Surviving: a family in crisis (1985

Explore our selection of movies and TV shows surviving: a family in crisis (1985

poster A Deadly Silence
A Deadly Silence
(2.8/5)
91mn - Drama, Thriller
The father of three children was killed when he left his house. This provokes a lot of sentimental emotions in the neighbourhood because the people know nothing about his dark past.
poster Violation of Trust
Violation of Trust
(3/5)
89mn - Crime, Drama, Short
Single mother Susan Essex admirably picks up the pieces after the split from her husband Matthew, and she can depend upon her daughter Justine for support. When Justine learns that her friend Vicky has be…
poster Your Mother Wears Combat Boots
Your Mother Wears Combat Boots
(2.6/5)
100mn - Comedy
An overprotective single mother tries to stop her son joining the parachute unit by sending him to the college, fearful that he may end up his life like his father did. He secretly leaves the college and …
poster Deadly Family Secrets
Deadly Family Secrets
95mn - Thriller
A New York executive, Martha, witnesses a murder and discovers that the killer is her new brother-in-law. When her sister is nearly killed and her sister's children kidnapped to silence her, she must unra…
poster Fire in the Dark
Fire in the Dark
(3.4/5)
124mn - Drama, Short
A 75-year old widow with battles herself as she struggles with being a burden to those she loves. Though determined not to rely on her children, she is forced to move in with her daughter after a serious …
poster Father & Son: Dangerous Relations
Father & Son: Dangerous Relations
(2.7/5)
93mn - Drama, Crime, Short
An estranged father and son are paroled from the same maximum-security prison with one unusual condition, they must become roommates. Their severed bonds are strained as the father battles to keep his son…
poster Seven Alone
Seven Alone
(2.8/5)
97mn - Drama, Family, Adventure
A fictionalized account of the real-life adventure of the Sager family. Travelling with a wagon train from Missouri to Oregon, things are going well for the Sagers, until father Sager dies from blood pois…
poster Do You Know the Muffin Man?
Do You Know the Muffin Man?
(2.8/5)
90mn - Drama, Crime
Roger Dollison, a police officer, and his wife, Kendra, are living the American dream. They have two children, Teddy and Sandy, a lovely home, and a dog named Rex. What they know and how they live as a fa…
poster The Cradle
The Cradle
107mn - Horror, Thriller
When Frank and Julie move to a small isolated town with their son Sam, both Julie and Sam become ill. Driven by terrifying nightmares of torture that come true Frank begs a local midwife Helen to care for…
poster The Execution
The Execution
(2.9/5)
90mn - Drama, Short
The members of a San Diego Wednesday night womens' mah jongg club are five survivors of a Nazi concentration camp. They recognize the owner of a local restaurant, Walter Grossman, as a doctor from the cam…
poster Through the Breakers
Through the Breakers
17mn - Drama
A society couple, neglect their young daughter in favor of their social life. When the girl becomes seriously ill, the father realizes the errors of his ways and stays home with her, demanding his wife do…
poster Dreams Don't Die
Dreams Don't Die
(3.3/5)
100mn - Drama, Thriller, Short
Two young kids in love, one young graffiti artist and the other a foster-child, find trouble on the mean streets on the other side of the river in New York City. Officer Charles Banks finds young Danny ta…
poster A Woman Scorned: The Betty Broderick Story
A Woman Scorned: The Betty Broderick Story
(3.6/5)
96mn - Short, Thriller, Drama
After sixteen years of marriage and four children, Betty Broderick's high-powered attorney husband decides to leave her for a younger woman with whom he's been having an affair. Hurt by his betrayal and f…
poster The Death of Richie
The Death of Richie
(3.4/5)
96mn - Drama, Short
A sensitive but confused teenager feels pressure from all directions and turns to drugs, which causes problems for him in school and at home.
poster The Screaming Skull
The Screaming Skull
68mn - Thriller, Horror
Newlyweds Eric and Jenni Whitlock retire to his desolate mansion, where Eric's first wife Marianne died from a mysterious freak accident. Jenni, who has a history of mental illness, begins to see strange …
poster The Mothering Heart
The Mothering Heart
23mn - Drama
A young couple struggle to get ahead, the wife always assuaging the troubles of her melancholy husband. As he climbs the ladder of success, he abandons the homely values and begins an affair with a beauti…
poster Guilty Conscience
Guilty Conscience
(3.3/5)
104mn - Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Amid acrimonious divorce proceedings, Louise (Blythe Danner) unwittingly puts her life in danger when she contests the prenuptial agreement she signed before marrying attorney Arthur Jamison (Anthony Hopk…
poster A Fight for Jenny
A Fight for Jenny
(3.2/5)
95mn - Drama, Short
When Kelsey remarries, her struggle to get custody of her daughter from her first marriage is complicated by her current husband being black.
poster An Unseen Enemy
An Unseen Enemy
16mn - Drama
The physician's death orphans his two adolescent daughters. Their older brother is able to convert some of the doctor's small estate to cash. But it is late in the day, and with the banks closed he stores…
poster Children of the Bride
Children of the Bride
(3.1/5)
105mn - Drama, Short, Comedy
A middle-aged woman tries to get married to her younger finance but is hindered by her four grown children who come bearing grudges.
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