Single mother movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant single mother movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out captivating, realistic, psychological, suspense, emotional and disturbing films and TV shows about / with single mother, female protagonist, family relations, relationships, poverty, mother, love and romance, single parent, mother daughter relationship and female nudity plots mostly in Drama, Comedy and Romance genres shot in USA, France, Spain and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as single mother: Taht El Wesaya (2023), Captivated (2024), Yeditepe Istanbul (2001), The Obscure Spring (2014), Not on My Watch (2017), Cookies & Cream (2008), My Name Is Ki (2011), Women's Day (2012), Abduction Runs in the Family (2021), The Lucky One (2012).
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New films
Genre: Drama
Country: Egypt
Duration: 35 min.
TV show
Story:
In the face of a patriarchal society, Hanan, a recently widowed mother of two, will do anything to keep custody of her children—even if it means becoming a fisherwoman.
Style:
thrilling, captivating, suspenseful, psychological, dramatic
Plot:
patriarchy, single mother, children, motherhood, family bonds, gender roles, family drama, custody battle, life is a bitch, women, female protagonist, social issues ...
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Ireland, UK
TV show
Story:
Single mum Rachel is on the poverty line, leaving her working all hours of the day as a cleaner to provide for her son. Out of the blue, she is approached by a wealthy businessman offering her a new job with better pay and shorter hours. However, ...
Style:
psychological thriller, psychological, captivating, thrilling, tense ...
Plot:
single mother, deception, manipulation, employer employee relationship, female protagonist, rich and poor, problem, relationships, chambermaid, secret, psychological manipulation, suspicion ...
Time:
2020s
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Turkey
TV show
Story:
When Olcay's husband commits suicide and leaves a huge debt behind, Olcay and her teenage daughter, Duru, are forced to move to a slum in Istanbul. They find themselves financially dependent on Olcay's only remaining friend, so Olcay ...
Style:
humorous, captivating, sincere, disturbing, emotional ...
Plot:
mother daughter relationship, single mother, slum, mother and daughter, female protagonist, poverty, social realism, family drama, city life, money problems, financial problem, social problems ...
Place:
istanbul turkey
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Genre: Drama
Country: Mexico
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Igor is a plumber; Pina serves coffee. It is winter and they both deeply desire each other, but they are not free. In trying to figure out how to realize their love, she decides to make a lion costume for her little son and he decides to buy a ...
Style:
erotic, captivating, hispanic, hot
Plot:
sex scene, sexual intercourse, adulterous husband, single mother, female pubic hair, intercourse, extramarital affair, female exhibitionist, horny woman, sexual attraction, love triangle, adultery ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
A single mother gets entangled in a web of lies to protect her sons.
Style:
suspense, psychological, captivating, disturbing, crime drama ...
Plot:
single mother, parent child relationship, protective mother, deception, family relations, family problems, social problems, single parent, life is a bitch, female protagonist, financial problem, children ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
paris france
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A racially mixed single mother accepts an amateur porn gig to take care of her daughter and herself.
Style:
independent film, tense, melancholic, sexy, erotic
Plot:
single mother, trust, sex work, survival, female protagonist, mother daughter relationship, character study, poverty, social commentary, sexuality, desperation, working class ...
Place:
new york
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Genre: Drama
Country: Poland
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Ki is a young woman who no longer wants to live with the father of her child. She moves into a house in which lives Miko, a serious man who does not care for distractions. The responsibility of raising a child on her own comes up against the need to ...
Style:
captivating, light, realistic, emotional, witty ...
Plot:
single mother, parenthood, female protagonist, independent woman, young mother, relationships, love and romance, male female relationship, couple relations, love affair, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, young couple ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Poland
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Helina, a modest checkout assistant at the Butterfly retail chain, dreams about getting a better life for herself and her daughter. An opportunity presents itself when Helina becomes a store manager. However, she soon discovers that the price for ...
Style:
realistic, psychological, tense, suspense, captivating ...
Plot:
supermarket, single mother, injustice, fraud, working class, social commentary, female protagonist, exploitation, character study, social realism, moral dilemma, coworker ...
Place:
poland
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Alyssa Manning was abducted as a small child and spent seven years living with her kidnapper before she was returned safely to her parents.
Style:
thrilling, suspenseful, captivating, tense
Plot:
mother daughter relationship, panic attack, family relations, writers, problem, single parent, kidnapping, female protagonist, single mother, kidnapped, crime investigation, female writer ...
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Romance, War
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
U.S. Marine Sergeant Logan Thibault returns from his third tour of duty in Iraq, with the one thing he credits with keeping him alive-a photograph he found of a woman he doesn't even know. Learning her name is Beth and where she lives, he shows ...
Style:
romantic, emotional, sentimental, touching, teen ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night, date night, teens
Plot:
love story, love affair, love and romance, lovers, true love, love, veteran, single mother, soldier, destiny, obsessive quest, hopes ...
Time:
year 2012, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
north carolina, usa, new jersey, new orleans, middle east ...
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
A divorced woman finds sexual liberation through online dating.
Style:
romantic, captivating, sincere, sexy, hot
Plot:
abusive husband, older woman younger man sex, sex scene, sexual desire, sex club, single mother, failed marriage, seductive behavior, sexually frustrated woman, milf, ambition, horniness ...
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Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
A recent widow is glad when her son finds a new friend. But it soon becomes clear that he's after a different type of companionship. Will their attraction be her undoing? And what secrets is hiding?
Style:
psychological, suspense, disturbing, captivating
Plot:
single mother, sex with friend's mother, young widow, older woman younger man sex, male female relationship, widow, friend, love interest, relationship problems, family relations, couple relations, obsession ...
Time:
2020s
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Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 139 min.
Story:
A peculiar neighbor offers hope to a recent widow who is struggling to raise a teenager who is unpredictable and, sometimes, violent.
Style:
melancholic, psychological, touching, independent film, atmospheric ...
Audience:
teens, family friendly, teen drama
Plot:
oedipus complex, dysfunctional family, single mother, mentally unstable, juvenile delinquent, childhood, troubled teen, teenage boy, mother love, mother son relationship, teenager, adhd ...
Time:
2010s, year 2014, near future, year 2015, year 1982 ...
Place:
quebec, canada, montreal
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Genre: Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A single mother struggles to pay the rent and put food on the table for her 10 year old son.
Style:
social, serious, touching, realistic, suspense ...
Plot:
poverty, single mother, parents and children, single parent, dysfunctional family, ambition, working class, bittersweet, frustration, friendship, female protagonist, life philosophy ...
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Germany
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
The everyday lives of teenagers, coming from various social backgrounds. For them, sexuality has become a substitute for love, resulting from emotional neglect.
Style:
erotic, thought provoking, romantic, touching, sentimental ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
teenager, underage sex, mother daughter relationship, group sex, nymphomania, watching sex, single mother, sexuality, teenage sex, pregnancy, marital problem, male pubic hair ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
germany
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
During World War I, a home care nurse treats a man who lost one leg on the front lines. A strong bond arises between them and evolves into a passionate love affair.
Style:
sexy, romantic, rough, controversial, stylized ...
Plot:
loveless marriage, nightmare, lechery, world war one, horny wife, animal sex, single mother, cuckold husband, church, love, nurse, husband wife relationship ...
Time:
year 1918, 20th century, year 2015
Place:
france, europe
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A man and a woman are brought together by chance for several months. He is younger than she is, married, Russian, officially a diplomat stationed in Paris. She is a beautiful teacher and researcher, with her feet firmly on the ground. The film ...
Style:
erotic, lyrical, captivating, romantic, entertaining
Plot:
male female relationship, submissive woman, passion, lovers, relationship problems, female nudity, dating, love affair, love triangle, betrayal, love interest, couples ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Colombia, France
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Silvia, a single mother and a lawyer, is implicated in a corruption scandal. But in addition to trouble at work, she is also facing a more crippling problem: her mother’s cancer has returned. While she is forced to face up to her mother’s ...
Style:
psychological, captivating, disturbing, serious, emotional ...
Plot:
single mother, cancer, mother daughter relationship, female protagonist, corruption, lawyer, family drama, fighting illness, family relations, illness, life is a bitch, problem ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Denmark
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
18-year old Christian has just graduated from high school. At his summer job he is seduced by the 36-year old single mother Sanne. Soon he is drawn into a world of sensuality and his acquaintance with Sanne turns into an intense love affair which ...
Style:
erotic, captivating, psychological, suspenseful, sincere ...
Audience:
teen drama, adult
Plot:
older woman younger man relationship, coming of age, single mother, male female relationship, teenager, jealousy, female nudity, breakup, age difference, erotica, male nudity, mother son relationship ...
Place:
denmark
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Argentina, France, Netherlands, Spain
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Florence, a young irresponsible mother and her precocious daughter, Eugenia, have an unusual relationship. The roles between the two are reversed. Florence is totally inept at caring for a daughter, whereas Eugenia, only 10 years old, shows maturity ...
Style:
realistic, semi serious, sincere, humorous, emotional ...
Plot:
pregnant woman, dysfunctional family, abortion, pregnancy, youth, precocious child, drug use, family relations, drug dealer, grandmother granddaughter relationship, single mother, single parent ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
argentina, latin america
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Genre: Drama
Country: Chile, Spain, Mexico
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
In Chile, during the 60´s, the son of a poor single teenage girl turns out to be a gifted painter. The man to discover his talent is the owner of the drugstore that lies in the outskirts of the small rural town, next to the railroad. He himself is ...
Style:
historical drama, disturbing, captivating, suspense, melancholic ...
Plot:
painting, disappearance, coup d'etat, single mother, pharmacist, child prodigy, art, painter, art critic, social problems, life is a bitch, artists' life ...
Time:
60s, year 1973
Place:
chile, latin america
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A hit-man tries to seduce the mother of a child who witnessed his most recent kill.
Style:
neo noir, independent film, realistic, serious, rough ...
Audience:
toddlers
Plot:
hitman, sex scene, child witness, female chauvinist, female sexist, single mother, misandrist, witness, child, feminist, feminism, gangster ...
Time:
80s
Place:
new york
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
A raw and honest comedic look at a single, 20-something from Southie whose desires for relationships, sex, and a career collide with the realities of young, single motherhood.
Style:
erotic, sensual, semi serious, emotional, cynical ...
Plot:
motherhood, single mother, parenthood, sex, young girl, family problems, society, new life, blended family, religious differences, poverty, class differences ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
About a single Mom who moonlights as a contract killer. Maggie Marvel must balance career and family, murder and math homework. She is pushed into this dangerous world... only to find out she is very good at it.
Style:
captivating, entertaining, light, crime drama, suspense ...
Plot:
assassin, single mother, double life, working mom, contract killer, female protagonist, female mercenary, relationship vs career, family relations, hitman, murderer, dual identity ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Argentina, Spain
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Thirty-year-old Javier (Diego Peretti) is a surgeon and in his free time works as a disc jockey. He decides to marry and move to the United States with his girlfriend María (Soledad Villamil). They make all their plans; they wed, and then María is ...
Style:
semi serious, touching, realistic, witty, offbeat ...
Plot:
dating, infidelity, single mother, couples, nothing goes right, mother daughter relationship, love and romance, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, husband wife relationship, wedding, nudity, airport ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
florida, miami, usa, argentina
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Germany
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Anna is a young working mom, with baby twins. Her boss who doesn't understand the situation fires her just before losing his memory in an accident. Anna then decides to teach him a lesson and switch places with him.
Style:
funny, entertaining, feel good, captivating, humorous ...
Plot:
single mother, switching roles, boss, memory lapse, memory loss, fall in love, layoff, employer employee relationship, male female relationship, career change, workplace situations, con trick ...
Place:
germany
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
A poor single mother, who is trying to turn her life around, is thrust into a fight for survival when her ex-husband relapses and spirals out of control.
Style:
tense, suspense
Plot:
single mother, female protagonist, parenthood, addiction, family drama, poverty, determination, survival, financial difficulty, realism, confrontation, resilience ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
In 1930s Southern US, a widow and her family try to run their cotton farm with the help of a disparate group of friends.
Style:
uplifting, gothic, sentimental, touching, emotional ...
Audience:
date night, family outing, girls' night, chick flick
Plot:
great depression, ku klux klan, racism, farm, blindness, small town, lynching, mother, single mother, survival, friendship, blind character ...
Time:
1930s, 20th century, year 1935, year 1984, 80s
Place:
texas, southern usa, austin texas, midwest, usa
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Genre: Thriller
Country: Belgium, Canada
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
An overprotective mother tries to stop her son's budding relationship with a flirtatious young divorce.
Style:
serious, psychological, suspenseful, disturbing, independent film ...
Plot:
mother son conflict, destructive relationship, family relations, parents and children, fall in love, obsession, mentally unstable, single mother, domineering mother, small town, performer's life, mother ...
Time:
21st century
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Sweden
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
When single mom Ella creates a profile on a dating site opens the door to a new world of romance, adventure, occasional disappointment, but also a lot of wonderful passion. But what is it really Ella wants? Dejta is a warm Swedish drama comedy about ...
Style:
psychological, semi serious, thrilling, satirical, captivating ...
Plot:
online dating, single mother, swedish, relationships, romantic relationship, love interest, single parent, dating, dating service, dating show, satire, love affair ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
eastern europe
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