Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "dysfunctional-father-son-relationship"

1. The Patient (2022)

TV-MA | 30 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

A psychotherapist finds himself held prisoner by a serial killer who demands he help him curb his homicidal urges.

Stars: Steve Carell, Domhnall Gleeson, Laura Niemi, Andrew Leeds

Votes: 31,066

2. Rebel Without a Cause (1955)

PG-13 | 111 min | Drama

A rebellious young man with a troubled past comes to a new town, finding friends and enemies.

Director: Nicholas Ray | Stars: James Dean, Natalie Wood, Sal Mineo, Jim Backus

Votes: 98,161

3. Terra Nova (I) (2011)

TV-14 | 46 min | Adventure, Drama, Mystery

Centers on the Shannons, an ordinary family from 2149 when the planet is dying, who are transported back 85 million years to prehistoric Earth where they join Terra Nova, a colony of humans with a second chance to build a civilization.

Stars: Jason O'Mara, Shelley Conn, Christine Adams, Allison Miller

Votes: 86,178

4. Nanny McPhee Returns (2010)

PG | 109 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy

Nanny McPhee arrives to help a harried young mother who is trying to run the family farm while her husband is away at war, though she uses her magic to teach the woman's children and their two spoiled cousins five new lessons.

Director: Susanna White | Stars: Emma Thompson, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Ralph Fiennes, Oscar Steer

Votes: 37,142 | Gross: $29.20M

5. Dark Tide (2012)

PG-13 | 114 min | Adventure, Drama, Thriller

A professional diver tutor returns to deep waters after 1 year, following an almost fatal encounter with a great white shark. The nightmare from the deep is still lurking - more carnivorous and hungry than ever.

Director: John Stockwell | Stars: Halle Berry, Olivier Martinez, Ralph Brown, Sizwe Msutu

Votes: 9,448

6. The Arrangement (1969)

R | 125 min | Drama, Romance

An adman attempts to rebuild his shattered life after suffering a nervous breakdown.

Director: Elia Kazan | Stars: Kirk Douglas, Faye Dunaway, Deborah Kerr, Richard Boone

Votes: 3,387 | Gross: $8.72M

7. Panic (2000)

R | 88 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

Alex, a hit man, tries to get out of the family business, but his father won't let him do so. While seeking the help of a therapist, he meets a sexually charged 23-year-old woman with whom he falls in love.

Director: Henry Bromell | Stars: William H. Macy, Neve Campbell, John Ritter, Donald Sutherland

Votes: 9,055 | Gross: $0.78M

8. The Strange Woman (1946)

Approved | 100 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller

In 1820s New England beautiful but poor and manipulative Jenny Hager marries rich old man Isaiah Poster but also seduces his son and his company foreman.

Directors: Edgar G. Ulmer, Douglas Sirk | Stars: Hedy Lamarr, George Sanders, Louis Hayward, Gene Lockhart

Votes: 2,467

9. Rialto (2019)

90 min | Drama

Colm, mid-40s has a comfortable life: a managerial job in Dublin's docks, two teenage children, and a kind, loyal wife in Claire. After the death of his father, a destructive figure, Colm's emotional life cracks open, and his downward spiral continues when he is made redundant. Drinking heavily and unable to confide in Claire, Colm finds himself drawn to Jay, a 19-year-old who dabbles in ... See full summary »

Director: Peter Mackie Burns | Stars: Tom Vaughan-Lawlor, Tom Glynn-Carney, Monica Dolan, Sophie Jo Wasson

Votes: 926

10. Fear Strikes Out (1957)

Approved | 100 min | Biography, Drama, Sport

True story of the life of Jimmy Piersall, who battled mental illness to achieve stardom in major league baseball.

Director: Robert Mulligan | Stars: Anthony Perkins, Karl Malden, Norma Moore, Adam Williams

Votes: 2,164

11. Repeaters (2010)

89 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Three twenty-somethings find themselves in an impossible time loop, where each day they awaken to the same terrifying day as the preceding one.

Director: Carl Bessai | Stars: Dustin Milligan, Amanda Crew, Richard de Klerk, Alexia Fast

Votes: 7,064

12. Metal Skin (1994)

TV-MA | 115 min | Action, Drama, Romance

A teenager's involvement with a young Don Juan, his girlfriend and a Satan-worshipping shoplifter leads to tragedy.

Director: Geoffrey Wright | Stars: Aden Young, Tara Morice, Nadine Garner, Ben Mendelsohn

Votes: 551

13. Outside the Law (1956)

Approved | 81 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

An ex-con is given the chance to redeem himself, and revenge the murder of an old army buddy, by going undercover in Germany and helping the authorities break up a ring of international ... See full summary »

Director: Jack Arnold | Stars: Ray Danton, Leigh Snowden, Grant Williams, Onslow Stevens

Votes: 211

14. Churchill (2021)

45 min | Documentary, Biography

The life of controversial yet iconic British Prime Minister Winston Churchill.

Stars: Aaron Neil, Katherine Carter, Alexandra Churchill, Sarah Gristwood

Votes: 42

15. Nessuna qualità agli eroi (2007)

102 min | Crime, Drama

A psychologically damaged youth decides to kill his parents.

Director: Paolo Franchi | Stars: Bruno Todeschini, Elio Germano, Irène Jacob, Maria de Medeiros

Votes: 289

16. High Yellow (1965)

83 min | Drama

Cynthia Wood, a light-skinned 17-year-old girl, tries to pass as white after getting hired by wealthy movie magnate Mr. Langley, who has problems with his spoiled wife and promiscuous teenage daughter and son.

Director: Larry Buchanan | Stars: Cynthia Hull, Warren Hammack, Annabelle Weenick, Bob Brown

Votes: 71

17. As Borboletas Também Amam (1979)

92 min | Drama

Story about people who experience situations beyond accepted moral patterns. Among them, a girl who engages in prostitution, despite having a serious relationship, and gets involved with ... See full summary »

Director: J.B. Tanko | Stars: Paulo Porto, Rossana Ghessa, Neila Tavares, Nestor de Montemar

Votes: 30

18. The Masseuse (2018)

20 min | Short, Sci-Fi

The Masseuse is a science fiction love story set in a futuristic Kuala Lumpur between a humanoid masseuse and her technician who has a disturbing past.

Director: Tan Ce Ding | Stars: Koe Shern, Candy Ice

Votes: 132

19. Slova (2019)

12 min | Short

Slobodan meets his father Nenad for the first time in twenty-five years to discuss signing over to Slobodan the deed of the house which Nenad wants to leave him. Their relationship is ... See full summary »

Director: Bojan Radanovic | Stars: Mario Knezovic, Zarko Savic, Anja Matkovic

Votes: 8

20. Supernatural (2005–2020)
Episode: Bugs (2005)

TV-14 | 44 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

Sam and Dean head to Oklahoma to investigate a recent spate of insect related deaths around a new housing development.

Director: Kim Manners | Stars: Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles, Andrew Airlie, Carrie Genzel

Votes: 7,628

21. Churchill (2021)
Episode: Beginnings (2021)

45 min | Documentary, Biography

Churchill's privileged upbringing, his difficult relationship with his father, his fledgling early military and journalistic career, and how his incredible Boer War adventure made him famous.

Director: Chris Durlacher | Stars: Aaron Neil, Priya Atwal, Katherine Carter, Alexandra Churchill

Votes: 12

22. The Patient (2022)
Episode: The Cantor's Husband (2022)

TV-MA | 46 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

For Sam, an unexpected decision shows progress towards his goals, but Dr. Strauss demands even more.

Director: Chris Long | Stars: Steve Carell, Domhnall Gleeson, Linda Emond, Andrew Leeds

Votes: 999

23. The Mentalist (2008–2015)
Episode: Like a Redheaded Stepchild (2011)

TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Rigsby is forced to turn to his ex-con father to help solve the murder of a prison guard.

Director: Eric Laneuville | Stars: Simon Baker, Robin Tunney, Tim Kang, Owain Yeoman

Votes: 1,245

24. Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (2022– )
Episode: Those Old Scientists (2023)

TV-PG | 48 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

An accident while investigating a time portal sends Ensigns Beckett Mariner and Bradward Boimler through time from the 24th Century, and Captain Pike and his crew must get them back where they belong before they can alter the timeline.

Director: Jonathan Frakes | Stars: Anson Mount, Ethan Peck, Jess Bush, Christina Chong

Votes: 7,890

25. Rogue (2013–2017)
Episode: Killing Grace (2013)

TV-MA | 56 min | Action, Crime, Drama

The truth behind Sam's death is revealed. Grace escapes from the hospital and, unable to get hold of Mitch, Grace turns to Wilson for help. Wilson explains that Max's arrest was staged and that Max grew up with another detective in OPD.

Director: Nick Hamm | Stars: Thandiwe Newton, Marton Csokas, Joshua Sasse, Jarod Joseph

Votes: 101

26. Call Me Fitz (2010–2013)
Episode: Pulling a Polanski (2013)

TV-MA | 29 min | Comedy

Larry is convinced that loneliness is at the root of Ken's strange behavior. Pat Childs encroaching on their business and Fitz enlists his help to take down Pat Childs using a classic pedophile scam. Fitz discovers a family secret.

Director: James Allodi | Stars: Jason Priestley, Peter MacNeill, Donavon Stinson, Joanna Cassidy

Votes: 12

27. Ieuru onna (2016– )
Episode: Episode #2.8 (2019)

Drama

Two sets of customers come to the real-estate agency hoping to sell their houses, but each has one member of the family against the idea. Sangenya is adamant however. She will sell their ... See full summary »

Stars: Keiko Kitagawa, Tôru Nakamura, Ayako Imoto, Yûdai Chiba