto found his life in peril as he ...
Style:
psychological, tense, suspense, unusual plot structure, suspenseful ...
Plot:
biracial, drug abuse, alcoholic father, aids, domestic violence, violence, father son relationship, musician, family relations, musician's life, youth, music band ...
Time:
80s, 90s
Place:
usa
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Martin Sheen plays an alcoholic father who loses his family.
Style:
spiritual, contemplative, serious, realistic, sincere ...
Plot:
alcoholic, drinking, recovery, substance abuse, family relations, alcohol abuse, downfall, life is a bitch, unfulfillment, love and romance, family problems, couples ...
Time:
80s
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
For Billie and Nico, life with their father is a roller-coaster ride of playfulness and unease. When he is in the grip of alcohol, tears flow and their apparently idyllic family life collapses. Their mostly absent and irresponsible mother is not ...
Style:
captivating, black and white, entertaining
Plot:
children, pedophilia, siblings relations, family relations, parents and children, social issues, social problems, life is a bitch, brother brother relationship, brother sister relationship, drinking problem, life ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
Coming-of-age story of 16-year-old Bethan, who we follow as she deals with the comical but painfully real anxieties and insecurities of teenage life, along with the stark reality of a home life that is far removed from what she projects to her ...
Style:
psychological, ironic, compassionate, rough, emotional ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
bipolar disorder, lgbtq, sick mother, coming of age, lesbian, school, parents and children, alcoholic father, life is a bitch, hidden truth, lie, 16 year old ...
Place:
england
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Ellie is a 27-year old whose life is far from where she imagined it to be. Filled with annoying friends, a self-involved boyfriend, and a career that she can’t bring herself to pursue, Ellie feels detached from her life. When she learns that her ...
Style:
psychological, sincere, captivating, disturbing, independent film ...
Plot:
female protagonist, friendship, death of father, alcoholic father, family drama, self discovery, road trip, changing lives, travel, father daughter estrangement, lifestyle, personal growth ...
Place:
texas
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
This coming of age story is about a gay boy, Goyo, as he discovers himself. Living with his Mexican family in the Coachella Valley, Goyo has a hard time hiding his sexual preferences. Although Goyo seeks acceptance from his father Ramon, Ramon ...
Style:
realistic, captivating, sincere, serious, f word
Plot:
gay teenager, coming of age, dysfunctional family, gay, alcoholic father, rejection, gay son, lgbtq, gay subtext, lgbt teen, lgbt, homosexuality ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
A headstrong young woman returns to New Orleans after the death of her estranged mother.
Style:
touching, sincere, realistic, serious, atmospheric ...
Plot:
sexual tension, funeral, mentor, haunted by the past, family problems, parents and children, family relations, drinking problem, chess, coming of age, love story, love ...
Time:
year 2004, 20th century, 2000s, year 2002, 70s ...
Place:
new orleans, louisiana, southern usa, usa, alabama ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
War photojournalist Yasuyuki Tsukahara married popular manga artist Yuki Sonoda and had children. Because of Yasayuki's drinking problems the couple divorced. Yasuyuki is now coughing up blood, hospitalized, and violent. Even with all of these ...
Style:
psychological, emotional, thrilling, captivating, poignant ...
Plot:
rehabilitation, relationships, alcoholic, alcohol abuse, recovery, addiction, alcoholism, character study, dysfunctional family, drinking, alcoholic father, husband wife relationship ...
Place:
japan
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: India
TV show
Story:
An alcoholic reluctant to recover, a head strong counsellor who won't quit, and a life changing trip to the hills.
Style:
romantic drama, thrilling, captivating, psychological, heartfelt ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
father daughter relationship, alcoholic, opposites attract, alcoholism, alcohol abuse, kids and family, dysfunctional family, alcoholic father, relationships, family relations, estrangement, estranged father ...
Place:
india
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Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA, Luxembourg
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
About college students that experience horrifying visions from the past while undergoing a fraternity initiation.
Style:
tense, psychological, suspense, psychological thriller, intense ...
Plot:
drug use, fraternity, college, lesbian sex, drug, extreme violence, brutality, violence, domestic violence, alcohol abuse, alcoholic father, violent ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA, Netherlands, France
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Ken Park focuses on several teenagers and their tormented home lives. Shawn seems to be the most conventional. Tate is brimming with psychotic rage; Claude is habitually harassed by his brutish father and coddled, rather uncomfortably, by his ...
Style:
disturbing, sexual, sexy, art house, rough ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
coming of age, sex, strong sexual content, explicit sex, underage sex, older woman younger man relationship, youth, incest, teenage sex, nudity, suicide, male nudity ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, california, australia
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Paul is a new kid in town with a robot named "BB". He befriends Samantha and the three of them have a lot of good times together. That is, until Samantha's abusive father throws her down some stairs and kills her. In an effort to save ...
Style:
cult classic, splatter, surprise ending, funny, cult horror ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
robot, murder, androids and robots, mad scientist, true love, technology, halloween, revenge, artificial intelligence, child abuse, cyborgs, terror ...
Time:
80s
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