Movies and TvShows featuring "mother-in-jail" theme.

Two boys in Brooklyn, New York City are forced to fend for themselves after their mothers are taken away by the authorities.

Back Roads is a gripping crime drama thriller that takes place in a small backwoods town in the 1990s. The story follows a troubled man named Harley Altmyer, who is struggling to care for his three sisters in the aftermath of their mother being sent to jail for killing their abusive father. As Harley tries to hold his family together, he becomes entangled in a web of secrets, deceit, and murder.

Holler is a coming-of-age drama about a high school senior, Ruth, who is caught stealing from a library and must navigate the challenges of being evicted from her home. She works as a scrapper with her brother, Blaze, and dreams of saving enough money for college. As Ruth falls in love and faces the hardships of living in a dying town, she must make difficult choices that will shape her future.

Fifteen-year-old Céline knows more about life than is appropriate for her age. She wanders the streets, surviving, with the help of her boyfriend Romain, thanks to her defiance and ruthless practicality. She secretly sleeps in the garden house of a luxury villa, where one evening she is discovered by the owner, Judge Henri van Eyck. Despite his wife Nathalie's reticence, he takes the girl in and Céline gradually gains their goodwill and affection. The fragile balance of their mutual trust, however, comes in serious jeopardy when the web of lies the girl has told her protectors begins to unravel, revealing her real motives.

This women in prison drama tells us a story about the mother of three children, who was falsely accused for a crime she did not commit (drug dealing), arrested and locked up behind bars.