Movies and TvShows featuring "support-group" theme.
Maddie, a teen stuck in the afterlife investigating her own disappearance, goes on a crime-solving mission as she adjusts to high-school purgatory.
Ray Donovan is a professional fixer in Los Angeles who is known for making the problems of the city's rich and famous disappear. He deals with a variety of complex issues, including family drama, criminal activities, and personal demons. As he navigates the dangerous world of Hollywood, Ray struggles to maintain his own sanity and protect the ones he loves.
Jessica Jones, a former superhero with super strength, is now working as a private investigator in New York City. She uses her abilities to solve cases and uncover dark secrets, while also dealing with her troubled past and personal demons.
Rude Awakening (1998) is a comedy TV show that follows the story of Billie Frank, a once successful actress who is now struggling with addiction and self-destructive behavior. Billie finds herself in a support group and tries to navigate her way through rehab, dysfunctional relationships, and the challenges of her past. With dark humor and witty dialogue, Rude Awakening explores the ups and downs of Billie's journey to recovery.
Dear John is a sitcom that follows the lives of a support group for people with sexual problems. The show explores the comedic struggles and relationships of the group members as they navigate their personal lives in New York City. With a mix of humor and heart, Dear John offers a unique and entertaining look at the challenges of living in a support group.
Loudermilk is a dark comedy TV show that follows the life of Sam Loudermilk, a recovering alcoholic and substance abuse counselor. Sam is known for his crude humor and unconventional methods, often clashing with his support group and roommate. The show explores themes of addiction recovery, dysfunctional relationships, and the challenges of sobriety.
People of Earth is a hilarious, high-concept comedy that explores the lives of a support group for people who claim to have been abducted by aliens. The show follows the adventures of a skeptical investigative journalist who joins the group and begins to question his own beliefs.
An insomniac office worker seeks relief from his insomnia by attending support groups, where he meets a soap maker named Tyler Durden. Together, they form an underground fight club that spirals out of control. As the narrator delves deeper into the world of fight club and Tyler's extreme philosophies, he begins to question his own reality and identity. The boundaries between reality and madness blur as the narrator's life unravels.
After the death of his wife, a sportscaster named Ryan King joins a grief support group to cope with his loss. Through the group therapy sessions, Ryan forms unlikely friendships and experiences personal growth while navigating the challenges of grief, love, and the complexities of life.
Armored truck security guard James Brody is working with his son Casey transporting millions of dollars between banks when a team of thieves led by Rook orchestrate a takeover of their truck to seize the riches. Following a violent car chase, Rook soon has the armored truck surrounded and James and Casey find themselves cornered onto a decrepit bridge.
Fat Friends was an ITV drama, following a group of overweight people, their laughter and pain and addresses the absurdities of dieting in our modern age. The drama looks at people and how they relate to one another and use body weight as an excuse for all sorts of failings in their relationships, or not living their lives to the full. Four of the cast, Ruth Jones, James Corden, Sheridan Smith and Alison Steadman, went on to appear in Gavin & Stacey.
The Mantle twins, identical from head to toe, are on a mission to change the way women give birth.
After her sister leaves home, Tari fights to protect her mother from her father's abuse and joins a support group where she meets a new lifelong friend.
A grieving family is plagued by tragic and disturbing occurrences after the death of their 78-year-old grandmother. As Annie, the mother and an artist, delves into researching apparitions, strange events begin to unfold. Her teenage son, Peter, attends a party that ends in tragedy when his younger sister, Charlie, is decapitated. As Annie becomes obsessed with a grief counseling support group, she encounters Joan, who guides her towards conducting a séance. However, Annie unwittingly summons a malevolent spirit that possesses her and threatens her family. Annie discovers that her mother and Joan were part of a coven dedicated to conjuring the demon Paimon, and realizes that her family has been cursed. In a desperate attempt to save her son, Annie burns Charlie's sketchbook and unintentionally causes her husband, Steve, to spontaneously combust. Peter, now possessed, witnesses his mother's descent into madness before fleeing to the attic. In the attic, he discovers the truth about his family's dark secret and ultimately succumbs to possession. The story ends with Peter being crowned as Paimon in a tree house filled with members of the coven, including the decapitated head of Charlie.
Inspired by a true story, a U.S. Army Afghanistan veteran—thanks to the presence of her dead best friend from the Army—is at odds with her estranged Vietnam Veteran grandfather and her VA counselor.
In a small town, a giant floating head appears out of nowhere, leading to the creation of a cult. The head reveals that it is an alien seeking to establish dominance over the world by creating an army of human-alien hybrids. As the head gains followers and forms alliances with various individuals, a group of FBI agents and other unlikely heroes must come together to stop the impending alien invasion. The show explores themes of love, friendship, disfigurement, and the complex nature of humanity.
Gravity is a comedy-drama TV show set in New York City. It follows the lives of a diverse group of individuals who attend a support group led by a former professional baseball player. The show explores themes of love, loss, and personal stories, with a touch of humor and drama. The main character, an opthalmologist with hypochondriac tendencies, forms relationships with the other group members, including an African-American man who uses a wheelchair, and together, they navigate through the challenges of life and search for the truth. Along the way, they confront their own mental disorders and come to terms with their grief and past traumas.
Two young men meet in a twin bereavement support group and form an unlikely bromance.
Wreck-It Ralph, a video game villain, wants to be a hero. In his quest to fulfill his dream, he accidentally unleashes a deadly enemy that threatens the entire arcade. With the help of a glitchy character named Vanellope, Ralph learns what it means to be a Good Guy and must save the arcade before it's Game Over.
Ancient medical science told us our minds and bodies are one; so did philosophers of old. Now, modern science and new research are helping us to understand these connections. In Healing and the Mind, Bill Moyers talks with physicians, scientists, therapists and patients—people who are taking a new look at the meaning of sickness and health. In a five-part series of provocative interviews, he discusses their search for answers to perplexing questions: How do emotions translate into chemicals in our bodies? How do thoughts and feelings influence health? How can we collaborate with our bodies to encourage healing?