Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "drug-addicted-mother"

1. Moonlight (I) (2016)

R | 111 min | Drama

A young African-American man grapples with his identity and sexuality while experiencing the everyday struggles of childhood, adolescence, and burgeoning adulthood.

Director: Barry Jenkins | Stars: Mahershala Ali, Naomie Harris, Trevante Rhodes, Alex R. Hibbert

Votes: 332,515 | Gross: $27.85M

2. Hillbilly Elegy (2020)

R | 116 min | Drama

An urgent phone call pulls a Yale Law student back to his Ohio hometown, where he reflects on three generations of family history and his own future.

Director: Ron Howard | Stars: Amy Adams, Glenn Close, Gabriel Basso, Haley Bennett

Votes: 46,598

3. Columbus (I) (2017)

Not Rated | 100 min | Drama

A Korean-born man finds himself stuck in Columbus, Indiana, where his architect father is in a coma. The man meets a young woman who wants to stay in Columbus with her mother, a recovering addict, instead of pursuing her own dreams.

Director: Kogonada | Stars: John Cho, Haley Lu Richardson, Parker Posey, Michelle Forbes

Votes: 21,048 | Gross: $1.02M

4. The Forger (2012)

PG-13 | 94 min | Drama, Family, Mystery

A teenager wanders into Carmel, California, where he is soon introduced to the art-forgery community.

Director: Lawrence Roeck | Stars: Lauren Bacall, Josh Hutcherson, Alfred Molina, Billy Boyd

Votes: 4,858

5. Lovely & Amazing (2001)

R | 91 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Self-esteem and insecurity are at the heart of this comedy about the relationship between a mother and her three confused daughters.

Director: Nicole Holofcener | Stars: Catherine Keener, Brenda Blethyn, Troy Ruptash, Emily Mortimer

Votes: 7,714 | Gross: $4.19M

6. Tideland (2005)

R | 120 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

Because of the actions of her irresponsible parents, a young girl is left alone on a decrepit country estate and survives inside her fantastic imagination.

Director: Terry Gilliam | Stars: Jeff Bridges, Jennifer Tilly, Jodelle Ferland, Janet McTeer

Votes: 34,717 | Gross: $0.07M

7. Any Day Now (I) (2012)

R | 98 min | Drama

In the 1970s, a gay couple fights a biased legal system to keep custody of the abandoned mentally handicapped teenager that comes to live under their roof.

Director: Travis Fine | Stars: Alan Cumming, Garret Dillahunt, Isaac Leyva, Frances Fisher

Votes: 6,579 | Gross: $0.20M

8. Deadline (1980)

R | 90 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller

A popular horror writer whose family life is falling apart struggles to write his next horror movie.

Director: Mario Azzopardi | Stars: Stephen Young, Sharon Masters, Marvin Goldhar, Jeannie Elias

Votes: 795

9. Nola (2003)

R | 97 min | Comedy, Romance

An urban fairy tale and romantic comedy in which aspiring songwriter Nola leaves her abusive Kansas home and heads to New York City to find her biological father--and finds much more.

Director: Alan Hruska | Stars: Emmy Rossum, Steven Bauer, James Badge Dale, Thom Christopher

Votes: 501 | Gross: $0.01M

10. Mama (I) (2011)

22 min | Short, Drama

A frightening thriller about a young couple Joe and Heather who begins their life full of hope until Heather's past haunts her. The marriage suffers, and when it breaks up, the little boy, Joey, is trapped in a cycle of domestic violence.

Director: C. Zar | Stars: Amy Lynn Stewart, Chase Coleman, Kelly Blunt, Mark Marcarian

Votes: 22

11. 75 (2017)

97 min | Crime, Drama

A crash victim, a housewife and two repressed teens are connected by hard-working therapist Viola, who helps them battle their addictions while two disillusioned detectives struggle with the mounting war against heroin in Cincinnati.

Director: Joe Zappa | Stars: Tifani Winkfield, Kip Bennett, Marcus B. Jackson, Shannon Faith

Votes: 60

12. Mr. Long (2017)

129 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Professional hitman Long takes on an assignment in Japan. When things go awry, he has to flee. Badly injured, he takes refuge in a deserted part of a small town.

Director: Sabu | Stars: Chang Chen, Shô Aoyagi, Yi Ti Yao, Run-yin Bai

Votes: 1,694

13. Alumim (2021– )

50 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

Follows a group of boys from the margins of Israeli society who become the main suspects of a girl's rape and their lives are thrown into upheaval.

Stars: Yoalah Brinson, Yehuda Levi, Shani Cohen, Yaniv Biton

Votes: 153

14. Mr. Smith Gets a Hustler (2002)

R | 91 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

A Banker, Husband, and Father, Mr. Smith must leave it behind him. He's made a mistake and he's trying to pay for it but he doesn't know if there is enough money in the world. Or so he ... See full summary »

Director: Ian McCrudden | Stars: Larry Pine, Alex Feldman, J.D. Williams, Benjamin Hendrickson

Votes: 232 | Gross: $0.00M

15. The Vice of Hope (2018)

96 min | Drama

The story of a difficult birth set against the backdrop of child trafficking in Castel Volturno, an area outside Naples known for being the most lawless area in Italy.

Director: Edoardo De Angelis | Stars: Pina Turco, Massimiliano Rossi, Marina Confalone, Cristina Donadio

Votes: 661

16. Naomi's Secret (2016)

16 min | Documentary, Animation, Short

Naomi keeps it a secret from her classmates that her mother is in a mental institution. One day she takes Sam, her best friend, to the clinic because she no longer wants to be ashamed of her background.

Director: Saskia Gubbels

17. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999– )
Episode: Dolls (2002)

TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Detectives Benson and Stabler begin hunting for a serial pedophile after a 5-year-old girl's decomposed body is found in the trash.

Director: Darnell Martin | Stars: Christopher Meloni, Mariska Hargitay, Richard Belzer, Stephanie March

Votes: 803

18. Mod Squad (1968–1973)
Episode: The Connection (1972)

TV-PG | 120 min | Action, Crime, Drama

The trio go undercover to take down an international drug ring.

Director: George McCowan | Stars: Michael Cole, Clarence Williams III, Peggy Lipton, Tige Andrews

Votes: 51

19. Women Behind Bars (2008– )
Episode: Rita Nitz & Chanel Boyd (2008)

TV-14 | 42 min | Documentary

First, a woman who was an accomplice to the beating death of a gay man along with her husband. Then, a teenage mother and her boyfriend are convicted of the murder of their 8-month-old daughter. Both claim innocence.

Director: Richard Swindell | Stars: Kay Bess, Rita Nitz, Jon Brookmyer, Robert Drew

Votes: 17

20. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000–2015)
Episode: Say Uncle (2008)

TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

CSI needs the help of an 8-year-old, HIV-positive boy to figure out who shot and killed his uncle and his mother during a street party in Koreatown.

Director: Richard J. Lewis | Stars: William Petersen, Marg Helgenberger, George Eads, Eric Szmanda

Votes: 717

21. Unsolved Mysteries (2020– )
Episode: Stolen Kids (2020)

TV-MA | 37 min | Documentary, Crime, Mystery

In May and August 1989, two toddlers vanished from the same New York City park. A search turned up nothing - but their families haven't given up hope.

Director: Jessica Dimmock | Stars: Mary Murphy, Rosa Glover, Ken Lindahl, Valdree Manley

Votes: 608

22. Women Behind Bars (2008– )
Episode: Alicia Williamson & Patricia Donnelly (2009)

TV-14 | 42 min | Documentary

A single mother pleads self-defense after fatally stabbing a man she met on a dating website after he rejected her. A woman who strangled a man she just met at a swinger's club after changing her mind about having sex with him for money.

Director: Richard Swindell | Stars: Ashley Crary, Alicia Williamson, Willie Kidd, Angela Kidd

Votes: 14

23. I Am a Killer (2018–2022)
Episode: Family Matters (2022)

TV-MA | Documentary, Crime

A killer recounts the crime that ended a life and destroyed his own. We also hear from those affected, including a police officer and the victim's family.

Director: Ollie Elliott | Stars: Valentino Barraza, Dana Crowl, Mike Johann, Cassandra Reed

Votes: 101

24. Blindspot (2015–2020)
Episode: Everybody Hates Kathy (2019)

TV-14 | 42 min | Action, Crime, Drama

The team discovers an international conspiracy when a deadly weapon is stolen. Jane supports Weller when someone from his past dredges up painful memories. Patterson and Rich contend with their newly released hacker accomplice.

Director: David McWhirter | Stars: Jaimie Alexander, Sullivan Stapleton, Rob Brown, Audrey Esparza

Votes: 426

25. New Amsterdam (2018–2023)
Episode: The Forsaken (2019)

TV-14 | 42 min | Drama

Frome uncovers a patient's surprising past. Sharpe struggles treating an addicted mother and baby. Reynolds overcomes some bad news.

Director: Michael Slovis | Stars: Ryan Eggold, Janet Montgomery, Freema Agyeman, Jocko Sims

Votes: 761