Movies and TvShows featuring "negligent-mother" theme.

Jack, a young boy, loses his father and is placed in a group home. Unsatisfied with his new situation, he decides to embark on a journey to find his mother. Along the way, Jack encounters various challenges and experiences that test his resilience and determination.

Night Games is a thought-provoking drama that delves into the complex themes of sexuality and trauma. Set in the 1960s, the film follows a young boy who navigates his repressed desires and traumatic past while coming to terms with his own sexuality. Through a series of wild parties, childhood memories, and encounters with neglectful parents, Night Games explores the taboo subjects of sexual obsession, repression, and intergenerational trauma.

Camille, a mercurial César-winning actress, has seen better times. Estranged from her husband, she's with her children only every other weekend. It's her weekend, but her agent has booked her to MC a Rotary club dinner in Vichy. She takes them with her, and when her husband learns this, he demands to pick them up at once. She bolts in a rented car to the seaside, trying to improve her relations with the children, especially the precocious and distant Vincent. He loves astronomy. A rare meteor shower is due in a few days, so she suggests they go to a plateau in Spain hoping to see it. He agrees, but the relationship remains difficult, and her husband is on their trail.

A woman is forced to keep her marriage and past indiscretions a secret from those she loves.

A young girl growing up in Bergen, Norway just after the 2nd world war, is trying to deal with the father's adultery and mother's deep depression, as she befriends a boy.

A tormented and neglected twelve year old finds solace watching classic western movies. When she finds a gun in her late father's loft she stands up to her tormentors, just like her gunslinging heroes.

Sanna is forced to take care of his little brother when their mother is emotionally unavailable.