Amanda (2018), Lazybones (1925), Que Horas Ela Volta? (2015), Private Property (2006), 20th Century Women (2016), Eeshwar (1989), St. Vincent (2014), A Home of Our Own (1993) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Single Mothers movies.
Storyline: When 20-year-old David's elder sister is brutally killed in an attack, he takes charge of his 7-year-old niece, Amanda.
Plot Keywords: brother, sister, niece, mother, murder victim, friend, brooding ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: "Lazybones" Steve (Buck Jones) is fawned over by his girlfriend, Agnes (Jane Novak) and doting mother. But, when he saves Agnes' sister from a suicide attempt, this loafer suddenly finds himself raising her secret newborn daughter, Kit. His easy life turns hard when the town assumes she's his illegitimate child. Steve is called to fight in World War I, and when he returns Kit is no longer a picked-on kid but a beautiful woman (Madge Bellamy). Then his love becomes not quite so paternal.
Plot Keywords: man, mother, adopted daughter, troubled woman, girlfriend, mother-in-law, mushy ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Val spends 13 years working as nanny to Fabinho in São Paulo. She is financially stable but has to live with the guilt of having left her daughter Jéssica, in Pernambuco, in the northeast of Brazil, raised by relatives. As college entrance exams roll around, Jéssica wants to come to São Paulo to take her college entrance exams too. When Jéssica arrives, cohabitation is not easy. Everyone will be affected by the personality and candor of the girl and Val finds herself right in the middle of it.
Plot Keywords: housekeeper, maid, family member, mother, daughter, son, charming ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Pascale (Isabelle Huppert) leads a lonely life with her adult sons François (Yannick Renier) and Thierry (Jérémie Renier) at a rural estate subsidized by her ex-husband's alimony payments. When Pascale falls for neighbor Jan (Kris Cuppens), she makes plans to move in with him. But Pascale's twin sons -- loafers who treat her like a servant and refuse to accept the responsibilities of adulthood -- won't let her go. The family remains locked in a stalemate until someone makes a startling move.
Plot Keywords: mother, son, twin, ex-husband, neighbor, chef, melodramatic ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Love, life, and the struggles of a mother bringing up a son in the the late 70's. The ignorance of a free spirit against the needs of a young man trying to find his true character and beliefs. Living in a bohemian household shared with 3 like minded spirited people to help pay the rent, his mother tries to establish bonds that he cannot deal with. She cannot deal with his inability to talk, and enlists the help of other females in his life to share the burden of his upbringing. Slowly life unravels for them all without understanding how. In spite of their perceived struggles, they all go on to live defined lives without any serious consequences.
Plot Keywords: single mother, adolescent, young woman, artist, neighbor, friend, brooding ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Ishwar is a simple-minded and honest young man, devout and religious, he cares for everybody he comes in contact with. But alas nobody really likes him and think him as intellectually disabled. Living an unconventional life, he takes pity on a widow named Lalita, with a young son, and marries her, much to the shock of the community. Ishwar now has a monumental task, to look after his new bride, and ensure his step-son gets the required education and skills to fend for himself. Will the community let Ishwar succeed?—rAjOo (gunwanti@hotmail.com)
Plot Keywords: autistic person, widow, son, artist, mother, airy, charming ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Vincent is an old Vietnam vet whose stubbornly hedonistic ways have left him without money or a future. Things change when his new next-door neighbor's son, Oliver, needs a babysitter and Vince is willing enough for a fee. From that self-serving act, an unexpected friendship forms as Vincent and Oliver find so much of each other's needs through each other. As Vincent mentors Oliver in street survival and other worldly ways, Oliver begins to see more in the old man than just his foibles. When life takes a turn for the worse for Vincent, both them find the best in each other than no one around them suspects.
Plot Keywords: single mother, son, misanthrope, mentor, friend, boss, charming ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: The story begins in Los Angeles when Frances Lacey (Kathy Bates) takes her six children and drives north to find a home of their own away from the bad influences of the big city.—Linda Palladino
Plot Keywords: mother, son, japanese-american, delinquent, supervisor, widow, touching ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Simon Birch tells the story of Joe and Simon's heart-warming journey of friendship. Simon Birch was born with a condition that makes him much smaller than all the other kids in town. Now, due to his condition, Simon thinks God made him this way for a reason and highly believes in God. Together, Joe and Simon go on a journey of trust and friendship to find the answers to many things. Their friendship is put to the test when some unfortunate events happen.
Plot Keywords: boy, mother, preacher, grandmother, friend, dwarf, touching ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: A young woman lives a life filled with bad choices. She marries and has a child with an abusive thief at a young age who quickly ends up in prison. Left alone she takes up with his mate (another thief) who seems to give her some happiness but who also ends up in the nick. She then takes up with a series of seedy types who offer nothing but momentary pleasure. Her son goes missing and she briefly comes to grips with what is most important to her.—Fred Cabral <ftcabral@hotmail.com>
Plot Keywords: young woman, single mother, abusive husband, son, aunt, associate, cheeky ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: The "Cheaper by the Dozen" crew is back, sans Clifton Webb. Lillian is struggling to make ends meet without her husband's income, while Anne, Martha, and even Ernestine find romance.—Dan Weckerly
Plot Keywords: single mother, daughter, widow, boss, son, friend, amusing ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: This movie is a portrait of one of the most important and tragic moments in American history, seen through the eyes of the iconic First Lady, then Jacqueline Kennedy (Natalie Portman). Jackie places us in her world during the days immediately following her husband's assassination. Known for her extraordinary dignity and poise, here we see a portrait of the First Lady as she fights to establish her husband's legacy and the world of "Camelot" that she created and loved so well.
Plot Keywords: john f. kennedy, lyndon baines johnson, president, husband, brooding, dreamy, emotional ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: After losing her job, making out with her soon to be ex-boss, and finding out that her daughter plans to spend Thanksgiving with her boyfriend, Claudia Larson has to face spending the holiday with her family. She wonders if she can survive their crazy antics.
Plot Keywords: single mother, daughter, parent, sister, brother, love interest, amusing ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: In the boring desert of New Mexico, a single mother raises her two teenage daughters, Shade and Trudi, whose deepest desire is to leave the dead calm town. Shade is the type to escape in her extravagant fantasies while Trudi is so rebelious it could drive her away.—Steve Richer <sricher@sympatico.ca>
Plot Keywords: young woman, sister, mother, love interest, emotional, airy, new mexico ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Unemployed, abandoned by her husband and kicked out of her apartment after not being able to pay her rent, newly single mother Theresa Johnson (Mare Winningham) finds herself homeless and raising her daughter, Hillary (Grace Johnston), on the streets. Discouraged by consistently overcrowded shelters and shocking violence, Johnson appeals to social worker Calvin Reed (Dorian Harewood). With Reed's help, Johnson struggles to ensure a decent quality of life for the daughter she loves so much.
Plot Keywords: mother, daughter, homeless person, social worker, husband, powerful, moving ...
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