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    Hoard 2023 POSTER

    Hoard

    2023

    English

    6.5

    3

    death of mother

    Drama

    duringcreditsstinger

    grief

    mother daughter relationship

    mourning

    romance

    Luna Carmoon Luna Carmoon Director Nabil Elouahabi Nabil Elouahabi as Ali Joseph Quinn Joseph Quinn as Michael Samantha Spiro Samantha Spiro as Michelle Janie Booth Janie Booth as Old Lady with Sheet
    The story follows Maria – a teenager whose mother used to be a hoarder. Now (set in the 90s) she lives in a foster home where a previous resident, Michael, inspires her to revisit the childhood memories and passions that she has repressed.
    The Uninvited 2009 POSTER

    The Uninvited

    2009

    English

    6.3

    58

    31%

    49%

    Action

    death of mother

    Drama

    evil stepmother

    evil woman

    Fantasy

    Horror

    Mystery

    remake

    Thriller

    unsent letter

    white dress

    Charles Guard Charles Guard Director Emily Browning Emily Browning as Anna Heather Doerksen Heather Doerksen as Mildred Elizabeth Banks Elizabeth Banks as Rachel Kevin McNulty Kevin McNulty as Sheriff Emery
    Anna returns home after spending time in a psychiatric facility following her mother's tragic death and discovers that her mother's former nurse, Rachel, has moved into their house and become engaged to her father. Soon after she learns this shocking news, Anna is visited by her mother's ghost, who warns her that Rachel has evil intentions.
    Forever My Girl 2018 POSTER

    Forever My Girl

    2018

    English

    6.6

    129

    25%

    78%

    Action

    Comedy

    country music

    death of mother

    Drama

    guitar player

    hometown

    Music

    new orleans, louisiana

    Romance

    second chance

    Bethany Ashton Wolf Bethany Ashton Wolf Director Catherine Dyer Catherine Dyer as Ellen Alex Roe Alex Roe as Liam Page John Benjamin Hickey John Benjamin Hickey as Pastor Brian Travis Tritt Travis Tritt as Walt
    After being gone for a decade, a country star returns home to the love he left behind.
    L.I.E. 2001 POSTER

    L.I.E.

    2001

    English

    7.1

    9

    85%

    78%

    coming of age

    Crime

    death of mother

    Drama

    juvenile delinquent

    long island, new york

    male prostitution

    paedophilia

    Michael Cuesta Michael Cuesta Director Brian Cox Brian Cox as Big John Harrigan Adam LeFevre Adam LeFevre as Elliot Paul Dano Paul Dano as Howie Blitzer Chance Kelly Chance Kelly as Prison Guard
    With his mother dead and his father busy at work, Howie feels adrift in his New York suburb. He and his friend Gary spend their time burglarizing their neighbors' homes — until they make the mistake of robbing the house of Big John, a macho former Marine who is also an unrepentant pedophile. He propositions Howie, who declines, but the two eventually develop an unlikely and dangerous friendship.
    The Exorcist: Believer 2023 POSTER

    The Exorcist: Believer

    2023

    English

    4.8

    91

    22%

    57%

    Action

    death of mother

    disappearance

    exorcism

    faith

    Horror

    possession

    sequel

    David Gordon Green David Gordon Green Director Ellen Burstyn Ellen Burstyn as Chris MacNeil E.J. Bonilla E.J. Bonilla as Father Maddox Linda Blair Linda Blair as Regan MacNeil Norbert Leo Butz Norbert Leo Butz as Tony
    Since his wife's death, Victor has raised his daughter Angela alone. After she and her friend return from a three-day disappearance with missing memories, they begin displaying frightening behavior reminiscent of the MacNeil possession fifty years prior.
    Christmas Trade 2015 POSTER

    Christmas Trade

    2015

    English

    4.9

    5

    32%

    32%

    body-swap

    christmas

    Comedy

    death of mother

    Family

    father son relationship

    workaholic

    Joel Souza Joel Souza Director Denise Richards Denise Richards as Chloe Tom Arnold Tom Arnold as Gus William Baldwin William Baldwin as Mitch Taylor Jennifer Grant Jennifer Grant as Trish
    A career-oriented single father and his 11-year-old son are forced to see their worlds through each other's eyes when some Christmas magic switches their bodies. The pair find themselves growing closer as they scramble to figure out the secret of the magic that caused their predicament in time for Christmas.
    The Pact 2012 POSTER

    The Pact

    2012

    English

    5.7

    28

    65%

    41%

    Action

    childhood home

    death of mother

    haunting

    Horror

    mourning

    Mystery

    Thriller

    Nicholas McCarthy Nicholas McCarthy Director Caity Lotz Caity Lotz as Annie Casper Van Dien Casper Van Dien as Creek Kathleen Rose Perkins Kathleen Rose Perkins as Liz Agnes Bruckner Agnes Bruckner as Nichole
    After their mother passes away, sisters Nicole and Annie reluctantly return to their childhood home to pay their last respects. While staying overnight in the house, the sisters sense a mysterious presence in their midst: noises startling them in the night, objects moving about, a fallen picture of an unknown woman posed next to their mother. Annie begins experiencing a series of intense and disturbing dreams - visions that lead her to uncover something terrible about her mother's past that is finally revealing itself.
    Scrapper 2023 POSTER

    Scrapper

    2023

    English

    6.9

    22

    94%

    80%

    Action

    Comedy

    death of mother

    Drama

    father daughter relationship

    grief

    london, england

    theft

    woman director

    Charlotte Regan Charlotte Regan Director Harris Dickinson Harris Dickinson as Jason Laura Aikman Laura Aikman as Kaye Asheq Akhtar Asheq Akhtar as Youseff Ambreen Razia Ambreen Razia as Zeph
    A resourceful 12-year-old, who secretly lives alone in her flat in a working-class suburb of London, makes money stealing bikes with her best friend Ali and keeps the social workers off her back by pretending to live with an uncle. But when her estranged father turns up out of the blue, she's forced to confront reality.
    Umma 2022 POSTER

    Umma

    2022

    English

    4.7

    74

    32%

    51%

    Action

    death of mother

    Drama

    east asian lead

    farm

    Horror

    korean american

    motherhood

    Mystery

    woman director

    Iris K. Shim Iris K. Shim Director Tom Yi Tom Yi as Amanda's Uncle Fivel Stewart Fivel Stewart as Chris Dermot Mulroney Dermot Mulroney as Danny Odeya Rush Odeya Rush as River
    Amanda and her daughter live a quiet life on an American farm, but when the remains of her estranged mother arrive from Korea, Amanda becomes haunted by the fear of turning into her own mother.
    The Summer Book 2024 POSTER

    The Summer Book

    2024

    English

    6.5

    5

    81%

    Action

    based on novel or book

    coming of age

    death of mother

    Drama

    finland

    grandparent grandchild relationship

    Charlie McDowell Charlie McDowell Director Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson as Eriksson Anders Danielsen Lie Anders Danielsen Lie as Father Glenn Close Glenn Close as Grandmother Pekka Strang Pekka Strang as Mr. Malander
    The story of the relationship between Sophia, an eight-year-old girl who is growing up fast, and her grandmother, who is nearing the end of her life. They are spending time together with Sophia’s father, at the family summer house on a tiny unspoiled island in the Gulf of Finland. All three are coming to terms with the recent death of Sophia’s mother in very different ways.
    Frewaka 2024 POSTER

    Frewaka

    2024

    Irish

    6.1

    9

    agoraphobia

    death of mother

    folklore

    goat

    Horror

    mysterious

    religion

    Aislinn Clarke Aislinn Clarke Director Peadar Cox Peadar Cox as Bus Driver Aleksandra Bystrzhitskaya Aleksandra Bystrzhitskaya as Mila Bríd Ní Neachtain Bríd Ní Neachtain as Peig Jim Cunningham Jim Cunningham as Seán
    Care worker Shoo, who is haunted by a personal tragedy, is sent to a remote village to care for an agoraphobic woman, who fears both her neighbours and the Na Sídhe – sinister folkloric entities she believes abducted her decades before.
    L'amore molesto 1995 POSTER

    L'amore molesto

    1995

    Italian

    6.4

    2

    death of mother

    Drama

    feminist

    Mystery

    naples, italy

    reconciliation

    Romance

    suppressed memory

    Thriller

    urban setting

    When her elderly mother is found dead under sordid circumstances, Delia returns to her native Naples for the first time in years to attend the funeral. Trying to piece together her estranged parent's secret life, she'll face the hidden memories that shaped her family history.
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