Anthology of Acrimony
A list of must-see movies related to step-parenting, baby mama drama, undiagnosed mental illness, parental alienation, blended families, and high conflict coparents. If you have a high-conflict bio parent in your life read by blog here: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?vanity=kassieme&set=a.10220682719313623
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- DirectorChris ColumbusStarsJulia RobertsSusan SarandonEd HarrisA terminally ill woman must deal with her ex-husband"s new lover, who will be their children"s stepmother.
- DirectorTyler PerryStarsTaraji P. HensonLyriq BentCrystle StewartA faithful wife, tired of standing by her devious husband, is enraged when it becomes clear she has been betrayed.
- DirectorGinger GentileStarsAndrea BrownIn North America, over 25 MILLION PARENTS are being erased from their children"s lives after divorce and separation. The ERASING FAMILY documentary follows young adults fighting to reunite with their broken families. Through the eyes of 23-year-old Ashlynn, 12-year-old Lauren and 28-year-old Brian, consequences on mental health caused by profiteering high-conflict divorce court settlements are revealed. The film shows programs that encourage mediation and shared parenting which will prevent parental alienation and future childhood trauma, making divorce and separation less costly both financially and emotionally. The film ends with children and parents being reunited on screen and will inspire other kids to reach out to #erased parents, siblings and grandparents.
- DirectorJames MangoldStarsWinona RyderAngelina JolieClea DuVallDirectionless teenager Susanna is rushed to Claymoore, a mental institution, after a supposed suicide attempt. There she befriends a group of troubled women who deeply influence her life.
- DirectorRobert BentonStarsDustin HoffmanMeryl StreepJane AlexanderAfter his wife leaves him, a work-obsessed Manhattan advertising executive is forced to learn long-neglected parenting skills, but a heated custody battle over the couple"s young son deepens the wounds left by the separation.
- DirectorNoah BaumbachStarsAdam DriverScarlett JohanssonJulia GreerA stage director and his actor wife struggle through a grueling divorce that pushes them to their personal and creative extremes. Noah Baumbach"s incisive and compassionate look at a marriage breaking up and a family staying together.
- DirectorChris ColumbusStarsRobin WilliamsSally FieldPierce BrosnanAfter a bitter divorce, an actor disguises himself as a female housekeeper to spend time with his children held in custody by his former wife.
- DirectorSandra Fernández FerreiraGinger GentileAfter divorce, fathers fight to see their children while lawyers and psychologists do everything possible to stop families from reuniting. The big business of child custody where suffering equals profits.
- DirectorBen TaylorStarsRobert WebbVictoria HamiltonMelanie LynskeyJack has found true happiness with fiancée Sara but his bitter ex-wife Hillary is determined to sabotage it. He wants her out of his life but Sara has made it her mission to mend his relationship with Hillary for the sake of his children.
- DirectorFrank CoraciStarsAdam SandlerDrew BarrymoreWendi McLendon-CoveyAfter a bad blind date, a man and woman find themselves stuck together at a resort for families, where their attraction grows as their respective kids benefit from the burgeoning relationship.
- DirectorTyler PerryStarsTyler PerryLoretta DevineShad MossThe crazy and comical Mabel Simmons, otherwise known as Madea, tries to wrangle her fighting family together for a family dinner regarding the health of her niece Shirley.
- DirectorAndrey ZvyagintsevStarsMaryana SpivakAleksey RozinMatvey NovikovA couple going through a divorce must team up to find their son who has disappeared during one of their bitter arguments.
- DirectorDon RoosStarsNatalie PortmanScott CohenLisa KudrowThe story of a woman dealing with her infant daughter"s death while trying to keep her marriage and her relationship with her stepson.
- DirectorCameron CroweStarsTom CruisePenélope CruzCameron DiazA self-indulgent and vain publishing magnate finds his privileged life upended after a vehicular accident with a resentful lover.
- DirectorAnthony C. FerranteStarsAlex McKennaJoey Rae BlairAdam HussStrange events plague a woman when she becomes engaged to a man with a 10-year-old daughter.
- DirectorAneesh ChagantyStarsSarah PaulsonKiera AllenSara SohnChloe, a teenager who is confined to a wheelchair, is homeschooled by her mother, Diane. Chloe soon becomes suspicious of her mother and begins to suspect that she may be harboring a dark secret.
- DirectorRobert WiseStarsJulie AndrewsChristopher PlummerEleanor ParkerA young novice is sent by her convent in 1930s Austria to become a governess to the seven children of a widowed naval officer.
- DirectorDenise Di NoviStarsRosario DawsonKatherine HeiglGeoff StultsA woman sets out to make life a living hell for her ex-husband"s new fiancée.
- DirectorHarry WinerStarsPeter StraussJudith LightJames GammonThis movie shows another side to spousal abuse that not too many people thought is possible--the husband being abused and the wife the abuser.
- DirectorFrank PerryStarsFaye DunawayDiana ScarwidSteve ForrestThe abusive and traumatic adoptive upbringing of Christina Crawford at the hands of her mother, screen queen Joan Crawford, is depicted.
- DirectorErik SkjoldbjærgStarsChristina RicciJonathan Rhys MeyersJessica LangeA young woman struggles with depression during her first year at Harvard.
- DirectorJohn WellsStarsMeryl StreepDermot MulroneyJulia RobertsA look at the lives of the strong-willed women of the Weston family, whose paths have diverged until a family crisis brings them back to the Oklahoma house they grew up in, and to the dysfunctional woman who raised them.
- DirectorRobert RedfordStarsDonald SutherlandMary Tyler MooreJudd HirschThe accidental death of the older son of an affluent family deeply strains the relationships among the bitter mother, the good-natured father and the guilt-ridden younger son.
- DirectorGreta GerwigStarsSaoirse RonanLaurie MetcalfTracy LettsA fiercely independent teenager tries to make her own way in the world while wanting to get out of her hometown of Sacramento, California and to get away from her complicated mother and recently-unemployed father.