• Collections

    family secrets

    Sort

    New IMDB Likes Tomatometer Audience Year A - Z

    View

    Galery List
    Ghosthunter 2018 POSTER

    Ghosthunter

    2018

    English

    1

    absent parent

    Documentary

    family secrets

    ghost hunter

    security guard

    sydney, australia

    In Sydney, Australia, Jason King, a security guard and a part-time ghost hunter, has spent decades searching for his absent father. When this personal endeavor crosses paths with a police investigation, an unspeakable family secret comes to light.
    Back Roads 2018 POSTER

    Back Roads

    2018

    English

    6.3

    32

    55%

    98%

    abusive father

    Action

    backwoods

    based on novel or book

    Crime

    Drama

    family secrets

    murder

    sibling relationship

    Thriller

    Alex Pettyfer Alex Pettyfer Director Nicola Peltz Nicola Peltz as Amber Altmyer Juliette Lewis Juliette Lewis as Bonnie Altmyer Jennifer Morrison Jennifer Morrison as Callie Mercer Robert Patrick Robert Patrick as Chief Mansour
    A young man cares for his younger sisters after their mother is imprisoned for murdering their abusive father. When he strikes up an affair with a married woman, long-dormant family secrets bubble to the surface.
    The Official Story 1985 POSTER

    The Official Story

    1985

    Spanish

    7.7

    17

    100%

    89%

    Action

    buenos aires, argentina

    Drama

    family secrets

    high school teacher

    History

    history teacher

    husband wife relationship

    military dictatorship

    War

    Luis Puenzo Luis Puenzo Director Marcos Woinsky Marcos Woinsky as Pablo Rago Pablo Rago as Norma Aleandro Norma Aleandro as Alicia Héctor Alterio Héctor Alterio as Roberto
    Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1983. In the last and turbulent days of the military dictatorship, Alicia, a high school history teacher, begins to ask uncomfortable questions about the dark origins of Gaby, her adopted daughter.
    Footnote 2011 POSTER

    Footnote

    2011

    Hebrew

    7.1

    6

    88%

    72%

    Action

    black humor

    Comedy

    Drama

    family secrets

    jerusalem

    jerusalem, israel

    jewish culture

    talmud

    Joseph Cedar Joseph Cedar Director Albert Iluz Albert Iluz as Committee Member Gad Kaynar Gad Kaynar as Committee Member Yuval Scharf Yuval Scharf as Noa newspaper reporter Lior Ashkenazi Lior Ashkenazi as Uriel Shkolnik
    Jerusalem, Israel. Professors Eliezer and Uriel Shkolnik, father and son, have dedicated their lives to the study of the Jewish scriptures. Eliezer is a stubborn and methodical scholar who has never been recognized for his work; Uriel is a rising star, someone admired and praised by his colleagues. The fragile balance that has kept their personal relationship almost intact is broken in an unexpected way by a simple phone call.
    The Tree of Blood 2018 POSTER

    The Tree of Blood

    2018

    Spanish

    6.4

    7

    55%

    59%

    Action

    Drama

    family secrets

    lgbt interest

    Julio Medem Julio Medem Director Ángela Molina Ángela Molina as Julieta Najwa Nimri Najwa Nimri as Macarena Joaquín Furriel Joaquín Furriel as Olmo Úrsula Corberó Úrsula Corberó as Rebeca
    Marc and Rebeca, a young couple, travel to an old country house that used to belong to their family. Once there, they write the shared history of their roots, creating a huge family tree that harbours relationships of love, heartbreak, sex, madness, jealousy and infidelity, and under which also lies a history laden with secrets.
    Malabimba 1979 POSTER

    Malabimba

    1979

    Italian

    5.6

    18

    Action

    Drama

    family secrets

    Horror

    mansion

    murder

    perversion

    rape

    seduction

    Andrea Bianchi Andrea Bianchi Director Giuseppe Marrocco Giuseppe Marrocco as Adolfo Caroli Enzo Fisichella Enzo Fisichella as Andrea Caroli Pupita Lea Scuderoni Pupita Lea Scuderoni as Bimba's Grandmother Elisa Mainardi Elisa Mainardi as The Medium
    Bimba lives in a gothic castle with her parents, however, when her mother dies under mysterious circumstances while involved in a seance, she begins acting in increasingly strange and perverted ways.
    Ellie & Abbie 2020 POSTER

    Ellie & Abbie

    2020

    English

    6.0

    7

    Action

    aunt niece relationship

    Comedy

    coming of age

    coming out

    family secrets

    prom

    self-discovery

    Monica Zanetti Monica Zanetti Director Zoe Terakes Zoe Terakes as Abbie Marta Dusseldorp Marta Dusseldorp as Erica Rachel House Rachel House as Patty Madeleine Withington Madeleine Withington as Young Erica
    School captain Ellie is seriously crushing on her rebellious classmate Abbie. Determined to ask her first love to the year 12 formal, Ellie devises a plan to go public with the invitation but before she can go through with it, her dead aunt Tara reappears from beyond the grave. Believing she's been brought back from the dead to be Ellie's fairy godmother, Tara dishes out unwanted dating advice based on her life as an out lesbian in the '80s.
    The Dark Valley 2014 POSTER

    The Dark Valley

    2014

    German

    7.1

    13

    33%

    67%

    19th century

    Action

    alps mountains

    Drama

    family clan

    family feud

    family secrets

    mysterious stranger

    Western

    Andreas Prochaska Andreas Prochaska Director Sam Riley Sam Riley as Greider Tobias Moretti Tobias Moretti as Hans Brenner Clemens Schick Clemens Schick as Luis Brenner Paula Beer Paula Beer as Luzi
    The Alps, late 19th century. Greider, a mysterious lone rider who claims to be a photographer, arrives at an isolated lumber village, despotically ruled by a family clan, asking for winter accommodation.
    The Strange Love of Martha Ivers 1946 POSTER

    The Strange Love of Martha Ivers

    1946

    English

    7.4

    7

    100%

    75%

    Action

    alcoholic husband

    childhood trauma

    Drama

    family secrets

    film noir

    Film-Noir

    husband wife relationship

    noir

    Romance

    Lewis Milestone Lewis Milestone Director Ann Doran Ann Doran as Bobbi St. John Walter Baldwin Walter Baldwin as Dempsey Amzie Strickland Amzie Strickland as Nightclub Patron Darryl Hickman Darryl Hickman as Sam - As a Child
    Three childhood friends, Martha, Walter and Sam, share a terrible secret. Over time, the ambitious Martha and the pusillanimous Walter have married. She is a cold businesswoman; he is the district attorney: a perfect combination to dominate the corrupt city of Iverstown at will. But the unexpected return of Sam, after years of absence, deeply disturbs the life of the odd couple.
    Born in Evin 2019 POSTER

    Born in Evin

    2019

    German

    7.1

    5

    Action

    Documentary

    family secrets

    frankfurt am main

    frankfurt am main, germany

    home movie footage

    woman director

    women's prison

    Maryam Zaree Maryam Zaree Director Johann Kriegler Johann Kriegler as Self Chahla Chafiq Chahla Chafiq as Self Effat Mahbaz Effat Mahbaz as Self Sahar Delijani Sahar Delijani as Self
    Follows filmmaker and actress, Maryam Zaree, on her quest to find out the violent circumstances surrounding her birth inside one of the most notorious political prisons in the world.
    Home from the Hill 1960 POSTER

    Home from the Hill

    1960

    English

    7.4

    8

    90%

    90%

    Action

    captain

    Drama

    family secrets

    hunting

    Romance

    sibling relationship

    womanizer

    Vincente Minnelli Vincente Minnelli Director Everett Sloane Everett Sloane as Albert Halstead Eleanor Parker Eleanor Parker as Hannah Hunnicutt Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams as Hugh Macauley Anne Seymour Anne Seymour as Sarah Halstead
    The wealthiest man in a Texas town decides to teach his teenage son how to hunt to make a man out of him.
    Sarah Plays a Werewolf 2017 POSTER

    Sarah Plays a Werewolf

    2017

    French

    6.3

    2

    Action

    child abuse

    coming of age

    Drama

    family secrets

    Fantasy

    loneliness

    opera

    theatre group

    Katharina Wyss Katharina Wyss Director Lou Spring Lou Spring as Esther Arcadi Radeff Arcadi Radeff as Johannes Loane Balthasar Loane Balthasar as Sarah Sabine Timoteo Sabine Timoteo as Schroeter
    17-year old Sarah, filled with adolescent angst, is an extreme person who in her rehearsals with a theatre group is transformed until she is almost in a trance, and her performances at home or elsewhere verge on excess. A cold, intellectual father, a timid mother, a younger sister and an older brother who has left home complete the picture: a silent time bomb.
    Savage State 2019 POSTER

    Savage State

    2019

    French

    5.1

    3

    Action

    Drama

    family secrets

    husband wife relationship

    missouri

    sibling relationship

    smuggling (contraband)

    voodoo ritual

    Western

    David Perrault David Perrault Director Alice Isaaz Alice Isaaz as Esther Déborah François Déborah François as Justine Grégoire Colin Grégoire Colin as Monsieur de Lisle Kevin Janssens Kevin Janssens as Victor
    Saint Charles County, Missouri, December 1863. Edmond, a prosperous French perfume merchant, decides to flee to a safer place when the storms of the American Civil War start knocking at his door, threatening the life and fortune of his family.
    The Hamiltons 2006 POSTER

    The Hamiltons

    2006

    English

    5.0

    17

    38%

    38%

    Action

    Drama

    family secrets

    Horror

    injection

    male homosexuality

    misfit

    murder

    serial killer

    Thriller

    Mitchell Altieri Mitchell Altieri Director Joe Egender Joe Egender as Allen Davies Brittany Daniel Brittany Daniel as Dani Cummings Jason Pennetta Jason Pennetta as David's Friend Andrew Casden Andrew Casden as Trevor
    The Hamiltons seem to be the picture-perfect American family. They are hardworking community members; giving to their local charities, attending town hall meetings and always respectful of their neighbors...except for the fact that they usually end up killing them.
    Little White Lie 2014 POSTER

    Little White Lie

    2014

    English

    7.2

    80%

    76%

    Action

    Biography

    Documentary

    Drama

    Family

    family secrets

    race

    self identity

    urban life

    woman director

    woodstock, new york

    Lacey Schwartz Lacey Schwartz Director Robert Schwartz Robert Schwartz as Self Kristin Parker Kristin Parker as Self Rodney Parker Rodney Parker as Self Mehret Mandefro Mehret Mandefro as Self
    Lacey Schwartz grew up in a typical upper-middle-class Jewish household in Woodstock, NY, with loving parents and a strong sense of her Jewish identity - despite the open questions from those around her about how a white girl could have such dark skin. She believes her family's explanation that her looks were inherited from her dark-skinned Sicilian grandfather. But when her parents abruptly split, her gut starts to tell her something different. At age of 18, she finally confronts her mother and learns the truth: her biological father was not the man who raised her, but a black man named Rodney with whom her mother had had an affair.
    Palm Trees in the Snow 2015 POSTER

    Palm Trees in the Snow

    2015

    Spanish

    7.3

    10

    83%

    79%

    1970s

    Action

    based on novel or book

    Drama

    family secrets

    forbidden love

    plantation

    Romance

    sibling relationship

    Fernando González Molina Fernando González Molina Director Berta Vázquez Berta Vázquez as Bisila Mario Casas Mario Casas as Killian Daniel Grao Daniel Grao as Manuel José Manuel Poga José Manuel Poga as Marcial
    Spain, 2003. An accidental discovery leads Clarence to travel from the snowy mountains of Huesca to Equatorial Guinea, to visit the land where her father Jacobo and her uncle Kilian spent most of their youth, the island of Fernando Poo.
    Maigret and the St. Fiacre Case 1959 POSTER

    Maigret and the St. Fiacre Case

    1959

    French

    7.0

    4

    Action

    based on novel or book

    countryside

    Crime

    Drama

    family secrets

    french countryside

    noble family

    Thriller

    whodunit

    Jean Delannoy Jean Delannoy Director Hélène Tossy Hélène Tossy as Adèle Gaultier Jacques Marin Jacques Marin as Albert - le chauffeur Charles Bouillaud Charles Bouillaud as Le garçon de café René Hell René Hell as Le typographe
    Police Commissioner Jules Maigret returns to the small village where he spent his childhood at the request of the Countess of Saint-Fiacre, who has received a disturbing anonymous letter.
    Like a House on Fire 2020 POSTER

    Like a House on Fire

    2020

    English

    6.0

    10

    100%

    57%

    abandoned by mother

    Action

    Drama

    estranged couple

    family secrets

    mental breakdown

    ontario, canada

    pregnancy

    Jesse Noah Klein Jesse Noah Klein Director Amanda Brugel Amanda Brugel as Audrey Jared Abrahamson Jared Abrahamson as Danny Kelly Reich Kelly Reich as Department Store Cashier Sheila McCarthy Sheila McCarthy as Katherine
    Dara returns home to reconnect with her husband and her young daughter, whom she left two years earlier. When she arrives, she discovers that a woman who is seven months pregnant has taken her place and that her daughter no longer recognizes her.
    The Inheritance 2020 POSTER

    The Inheritance

    2020

    English

    3.5

    3

    91%

    Action

    eastern europe

    family secrets

    Horror

    Mystery

    Thriller

    Chad Barager Chad Barager Director Nastia Bezsonova Nastia Bezsonova as Attendant Nicholas Wittman Nicholas Wittman as Peter Arina Kucheieva Arina Kucheieva as Shadow Vova Barabanov Vova Barabanov as Shady Man 1
    A woman's inheritance leads her to Eastern Europe to uncover a dark and disturbing family secret.
    Black Panther 2014 POSTER

    Black Panther

    2014

    German

    5.4

    5

    Action

    boyfriend

    Drama

    family secrets

    forbidden love

    incest

    inheritance

    Romance

    sibling relationship

    Samuel Perriard Samuel Perriard Director Jonas Hien Jonas Hien as Andreas / Emilie's boyfriend Lucy Wirth Lucy Wirth as Emilie / Sister Samuel Perriard Samuel Perriard as Jäger / Hunter Ole Jacobs Ole Jacobs as Jakob / Brother
    After many years apart, Emilie meets her brother Jakob again. She not only shares her sadness about the loss of their parents with him, but also a secret...
    ×