Grieving father movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant grieving father movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out suspense, psychological, suspenseful, emotional, serious and tense films and TV shows about / with grieving father, grief, husband wife relationship, death, murder, loss of son, family relations, violence, flashback and father son relationship plots mostly in Drama, Thriller and Horror genres shot in USA, UK, Canada and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as grieving father: The Shack (2017), The Hollow One (2015), Frantz (2016), Halloween Ends (2022), Silent Night (2023), Intruder (2021), The Water Diviner (2014), Atrabilious (2023), The Moor (2023), Before (2024).
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42K
Genre: Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA, Canada, Hong Kong
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
After suffering a family tragedy, Mack Phillips spirals into a deep depression causing him to question his innermost beliefs. Facing a crisis of faith, he receives a mysterious letter urging him to an abandoned shack deep in the Oregon wilderness. ...
Style:
christian film, spiritual, philosophical, psychedelic, inspirational ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
christian, god, forgiveness, guilt, depression, jesus, death of daughter, a vision, missing child, hate, death of child, faith ...
Time:
year 2017
Place:
oregon, tibet
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Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Rachel and Anna return home two years after their mother’s death, and find the town abandoned with their house left in disgusting disarray. When Rachel begins hallucinating about their dead mother and some ancient artifact, terrifying clues begin ...
Style:
bleak, disturbing, psychotronic, psychological, twist ending ...
Plot:
survival, grieving father, mysterious character, paranormal, supernatural, uncover truth, homecoming, evil, missing person, sisters, death of mother, murder ...
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19K
Genre: Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: France, Germany
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
In the aftermath of WWI, a young German who grieves the death of her fiancé in France meets a mysterious French man who visits the fiance’s grave to lay flowers.
Style:
sentimental, touching, sexy, black and white, captivating ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
world war one, guilty conscience, german soldier, grave, french soldier, nationalism, death of loved one, war veteran, sadness, casualty of war, soldier, mourning ...
Time:
post world war one, 1910s, year 1919, year 2016, 90s ...
Place:
germany, paris france, france
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Genre: Horror, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Four years after the traumatic events of Halloween in 2018, the nightmare ends as Laurie Strode comes face to face with Michael Myers, once and for all.
Style:
slasher, slasher horror, scary, bloody, tense ...
Plot:
halloween, killing spree, homicidal maniac, serial killer, holiday horror, masked killer, babysitter, radio station, junkyard, radio dj, violence, psycho killer ...
Time:
2020s, 2010s, year 2019, 21st century
Place:
illinois
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
A tormented father witnesses his young son die when caught in a gang's crossfire on Christmas Eve. While recovering from a wound that costs him his voice, he makes vengeance his life's mission and embarks on a punishing training regimen in ...
Style:
psychological, suspenseful, thrilling, captivating, tense ...
Plot:
gunfight, shootout, revenge, christmas, gang warfare, murder, grieving father, criminal, murderer, bandit, christmas eve, martial arts ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
texas
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
Story:
Rebecca and Sam's lives are turned upside down when two teenagers break into their coast home.
Style:
disturbing, suspense, suspenseful, tense, psychological
Plot:
police investigation, corpse, female journalist, seaside town, husband wife relationship, police officer, newspaper reporter, journalist, grieving father, radio announcer, drug dealer, police detective ...
Place:
england
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Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: Australia, USA, Turkey
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
In 1919, Australian farmer Joshua Connor travels to Turkey to discover the fate of his three sons, reported missing in action. Holding on to hope, Joshua must travel across the war-torn landscape to find the truth and his own peace.
Style:
inspirational, emotional, reflective, compassionate, sentimental ...
Plot:
world war one, redemption, war, missing person, courage, greco turkish war, family drama, parents and children, family relations, escapades, turkish history, wartime ...
Time:
year 1919, 1910s, 2010s, year 2014, year 1915 ...
Place:
turkey, istanbul turkey, australia, gallipoli, ottoman empire ...
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Genre: Comedy, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Atrabilious follows Steven Joyner as he tries to solve the mystery behind his son's sudden, tragic and potentially fabricated death. He is led to the titular bar, Atrabilious, and begins to unravel the history of the establishment.
Style:
suspenseful, dark comedy, humorous, captivating, tension ...
Plot:
grief, bartender, investigation, loss, father son relationship, father and son, undercover, grieving father, death of son, father, loss of son, son ...
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Claire is approached by the father of her murdered childhood friend to help investigate the haunted moor he believes is his son's final resting place.
Style:
atmospheric, dark, psychological horror, tense, suspense ...
Plot:
folk horror, supernatural, isolation, grieving father, macabre, fog, loneliness, revelation, childhood trauma, paranormal, investigation, ghost ...
Place:
yorkshire
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
TV show
Story:
After tragically losing his wife, child psychiatrist Dr. Eli Adler encounters a troubled young boy who seems to have a haunting connection to Eli's past.
Style:
psychological thriller, emotional, serious, melancholic, intense ...
Plot:
loss, grief, trauma, suicide, loss of spouse, guilt, grieving father, mental illness, haunting, mourning, child protagonist, memory ...
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Genre: Drama, Family, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
A holiday favourite for generations... George Bailey has spent his entire life giving to the people of Bedford Falls. All that prevents rich skinflint Mr. Potter from taking over the entire town is George's modest building and loan company. ...
Style:
feel good, inspirational, touching, sentimental, uplifting ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, date night, chick flick, adult
Plot:
christmas, holiday, small town, depression, small town life, angel, friendship, self discovery, second chance, life philosophy, life changing experience, alternate history ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, year 1932, year 1945, 1910s ...
Place:
new york, america, new york state, usa
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173
Genre: Action, Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 139 min.
Story:
Lakah Singh gives his life of a Dacoit and lives a happy life with his wife Champa when his son Jaswant becomes three years old, Champa becomes ill with cancer and circumstances force him to be again a Dacoit.
Plot:
guilt, grieving father, surrender, abduction, haunted by the past, redemption, death of wife, accidental death, tragic event, widower, bandit, grief ...
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Genre: Drama, Mystery
Country: UK, France, Algeria
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
After traveling to London to check on their missing children in the wake of the 2005 London terror attacks on the city, two strangers come to discover their respective children had been living together at the time of the attacks
Style:
realistic, atmospheric, psychological, captivating, tense ...
Plot:
muslim, terrorist bombing, terrorist, missing person, koran, father, terrorism, parents and children, family relations, bigotry, religious differences, investigation ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
london, england, europe
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA, Canada, UK
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Dr. Burke Ryan is a successful self-help author and motivational speaker with a secret. While he helps thousands of people cope with tragedy and personal loss, he secretly is unable to overcome the death of his late wife. It's not until Burke ...
Style:
romantic, sentimental, romantic comedy, light, touching ...
Audience:
date night, girls' night, teens, chick flick
Plot:
florist, grief, happy ending, family drama, love story, motivational speaker, life philosophy, love and romance, unfulfillment, writer's life, love affair, life is a bitch ...
Time:
year 2009
Place:
seattle, new jersey, hawaii, new york
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144K
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Denmark, Germany, France, Sweden, Italy, Poland
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
A grieving couple retreats to their cabin 'Eden' in the woods, hoping to repair their broken hearts and troubled marriage. But nature takes its course and things go from bad to worse.
Style:
disturbing, sexy, dark, psychological, bleak ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
insanity, depression, cruelty, guilt, controversy, fear, violence, woods, female nudity, nudity, black magic, male nudity ...
Time:
21st century
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
A grieving father in a downward spiral stumbles across a box of his recently deceased son's demo tapes and lyrics. Shocked by the discovery of this unknown talent, he forms a band in the hope of finding some catharsis.
Style:
touching, heartbreaking, compassionate, suspenseful, lyrical ...
Plot:
coping, redemption, musician, loss of son, intergenerational friendship, visceral, life philosophy, drinking, parent child relationship, family problems, down on your luck, dealing with death ...
Time:
y2k, 21st century
Place:
oklahoma city, usa
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Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Chile
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
Introverted Juan, manager of a mannequin factory, lives alone with his eighteen-year-old gay son, Pablo. Whilst Pablo blithely studies dance, Juan is hoping that, after twenty-five years at the firm, his boss will consider him for a partnership. ...
Style:
psychological, sincere, suspenseful, contemplative, unusual plot structure ...
Plot:
gay son, gay, father son relationship, gay latino, gay sex, gay teenager, single father, gay student, homosexuality, homoeroticism, gay interest, hate crime ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
chile, santiago chile
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
A young girl finds solace in her artist father and the ghost of her dead mother.
Style:
suspense, scary, suspenseful, psychotronic, disturbing ...
Plot:
ghost, supernatural, mission, grief, daughter, mother, father, supernatural power, girl in peril, killing, heroes, exorcism ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, new york
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10K
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
The true story of a small town, working class father who embarks on a solo walk across the U.S. to crusade against bullying after his son is tormented in high school for being gay.
Style:
psychological, touching, talky, melancholic, anamorphic ...
Plot:
gay son, gay teenager, gay interest, father son relationship, gay, high school, cheerleader, high school student, american football, gay student, flash forward, lgbtq ...
Time:
year 2013, 21st century
Place:
usa, idaho, colorado, salt lake city utah, new york
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
"The Invisible Guest” turns on a young businessman who wakes up in a hotel room locked from the inside with the dead body of his lover next to him. He hires a prestigious lawyer, and over one night they work together to clarify what happened ...
Style:
surprise ending, psychological, suspense, twist ending, psychological thriller ...
Plot:
evidence, lawyer, lie, uncover truth, infidelity, suspect, death, murder suspect, interrogation, strong female character, moral dilemma, blackmail ...
Time:
year 2016, 2010s
Place:
spain, iberian peninsula, barcelona
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Retreating from life after a tragedy, a man questions the universe by writing to Love, Time and Death. Receiving unexpected answers, he begins to see how these things interlock and how even loss can reveal moments of meaning and beauty.
Style:
twist ending, sad, sentimental, tear jerker, compassionate ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
loss, anguish, group therapy, death, grief, life philosophy, christmas, solitude, co worker co worker relationship, going crazy, father daughter relationship, anger ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
usa, manhattan new york city, brooklyn new york city, china, new york
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104K
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Louis Creed, his wife Rachel and their two children Gage and Ellie move to a rural home where they are welcomed and enlightened about the eerie 'Pet Sematary' located near their home. After the tragedy of their cat being killed by a truck, ...
Style:
atmospheric, gothic, demonic, scary, bloody ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
father daughter relationship, occult, pets, evil wins, supernatural, evil child, indian burial ground, halloween, back from the dead, grieving father, undead, unhappy ending ...
Time:
year 2019
Place:
maine
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46K
Genre: Action, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, UK, Canada
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A detective becomes entangled in a mystery involving his missing daughter and a secret government program while investigating a string of reality-bending crimes.
Style:
detective, tense, thrilling, captivating, psychological thriller ...
Plot:
disappearance, mind control, hypnosis, missing daughter, survival, police detective, problem, uncover truth, crime investigation, homicide detective, private investigation, sleuth ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
texas, austin texas, mexico
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Life for a happy couple is turned upside down after their young son dies in an accident.
Style:
touching, sexy, sad, independent film, surreal ...
Plot:
loss of child, grief, death in the family, estrangement, tragedy, death of child, support group, memory, death of son, marriage, relationships, redemption ...
Time:
year 2010, 21st century
Place:
new york, usa, california
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: Israel, Germany, France, Switzerland
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
A personal movie inspired by Maoz’s experience as a soldier, through a tragic yet universal story of grief.
Style:
social, surreal, political, cult classic, independent film ...
Plot:
israeli army, bare breasts, camel, israeli, israeli soldier, dementia, grief, loss of son, marijuana, accidental death, judaism, dialogue ...
Time:
year 2017, 2010s
Place:
israel, palestine, middle east, switzerland
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Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Laurie Strode struggles to come to terms with her brother Micheal's deadly return to Haddonfield, Illinois; meanwhile, Michael prepares for another reunion with his sister.
Style:
slasher, suspenseful, suspense, creepy, bleak ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
halloween, serial killer, murder, murderer, gory, psychopath, hospital, holiday horror, brutality, death, murder of a nude woman, extreme violence ...
Time:
year 2009
Place:
chicago
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Genre: Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Joe—a down-on-his-luck truck driver haunted by the memory of his deceased wife and child—meets Julie, a spiritually gifted woman who enlists his help in a desperate effort to find the lost soul of her comatose daughter. But the spirit of ...
Style:
suspense, suspenseful, emotional, psychological, scenic ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
psychic power, hot and sexy, unfulfillment, supernatural, life & death, ghost, donation, death of daughter, death of wife, seance, love, grief ...
Place:
alabama
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Genre: Drama, Horror
Country: Canada
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Bruno Hamel is a thirty eight year old surgeon. He lives in Drummondville with his wife Sylvie, and their eight year-old daughter Jasmine. Like many happy people, he is leading an uneventful life until a beautiful fall afternoon, when his daughter ...
Style:
gloomy, serious, suspenseful, disturbing, suspense ...
Plot:
police, vengeance, revenge, kidnapping, rape, rape and revenge, child killer, torture, vigilante, rape and murder, anger, male nudity ...
Time:
turn of the century
Place:
canada, quebec
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Genre: Drama, Horror
Country: UK
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
An English family of six takes in a pregnant woman who disappears shortly after giving birth. They raise the baby girl as their own, but over the years the strange deaths of their children make them consider whether the little girl is more than she ...
Style:
bleak, scary, serious, suspenseful, grindhouse ...
Plot:
babies and infants, demon, pregnancy, supernatural, danger, mentally unstable, family problems, family life, teenager, murder, evil child, demonic possession ...
Time:
year 1980, 70s
Place:
london
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
In 1998, three white men in the small town of Jasper, Texas, chained a black man to the back of their pickup truck and dragged him to his death. This film relates that story and how it affected all of the residents of the town, both black and white.
Style:
disturbing, sincere, realistic, serious, freeze frame
Plot:
african american, racism, small town, fighting the system, investigation, social decay, social differences, society, life is a bitch, human spirit, injustice, murder ...
Time:
90s
Place:
austin texas, midwest, texas, usa
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