Family Tragedy Movies

In 1858 Charles Darwin struggles to publish one of the most controversial scientific theories ever conceived, while he and his wife Emma confront...

Amidst a backdrop of growing violence and intimidation, independent cab drivers struggling against a consolidated juggernaut rally around...

Ephraim Cabot is an old man of amazing vitality who loves his New England farm with a greedy passion. Hating him, and sharing his greed, are the sons...

A family living in Marfa, Texas attempts to pull themselves back together after a horrific tragedy. This provocative sequel to Larry Clark's film...

Matteo is pressured into the family business when he fails his exams. Out for his 18th birthday, he struggles to choose between his family...

A young boy believes he is forced to raise his two younger siblings after tragedy had stricken their family. Fearing they would be separated and...

An old woman has died and her widower with dementia confesses to killing her. After this, the story goes back in time to show the events leading up...

In 2010, 31,560 people ended their own lives and about 20,000 people died or went missing with the earthquake. Unemployed widower Fujio Murai’s...

A family is torn apart when their eldest son is hanged for the murder of a young girl.

In France, a child is killed by its mother every ten days. By giving a voice to some of these women and their families, this documentary takes a...

The mother and the younger son in a happy family dies in a car-accident. The father and the teenage-son Jonas survives the accident. Now they have to...

After a family tragedy in the chaotic city, Chris and Maggie Conley, in a last-ditch effort to save their dying marriage, purchase an isolated home...

Singel mother, Elin, experiences her worst nightmare when her son dies in a drowning accident. She tries to get her life back on track after the...

Young David Kinemon is a good-natured, easy-going lad in a mountain village. Circumstances force him to take his brother's place as mail carrier for...

After many years of separation, landscaper and part time dealer of illegal fireworks – Anders – is contacted by his father Thomas who is...

Raja and Devi fall in love with each other and get engaged. However, when Raja learns that he is suffering from cancer, he hides it from Devi and...

In 1948, the Trouths are facing no income and the hottest summer on record. When their estranged son inexplicably returns, the apartment is full...

When an unthinkable tragedy disrupts the lives of astronaut Sam Bowman and his wife Sarah, Sam accepts an interstellar mission to save the lives of a...

A spirited young girl in small town Australia forms a meaningful bond with a wild emu as she tries to cope with her beleaguered father, a naïve...

"Octopus Heart" is a poignant documentary examining the link between emotional trauma and Takotsubo Syndrome. Following Anastazija Zivanovic's life...