Movies and TvShows featuring "suffering-parent" theme.

In the thriller movie 'Monolith', a mother finds herself in a desperate race against time when her son becomes locked inside a car on a hot desert day. As she struggles to find a way to rescue him, she grapples with her own personal demons and uncover dark secrets that threaten to consume her.

A man named Jack, along with his wife and teenage daughter, rents a run-down beach house for their summer vacation. Jack becomes involved in a boat race and faces a rivalry with a snobbish neighbor. Along the way, he deals with various comedic situations and learns the importance of family and friendship.

My father immortalized in family films the most beautiful moments of his life, while my mother's difficulties hit the blind spot of his images. Today, I revisit these images to tell a different story: that of a woman who sees her role as a mother take away her freedom step by step.

"REM" is an Afrikaans Sci-Fi Drama about a grief-stricken father, Dehan, who becomes obsessed with the memory of his late wife, Lena, through the use of a high-tech, dream-altering device, the REM. This unhealthy obsession leads to Dehan struggling to reconnect with his young son, Erich, who survived the car accident that caused Lena's death. Dehan must decide to face and to confront his grief, reconnecting with his son, or to become so immersed in his fantasy dream-world that he loses touch with reality, and Erich, altogether.

A mother Susan struggles with the daily reality of losing her husband Paul, who was fighting in Afghanistan. Despite her suffering and further traumatic events, she tries to stay strong for her young daughter Lisa and keep the love for her family alive.