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Kramer vs. Kramer (1979), Hollow Reed (1996), Losing Isaiah (1995), Irreconcilable Differences (1984), Brilliant Lies (1996), Faithless (2000), Mr. and Mrs. Loving (1996) ... Let's take a look at the following list...
Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)
Ted Kramer's wife leaves him, allowing for a lost bond to be rediscovered between Ted and his son, Billy. But a heated custody battle ensues over the divorced couple's son, deepening the wounds left by the separation.
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Hollow Reed (1996)
Following the break-up of his marriage after revealing his homosexuality, GP Martin Wyatt loses custody of his son Oliver to his now ex-wife Hannah and her new partner Frank. It is not long, however, until Oliver appears at the house of Martin and his new lover Tom claiming to have been beaten up by boys in the park. After another incident, Martin puts two and two tog...Read all
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Losing Isaiah (1995)
The biological and adoptive mothers of a young boy are involved in a bitter, controversial custody battle.
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Irreconcilable Differences (1984)
Alternating between the past and the present, a precocious little girl sues her selfish, career-driven parents for emancipation, surprising them both.
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Brilliant Lies (1996)
Susy Conner accuses former employer, Gary Fitzgerald, of harassment and unfair dismissal for failing to comply with his sexual demands. Relating the incident to conciliation lawyer, Marion Lee, Susy comments that the trauma experienced should entitle her to a compensation payment of $40,000.00.
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Faithless (2000)
A woman's (Lena Endre) affair with a friend of the family (Krister Henriksson) destroys her marriage and makes her daughter a pawn in the feud with her husband.
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Mr. and Mrs. Loving (1996)
A high profile, heartless art critic retreats to his cottage on the lake to clear his head. There he runs into a recent victim of one of his particularly nasty reviews and makes a drunken proclamation that any idiot can make art.
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The Burning Bed (1984)
Francine Hughes (Farrah Fawcett) suffers the abuse of her husband, Mickey (Paul Le Mat), for almost a decade because she cannot find any help. When a drunken Mickey rapes her and then passes out, Francine pours gasoline over him and lights it on fire. In the ensuing blaze, Mickey dies and the house burns down. During Francine's trial, she testifies about her years of suffering, and her attorney, Aryon Greydanus (Richard Masur), tries to have her declared temporarily insane and acquitted.
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In the Bedroom (2001)
A New England couple's college-aged son dates an older woman who has two small children and an unwelcome ex-husband.
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Ladybird, Ladybird (1994)
This Ken Loach docu-drama relates the story of a British woman's fight with Social Services over the care of her children. Maggie has a history of bouncing from one abusive relationship to another. She has four children, of four different fathers, who came to the attention of Social Services when they were injured in a fire. Subsequently, Maggie was found to be an "un...Read all
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Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)
After a bitter divorce, an actor disguises himself as a female housekeeper to spend time with his children held in custody by his former wife.
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Saraband (2003)
Tensions rise when a bitter man (Erland Josephson) receives an unwelcome visit from his former wife (Liv Ullmann).
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The Trials of Cate McCall (2013)
In order to be reinstated to the bar and recover custody of her daughter, a hotshot lawyer, now in recovery and on probation, must take on the appeal of a woman wrongfully convicted of murder.
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Frank (2014)
Jon, a young wanna-be musician, discovers he's bitten off more than he can chew when he joins an eccentric pop band led by the mysterious and enigmatic Frank.
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Black or White (2014)
A grieving widower is drawn into a custody battle over his granddaughter, whom he helped raise her entire life.
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First Monday in October (1981)
For the first time in history a woman is appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court, where she becomes a friendly rival to a liberal associate.
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Scenes From a Marriage (1973)
Scenes from a Marriage chronicles the many years of love and turmoil that bind Marianne (Liv Ullmann) and Johan (Erland Josephson) through matrimony, infidelity, divorce, and subsequent partners.
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Private Property (2006)
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.
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