Overbearing Mother Movies

A wealthy young man writes a play under a different name to prove to his overbearing mother that he can succeed on his own.

Matriarchal rivals of neighboring families, whose young adult children become romantically involved - try despite their best efforts - to keep them...

Inspired by the 2019 college admissions scandal, a high school senior discouraged by college applications explores alternative and morally...

Passion concentrates on Grainger's unusual relationship with his mother and his sexual peculiarities (especially his obsessive self-flagellation,...

In the middle of a trip, Rubí, an eight-year-old girl, discovers within herself a powerful desire to eat roses. The rigidity and severity of...

Dark, tragic comedy about a judgmental mother who learns her teenage daughter is into much older men, testing relationships and perceptions as one...

Margaret's dream of getting her differently abled daughter married shatters when she finds that the boy she chooses for her is engaged to someone...

When a man leaves his mistress to care for his seriously ill mother, the apartment becomes a battlefield between sexual manipulation and death, which...

Spain, early 20th century. Hildegart is raised and educated by his mother Aurora as the subject of a social experiment, to be the first truly free...

A sideshow can be a magical place. For those who live and work there, it can be a safe haven. For Cleo, her role in the family-run exhibit is clear:...

An aging Southern Belle complicates life for her ambitious son and crippled daughter because of her own warped views of what life should be.

After the closure of a coal mine leaves her husband unemployed, Fumiko travels from Kyushu to Kyoto with her daughter Kimiko, and they become...

Gumaro Pérez must fulfill all the whims of his wife, who is sworn lady of society even though the Pérez are not a wealthy family. In...

Striving to please her overbearing mother, a 13-year-old gymnast attempts to lose 5 pounds in one night.

Peter moves in with his long-term boyfriend Lloyd and tries to keep the nature of their relationship a secret from his visiting family. His mother is...

Frida, an 8-year-old engineering prodigy, builds an airplane behind her mother's back to follow in her Abuela's legacy.

The film follows different stages in the life of Sofía, a young girl born in Argentina of Chinese descent. From her childhood to her...

Denying his flourishing compulsive homosexuality, a forgotten celebrity confronts his incestuous obsession along the path of self-discovery.

A daughter returns to her childhood home for a meal, which her mother will only endure if she gets her daughter's severed eyeball in return.