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    The Good Mother 1988 POSTER

    The Good Mother

    1988

    English

    5.7

    9

    54%

    28%

    Action

    based on novel or book

    custody battle

    divorcee

    Drama

    piano

    Romance

    sculptor

    sexual liberation

    Leonard Nimoy Leonard Nimoy Director Ben Affleck Ben Affleck as Matt Damon Matt Damon as Extra Liam Neeson Liam Neeson as Leo Cutter Zachary Bennett Zachary Bennett as Young Bobby
    After finding a sexually liberated boyfriend, a divorced woman gets sued over daughter's custody, by her ex, who claims that her lover has a bad influence on the kid.
    Who Gets the Dog? 2016 POSTER

    Who Gets the Dog?

    2016

    English

    4.9

    11

    24%

    24%

    Action

    chicago, illinois

    Comedy

    court

    custody battle

    nurse

    sadness

    veterinarian

    Huck Botko Huck Botko Director Suzy Brack Suzy Brack as Festival Organizer Randall Batinkoff Randall Batinkoff as Glenn Hannon Alicia Silverstone Alicia Silverstone as Olive Greene Maury Cooper Maury Cooper as Squatter
    Six years after saying "I do," Olive and Clay call it quits. Although they split amicably, both want custody of their beloved dog Wesley and they end up in court. With everything at stake, can man's best friend find a way to reunite the couple?
    Hero 1992 POSTER

    Hero

    1992

    English

    6.5

    23

    Action

    Comedy

    custody battle

    Drama

    ex-wife

    identity

    jinx

    lost shoe

    reporter

    Romance

    Stephen Frears Stephen Frears Director Christian Clemenson Christian Clemenson as Conklin Joan Cusack Joan Cusack as Evelyn Andy Garcia Andy Garcia as John Bubber James T. Callahan James T. Callahan as Police Chief
    Bernie Laplante is having a rough time. He's divorced, his ex-wife hates him and has custody of their son, the cops are setting a trap for him, then to top it all, he loses a shoe whilst rescuing passengers of a crashed jet. Being a thief who is down on his luck, Bernie takes advantage of the crash, but then someone else claims credit for the rescue.
    The Next Best Thing 2000 POSTER

    The Next Best Thing

    2000

    English

    4.7

    9

    19%

    35%

    Action

    best friend

    Comedy

    custody battle

    Drama

    flush

    parent child relationship

    Romance

    single

    yoga

    John Schlesinger John Schlesinger Director John Carroll Lynch John Carroll Lynch as Abbie's Lawyer Benjamin Bratt Benjamin Bratt as Ben Cooper Mark Valley Mark Valley as Cardiologist Jack Betts Jack Betts as Vernon
    A comedy-drama about best friends - one a straight woman, Abbie, the other a gay man, Robert - who decide to have a child together. Five years later, Abbie falls in love with a straight man and wants to move away with her and Robert's little boy Sam, and a nasty custody battle ensues.
    Custody of the Heart 2000 POSTER

    Custody of the Heart

    2000

    English

    5.5

    Action

    boston, massachusetts

    couples therapy

    criticism and blame

    custody battle

    Drama

    married couple

    seattle, washington

    Sport

    David Hugh Jones David Hugh Jones Director Sheila McCarthy Sheila McCarthy as Alice Martin Doyle Martin Doyle as Chamber of Commerce President Michael Cera Michael Cera as Johnny Raphael Philip Akin Philip Akin as Police Officer
    Claire's number one priority is her family. When her husband Dennis loses his stockbroker job, the couple's traditional family roles switch. As Dennis takes on his new stay-at-home role, Claire's furniture design business takes off. Just as she's beginning to master the art of balancing her home and work life, Dennis serves her with divorce papers and charges her with being an unfit mother. Claire discovers that in a modern courtroom there are still traditional biases unsympathetic to the idea of a woman working three jobs, as a wife, an entrepreneur and a mother.
    It Started in Naples 1960 POSTER

    It Started in Naples

    1960

    English

    6.3

    5

    57%

    Comedy

    custody battle

    Drama

    island

    naples, italy

    nightclub

    Melville Shavelson Melville Shavelson Director Yvonne Monlaur Yvonne Monlaur as Giuliana Farnese Giuliana Farnese as Cafè Client Sophia Loren Sophia Loren as Lucia Curcio Clark Gable Clark Gable as Michael Hamilton
    Mike Hamilton, a Philadelphia lawyer, comes to Naples to settle the estate of his long estranged "black sheep" brother. Once there, he discovers that the deceased has left an 8 year old boy who is being raised by Michael's sister-in-law Lucia Curcio. To make matters worse, Lucia happens to be a sexy nightclub dancer.
    Royal Ashes 2022 POSTER

    Royal Ashes

    2022

    English

    6.7

    Action

    christian film

    custody battle

    Drama

    David Alford David Alford Director David Alford David Alford as Kenny Royal Joseph Stam Joseph Stam as Kevin Wendy Mitchell Piper Wendy Mitchell Piper as Peggy Nick Koesters Nick Koesters as Randy
    When nineteen-year-old, Paul Royal's mother falls into addiction he must choose between his own dreams or staying behind to take care of his four younger siblings. Overwhelmed and alone, he meets a girl with a message of faith and hope, but it may be too late.
    Gracie's Choice 2004 POSTER

    Gracie's Choice

    2004

    English

    7.4

    8

    86%

    86%

    Action

    adoption

    based on true story

    custody battle

    Drama

    half-brother

    judge

    sibling relationship

    Peter Werner Peter Werner Director Kristen Bell Kristen Bell as Gracie Thompson Roberta Maxwell Roberta Maxwell as Judge Roger Dunn Roger Dunn as Paul Gottfredson Anne Heche Anne Heche as Rowena Lawson
    For as long as she can remember, 16 year-old Gracie has been raising her four siblings, each of whom has a different, absent father and their mother is on the fast track to self-destruction. When these children's lives are about to be pulled apart, Gracie will have to do the impossible and make the ultimate sacrifices to keep her family together.
    Custody 2017 POSTER

    Custody

    2017

    French

    7.5

    5

    96%

    85%

    abusive father

    Action

    child

    custody battle

    divorce

    Drama

    parent child relationship

    separation

    Thriller

    Xavier Legrand Xavier Legrand Director Denis Ménochet Denis Ménochet as Antoine Besson Jean-Marie Winling Jean-Marie Winling as Joël, le père d'Antoine Coralie Russier Coralie Russier as La greffière Léa Drucker Léa Drucker as Miriam Besson
    Miriam and Antoine have recently separated. While she’s willing to permit their 17-year-old daughter Josephine to decide living arrangements for herself, Miriam is desperate to keep her youngest, 11-year-old Julien, away from his father. But the magistrate rules in favour of joint custody, and suddenly the boy is thrown directly into the middle of an escalating parental conflict, where it seems inevitable that sides must be chosen.
    Her Desperate Choice 1996 POSTER

    Her Desperate Choice

    1996

    English

    6.0

    70%

    70%

    based on true story

    custody battle

    Drama

    helplessness

    massachusetts

    shelter

    support

    Michael Scott Michael Scott Director Douglas O'Keeffe Douglas O'Keeffe as Classroom Cop Jackie Richardson Jackie Richardson as Frances Faith Ford Faith Ford as Jody Murdock Hanna Hall Hanna Hall as Samantha, Jody's Daughter
    Despite allegations of child sexual abuse against Jody's ex-husband Marcus, the court orders joint custody of their daughter Samantha. Jody faces a choice of turning Samantha over to Marcus or taking her on the run and risk kidnapping charges. Pursued by both the FBI and a private detective, Jody and Samantha are hunted, fleeing from town to town with the help of an underground network set up to help women and children escape from abuse. Based on a true story. 
    Our Son 2023 POSTER

    Our Son

    2023

    English

    5.0

    9

    86%

    78%

    Action

    couple

    Crime

    custody

    custody battle

    divorce

    Drama

    lgbt

    son

    Bill Oliver Bill Oliver Director Billy Porter Billy Porter as Gabriel Ramsey Faragallah Ramsey Faragallah as Judge Reynolds Luke Evans Luke Evans as Nicky Robin Weigert Robin Weigert as Pam
    When his husband Gabriel files for divorce, Nicky fights for custody of their 8-year-old son Owen, as he struggles to come to terms with what it means to love someone and what it means to be a father.
    Changing Lanes 2002 POSTER

    Changing Lanes

    2002

    English

    6.5

    53

    77%

    53%

    Action

    car accident

    custody battle

    Drama

    lawyer

    new york city

    revenge

    road rage

    Thriller

    Roger Michell Roger Michell Director Amanda Peet Amanda Peet as Cynthia Delano Banek Samuel L. Jackson Samuel L. Jackson as Doyle Gipson Ben Affleck Ben Affleck as Gavin Banek Matt Malloy Matt Malloy as Ron Cabot
    A rush-hour fender-bender on New York City's crowded FDR Drive, under most circumstances, wouldn't set off a chain reaction that could decimate two people's lives. But on this day, at this time, a minor collision will turn two complete strangers into vicious adversaries. Their means of destroying each other might be different, but their goals, ultimately, will be the same: Each will systematically try to dismantle the other's life in a reckless effort to reclaim something he has lost.
    Separation 2021 POSTER

    Separation

    2021

    English

    4.7

    35

    7%

    35%

    Action

    car accident

    custody battle

    Drama

    grief

    Horror

    Mystery

    single father

    supernatural

    vengeful ghost

    William Brent Bell William Brent Bell Director Rupert Friend Rupert Friend as Jeff Violet McGraw Violet McGraw as Jenny Manny Perez Manny Perez as Officer Pitt Brian Cox Brian Cox as Rivers
    A young girl finds solace in her artist father and the ghost of her dead mother.
    Kramer vs. Kramer 1979 POSTER

    Kramer vs. Kramer

    1979

    English

    7.8

    73

    90%

    89%

    Action

    couple

    custody battle

    divorce

    Drama

    family

    husband wife relationship

    marriage

    Romance

    Robert Benton Robert Benton Director Meryl Streep Meryl Streep as Joanna Kramer Howard Duff Howard Duff as John Shaunessy JoBeth Williams JoBeth Williams as Phyllis Bernard Dustin Hoffman Dustin Hoffman as Ted Kramer
    Ted Kramer is a career man for whom his work comes before his family. His wife Joanna cannot take this anymore, so she decides to leave him. Ted is now faced with the tasks of housekeeping and taking care of himself and their young son Billy.
    Who We Are Now 2017 POSTER

    Who We Are Now

    2017

    English

    6.5

    4

    96%

    71%

    custody battle

    Drama

    mother daughter estrangement

    public defender

    rehabilitation

    release from prison

    trial

    Matthew Newton Matthew Newton Director Julianne Nicholson Julianne Nicholson as Beth Emma Roberts Emma Roberts as Jess Clara Wong Clara Wong as Kim Gloria Reuben Gloria Reuben as Rebecca
    Recently released from prison, Beth is working with her public defender to get her son back from her sister, who was awarded legal custody while Beth was incarcerated for ten years. Soon after, Beth forms an unlikely alliance with Jess, an idealistic young protégé of the public defense team, who decides to take on Beth's cause whether she likes it or not.
    A Father for Brittany 1998 POSTER

    A Father for Brittany

    1998

    English

    6.0

    3

    adoption

    baby

    cancer

    custody battle

    Drama

    funeral

    publicity

    Alan Metzger Alan Metzger Director Chuck Shamata Chuck Shamata as Bob Minkowitz Sugith Varughese Sugith Varughese as Doctor Panou Panou as Howie Teri Polo Teri Polo as Kim Lussier
    Keith and Kim Lussier are a childless couple who are given custody of a 3-month-old foster child, Brittany. However, tragedy strikes when Kim dies of cancer in the middle of the adoption process, leaving Keith to fight for Brittany's custody alone.
    Five Nights at Freddy's 2023 POSTER

    Five Nights at Freddy's

    2023

    English

    5.4

    159

    33%

    86%

    Action

    child in peril

    child murder

    custody battle

    diner

    Horror

    Mystery

    night shift

    restaurant

    Thriller

    Emma Tammi Emma Tammi Director Josh Hutcherson Josh Hutcherson as Mike Matthew Patrick Matthew Patrick as Sparky's Diner Waiter Matthew Lillard Matthew Lillard as Steve Raglan Elizabeth Lail Elizabeth Lail as Vanessa
    Recently fired and desperate for work, a troubled young man named Mike agrees to take a position as a night security guard at an abandoned theme restaurant: Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria. But he soon discovers that nothing at Freddy's is what it seems.
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