Single Parent Movies

For three years, filmmaker Marion Kainz followed Johanna, a 13-year-old girl from Berlin, and captured her longing for security and freedom in a...

An aging Southern Belle complicates life for her ambitious son and crippled daughter because of her own warped views of what life should be.

When Rainie runs away from home after her mom forgot about her birthday, she is magically transported from the big city to an enchanted jungle in an...

A documentary about single mothers by choice.

Every year, Albert buys his daughter an initiatory journey to a European country. For her 17th birthday he chooses a trip to Sweden to look for a...

Three perspectives on loneliness, how it feels and how it can be survived: “If I could just dance with somebody once more.”

Pascale leads a lonely life with her adult sons François and Thierry at a rural estate subsidized by her ex-husband's alimony payments. When...

After officially divorcing Aris, Kinan is now adapting to his new life, becoming a single parent and becoming active again as a doctor. He and his...

A story about love. A famous singer cannot let go of the memory of her late husband. She befriends a man her own age, and there should be nothing...

Twelve-year-old Luuk Bos has always believed that his father is the Strongest Man in the World. His mother Dorien, who raised him on her own, used to...

After the tragic loss of her husband Ron, Lily finds herself navigating a challenging new reality with her son Kevin. As they settle into a modest...

Bonnie, a nine-year-old single child, is part of a family of three living in the Netherlands. They have a love of elephants, passed on by Bonnie's...

The star player of Icelands top football team causes a stir when he admits to being gay to his team mates and then goes on a journey to discover...

Greta's dad Tom is moving the family cross-country in a dented station wagon, promising a California paradise to his kids. All that's missing is Mom.

After his wife leaves him, Joaquín brings his mother-in-law back home to look after him and his son.

Christine is a young farm worker in a small village in post-war Germany. Her attempts to improve her situation through further education are hampered...

A young immigrant single-dad is tasked with teaching his daughter English, which he does through American sitcoms.

Something monstrous is slaughtering deer in the marshlands of Ohio, leaving them torn to shreds. Authorities believe it to be the work of a bear, but...

Muggs' rich Uncle Pete is coming to visit. Unfortunately, Muggs' late father had bragged that he had seven kids, so Muggs recruits the members of the...