Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "empty-nest"

1. Boyhood (I) (2014)

R | 165 min | Drama

The life of Mason, from early childhood to his arrival at college.

Director: Richard Linklater | Stars: Ellar Coltrane, Patricia Arquette, Ethan Hawke, Elijah Smith

Votes: 367,128 | Gross: $25.38M

2. What Lies Beneath (2000)

PG-13 | 130 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

The wife of a university research scientist believes that her lakeside Vermont home is haunted by a ghost - or that she is losing her mind.

Director: Robert Zemeckis | Stars: Harrison Ford, Michelle Pfeiffer, Katharine Towne, Miranda Otto

Votes: 135,689 | Gross: $155.46M

3. Enough Said (2013)

PG-13 | 93 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A divorced woman who decides to pursue the man she's interested in learns he's her new friend's ex-husband.

Director: Nicole Holofcener | Stars: Julia Louis-Dreyfus, James Gandolfini, Catherine Keener, Toni Collette

Votes: 66,354 | Gross: $17.54M

4. Father of the Bride (1950)

Not Rated | 92 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

The father of a young woman deals with the emotional pain of her getting married, along with the financial and organizational trouble of arranging the wedding.

Director: Vincente Minnelli | Stars: Spencer Tracy, Joan Bennett, Elizabeth Taylor, Don Taylor

Votes: 12,531 | Gross: $8.84M

5. Empty Nest (1988–1995)

TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Drama, Family

"Empty Nest" tells of the day to day misadventures of a widowed pediatrician named Harry Weston and his two adult daughters, Barbara and Carol, who have come back to live with him after failed marriages.

Stars: Richard Mulligan, Dinah Manoff, David Leisure, Park Overall

Votes: 3,959

6. Them! (1954)

Not Rated | 94 min | Horror, Sci-Fi

The earliest atomic tests in New Mexico cause common ants to mutate into giant man-eating monsters that threaten civilization.

Director: Gordon Douglas | Stars: James Whitmore, Edmund Gwenn, Joan Weldon, James Arness

Votes: 24,179

7. Lake Placid vs. Anaconda (2015 TV Movie)

TV-14 | 92 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

A giant crocodile goes head to head with a giant anaconda. The town Sheriff must find a way to destroy the two monsters before they kill the whole town.

Director: A.B. Stone | Stars: Corin Nemec, Yancy Butler, Skye Lourie, Robert Englund

Votes: 3,831

8. Parents (2016)

86 min | Drama, Mystery

When their son moves out, a couple buys the condo from their youth and furnish it as back then. They start living as then and one day, they're same age as their son. Other twists follow.

Director: Christian Tafdrup | Stars: Søren Malling, Bodil Jørgensen, Elliott Crosset Hove, Miri Ann Beuschel

Votes: 890

9. The Out-of-Towners (1999)

PG-13 | 90 min | Comedy

The remake of the 1970 Neil Simon comedy follows the adventures of married couple Henry and Nancy Clark as they are vexed by misfortune while in New York City for a job interview.

Director: Sam Weisman | Stars: Steve Martin, Goldie Hawn, John Cleese, Mark McKinney

Votes: 14,986 | Gross: $28.54M

10. Dona Lurdes: O Filme (2024)

90 min | Comedy, Romance

After so many years of dedication to motherhood, when her last child leaves home, Dona Lurdes begins to suffer from empty nest syndrome.

Director: Cristiano Marques | Stars: Nanda Costa, Humberto Carrão, Regina Casé, Thiago Martins

Votes: 32

11. Love Hurts (I) (2009)

PG-13 | 90 min | Comedy, Romance

A newly separated father has to learn how to date again with help from his teenage son who himself dreams of conquering one girl's heart.

Director: Barra Grant | Stars: Richard E. Grant, Carrie-Anne Moss, Johnny Pacar, Jenna Elfman

Votes: 1,489

12. Fresh Fields (1984–1986)

Not Rated | 30 min | Comedy

Popular British sitcom about middle-aged suburban couple William and Hester Fields. Hester is suffering 'empty-nest syndrome' after their two children have left home, so she keeps trying to find new hobbies and interests.

Stars: Julia McKenzie, Anton Rodgers, Ann Beach, Fanny Rowe

Votes: 359

13. Ritual (2000)

78 min | Drama

Sensing there is something terribly wrong at home, a young man drops out of college and tries to 'fix' his family.

Director: Stanley Bennett Clay | Stars: Clarence Williams III, Denise Nicholas, Shawn Michael Howard, Angelle Brooks

Votes: 101

14. Aurore (I) (2017)

89 min | Comedy, Drama

A French woman hits menopause, quits her job as waitress, and feels everything going downhill. But then she meets her old love from before she got married, had 2 daughters and got divorced. Is this a new beginning?

Director: Blandine Lenoir | Stars: Agnès Jaoui, Thibault de Montalembert, Pascale Arbillot, Sarah Suco

Votes: 1,377

15. Journey to a Mother's Room (2018)

90 min | Drama

A daughter leaves home for the first time. Her mother, left behind, doesn't know how to fill the empty nest.

Director: Celia Rico Clavellino | Stars: Lola Dueñas, Anna Castillo, Noemi Hopper, Ana Mena

Votes: 1,080

16. A Loving Husband (2016)

117 min | Drama, Family

After their twenty-something son moves out Yohei, a school teacher, and his wife Miyoko may begin a new phase in their lives. Yohei is taken aback, however, when he comes across divorce ... See full summary »

Director: Kazuhiko Yukawa | Stars: Yûki Amami, Hiroshi Abe, Saki Aibu, Sumiko Fuji

Votes: 289

17. A Christmas Without Snow (1980 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 95 min | Drama, Music

A divorced woman moves to a new city, trying to rebuild her life. She joins the choir of a local church and is inspired by the choirmaster, a curmudgeonly old gentleman who will accept ... See full summary »

Director: John Korty | Stars: Michael Learned, John Houseman, Ramon Bieri, James Cromwell

Votes: 410

18. La vieille dame indigne (1965)

94 min | Comedy, Drama

The shameless old lady ate the bread of life till its last crumbs .

Director: René Allio | Stars: Sylvie, Malka Ribowska, Etienne Bierry, Victor Lanoux

Votes: 318

19. Girl Clock! (2010)

Not Rated | 90 min | Comedy

Globe-trotting Christine wakes up one ordinary day to find that her biological clock has gone off with a vengeance. But for a commitment-phobe on the wrong side of 40, the road to ... See full summary »

Director: Jennifer Ussi | Stars: Veronica Neave, Queenie van de Zandt, Catarina Hebbard, Tarah Carey

Votes: 113

20. The Girls Who Came to Stay (2006 TV Movie)

Drama

The story of a couple who take in two girls from Belarus, a country that has been affected by the Chernobyl disaster.

Director: Philip Martin | Stars: Alun Armstrong, Lindsey Coulson, Samantha Robinson, Anna Krippa

Votes: 60

21. Mothers (I) (2019)

11 min | Short, Comedy

Two women explore the themes of Empty Nest Syndrome and transition, over the course of one night's misadventures in a hotel hot tub.

Director: Leslie Murphy | Stars: Nan McNamara, Treva Tegtmeier, Summer Marie Thomas

Votes: 6

22. House Poor (2016– )

9 min | Comedy

Stefani participates in the sharing economy by renting rooms in her five bedroom house on a website much like Airbnb. Tenants drive her nuts until she learns to love them.

Stars: Susan Traylor, Augie Duke, Michael Gossard, Diane Sherry Case

23. Just Call Me Hanna (2011 Video)

7 min | Short, Comedy

When Hanna faces an empty nest, she struggles to reinvent herself. But old habits die hard - especially when the kids won't leave the Brickhouse.

Director: Matthew Vlahakis | Stars: Vivi Angelica, Shirley Hanna-King

24. Empty Nest (I) (2014)

14 min | Short, Comedy, Drama

Jackie's son has left home to go to Uni. Unable to lift herself out of a depression, boyfriend Frank, two local bully girls and a bird's incessant chirping drive Jackie to the edge...and up a tree.

Director: Ruth Torjussen | Stars: David Floyd, Janice Jones

25. My Big Fat Greek Life (2003)
Episode: Nick Moves Out (2003)

TV-PG | Comedy

Nick finally moves out of the house and into his own apartment. As a result, Maria, who no longer takes care of Nick, doesn't know what to do with all the free time she now has.

Director: Gail Mancuso | Stars: Nia Vardalos, Lainie Kazan, Steven Eckholdt, Gia Carides

Votes: 30

26. FBI: Most Wanted (2020– )
Episode: Overlooked (2022)

TV-14 | 43 min | Action, Crime, Drama

The team searches for a businessman wanted for murder and an embezzlement scheme, and Jess takes advantage of his empty nest to court Sarah.

Director: Milena Govich | Stars: Julian McMahon, Alexa Davalos, Roxy Sternberg, Keisha Castle-Hughes

Votes: 252

27. CollegeHumor Originals (2006–2023)
Episode: Why Visiting Home Is Weird on Thanksgiving (2014)

TV-MA | 3 min | Comedy

Neal is shocked to see how much his home has changed since he moved away.

Director: Gregory Stees | Stars: Pat Cassels, Amy Jorgensen, Neelam Mullen, Richard Neil

28. Pose (2018–2021)
Episode: Revelations (2019)

TV-MA | 56 min | Drama

Relationships are irreparably damaged when Damon reveals the secrets others have been hiding.

Director: Steven Canals | Stars: Michaela Jaé (MJ) Rodriguez, Billy Porter, Dominique Jackson, Indya Moore

Votes: 722