Single Parent Movies

Everyday portrayal of a single father with four children

A Muslim cop goes undercover at his estranged father's mosque while his daughter hides her passion for a forbidden dance, uncovering a shocking...

A family affected by the opioid crisis struggles to stay together.

A young mother navigates the New York City subway system in order to get her baby to daycare on time.

A young immigrant single-dad is tasked with teaching his daughter English, which he does through American sitcoms.

Following a single father & his 3 kids, watch the struggle, stress, & strength of what the everyday life is like growing up & those growing pains...

Emma approaches adulthood, she tries to live an ordinary life and keep up to her late mothers expectations. However her anxiety weighs over her,...

Three perspectives on loneliness, how it feels and how it can be survived: “If I could just dance with somebody once more.”

When 12-year-old Elsi Björkman and her mother Paula return from a week's holiday abroad, Elsi immediately notices that someone has been in her...

Seven strangers are interviewed to talk about the relationship they have with their mother.

A documentary about single mothers by choice.

A coming-of-age drama about a first-generation college graduate returning home to their single mother, and just how isolating change can feel.

Clarissa is a driven, straight-talking single Black mother and social warrior in Oakland, California. Becoming unhoused with an infant inspired her...

One day in the miserable life of a female factory worker and single mother of four children. One of her sons - ridiculed by his peers - leaves home...

Portraits of three single fathers.