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Plot Summary:
Ten years after being thrown out of her parental home, Nur hears that her mother is at death's door. Taking her young daughter with her, Nur hurries back to her father's world to see, and reconcile with her mother before it is too late. While the universal theme of mother-daughter relationships lies at the centre of the film, this is underpinned by an allusive subtext of incest, one of most common but least addressed social problems in Turkey. The individual stories of the family members combine with a sense of hope fuelled by tragedy to paint a portrait of the socially disconnected.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 188
Genere: Drama, Family, Mystery
Country: Turkey
Duration: 127 min
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The Three Madeleines (2000)
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Three women who share a familial bond but little more come to know each other better in this beautifully-photographed drama. Marie-Madeleine (Sylvie Drapeau) is a photographer in her mid-30s who, for the first time, has come into contact with Mado (France Arbour), her biological mother, who put her up for adoption shortly after she was born. Marie-Madeleine is to take a long road trip for a magazine assignment, and she invites Mado along. Joining the two women is Marie-Madeleine's daughter (Isadora Galwey), who has yet to meet her German father. The three women share their thoughts and ideas as they travel through an idyllic setting to photograph birds. Les Fantomes des Trois Madeleine was shown at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival as part of the Directors Fortnight series.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 78
Genere: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 81 min
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Drawers (2015)
Plot Summary:
Deniz ends up in hospital and has to face the ghosts of past. She manages to discover herself and the hidden secrets in her family drawers.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Mystery
Country: Turkey
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: art house, crying
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Touch the Sun: Princess Kate (1988)
Plot Summary:
Kate McLelland's life is a normal one of a girl her age in the eastern suburbs, until her discovery that she is adopted. This is the story of her search for her natural mother and the resulting relationship.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 25
Genere: Drama, Family
Country: Australia
Duration: 96 min
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Sweet 15 (1990)
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Nothing is more important to Mexican-American Marta Delacruz than her quinceanera -- the traditional 15th birthday celebration that symbolically ushers a young girl into adulthood. Marta is understandably angry and resentful when her father cancels the gala event, but her outlook changes completely when she accidentally uncovers her father's secret: He never became a U.S. citizen.
IMDB Rating: 4.0
IMDB Votes: 341
Genere: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: hispanic
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What Hedwig Didn't Tell Us (1995)
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A sad story about a young girl who is forced to move from one foster home to another.
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Genere: Drama
Country: Czech Republic
Duration: 67 min
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Under Water (2003)
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Yonatan, Michal's dad, turned orthodox and left her family when she was very yang. 7 years later, when he appears at her mother's funeral, all the anger and tensions in the family are brought up again. Michal on the other hand, is very curious, and tries to find a way to communicate with her father. They find common interest in competitive swimming, a hobby that Michal picked up, and which her father, as it turn out, used to be a serious contestant in.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 20
Genere: Drama, Family, Sport
Country: Israel
Duration: 90 min
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Necessary Parties (1988)
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Fourteen-year-old Chris Mills goes to court to prevent his parents from ending their marriage.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 107
Genere: Family, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
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'Imuhar': A Legend (1997)
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IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 53
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Family
Country: France, Niger
Duration: 82 min
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The Glass Menagerie (1966)
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An adaptation of Tennessee Williams' play about restless young warehouse worker and would-be poet, Tom Wingfield, his fragile, reclusive sister, Laura, and his colorful but overbearing mother, Amanda, all living together in a shabby apartment in St. Louis during the Depression and struggling to dilute the grim realities of daily living by way of memories, fantasies, and grandiose dreams about the future.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 148
Genere: Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 120 min
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The Greatest Store In The World (1999)
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Geraldine and her two daughters, Livvie and Angeline, are living rough on the streets on London. When their van blows up, they must find an alternitive place to stay. At first, they live in temporary housing, but the conditions are unbearable. Geraldine reacts quickly and the family decides to take up residence in Scottley's, the best department store in London. They must keep it a secret from doorman Brian (whom the girls call Mr. Whiskers), and a couple of bumbling thieves who want to rob the store safe of its jewels.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 455
Genere: Family, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 74 min
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A Piggy Tale (1991)
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Dolly, a lovely, adorable little girl from the mountain region. Due to the death of her parents, she was sent to her parents' friend, Mrs. Chu's care. When Dolly and her mini pig playmate, Guava, first came to Taipei, they brought a great change in the life of the Chu family and created a series of thrilling amusing incidents. One day, Papa Chu brought Guava to the office but negligently lost it. When Dolly heard that Guava got lost, she was very sad and decided to leave home to search for Guava. In order to help Dolly, Chu Pi, Papa Chu's son, called his buddies to join Dolly in the search of Guava. An interesting, worrying search journey by a group of children began.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 20
Genere: Family, Drama
Country: Taiwan
Duration:
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The Ballad of Lucy Whipple (2001)
Plot Summary:
The adventures of a family who head west to the California gold fields in the 1850s.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 579
Genere: Drama, Family, Mystery, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: serious, realistic, captivating, suspenseful
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More Than Puppy Love (2002)
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This is the story of a girl, her dog, and a man who needs to regain his self-reliance. Curtis Peterson, a strong, vital man in his late twenties, and his wife Marie want to start a family. Tragedy strikes when Curtis is paralyzed in a construction accident. Meanwhile, another family welcomes an addition to its household. Teenager Steve Barnett adopts an 8 week old puppy to train as part of a church project. The Barnett family is to house-train Banner for a year. Then the dog would be returned to the Kansas Specialty Dog Service, where it will be trained to assist the disabled and visually impaired. Steve's sister, 8 year old Emily, ends up taking care of Banner, and falls in love with the dog. Her happiness is offset by the tragic circumstances affecting Curtis and Marie. When Marie takes a job as a waitress to support the family, Curtis is left to sit at home alone, wallowing in self pity.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 117
Genere: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: psychological, sincere, captivating, disturbing
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Someone Was Watching (2003)
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When Chris falls asleep whilst supposed to be watching his little sister, Molly, she goes missing. Finding her colouring book by the river, everyone believes she drowned there and try and move on with their life. But when Chris and his best friend, Pat watch over a tape of the day she went missing some things just don't match up and Chris believes his sister was kidnapped and is still alive. Chris and Pat go on an adventure to New Mexico to prove to everyone that Molly is really still alive.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 143
Genere: Drama, Family, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: sentimental, sincere, touching, serious
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Side by Side (2013)
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Lauren and her younger brother Harvey risk being taken into care when their grandmother, who is their legal guardian, becomes ill. Lauren accepts the offer of a scholarship to a prestigious sports academy on the understanding that she and Harvey stay together while living with Janice, her duplicitous and ambitious agent. It soon becomes clear that there are plans to split the pair up; when Harvey runs away to find their long-lost grandfather, who hasn’t been heard from for years, Lauren follows. En route the pair discover that, despite all their differences, when they are side by side they are strong enough to deal with anything. This beautifully shot British debut is part family drama, part coming of age story and a road trip that nods towards some of the greats of children’s literature. The young leads give compelling and moving performances that make for an emphatically British family film that’s refreshingly free of even the hint of a franchise. (Source: LFF programme).
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 37
Genere: Drama, Family
Country: UK
Duration: 104 min
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Audrey's Rain (2003)
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Jean Smart and Richard Gilliland star in "Audrey's Rain" for Hallmark. Jean plays Aunt Audrey, who took in her sister's two kids after her sister's recent suicide.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 276
Genere: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
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Lost Birds (2015)
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It is 1915 in an Armenian village in Anatolia. Bedo and Maryam return from their secret dovecote only to find an empty house and a ghost village. The children embark on a journey to search for their mother, along with their bird 'Bacik.'.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 181
Genere: Drama, Family
Country: Turkey
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: psychological, thought provoking, captivating, disturbing
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My Sister (2014)
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When unstable Connie is tragically widowed, she finds it impossible to care for her delinquent adolescent daughter, Niki, forcing her son, Bill, to take his sister in. As the two begin to forge a healthy bond, well-meaning Bill implements his own method of treatment for Niki’s mental troubles, but, when turmoil persists, he must reconcile his beliefs with what actually may be best for his sister.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 352
Genere: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min
Plot tags: captivating, independent film, entertaining
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Alternate Weeks (2009)
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A 12 year old girl and her 8 year old brother live one week with their mother and the next week with their father. The girl blamers her mother, a super businesswoman for the divorce and turns all her anger on her. She prefers the weeks with her father who is flat broke after leaving his bank job to give people free hugs on street corners. Her brother channels his sense of injustice into the battle to save the planet. As the school year progresses and her parents struggle to mend their lives and as the girl approaches her 13th birthday, she learns to see the world in a new way.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 296
Genere: Drama, Family
Country: France
Duration: 98 min
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Only Clouds Move the Stars (1998)
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Eleven year old Maria has lost her little brother to cancer. Having disappeared into herself, her mother is no longer there for Maria and her father struggles to keep the family together. Maria meets Jacob, who is the same age as she, but with a completely different attitude. Jacob is outgoing, exciting, funny and has wisdom way beyond his tender years. He gradually pulls Maria out of her shell and enables her to come to decisions which will affect her entire life.Only Clouds Move the Stars tackles a serious subject with humour and wit. With its strong emotional content, the film leaves no one untouched. Based on an award-winning novel, this film shares the sensibilities of the Swedish hit, My Life as a Dog.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 711
Genere: Drama, Family
Country: Norway
Duration: 98 min
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Back Home (TV Movie) (1989)
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During World War II, young Rusty was sent to America for safety. It's now five years later and the spunky redhead returns to her native England. From the family she hardly remembers to snobby classmates and rule-filled boarding schools, Rusty must adapt to a whole new way of life.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 147
Genere: Drama, Family
Country: UK
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: crying
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Godless (2015)
Plot Summary:
Two brothers reconnect after the death of their parents.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 531
Genere: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing, controversial, queer cinema, gay cinema
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The Glass-blower's Children (1998)
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Based on the novel by Maria Gripe, this is the story of two children, Klas and Klara, growing up in the poor Swedish countryside of the mid-19th century. Their father Albert is a glass-blower, famous for his beautiful vases, but still unable to earn enough money for his wife Sofia and the children. At a spring fair a distinguished gentleman arrives and buys all of Albert's glassware. After this nothing will be the same again. Klas and Klara are kidnapped and taken to a strange castle.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Family
Country: Sweden, Norway, Denmark
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: offbeat, serious, stylized
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The Sense of an Ending (2017)
Plot Summary:
A man becomes haunted by his past and is presented with a mysterious legacy that causes him re-think his current situation in life.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Drama, Mystery
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: psychological, enigmatic, captivating, disturbing
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The Good Mother (2013)
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After her best friend dies, a teen discovers that the girl's mother deliberately made her sick.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 459
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: captivating, suspense, entertaining
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Spencer's Mountain (1963)
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Clay Spencer is a hard-working man who loves his wife and large family. He is respected by his neighbors and always ready to give them a helping hand. Although not a churchgoer, he even helps a newly arrived local minister regain his flock after he and Clay get into a bit of trouble. If he has one dream in life it's to build his wife Olivia a beautiful house on a piece of land he inherited on Spender's mountain. When his eldest son, Clayboy, graduates at the top of his high school class and has the opportunity to go to college, Clay has only one option left to him.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min
Plot tags: emotional, talky, intense, touching, humorous, sentimental, feel good, retro, heartfelt, realistic
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Summer 1993 (2017)
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After her mother's death, six-year-old Frida is sent to her uncle's family to live with them in the countryside. But Frida finds it hard to forget her mother and adapt to her new life.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Drama, Family
Country: Spain
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: semi autobiographical, sincere, touching, serious, captivating, sentimental, crying
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Mommo (2009)
Plot Summary:
A brother and sister are split up after their mother dies, their father remarries, and their new stepmother rejects them.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Family
Country: Turkey
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: touching, sincere, atmospheric, serious, captivating, realistic, stylized, gloomy
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Opal Dream (2006)
Plot Summary:
Pobby & Dingan are invisible. They live in an opal town in Australia and are friends with Kellyanne, the 9 year-old daughter of an opal miner. The film tells the story of the bizarre and inexplicable disappearance of Pobby & Dingan, Kellyanne's imaginary friends, and the impact this has on her family and the whole town. The story is told through the eyes of Kellyanne's 11 years old brother Ashmol.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Family
Country: Australia, UK
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: touching, feel good, semi serious, humorous, sad
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An American Girl: Chrissa Stands Strong (2009)
Plot Summary:
A fourth grader and her friends deal with bullying from a more popular girl in their class.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: touching, feel good, semi serious, realistic