Here we've displayed a list of the best Matriarch films : Wild River(1960), Three Brothers(1981), August: Osage County(2013), Drowning by Numbers(1988), A Man Called Horse(1970), Snapshots(2018), Daughters of the Dust(1991), Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter(1974), Mrs. Winterbourne(1996), Dark Shadows(2012), Blue Hawaii(1962), As I Lay Dying(2013) ... ...
Drama
USA
1960
110 Minutes
Montgomery Clift Lee Remick Jo Van Fleet Albert Salmi Jay C. Flippen James Westerfield Jeff Bess Robert Earl Jones Frank Overton Barbara Loden Malcolm Atterbury
matriarch grandchild administrator townspeople gripping passionate river tennessee farmhouse activism environment greed discovery transformation 1930s
A TVA bureaucrat comes to the river to do what none of his predecessors have been able to do - evict a stubborn octogenarian from her island before the rising waters engulf her.
Drama
Italy|France
1981
113 Minutes
Philippe Noiret Michele Placido Vittorio Mezzogiorno Charles Vanel Andréa Ferréol Maddelena Crippa Sara Tafuri Pietro Biondi Maddalena Crippa
son brother matriarch judge factory worker counselor dreamy offbeat melodramatic tender italy rural community family home grief reunion death family relationships idealism transformation
Three men face their mother's death.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2013
119 Minutes
Meryl Streep Julia Roberts Ewan McGregor Chris Cooper Abigail Breslin Benedict Cumberbatch Juliette Lewis Margo Martindale Dermot Mulroney Julianne Nicholson Sam Shepard
matriarch daughter husband cancer patient poet cook playful emotional melodramatic oklahoma funeral rural community addiction family dysfunction family gathering funeral cancer mother/daughter relationship fall sacrifice
A 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.
Comedy
UK|Netherlands
1988
119 Minutes
Bernard Hill Joan Plowright Juliet Stevenson Joely Richardson Jason Edwards Bryan Pringle
matriarch husband daughter sister granddaughter coroner suspenseful dark amusing dreamy family home bathroom swimming pool ocean murder family secrets murder investigation seduction friendship mother/daughter relationship
Three generations of women all share the same problem: marriage woes, and they want to put an end to it.
Western
USA|Mexico
1970
114 Minutes
Richard Harris Judith Anderson Jean Gascon Manu Tupou Corinna Tsopei Dub Taylor William Jordan James Gammon Eddie Little Sky Michael Baseleon Manuel Padilla Jr.
hunter native american matriarch leader slave wife dark intense camp plains abduction honor native americans transformation quest 1830s
In 1825, an English aristocrat is captured by Native Americans. He lives with them and begins to understand their way of life. Eventually, he is accepted as part of the tribe and aspires to become their leader.
Drama
USA
2018
95 Minutes
Brett Dier Brooke Adams Piper Laurie Max Adler Emily Baldoni Shannon Collis Cathy DeBuono Emily Goss Christopher McVay Shana Sarin
matriarch daughter granddaughter husband grandmother love interest sultry emotional endearing moving touching house kitchen lake living room family love relationships friendship secret love
When a grandmother's secret past collides with her granddaughter's secret future and her daughter's angry present, can the love of three generations be enough to accept decades of deceit. With a simple roll of film it begins.
Drama
USA|Germany
1991
114 Minutes
Cora Lee Day Alva Rogers Adisa Anderson Kaycee Moore Barbara-O Eartha Robinson Bahni Turpin Cheryl Lynn Bruce Tommy Redmond Hicks Cornell "Kofi" Royal Tony King
matriarch young girl sister prostitute lesbian emotional family home south carolina island small town tradition family mother/child relationship faith homosexuality transformation growing up 1900s
Languid look at the Gullah culture of the sea islands off the coast of South Carolina and Georgia where African folk-ways were maintained well into the 20th Century and was one of the last ... See full summary »
Adventure, Horror
UK
1974
91 Minutes
Horst Janson John Cater Caroline Munro John Carson Shane Briant Lois Daine Wanda Ventham Ian Hendry
vampire hunter swordsman hunchback maiden aristocrat matriarch campy amusing creepy village england vampires aging showdown investigation supernatural adventure mystery 19th century
A master swordsman and former soldier and his hunchbacked assistant hunt vampires.
Comedy
USA
1996
104 Minutes
Shirley MacLaine Ricki Lake Brendan Fraser Miguel Sandoval Loren Dean Peter Gerety Jane Krakowski Debra Monk
pregnant woman twin matriarch wife sister husband amusing engaging emotional new york city boston mansion mistaken identity scam rags to riches pregnancy train crash temptation love 1990s
Connie, unwed and pregnant, is heading to Boston by train when she meets wealthy newlyweds Hugh and Patricia. The train crashes, and when Connie comes to in the hospital, she is mistaken for Patricia, who died in the crash with Hugh.
Comedy, Fantasy
USA|Australia|UK
2012
112 Minutes
Johnny Depp Michelle Pfeiffer Helena Bonham Carter Eva Green Jackie Earle Haley Jonny Lee Miller Bella Heathcote Chloë Grace Moretz Gulliver McGrath Ray Shirley Christopher Lee
vampire witch matriarch psychiatrist teen girl eerie melodramatic amusing collinwood manor collinsport, maine liverpool, england ship family estate tomb family bloodline curse culture shock vampires immortality mystery
An imprisoned vampire, Barnabas Collins, is set free and returns to his ancestral home, where his dysfunctional descendants are in need of his protection.
Musical, Romance
USA
1962
103 Minutes
Elvis Presley Joan Blackman Angela Lansbury Nancy Walters Roland Winters John Archer Howard McNear Steve Brodie Iris Adrian Darlene Tompkins Jenny Maxwell
surfer singer matriarch girlfriend friend lighthearted campy uplifting beach mansion bus hawaii surfing rebellion singing youth forbidden love growing up transformation 1960s
After arriving back in Hawaii from the Army, Chad Gates (Elvis Presley) defies his parents' wishes for him to work at the family business and instead goes to work as a tour guide at his girlfriend's agency.
Drama
USA
2013
110 Minutes
James Franco Tim Blake Nelson Logan Marshall-Green Jim Parrack Ahna O'Reilly Brady Permenter Beth Grant Brian Lally
farmer family matriarch emotional mississippi body life burial journey love 20th century
Based on the classic novel by William Faulkner, first published in 1930, "As I Lay Dying" is the story of the death of Addie Bundren and her family's quest to honor her last wish to be buried in the nearby town of Jefferson.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
UK
2018
91 Minutes
Scott Vickers Alan Cuthbert Martin Murphy Charlie Blackwood Julie Hannan Thoren Ferguson Cameron Fulton Kris McDowall
expectant mother couple matriarch kidnapped child husband mother chilling brutal thrilling frightening disturbing countryside country house family home farm pregnancy capture escape obsession car accident
An expecting Mother (Rachel) and husband (Matt) crash their car in the countryside and are offered shelter by a farmer and his wife. Rachel soon realizes the farmer's children are in fact ... See full summary »
Musical, Comedy, Drama
UK|USA
2019
110 Minutes
Taylor Swift Idris Elba Judi Dench Jennifer Hudson James Corden Jason Derulo Ian McKellen Rebel Wilson Francesca Hayward Robbie Fairchild Laurie Davidson
cat matriarch femme fatale twin magician kidnapper amusing confident crafty hedonistic madcap alley london street house reincarnation competition metamorphosis transformation adventure
A tribe of cats called the Jellicles must decide yearly which one will ascend to the Heaviside Layer and come back to a new Jellicle life.
Comedy, Drama
2011
106 Minutes
Tyler Perry Bow Wow Loretta Devine Cassi Davis Lauren London David Mann Tamela Mann Isaiah Mustafa Rodney Perry Shannon Kane Natalie Desselle
grandmother matriarch mother daughter son husband uplifting inspiring house atlanta georgia family cancer reunion mother/daughter relationship love 2000s
Madea (Tyler Perry) gathers the clan together to help her niece (Loretta Devine) cope with some distressing news about her health.
Comedy, Drama
1990
105 Minutes
Michel Piccoli Miou-Miou Michel Duchaussoy Dominique Blanc Bruno Carette Harriet Walter François Berléand Martine Gautier Paulette Dubost
matriarch son brother daughter truck driver student calm quirky tender countryside family home france funeral family dysfunction reunion rivalry love 1960s
During the 1968 riots. French relatives (Michel Piccoli, Miou-Miou, Michel Duchaussoy) carry on at a country house, where a will is read.