Estranged son movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant estranged son movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out captivating, realistic, suspense, psychological, melancholic and suspenseful films and TV shows about / with estranged son, father son relationship, family relations, revenge, estrangement, husband wife relationship, bare chested male, small town, mother son relationship and dysfunctional family plots mostly in Drama, Comedy and Thriller genres shot in USA, Spain, Czech Republic and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as estranged son: No Beast So Fierce (2016), Safe Passage (2015), The Man (2017), Denmark (2019), Eva Nova (2015), Spy Time (2015), Deep State (2018), Journey Through China (2015), Before the Fall (2004), Us 2 (2014).
Best films
New films
| Boxing Day (2021) | 5.4 | |
| Dexter: New Blood (2021) | 8.0 | |
| Definition Please (2020) | 5.4 | |
| The Strays (2023) | 4.9 | |
| Atlas (2018) | 7.3 |
List of estranged son movies
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Released after 20 years in prison, ex-con Charlie Sundstrom (Bailey Chase) returns to his home town to find that his estranged son, who has disappeared into the criminal underworld, is being hunted by a ruthless gang leader. Charlie enlists the help ...
Style:
twist ending, dark, captivating, psychological, thrilling ...
Plot:
ex convict, father son relationship, gang, prison, estranged son, criminal gang, street gang, criminal, gang member, social problems, family relations, bandit ...
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Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: Argentina, Spain
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
In the present, in Spain, Miguel's mind, affected by a brain disease, seems cloistered in the past, in Argentina, in the seventies, when he risked his life for his ideals. He is obsessed with finding a woman named Diana. Mario, his son, who has ...
Style:
suspenseful, psychological, touching, captivating, suspense ...
Plot:
father son relationship, political repression, terrorist group, military dictatorship, estranged son, fall in love, love, haunted by the past, violence, memory loss, family drama, boyfriend girlfriend relationship ...
Time:
70s
Place:
argentina, spain
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Genre: Drama
Country: Denmark, Norway, Czech Republic
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Simon is the king of the Danish art scene - eccentric, successful, wealthy, with a beautiful wife and a young mistress. Life is beautiful, until the day his unknown son Casper turns up and attracts all the attention. It turns out that Casper is the ...
Plot:
street art, street artist, artist, painter, father son relationship, estranged son, female nudity, sex scene, nordic, parent child relationship, painting, graffiti ...
Place:
copenhagen, berlin germany
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Herb’s life is a mess. He’s lost his welfare, can’t hold a job, can’t talk to his son, has a neighbour who won’t shut up and a diet that consists mainly of cheap beer and mushy peas. It’s no way to live and he knows it.
Then he learns ...
Style:
sentimental, touching, light, melancholic, sincere ...
Plot:
criminal, father son relationship, arrest, lonely man, little girl, bank robbery, teenage boy, bare chested male, senior citizen, hotel room, noisy neighbor, violence ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Slovakia, Czech Republic
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Eva would do anything to regain the love of the one she hurt the most - her son. She is a recovered alcoholic but decades ago she was a famous actress.
Style:
realistic, serious, disturbing, sincere, captivating ...
Plot:
alcoholic, mother son conflict, group therapy, addiction, female alcoholic, ex husband ex wife relationship, dysfunctional family, estranged mother, rehabilitation, manipulative person, family relations, estranged son ...
Place:
vienna
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Adolfo, a thirty something security guard, is going through a bad patch. Not only his lifetime girlfriend has just to finished with him to be a guy with no ambition but, moreover, he becomes the target of a series of thugs led by Vázquez, a ...
Style:
parody, not serious, humorous, spoof, entertaining ...
Plot:
secret agent, espionage, misfit, save the day, secret identity, fish out of water, disorder, danger, undercover, master villain, parents and children, father son relationship ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
spain, europe
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Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
What happens when a man who believes he has retired from MI6 is called back to do one more job to regain his life, only to discover that this job may mean he has no life to go back to.
Style:
serious, disturbing, tense, suspense, exciting ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
intelligence agency, british secret service, cia, terrorist, spy, tough guy, conspiracy, father son relationship, estranged son, special agent, revenge, danger ...
Place:
middle east, washington d.c., africa, london, iran
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Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Liliane, a provincial nurse in her peaceful fifties, must cope with the accidental death of her son in China. She decides to fly there in order to repatriate the body. This mourning journey will soon turn out to be a trip of discovery of her son ...
Style:
realistic, serious, sentimental, touching, intercultural
Plot:
self discovery, uncover truth, hopes, estrangement, bittersweet, dealing with death, death in the family, journey, estranged son, language barrier, death of son, mother ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
china, asia
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Genre: Drama, Sport, Thriller, War
Country: Germany
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
In 1942, Friedrich Weimer's boxing skills get him an appointment to a National Political Academy (NaPolA) – high schools that produce Nazi elite. Over his father's objections, Friedrich enrolls. During his year in seventh ...
Style:
melancholic, emotional, disturbing, harsh, touching ...
Plot:
boxing, nazi, friendship, nazi germany, boarding school, german soldier, anti semitism, pow, boys' school, youth, military school, gestapo ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, year 1942, post world war two
Place:
germany, europe, berlin germany, cape town south africa, london ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Czech Republic
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A love story of the 21st century. Hoping for change, Ema (Jana Plodková) runs away from her family and leaves her husband. She hides at the apartment of her hairdresser, a gay guy Tony (Ondrej Nosálek), even though she barely knows him. At the ...
Style:
lgbt cinema, psychological, captivating, humorous, suspense ...
Plot:
husband wife relationship, marital crisis, friendship, female protagonist, estranged son, adulterous husband, father daughter relationship, mother daughter relationship, love triangle, strong female character, gay man straight woman relationship, twists and turns ...
Place:
prague
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Genre: Comedy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 55 min.
Story:
'Knock Knock' tells the story of down-on-his-luck former boxer Sam Grant, who one night finds himself caught in a whirlwind of conjecture and conundrum as his colorful and quirky neighbors come to him with scary tales of their ...
Style:
humorous, scary, suspenseful, suspense, captivating ...
Plot:
boxer, vampire, estranged son, killing, curses spells and rituals, youth, vengeance, society, peril, victim, murder, rescue ...
Time:
80s, 21st century
Place:
usa
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Czech Republic
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
What happens in the mountains, stay in the mountains. Giant Mountains are truly the spice of local highlanders who live here, whether any season. Skier with one leg, the legendary womanizer adorned with infertility, the bartender with a penchant for ...
Style:
humorous, melancholic, touching, entertaining, captivating ...
Plot:
husband wife relationship, tradition, father son relationship, half brother half brother relationship, estranged son, family tradition, traumatic experience, mother son relationship, older woman younger man relationship, outdoor sex, age-gap relationship, trauma ...
Time:
year 1977, 70s
Place:
central europe, europe
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, USA, Spain
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
After her son Kevin commits a horrific act, troubled mother Eva reflects on her complicated relationship with her disturbed son as he grew from a toddler into a teenager.
Style:
disturbing, psychological, bleak, depressing, gloomy ...
Audience:
teens, toddlers, teen drama, adult
Plot:
psychopath, evil child, school shooting, high school, childhood, guilt, prison visit, depression, teenager, sociopath, antisocial behavior, teenage boy ...
Time:
year 2011, 90s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
united kingdom, america, connecticut, usa, new york ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
An estranged father and son spend the day ambling around a cemetery, wandering the wilderness, searching for family, and stumbling through disharmony and heartache.
Style:
melancholic, atmospheric, dramatic, serious, harsh ...
Plot:
father son relationship, son, father, father and son, cemetery, character study, estrangement, family drama, family relations, alienation, parents and children, estranged son ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
The story of Monica Chowdry, a National Spelling Bee champ…from 15 years ago. Life hasn’t quite panned out as expected for Monica since her big win. When her estranged older brother returns home to help care for their sick mother, the siblings ...
Style:
psychological, thrilling, captivating, heartfelt, melancholic ...
Plot:
sibling rivalry, brother, mental health, family drama, problem, family relations, relationships, teenage life, brother sister reunion, family problems, satire, estranged brother ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Germany, Norway
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
A father tries to rekindle his relationship with his son after years of absence and lack of communication. He takes him on a car ride across northern Norway, hoping it is not too late.
Style:
captivating, thrilling, psychological, contemplative, emotional ...
Plot:
father son relationship, road trip, estrangement, coming of age, reconciliation, family drama, father son estrangement, estranged father, family problems, absent father, estranged son, journey ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Ireland, USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
When estranged siblings Lindsay and Brad travel to Scotland at Christmas to reunite with their mother Jo, a big family secret is revealed.
Style:
thrilling, christmas special
Plot:
christmas, christmas eve, brother sister relationship, mother daughter relationship, holiday, brother sister reunion, family reunited, sister, estranged son, satire, mother son reunion, estranged brother ...
Place:
scotland, europe
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Denmark
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
The two estranged brothers Emil and Magnus travel to Spain to bring home the body of their drunken and now dead father. What Emil doesn’t know is that Magnus has only agreed to go because of their father’s valuable Rolex watch which can save his ...
Style:
dark comedy, road movie, semi serious, entertaining, captivating ...
Plot:
corpse, dead father, road trip, brother brother relationship, relationships, brothers, family relations, estranged father, satire, journey, estrangement, estranged brother ...
Place:
spain
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
A quiet, stoic man, lives a monk-like existence in self-imposed exile. When his estranged son is killed in a drug deal gone bad, he is left to look after a granddaughter he never knew existed, and he is forced back into a life he tried to put behind ...
Style:
tense, captivating, suspenseful, exciting, serious ...
Plot:
violence, drug, estranged son, drug smuggling, drug dealing, father and son, baker, illegal drugs, father son estrangement, drug trade, drug dealer, son ...
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
On the brink of losing her childhood home, Maddie discovers an intriguing job listing: wealthy helicopter parents looking for someone to “date” their introverted 19-year-old son, Percy, before he leaves for college. To her surprise, Maddie soon ...
Style:
raunchy comedy, entertaining, humorous, feel good, captivating ...
Plot:
skinny dipping, female nudity, public nudity, animal shelter, friendship, female pubic hair, guy, financial problem, young man, money problems, adventure hero, teenage boy ...
Place:
new york state, new york
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Brazil
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
A father who never stopped fighting against drugs. A son who never stopped using them. Two sides of the same coin. Victor is a cop who has fought all his life to curb cocaine trafficking. His son is a drug addict who has become one of the most ...
Style:
suspense, captivating, thought provoking, disturbing, tense ...
Plot:
sex, favela, drug cartel, war on drugs, drug, father son relationship, criminal, drug traffic, cocaine, father son estrangement, relationship problems, estranged father ...
Time:
90s, 70s
Place:
rio de janeiro, northeast brazil, brazil
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Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Wally Olynyk (Stefan Wodoslawsky) returns home to the Cape Breton region of Nova Scotia in this somber drama. After years of living in Los Angeles, he hopes to attend his high-school reunion and visit with his father Stan (Jan Rubes). Stan is the ...
Style:
melancholic, emotional, bleak, realistic, independent film ...
Plot:
father son relationship, alzheimer's disease, family drama, small town, memory loss, character study, estranged son, getting home, regret, mortician, reconciliation, homecoming ...
Place:
nova scotia, canada, nova scotia, canada, los angeles
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
An ex-convict, after spending six years in prison, tries to re-establish a relationship with the son he hasn't seen in all that time.
Style:
realistic, heartfelt, emotional, melancholic, independent film ...
Plot:
father son relationship, ex convict, family drama, second chance, redemption, reconciliation, estranged son, forgiveness, regret, male protagonist, parenting, bittersweet ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
los angeles
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Mystery
Country: Israel
Duration: 40 min.
TV show
Story:
A soldier named Aviel returns to his family because of his grandfather's death, after ten years of not speaking to them.
Style:
semi serious, psychological, disturbing, captivating, tense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
family reunited, soldier, family relations, father son estrangement, family problems, family secret, family drama, estrangement, father son relationship, dysfunctional family, satire, parents and children ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
israel
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A bride's wedding night takes a sinister turn when her eccentric new in-laws force her to take part in a terrifying game.
Style:
horror comedy, scary, suspense, brutal, dark comedy ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
game, rite, satanic cult, hide and seek, ritual, wedding, pursuit, family curse, fiancee, murder, woman kills a man, twists and turns ...
Time:
2010s, year 1989, year 2019, 80s
Place:
illinois, canada
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Spain
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Spain, 1974. A teenager and his father are traveling in a car that is the only property they have. Their life is a continuous move by desolate coastal apartments in the tourism low season. When forced to change route and get away from sea, their ...
Style:
road movie, sexual, manga, realistic, semi serious ...
Audience:
date night, girls' night
Plot:
teenage boy, father son relationship, estranged son, sex, dictatorship, first sexual experience, school expulsion, aspiring singer, coming of age, virgin, love, salesman ...
Time:
70s, year 1974
Place:
spain, europe
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Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
A man, always very devoted to his mother, decides to look for his father whom he never met. He meats a seducing older woman prone to drinking and her aged boyfriend whom she grew tired of.
Style:
independent film, dark comedy, black comedy, crying, non-linear ...
Plot:
on off relationship, caught having sex, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, older man younger woman relationship, husband wife reunion, dark humor, estranged son, love hate relationship, estranged father, father issues, drunkenness, single mother ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Germany, Austria, Netherlands
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
The chance meeting of two people at the darkest moments of their lives leads to a bright new beginning : Arthur (around 50) and Claire (around 30) pull each other from the abyss – by trying to save the other they see the worth of their own life.
Style:
melancholic, romantic drama, life affirming, emotional, realistic ...
Plot:
connection, terminal illness, humanity, intimate, soul searching, empathy, bittersweet, second chance, healing, loneliness, redemption, companion ...
Place:
amsterdam
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Set in the 1980s, an estranged family hires a cult deprogrammer to take back their teenage son from a murderous cult, but find themselves under siege when the cultists surround their cabin, demanding the boy back.
Style:
slasher, suspense, psychological, suspenseful, tense ...
Plot:
isolated house, brother brother relationship, terror, family in danger, baby, kidnapping, family home, night, father son relationship, home invasion, siege, murder ...
Time:
20th century, 80s, year 1983
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 40 min.
TV show
Story:
A prominent Boston family attempts to redefine itself in the wake of a chilling discovery that links their recently deceased patriarch to a string of murders spanning decades — amid the mounting suspicion that one of them may have been his ...
Style:
tense, suspense, captivating, slasher, anthology ...
Plot:
murder, suspicion, husband wife relationship, murder investigation, cover up, female politician, serial killer, dysfunctional family, open marriage, police investigation, marital crisis, secret ...
Place:
usa, boston
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