Tag: abusive mother

  • The Prince of Tides

    A troubled Southern man talks to his suicidal sister’s psychiatrist about their family history and falls in love with her (and New York City) in the process.

  • Goodnight, Mister Tom

    A shy and quiet World War II evacuee is housed by a disgruntled old man, and they soon develop a close bond.

  • Precious

    Set in Harlem in 1987, Claireece “Precious” Jones is a 16-year-old African American girl born into a life no one would want. She’s pregnant for the second time by her absent father; at home, she must wait hand and foot on her mother, an angry woman who abuses her emotionally and physically. School is chaotic and Precious has reached the ninth grade with good marks and a secret; She can’t read.

  • Triangle

    When Jess sets sail on a yacht with a group of friends, she cannot shake the feeling that there is something wrong.

  • Peacock

    A minor train accident in rural Nebraska gradually unveils a mystery involving the town’s reclusive bank clerk.

  • The Human Centipede 2 (Full Sequence)

    Inspired by the fictional Dr. Heiter, disturbed loner Martin dreams of creating a 12-person centipede and sets out to realize his sick fantasy.

  • Gimme Shelter

    After running away from her abusive mother, a streetwise teen seeks refuge with her father, but he rejects her when he learns that she’s pregnant.

  • Moebius

    A wife, overwhelmed with hatred for her husband, inflicts an unspeakable wound on their son, as the family heads towards horrific destruction.

  • August: Osage County

    An intense look at the lives of the strong-willed daughters of the Weston family, whose paths have diverged until a family crisis brings them back to the Midwest house they grew up in, and to the dysfunctional mother who raised them.

  • Don’t Go in the House

    As a child, Donald was tormented by his mother who used fire as a punishment. Now a deranged adult, Donald stalks women at clubs, then takes them home where he kills them with a flamethrower.