A successful music producer quits the industry and exiles himself in upstate New York, but the solitude he seeks is shattered when his estranged son and the pop star he's created come looking for answers.

The Work and the Glory II: American Zion

2005

English

6.2

50%

80%

Action

based on novel or book

Drama

estranged son

husband wife relationship

Sterling Van Wagenen Director

Sam Hennings as Benjamin Steed

R.D. Call as Boggs

Brenda Strong as Mary Ann Steed

Mike Pniewski as Wilson Everett

Divided by their diverse reactions to a nascent ideology, the Steeds struggle to hold together as the strength of their convictions and their filial bonds are tested. The stirring narrative of the faith that led a persecuted people to Missouri and beyond is one of the most poignant untold tales of American history. It is the account of a valiant struggle to exercise the rights promised by a fledgling nation.

City by the Sea

2002

English

6.1

♡ 13

49%

Michael Caton-Jones Director

James Franco as Joey

Linda Emond as Margery

Brian Tarantina as Snake

Robert De Niro as Vincent LaMarca

Vincent LaMarca is a dedicated and well-respected New York City police detective who has gone to great lengths to distance himself from his past, but then makes the terrible discovery that his own son has fallen into a life of crime.

Atlas

2018

German

7.3

♡ 5

David Nawrath Director

Thorsten Merten as Alfred Hoppe

Albrecht Schuch as Jan Haller

Andrej Kaminsky as Justizvollzugsbeamter

Rainer Bock as Walter Scholl

Walter is a 60-year-old removal man for forced evictions. He recognizes in one of the tenants about to be evicted his estranged son, Jan. In order to help Jan, Walter has to confront not only his crooked boss but also his own past.

The Homecoming

1973

English

6.8

♡ 2

86%

76%

abusive father

based on play or musical

Peter Hall Director

Terence Rigby as Joey

Ian Holm as Lenny

Cyril Cusack as Sam

Michael Jayston as Teddy

In a dreary North London flat, the site of perpetual psychological warfare, a philosophy professor visits his family after a nine-year absence and introduces the four men - father, uncle and two brothers - to his wife.

The Greatest of All Time

2024

Tamil

5.7

♡ 17

40%

Venkat Prabhu Director

Ajay Raj as

Yogi Babu as Diamond Babu

Joseph Vijay as Gandhi / Jeevan Gandhi / Sanjay

Subbu Panchu as Rajendran

A once decorated member of the Special Anti-Terrorism Squad (SATS) is called back into action by his former colleagues for an important mission, setting him on a dangerous collision course with his own past.

The Open Road

2009

English

5.5

♡ 3

29%

father son relationship

ohio

road trip

Michael Meredith Director

James DuMont as Clerk

Ted Danson as Coach

Jeff Bridges as Kyle

Kate Mara as Lucy

Minor leaguer Carlton Garret takes an unexpected road trip to track down his estranged father, legendary baseball player Kyle Garret when Carlton’s mother becomes sick. Once reunited, Carlton struggles to deal with the series of misadventures caused by his father’s antics. Attempts at bonding come to a head as the mismatched duo make their way from Ohio back home to Houston to reunite the family.

Alma and the Wolf

2025

English

4.6

♡ 19

estranged son

folk horror

Horror

mysterious disappearance

Mystery

psychological horror

wolf hunt

Michael Patrick Jann Director

Mather Zickel as

Alexandra Doke as

Ted Rooney as Merle

Ethan Embry as Ren Accord

After a violent animal attack, paranoia spreads through Spiral Creek. But when Deputy Ren Accord gets too close, his son vanishes, and reality begins to fracture.

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