Here we've displayed a list of the best Estrangement films : Incendies(2010), Magnolia(1999), Pickpocket(1959), Deadlier Than the Male(1956), Pain and Glory(2019), My Architect(2003), Nowhere Boy(2009), Wonderland(1999), The Little Thief(1989), The Flame and the Arrow(1950), High Tide(1987), Rolling Thunder(1977) ... ...
Drama
Canada|France
2010
130 Minutes
Lubna Azabal Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin Maxim Gaudette Rémy Girard Allen Altman Mohamed Majd Baya Belal Abdelghafour Elaaziz Nabil Sawalha
mother sister father brother employer lawyer profound tense powerful gripping montreal notary office family home small town middle east family secrets self-discovery journey estrangement twins
Twins journey to the Middle East to discover their family history and fulfill their mother's last wishes.
Drama
USA
1999
188 Minutes
Jason Robards Julianne Moore Tom Cruise Philip Seymour Hoffman John C. Reilly Melora Walters Jeremy Blackman Michael Bowen William H. Macy Philip Baker Hall Melinda Dillon
father wife son genius host caretaker engaging endearing san fernando valley california death estrangement family guilt suicide attempt father/son relationship pursuit transformation 1990s
An epic mosaic of interrelated characters in search of love, forgiveness, and meaning in the San Fernando Valley.
Crime, Drama
France
1959
75 Minutes
Martin LaSalle Marika Green Pierre Leymarie Jean Pélégri Dolly Scal Kassagi Pierre Etaix César Gattegno
pickpocket mother police detective neighbor friend striking creative france horse track police station funeral self-expression petty crime moral dilemma going straight estrangement discovery temptation 1950s
Michel passes the time by picking pockets, careful to never be caught despite being watched by the police. His friend Jacques may suspect, while both men may have their eyes on Jeanne, the pretty neighbor of Michel's ailing mother.
Drama
France
1956
113 Minutes
Jean Gabin Danièle Delorme Lucienne Bogaert Robert Arnoux Liliane Bert Gérard Blain Aimé Clariond Gabrielle Fontan Germaine Kerjean Robert Manuel Jean-Paul Roussillon
restaurant owner young woman ex-wife housekeeper mother-in-law employee dark chilling suspenseful emotional paris restaurant apartment bar france street murder plot deception betrayal estrangement
André Chatelin is a restaurant owner in Les Halles in Paris. One morning, a girl named Catherine asks to see him. She happens to be the daughter of his estranged wife, Gabrielle, that André... See full summary »
Drama
Spain|France
2019
113 Minutes
Antonio Banderas Asier Etxeandia Penélope Cruz Leonardo Sbaraglia Julieta Serrano Nora Navas Raúl Arévalo Cecilia Roth Pedro Casablanc Susi Sánchez
director first love addict family mother laborer brooding cool creative engaging emotional heartwarming moving passionate profound somber spirited tender touching madrid
A film director reflects on the choices he's made in life as the past and present come crashing down around him.
Documentary
USA
2003
116 Minutes
Louis Kahn Priscilla Pattison Edwina Pattison Daniels
father son colleague daughter mother frank gehry somber fascinating profound philadelphia bangladesh library office jerusalem louis kahn architecture art infidelity career vs. family estrangement
Director Nathaniel Kahn searches to understand his father, noted architect Louis Kahn, who died bankrupt and alone in 1974.
Biography, Drama
UK|Canada
2009
97 Minutes
Aaron Taylor-Johnson Kristin Scott Thomas Anne-Marie Duff David Threlfall Thomas Brodie-Sangster David Morrissey Sam Bell Ophelia Lovibond Jack McElhone Josh Bolt James Johnson
musician teen boy aunt uncle mother paul mccartney emotional amusing cheeky fascinating liverpool, england funeral stage park house family estrangement john lennon music mother/son relationship
A chronicle of John Lennon's first years, focused mainly in his adolescence and his relationship with his stern aunt Mimi, who raised him, and his absentee mother Julia, who re-entered his life at a crucial moment in his young life.
Drama
UK
1999
108 Minutes
Shirley Henderson Gina McKee Molly Parker Ian Hart John Simm Stuart Townsend Kika Markham Jack Shepherd Enzo Cilenti Sarah Jane Potts David Fahm
husband wife daughter son sister brother spirited quirky london family home coffee shop relationships estrangement unemployment dating pregnancy transformation wretched excess 1990s
There's little wonder in the working-class lives of Bill, Eileen, and their three grown daughters. They're lonely Londoners. Nadia, a cafe waitress, places personal ads, looking for love; ... See full summary »
Drama
UK
1989
105 Minutes
juvenile delinquent thief teen girl lover aunt uncle winsome offbeat france countryside small town big city estrangement family dysfunction kleptomania running away sexual awakening escape growing up forbidden love
A middle-aged spinster falls in love with a fellow resident of her boardinghouse, who mistakenly believes she has the money to help him start a new business.
Adventure
USA
1950
88 Minutes
Burt Lancaster Virginia Mayo Robert Douglas Aline MacMahon Frank Allenby Nick Cravat Lynne Baggett Gordon Gebert
archer wife leader rebel niece tyrant spirited thrilling melodramatic italy castle village kidnapping rebellion father/son relationship estrangement freedom marriage underdog revenge
Dardo, a Robin Hood-like figure, and his loyal followers use a Roman ruin in Medieval Lombardy as their headquarters as they conduct an insurgency against their Hessian conquerors.
Comedy, Drama
Australia
1987
104 Minutes
Judy Davis Jan Adele Claudia Karvan Colin Friels John Clayton Frankie J. Holden Monica Trapaga Mark Hembrow
mother daughter grandmother teen girl singer drifter touching emotional dark new south wales, australia town seaside trailer park beach alcoholism mother/daughter relationship estrangement abandoned child reunion secret past
Story about a backup singer for an Elvis impersonator who re-enters her past when she leaves a tour in a small town and finds her daughter in a mobile home park.
Drama
USA
1977
99 Minutes
William Devane Tommy Lee Jones Linda Haynes James Best Dabney Coleman Lisa Blake Richards Luke Askew Lawrason Driscoll
veteran friend wife son thug pretty woman brutal gritty melodramatic texas small town household family vigilantism postwar life estrangement theft mutilation revenge pursuit
A returning war veteran loses his family to a violent home invasion and decides to seek and retaliate against those responsible.
Other, Drama
France
1977
92 Minutes
Ed Asner Maureen Stapleton Rebecca Balding Lawrence Pressman Stephanie Zimbalist Bruce Davison John Randolph Gregory Harrison Veronica Hamel Gail Strickland
father ex-wife estranged son daughter emotional heartwarming positive christmas party redemption reunion terminal illness estrangement fatherhood christmas transformation love discovery 1970s
A French little town, at the end of the twenties. Julien Davenne is a journalist whose wife Julie died a decade ago. He gathered in the green room all Julie's objects. When a fire destroys ... See full summary »
Drama
Canada|UK|Kenya
1999
108 Minutes
Richard Harris John Michie Ian Bannen Kerry Fox Hugh Quarshie Honor Blackman Geraldine Chaplin David Mulwa Steenie Njoroge Tirus Gathwe Ng'ang'a Kirumburu
conservationist assistant brother wife poacher soldier touching spirited engaging gutsy kenya kora national park camp savanna safari george adamson lions estrangement conservationism political corruption
George Adamson fights to save Kenya's wildlife. Together with his young assistant Tony Fitzjohn, he battles to keep the animals on his game reserve, and "Kora", from dangerous poachers.
Drama
France
1994
110 Minutes
Gérard Depardieu Fanny Ardant Fabrice Luchini André Dussollier Daniel Prévost Maxime Leroux Patrick Bordier Jacky Nercessian Romane Bohringer Eric Elmosnino Olivier Saladin
war hero countess count lawyer child wife dark brooding melodramatic tense paris courtroom battlefield estate legal battle identity greed betrayal estrangement presumed dead
Colonel Chabert has been severely wounded in the French-Russian Napoleonic war to the point that the medical examiner has signed his death certificate. When he regains his health and memory... See full summary »
Musical, Comedy
USA
1945
76 Minutes
Gracie Fields Monty Woolley Roddy McDowall Reginald Gardiner Natalie Schafer Edith Barrett Clifford Brooke Aminta Dyne Queenie Leonard Doris Lloyd Patrick O'Moore
actress politician butler son amusing charming lighthearted playful estate london apartment politics manners job actors estrangement father/daughter relationship transformation discovery 1940s
A vivacious actress needing work becomes a housekeeper for a crusty retired politician, and gives his life the shaking-up that it needs.
Gay & Lesbian, Comedy, Drama
USA
2014
91 Minutes
Bill Hader Kristen Wiig Luke Wilson Ty Burrell Boyd Holbrook Joanna Gleason Kathleen Rose Perkins Paul Castro Jr.
twin brother sister husband mother lover charming heartwarming inspiring melodramatic touching city house doctor's office bar gym office family dysfunction estrangement homosexuality
Having both coincidentally cheated death on the same day, estranged twins reunite with the possibility of mending their relationship.
Romance, Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Germany
2007
89 Minutes
Nina Hoss Devid Striesow Hinnerk Schönemann Burghart Klaußner Barbara Auer Christian Redl Wanja Mues Michael Wittenborn
estranged wife blackmailer abusive husband businessman thrilling suspenseful brooding engaging germany office car estrangement abuse blackmail schemes fall wretched excess temptation 2000s
Yella is estranged from her possessive and violent husband; but he can't quite bring himself to give her up. When their fraught interaction finally comes to dramatic conclusion, Yella's life takes an odd shift.
Drama
USA|Mexico
2005
112 Minutes
Kathy Baker Amy Brenneman Elpidia Carrillo Glenn Close Stephen Dillane Dakota Fanning William Fichtner LisaGay Hamilton Holly Hunter Jason Isaacs Joe Mantegna
divorcée sick person prisoner old flame teen girl woman tender moving intricate melodramatic jail hospital family home supermarket graveyard mother/daughter relationship family dysfunction estrangement reunion illness
Captives of the very relationships that define and sustain them, nine women resiliently meet the travails and disappointments of life.
Drama
UK
1961
110 Minutes
Peter Finch Stanley Holloway Mary Peach Mervyn Johns Donald Pleasence Dennis Price Oliver Reed
politician model wife neighbor somber intricate england parliament party marital problems aging career vs. love estrangement failing career communism love temptation 1960s
After winning re-election, British Labour Party M.P. Johnnie Byrne faces a series of setbacks in his political career, as well as in his marriage, and must act wisely in order to save both.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1990
99 Minutes
Patrick Dempsey Arye Gross Daniel Stern Annabeth Gish Rita Taggart Joseph Bologna Alan Arkin
sergeant college graduate rebel brother father uncle witty heartwarming spirited engaging florida michigan car highway garage brother relationship road trip estrangement family dysfunction reunion
Three bickering brothers who don't get along reluctantly go on a cross country road trip together to deliver a car in time for their mother's birthday.
Drama
USA
2008
93 Minutes
Michelle Monaghan Nathan Fillion Benjamin Bratt Joey Lauren Adams Jimmy Bennett Bryce Johnson Brandon Hanson Maya McLaughlin
truck driver father girlfriend friend estranged son loner brash emotional touching american west house truck bar hospital childcare truck driving independence estrangement mother/son relationship illness
A trucker, leading a life free of depth and on the way to nowhere, is forced to make a decision about her aggressive loner 11-year-old son whom she openly deserted ten years previously.
Mystery & Thriller, Action, Crime, Drama
USA
2015
114 Minutes
Liam Neeson Ed Harris Joel Kinnaman Common Boyd Holbrook Genesis Rodriguez Vincent D'Onofrio Bruce McGill Lois Smith Patricia Kalember Beau Knapp
hit man mob boss police detective estranged son friend mobster brooding dark intense restaurant police station car street bar bedroom assassination mobsters estrangement danger protection
Mobster and hit man Jimmy Conlon has one night to figure out where his loyalties lie: with his estranged son, Mike, whose life is in danger, or his longtime best friend, mob boss Shawn Maguire, who wants Mike to pay for the death of his own son.
Comedy
UK
2000
87 Minutes
Julie Andrews Sophie Thompson Edward Atterton Jeanne Tripplehorn William Baldwin Colin Firth Stephen Fry Anwen Carlisle Gaye Brown Michael Culkin Katy Stephens
earl actress mother fiancée actor maid amusing charming outlandish spirited england estate party dining room marriage engagement love triangle class distinctions estrangement sister relationship
A man returns home with his bride-to-be, an actress, who turns out to be the sister of his family's maid.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2006
98 Minutes
Sally Field Ben Chaplin Tom Cavanagh Julianne Nicholson Glenn Howerton James Murtaugh Clea DuVall Michael Hyatt Susan Misner Jenny O'Hara
mother son daughter wife cancer patient engaging touching amusing bedroom house office suburb beach kitchen estrangement reunion terminal illness memories family reflection
In this bittersweet comedy, four adult siblings gather at their dying mother's house in North Carolina for what they expect to be a quick, last goodbye. Instead, they find themselves trapped-- together -- for two weeks.
Comedy
USA
1977
94 Minutes
Richard Pryor Lonette McKee Margaret Avery Morgan Woodward Marilyn Coleman Bebe Drake Gloria Edwards Ernesto Hernandez Diane Rodrigues Danny Valdez Dolph Sweet
orange picker wife father union organizer preacher executive hilarious cheeky spirited playful orange grove family home los angeles office labor union family dysfunction estrangement adultery class distinctions love triangle
Orange picker Leroy Jones inadvertently becomes a union leader and is forced out of town, leaving behind his sexually obsessed father, Rufus, and spouse, Annie Mae.
Romance
Australia
1998
95 Minutes
Miranda Otto George DelHoyo Nicholas Bell Syd Brisbane Georgina Naidu Jane Hall Jillian O'Dowd Vanessa Steele Guillermina Ulloa Franko Milostnik Mark Wilson
father daughter woman political refugee boss man lighthearted touching amusing australia post office dance floor house helping others estrangement search letter writing new job loneliness love
Alice's father left when she was a child. She continued to share her life with him in letters that she sent not realising that he never received them. Eventually, they all come back with "... See full summary »
Western
USA
1957
81 Minutes
Joel McCrea Virginia Mayo Barry Kelley Michael Ansara Whit Bissell James Dobson George N. Neise Adam Kennedy Michael Pate Leo Gordon Ray Teal
union soldier widow half brother cattle rustler settler confederate soldier tense brooding powerful gritty american west colorado wagon train valley ranch reconciliation schemes land grab grudge estrangement
Back from the Civil War, an ex-Yankee officer aids a wagon train of former Confederates settle in a prosperous valley marred by cattle-rustling and land-grabbing feuds.
Gay & Lesbian, Comedy
USA
2018
91 Minutes
Paul Rudd Steve Coogan Alison Pill Jake McDorman Jack Gore Lora Martinez-Cunningham Jenny Gabrielle Frances Lee McCain Monique Candelaria
couple celebrity grandson boyfriend friend orphan amusing hilarious outlandish offbeat touching playful santa fe, n.m. mansion film set restaurant school jail estrangement family
A bickering gay couple must now deal with the unexpected task of raising a ten-year-old boy.
Mystery & Thriller, Action
France
2016
88 Minutes
Mel Gibson Erin Moriarty Diego Luna William H. Macy Michael Parks Thomas Mann Elisabeth Röhm Ryan Dorsey
father ex-convict daughter drug dealer thrilling tense dark gritty new mexico united states drugs estrangement father/daughter relationship reunion escape on the run violence escape revenge 21st century
An ex-con reunites with his estranged wayward 17-year old daughter to protect her from drug dealers who are trying to kill her.