Surviving a family in crisis 1985

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

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 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 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 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 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 Seven Alone
Seven Alone
(2.8/5)
97mn - Drama, Family, Adventure
When both parents die during their perilous wagon train journey to Oregon, seven orphaned children must survive the treacherous wilderness and complete the 2,000-mile trek alone. Led by their supposedly "…
poster Small Talk
Small Talk
(3.1/5)
25mn - Comedy, Family
The gang are all orphans, hoping to be adopted by nice families where "spinach is not on the menu". Wheezer, the youngest child, gets adopted by a wealthy couple, while his older sister Mary Ann does not.…
poster Hoodlum & Son
Hoodlum & Son
92mn - Comedy, Crime
In 1933, a mischievous ten year old, Archie, is left in the care of his unattentive father, Charlie, a reluctant gangster indebted to mob boss Benny “The Bomb” Palladino. Benny gives Charlie a last chance…
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 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 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 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 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 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 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 The Suburbanite
The Suburbanite
(2.8/5)
9mn - Comedy
A family moves out to the 'peaceful' suburbs where everything goes wrong, including the mother-in-law moving in.
poster Sounder
Sounder
(3.8/5)
105mn - Drama
The oldest son of a loving and strong family of black sharecroppers comes of age in the Depression-era South after his father is imprisoned for stealing food.
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 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 …
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