Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "family-secrets"

1. Marrowbone (2017)

R | 110 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

A young man and his three younger siblings, who have kept secret the death of their beloved mother in order to remain together, are plagued by a sinister presence in the sprawling manor in which they live.

Director: Sergio G. Sánchez | Stars: George MacKay, Anya Taylor-Joy, Charlie Heaton, Mia Goth

Votes: 39,668 | Gross: $0.00M

2. Back Roads (2018)

101 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

In 1993, Harley's dad is shot dead and his mom goes to prison. He has to earn money and look after his 3 kid sisters. No college. Over 2 years, family secrets are slowly revealed. Will a good therapist be enough?

Director: Alex Pettyfer | Stars: Alex Pettyfer, Jennifer Morrison, Nicola Peltz Beckham, Chiara Aurelia

Votes: 5,496

3. Wreckers (2011)

TV-MA | 85 min | Drama

Dawn and Dave get an old house near Dave's childhood village to start a family there. Dave's brother pops up after years in the Army. Secrets are slowly revealed.

Director: Dictynna Hood | Stars: Claire Foy, Benedict Cumberbatch, Shaun Evans, Peter McDonald

Votes: 3,157

4. We Are What We Are (2013)

R | 105 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller

The Parkers, a reclusive family who follow ancient customs, find their secret existence threatened as a torrential downpour moves into their area, forcing daughters Iris and Rose to assume responsibilities beyond those of a typical family.

Director: Jim Mickle | Stars: Bill Sage, Ambyr Childers, Julia Garner, Wyatt Russell

Votes: 22,137 | Gross: $0.08M

5. 7 Women and a Murder (2021)

TV-MA | 82 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery

7 women find themselves dealing with a mystery killing. Who's the killer and what are the motives of the murder?

Director: Alessandro Genovesi | Stars: Margherita Buy, Diana Del Bufalo, Sabrina Impacciatore, Benedetta Porcaroli

Votes: 6,318

6. Puberty Blues (2012–2014)

Unrated | 45 min | Comedy, Drama

Teen best friends Debbie and Sue grow up and find love and freedom on the beaches of Sydney's Sutherland Shire during the tumultuous 1970s.

Stars: Brenna Harding, Ashleigh Cummings, Sean Keenan, Charlotte Best

Votes: 2,254

7. American Gothic (2016)

TV-14 | 40 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

The members of a prominent Boston family suspect that one of their own is working with an infamous serial killer.

Stars: Juliet Rylance, Antony Starr, Justin Chatwin, Megan Ketch

Votes: 4,726

8. The Tree of Blood (2018)

TV-MA | 130 min | Drama

Rebeca and Marc make a travel to discover their mutual family pasts in Rebeca's grandparents house.

Director: Julio Medem | Stars: Álvaro Cervantes, Úrsula Corberó, Patricia López Arnaiz, Joaquín Furriel

Votes: 3,437

9. Vendetta (2001)

R | 92 min | Drama, Thriller

Raised by an uncle in New York after the mob killed his parents, Thomas is sent to live with his aunt and uncle in Italy. He is drawn to his mysterious, young aunt. Soon Thomas learns the truth and receives a generous inheritance.

Director: Dennis Berry | Stars: Joe Mantegna, Sergio Castellitto, Emmanuelle Seigner, Henry Cavill

Votes: 413

10. Bastards (2013)

Unrated | 100 min | Drama, Romance

Marco returns to Paris after his brother-in-law's suicide, where he targets the man his sister believes caused the tragedy - though he is ill-prepared for her secrets as they quickly muddy the waters.

Director: Claire Denis | Stars: Vincent Lindon, Chiara Mastroianni, Julie Bataille, Michel Subor

Votes: 3,747 | Gross: $0.01M

11. Fascination (2004)

R | 95 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance

A young man becomes suspicious when his recently widowed mother decides to re-marry soon after his stepfather's death.

Director: Klaus Menzel | Stars: James Naughton, Jacqueline Bisset, Adam Garcia, Stuart Wilson

Votes: 1,595 | Gross: $0.02M

12. A Chiara (2021)

R | 121 min | Drama

Follows the story of 15-year-old Chiara whose close-knit family falls apart after her father abandons them in Calabria.

Director: Jonas Carpignano | Stars: Swamy Rotolo, Pio Amato, Carmelo Caccamo, Ginerva Rotolo

Votes: 2,254

13. Gorgeous (2022)

TV-MA | 151 min | Drama

A family migrates to the city after a tragic loss. When they reunite in their hometown 30 years later, buried emotions and painful secrets resurface.

Director: Berkun Oya | Stars: Ayça Bingöl, Fatih Artman, Funda Eryigit, Incinur Dasdemir

Votes: 5,899

14. Sandra (1965)

105 min | Drama, Mystery

Sandra returns to her childhood village to take care of family business, but her childhood memories and secrets soon overcome her.

Director: Luchino Visconti | Stars: Claudia Cardinale, Jean Sorel, Michael Craig, Renzo Ricci

Votes: 2,246

15. No Way Home (1996)

R | 99 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

A paroled murderer returns to the Staten Island home of his youth, where a poignant friendship blossoms with the restrained wife of his temperamental-- and jealous-- brother.

Director: Buddy Giovinazzo | Stars: Tim Roth, Deborah Kara Unger, James Russo, Joseph Ragno

Votes: 1,750

16. Oriana (1985)

88 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance

A young girl is sent to a South American hacienda, where she learns about the life of her reclusive aunt, Oriana

Director: Fina Torres | Stars: Doris Wells, Daniela Silverio, Rafael Briceño, Mirtha Borges

Votes: 447

17. The Riverbank (2012)

76 min | Mystery

A woman returns to her hometown following the death of her fathers second wife, which leads her to uncover dark family secrets.

Director: John L'Ecuyer | Stars: Rick Roberts, Kenneth Welsh, Kari Matchett, Cindy Doire

Votes: 200

18. The Sleepwalker (2014)

Not Rated | 91 min | Drama

A young couple, Kaia and Andrew, are renovating Kaia's secluded family estate. Their lives are violently disrupted upon the unexpected arrival of Kaia's sister, Christine, and her fiancé, Ira.

Director: Mona Fastvold | Stars: Gitte Witt, Christopher Abbott, Stephanie Ellis, Brady Corbet

Votes: 871

19. The Dark Side of Love (2012)

Unrated | 87 min | Drama

Two brothers on different life paths, a waiter with a crush on an eligible bachelor and a drug addict in a twisted dependent relationships with his girlfriend, reunite to mourn the death of their mother.

Director: Jorge Ameer | Stars: Carlos Salas, Harsha First, Raquel Rosser, Jason Susag

Votes: 181

20. The Brasher Doubloon (1947)

Passed | 72 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

Detective Philip Marlowe encounters a variety of characters while checking on why Leslie Murdock stole a rare doubloon from his mother.

Director: John Brahm | Stars: George Montgomery, Nancy Guild, Conrad Janis, Roy Roberts

Votes: 1,390

21. Dear Mother (2020)

TV-MA | 98 min | Comedy

One day, Jean-Louis discovers that his heart has stopped. He is not dead, can walk and talk, but his heart is no longer beating. With the help of his wife and a friend, he tries to understand the origin of this mystery.

Director: Laurent Lafitte | Stars: Laurent Lafitte, Karin Viard, Vincent Macaigne, Hélène Vincent

Votes: 1,854

22. Lyvia's House

117 min | Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller | Completed

When a young journalist suspects the disappearance of a beautiful artist is connected to murders that took place 20 years earlier, she uncovers a reality she never could have imagined. Inspired by true events.

Director: Niko Volonakis | Stars: Tara Nichol Caldwell, Joshua Malekos, Danielle Octavien, Ann Marie Gideon

23. Teardrop (2022)

TV-MA | 88 min | Horror

The nightmare begins when a teacher takes his students on a field trip to an obscure ghost town that may be haunted.

Director: Steven R. Monroe | Stars: Jeff Branson, Murray Gray, Bradley Fisher, Rachel Thundat

Votes: 336

24. Between the Sheets (2003– )

295 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

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Stars: Alun Armstrong, James Thornton, Sally Walsh, Joe Armstrong

Votes: 238

25. Legacy of Blood (1978)

Not Rated | 77 min | Horror

Horror movie about three wicked sisters and their equally unsavory husbands who all arrive at a remote inn where they mean to attend the reading of their uncle's will. One by one, the heirs are dispatched by an unknown killer.

Director: Andy Milligan | Stars: Elaine Boies, Louise Gallandra, Jeannie Cusick, Dale Hansen

Votes: 401

26. Yıldızlar Bana Uzak (2023–2024)

Action, Drama, Romance

In a tale of enduring love, Kadir and Asli's lives unravel as they face imprisonment and dark family secrets, challenging their quest for happiness.

Stars: Furkan Andic, Burcu Kiratli, Rami Narin, Evrim Dogan

Votes: 96

27. Brass (1983–1990)

30 min | Comedy

This spoof of soap-operas was set around two feuding families, the wealthy Hardacres headed by the ruthless capitalist Bradley Hardacre and the poor, working-class Fairchilds headed by the stern socialist Jack Fairchild.

Stars: Timothy West, Caroline Blakiston, James Saxon, Gail Harrison

Votes: 186

28. Death in Small Doses (1995 TV Movie)

88 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

One night, Nancy Lyon awakes in pain and dies shortly after--poisoned with arsenic. Her family immediately suspects her husband Richard, who left her temporarily the year before because of ... See full summary »

Director: Sondra Locke | Stars: Richard Thomas, Shawn Elliott, Tess Harper, Glynnis O'Connor

Votes: 408

29. Sins of the Father (II) (2022)

101 min | Horror

After the death of his father, Aden and his mother, Sarah, return to sell of his family home. As they clear out the house, they uncover sinister secrets from The Family's past.

Director: Vanessa M.H. Powers | Stars: David Michaeli, Nora Targonski O'Brien, Anissa Eisenberg, Anthony Tallarico

Votes: 80

30. Sen Benimsin (2015)

120 min | Drama, Romance

Ejder and Nagme fell in love and decided to marry, unaware that both families would never accept the marriage. From the moment she steps onto Ejder's family's ranch, Nagme realizes there is a sad story behind every door.

Stars: Gökhan Keser, Ruveyda Öksuz, Ruhi Sari, Burak Sergen

Votes: 130

31. Family Secrets (1984 TV Movie)

TV-PG | 120 min | Drama

Three generations of women spend an emotional weekend that will change them forever.

Director: Jack Hofsiss | Stars: Maureen Stapleton, Stefanie Powers, Melissa Gilbert, James Spader

Votes: 171

32. Broken Ghost (2017)

90 min | Drama, Thriller

Teenager Imogen Day and her parents Samantha and Will move to Montana to escape the past. Desperate to make a new life for herself, Imogen must overcome new tormentors, old secrets, and a strange presence in the house.

Director: Richard Gray | Stars: Autry Haydon-Wilson, Scottie Thompson, Nick Farnell, Lex Anastasia

Votes: 520

33. Die Sister, Die! (1978)

PG | 82 min | Horror, Thriller

A man hires a nurse to care for his ailing but nasty and shrewish sister. What he really intends to do, however, is to convince the nurse to join him in a plot to kill her.

Director: Randall Hood | Stars: Jack Ging, Edith Atwater, Antoinette Bower, Kent Smith

Votes: 430

34. Tenderness (2017)

110 min | Drama

Back from the hospital where he has been treated after a heart attack, Lorenzo is on his way upstairs to his top-floor apartment in Naples when he meets Michela. The charming young woman, ... See full summary »

Director: Gianni Amelio | Stars: Elio Germano, Giovanna Mezzogiorno, Micaela Ramazzotti, Greta Scacchi

Votes: 1,374

35. Blood Will Tell (2019)

TV-MA | 113 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

A thriller by film director-writer Miguel Cohan. A deadly duel within a family where there can be no winners.

Director: Miguel Cohan | Stars: Oscar Martínez, Dolores Fonzi, Diego Velázquez, Paulina García

Votes: 915

36. Serpent Island (1954)

Not Rated | 62 min | Adventure, Drama, Horror

An office secretary from Scranton, Pennsylvania (Mary Munday) sets out to find her great-grandfather's hidden treasure. She enlists the aid of a former Marine Engineer turned harbor bum (... See full summary »

Director: Tom Gries | Stars: Sonny Tufts, Mary Munday, Tom Monroe, Rosalind Hayes

Votes: 124

37. Chip In (2020)

60 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

"CHIP IN" is a mystery tracking drama about the fierce battle of brains over tens of billions of won of property by a famous artist.

Stars: Kim Hye-jun, Oh Na-ra, Kim Jeong-yeong, Kim Si-Eun

Votes: 78

38. A... For Assassin (1966)

76 min | Action, Mystery, Thriller

After a rich mine worker dies in mine accident, his heirs gather in his house to hear the reading of the will.

Director: Angelo Dorigo | Stars: Sergio Ciani, Mary Arden, Ivano Davoli, Nana Aslanoglu

Votes: 104

39. My Brother Has Bad Dreams (1972)

R | 97 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

A mentally ill eight-year-old sees his father commit matricide and has flashbacks years later.

Director: Robert J. Emery | Stars: Nick Kleinholz III, Marlena Lustik, Paul Vincent, Frank Logan

Votes: 132

40. The Queen of Beechwood Drive (2009)

13 min | Short, Drama

Experimental narrative about a young women's journey into her past. Presented in a variety of formats, the story enters the surreal realm of a jail cell where a mother and daughter discover their shared common history on a taboo subject.

Director: Caroline Blair | Stars: Kate Donnellon, Darcy Brown-Martin, Beth Deitchman, Jody Gelb

41. According to Scott (TV Movie)

Comedy | Filming

Scott's aunt wants education. His mom wants him to have therapy, and his drunk uncle wants him to be a famous content creator. But Scott still lives in his mom's basement. Dude just wants a girlfriend.

Director: David Seuss | Stars: Bai Ling, Megan Reneau, Leroy Wolfgramm, Shelton Coleman

42. A Ruined Life (1912)

35 min | Short

A film about family secrets...and deathbed confessions.

Director: Victor Sjöström | Stars: Hilda Borgström, Einar Fröberg, Anna Norrie, Richard Lund

Votes: 27

43. The Green

Horror, Thriller | Announced

Frank Weatherbee returns to the family farm to help his estranged brother deal with the death of their abusive father and family secrets, as it slowly becomes clear that Dad is even meaner dead.

Director: Robin Comisar

44. 7 SHARP (2021)

14 min | Short

After discovering a deeply sinister family secret, a domineering grandmother, and her passive daughter, must make a difficult decision. They must choose to conceal the disgrace as a bond of... See full summary »

Director: LaCora Stephens | Stars: Andrea Bennett, Savannah Riley, Aloma Wright

Votes: 11

45. The Secrets That Bind (I) (2020)

TV-PG | 54 min | Drama

Hearts are broken and strange alliances are formed when secrets are revealed. What seems real becomes questionable and what goes unsaid means everything. Isn't it funny how secrets bind us?... See full summary »

Director: Chad Archey | Stars: Lanita Jo Fox, Delethia Foxx, Monyel Fulton, Chauncey McQueen

46. Brother (II) (2021)

13 min | Short, Drama

A young Irish musician reunites with his estranged brother at his mother's funeral, unearthing long-kept secrets.

Director: Louis Maxwell | Stars: David Gilna, Kenneth Hudson, James Lonergen, Jean Lonergen

47. The Secrets That Bind (II) (2020)

TV-PG | 54 min | Drama

Hearts are broken and strange alliances are formed when secrets are revealed. What seems real becomes questionable and what goes unsaid means everything. Isn't it funny how secrets bind us?... See full summary »

Director: Chad Archey | Stars: Lanita Jo Fox, Delethia Foxx, Monyel Fulton, Chauncey McQueen

48. A Family Affair (III) (2015)

13 min | Short

Richard Kavanagh lays motionless on his premature deathbed while his "family" and "friends" sit by his side and reveal dark secrets about themselves but also, of Richard.

Director: Robert Boland | Stars: Noreen Bingham, Colman Hayes, Shane Keating, Barry John Kinsella

49. Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963–1967)
Episode: Terror Island (1965)

60 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime

A honeymooning couple stay at the husband's childhood home, a Victorian mansion on a dark, jungle island. There, his overbearing mother rules with a heavy hand over his miserable stepsister... See full summary »

Director: John Brahm | Stars: Ginger Rogers, Katharine Ross, Donnelly Rhodes, Carol Lawrence

Votes: 17

50. Dark Shadows (1966–1971)
Episode: Episode #1.674 (1969)

TV-PG | 30 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

Carolyn's friend Donna visits and is attacked by the werewolf.

Director: Dennis Kane | Stars: Jonathan Frid, Grayson Hall, Nancy Barrett, Don Briscoe

Votes: 33