Movies and TvShows featuring "mother-son-reconciliation" theme.

Moonlight (2016) is a film that tells the story of a young African-American man named Chiron who grapples with his identity and sexuality while navigating the challenges of childhood, adolescence, and adulthood. The film is divided into three parts, exploring different stages of Chiron's life. In Part I, Chiron, also known as Little, forms a bond with a drug dealer named Juan and his girlfriend Teresa, who provide him with guidance and support in a turbulent home environment. In Part II, Chiron is a teenager dealing with bullying at school and a complex relationship with his mother. He also develops a close friendship with his classmate Kevin that evolves into a brief romantic encounter. Part III follows Chiron as a grown man living in Atlanta, where he works as a drug dealer and reconnects with Kevin after years apart. Throughout the film, Moonlight explores themes of identity, sexuality, masculinity, and the effects of trauma and societal pressures on personal development.

Riding in Cars with Boys is a movie based on the true story of Beverly Donofrio, a woman who struggles with drug addiction, teenage pregnancy, and her dream of becoming a writer. Set in the 1960s and 1980s, the film explores Beverly's life as she navigates marriage problems, single motherhood, and her relationship with her son. With themes of coming-of-age, friendship, and resilience, Riding in Cars with Boys presents a raw and honest portrayal of one woman's determination to create a better life for herself and her child.

Marie lives alone with her 16 year old son. She struggles to get by with this teenager who gets deeper and deeper in violence and juvenile delinquency. Speaking sentimentally, things are not going better: the relationship with her lover has come to an end. It may seems depressing, but Marie doesn’t give up, even if love seems to be an inaccessible dream. But love, there is. We can feel the affection of this mother for her troublesome child, thanks to Mathilde Seigner, who gives an astonishing performance. A subtle directing, a strong and captivating story, in short: a must see.

When a widower literature professor discovers a magical wishing tree, he and his students embark on a journey of love, redemption, and reconciliation during a Christmas vacation in Paris.

A woman is torn between her boyfriend's ending their relationship and being separated from his young son with whom she has bonded.

The story of the unlikely friendship between two teenage boys from vastly different cultural backgrounds. Sparrow is a working-class street kid and Sebastien a middle-class boy of privilege. One day, they meet at a video-game arcade. Together, they become friends and embark on a journey of self-discovery to locate Sparrow's long-lost mother, an immigrant Vietnamese woman.