Parenting Movies

List of the best parenting movies selected by visitors to our site: The Shawshank Redemption, Fatherhood, Having You, How to Train Your Dragon, The Midwife, The Lost Prince, Adopt a Highway, My Sister's Kids in Africa, Instant Family, RoboCop.

In the top there are new films of 2022, a plot description and trailers for films that have already been released.

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Country
Markimdb: 9.3
Genredrama
CountryUSA
Duration02:22
CharactersScammers, Prisoner, Friends, Good people
PlotSurvival, Prison Break, The escape, Freedom, Fate
PlacePrison, Mexico, USA
StyleInteresting, Popular, To cry, Atmospheric, Fascinating

Framed in the 1940s for the double murder of his wife and her lover, upstanding banker Andy Dufresne begins a new life at the Shawshank prison, where he puts his accounting skills to work for an amoral warden. During his long stretch in prison, Dufresne comes to be admired by the other inmates -- including an older prisoner named Red -- for his integrity and unquenchable sense of hope.

Markimdb: 6.6
Genrecomedy, drama
CountryUSA
CharactersChildrens, Fathers, Family, Babies, Widows
PlotDeath, Parenting
StyleFascinating, Vital signs

A widowed new dad copes with doubts, fears, heartache and dirty diapers as he sets out to raise his daughter on his own. Inspired by a true story.

Markimdb: 6.4
Genrecomedy, drama
CountryUnited Kingdom
Duration01:32
CharactersRabbits, Family, Alcoholics, Friends, Terminally ill
PlotLove, Chess, Relationship, Death, Cancer
PlaceEngland, Hospitals
StyleLight, Touching, Disturbing

Jack has finally managed to propose to his infertile girlfriend when his life is turned upside down by the arrival of an old one-night stand that introduces him to his seven year old son.

Markimdb: 8.1
Genreaction, fantasy, comedy, adventure, family, cartoon
CountryUSA
Duration01:38
CharactersTeens, Monsters, Dragons, Vikings, Heroes
PlotWar, Adventure, Travel, Friendship, Confrontation
StyleExciting, Atmospheric, Good, Touching

As the son of a Viking leader on the cusp of manhood, shy Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III faces a rite of passage: he must kill a dragon to prove his warrior mettle. But after downing a feared dragon, he realizes that he no longer wants to destroy it, and instead befriends the beast – which he names Toothless – much to the chagrin of his warrior father

Markimdb: 6.7
Genredrama
CountryFrance, Belgium
Duration02:03
CharactersFamily, Students, Friends, Lovers, Surgeons
PlotLove, Soccer, Gambling, Poker, Relationship
PlaceTrains, Paris, France, Hospitals
StyleTo cry, Soulful, Fascinating, Tense, Touching

Claire is a midwife and has devoted her life to others. At a moment when she is preoccupied by the imminent closure of the maternity clinic where she works, her life is further turned upside down when Béatrice, her father's former mistress, turns up on the scene. Béatrice is a capricious and selfish woman, Claire's exact opposite.

Markimdb: 5.3
Genrefantasy, comedy, adventure, family
CountryFrance, Belgium
CharactersTeens, Fathers
PlotLife, First love, Growing up, Parenting
PlaceFairy-tale worlds
StyleKind, Vital signs

Djibi lives alone with Sofia, his 8-year-old daughter. Every night, he invents a story to put him to sleep. When Sofia falls asleep, these extraordinary stories come to life somewhere in an imaginary world inhabited by knights, pirates and other dragons. In this world that belongs only to them, Sofia is always the princess to save, and the brave Prince is none other than Djibi himself. But 3 years later, the entry of Sofia to the college will mark the end of her childhood. To the despair of her father, she no longer needs her stories at night. On the one hand, Djibi will have to accept that his daughter will grow up and move away from him. On the other hand, in the World of Stories, the Prince will have to face the most epic of all his adventures. Find your destiny in a world where it no longer has a place.

Markimdb: 6.3
Genredrama
CountryUSA
CharactersBabies
PlotTravel, The escape, Internet, Adoption, Parenting
PlacePrison, Beach, USA
StyleAtmospheric, Touching

An ex-felon discovers a live baby left in a dumpster.

Markimdb: 4.3
Genrecomedy, adventure, family
CountryDenmark
Duration01:25
CharactersAnimals, Gangsters, Lifeguards, Family, Friends
PlotTime travel, Adventure, Vacation, Chase, Parenting
PlaceAfrica

This time our already familiar family moves to Africa in order to save endangered wildlife.

Markimdb: 7.3
Genrecomedy, drama, family
CountryUSA
Duration01:53
CharactersTeens, Family, Orphans, Parents
PlotAdoption, Parenting
StyleKind, Light, Cute, Soulful, Touching

When Pete and Ellie decide to start a family, they stumble into the world of foster care adoption. They hope to take in one small child but when they meet three siblings, including a rebellious 15 year old girl, they find themselves speeding from zero to three kids overnight.

Markimdb: 6.1
Genrefantastic, action, crime
CountryUSA
Duration01:57
CharactersSuperhero, Robots, Police, Family, Scientists
PlotLove, Fight, Relationship, Death, Parenting
PlaceUSA
TimeFuture
StyleExciting, Smart, Cyberpunk, Serious, For men

In RoboCop, the year is 2028 and multinational conglomerate OmniCorp is at the center of robot technology. Overseas, their drones have been used by the military for years, but have been forbidden for law enforcement in America. Now OmniCorp wants to bring their controversial technology to the home front, and they see a golden opportunity to do it. When Alex Murphy – a loving husband, father and good cop doing his best to stem the tide of crime and corruption in Detroit – is critically injured, OmniCorp sees their chance to build a part-man, part-robot police officer. OmniCorp envisions a RoboCop in every city and even more billions for their shareholders, but they never counted on one thing: there is still a man inside the machine.

Markimdb: 6.7
Genredrama
CountryUSA, Israel, United Kingdom, Canada
Duration01:36
CharactersTeachers, Childrens, Geniuses, Family, Scientists
PlotCars, Obsession, Art, Parenting
PlaceSchool
StyleTo cry, Heavy, Tense, Touching

Lisa Spinelli is a Staten Island teacher who is unusually devoted to her students. When she discovers one of her five-year-olds is a prodigy, she becomes fascinated with the boy, ultimately risking her family and freedom to nurture his talent.

Markimdb: 7.5
Genrecomedy, drama
CountryMexico
Duration01:40
CharactersDogs, Lawyers, Parents
PlotMystery, Growing up, Parenting
PlaceLos Angeles
StyleKind, To cry, Cute, Inspirational, Vital signs

Valentin is Acapulco's resident playboy, until a former fling leaves a baby on his doorstep and him heading with her out of Mexico.

Markimdb: 4.8
Genrecomedy, family, crime
CountryUSA
Duration01:44
CharactersTeens, Family, Newlyweds
PlotRobbery, Adventure, Basketball, Life, Family life
PlaceUSA

Ray, an ex-con and widower, is planning a coin heist with two accomplices to help him to buy his own bakery. However, he doesn't expect his son Timmy, who was living with Ray's sister, to show up at the house right in the middle of planning. Timmy is ignored and Ray and his buddies pull off the heist. Timmy gets his father's attention by stealing the coins and hiding them. To get them back, his father must take him to a number of different places and treat him like he enjoys his presence. They grow fond of each other but Timmy won't stay with his dad unless he gives up the coins.

Markimdb: 7.9
Genredrama
CountryUSA
Duration02:46
CharactersTeens, Childrens, Family, Photographers, Single mothers
PlotBirthday, Divorce, Parenting
PlaceCollege, USA
StyleMind-altering, Soulful, Fascinating, Serious

The film tells a story of a divorced couple trying to raise their young son. The story follows the boy for twelve years, from first grade at age 6 through 12th grade at age 17-18, and examines his relationship with his parents as he grows.

Markimdb: 6.1
Genreaction, comedy
CountryHong Kong
CharactersHeroes, Parents
PlotMartial Arts, Fight, Parenting
PlaceChina
StyleExciting

Teddy Yu is a former secret agent turned chiropractor who thought he left his past behind. He teaches martial arts to his two kids. However, his past catches up to him as a rogue agent demands to know the whereabouts of an agent known as Dragon. Now, father and children must team up to stop the rogue agent and his goons.

Markimdb: 6.1
Genrefantasy, comedy, family, military
CountryUSA, United Kingdom, France
Duration01:49
CharactersWitch, Family, Babysitting, Elephants
PlotWar, Life, Family life, Parenting
PlaceVillage, England, London
TimeWorld War II
StyleFascinating, Touching

Nanny McPhee appears at the door of a harried young mother, Mrs. Isabel Green, who is trying to run the family farm while her husband is away at war. But once she’s arrived, Nanny McPhee discovers that the children are fighting a war of their own against two spoiled city cousins who have just moved in. Relying on everything from a flying motorcycle and a statue that comes to life to a tree-climbing piglet and a baby elephant, Nanny uses her magic to teach her mischievous charges five new lessons.

Markimdb: 6.4
Genrecomedy, drama
CountryUSA
Duration01:48
CharactersDoctors, Family, Friends, Old man, Orphans
PlotLove, On real events, Friendship, Cancer, Birthday
PlaceHospitals, USA, Country houses
StyleTouching

An elderly, yet young-at-heart man, moves in with his grandson, and both their lives turn upside-down.

Markimdb: 8
Genrefantasy, cartoon, anime
CountryJapan
Duration02:05
CharactersEmperors
PlotMagic, Superpowers, Friendship, Dreams
PlaceForest, Japan, Asia
TimeMiddle Ages
StyleLight, Atmospheric, Touching, Serious

Found inside a shining stalk of bamboo by an old bamboo cutter and his wife, a tiny girl grows rapidly into an exquisite young lady. The mysterious young princess enthralls all who encounter her - but ultimately she must confront her fate, the punishment for her crime.

Markimdb: 7.6
Genredrama
CountryUSA
Duration02:27
CharactersTeachers, Childrens, Geniuses, Family, Lawyers
PlotObsession, Friendship, Happiness, Fate, Fear
PlaceSchool, Court
StyleKind, Light, Cute, Inspirational, Deep Meaning

Frank, a single man raising his child prodigy niece Mary, is drawn into a custody battle with his mother.

Markimdb: 6.4
Genrecomedy, melodrama
CountryCzech Republic
CharactersFamily, Fathers, Mothers
PlotLove, Sports, Parenting
PlaceSchool, Forest, Lake

The congenial Vojta is bashful and his family is batty. His short-tempered father, who once failed to swim the English Channel, wants him to be a competing swimmer and his loving mother, a former child ice revue star, sees a talented pianist in her son. But Vojta has completely different priorities - most of all his red-haired classmate Ela, an enchanting synchronized swimmer who is leaving for Paris in November. If Vojta doesn't do something radical, and fast, Ela will disappear behind the Iron Curtain forever. The year is 1989.

Markimdb: 7.9
Genrecomedy, drama
CountryUSA
Duration02:29
CharactersFamily, Scientists, Hermits, Parents
PlotDancing, Travel, Cars, Loneliness, Mental disorders
PlaceNature, Forest
StylePhilosophical, Touching, Intellectual, Sad ones

A father living in the forests of the Pacific Northwest with his six young kids tries to assimilate back into society.

Markimdb: 6.8
Genrefantasy, drama
CountryUSA
Duration02:19
CharactersDinosaurs
PlotPuzzles, Life after death
StylePsychological problems, Mind-altering, Twisted plot, Philosophical, Atmospheric

The impressionistic story of a Texas family in the 1950s. The film follows the life journey of the eldest son, Jack, through the innocence of childhood to his disillusioned adult years as he tries to reconcile a complicated relationship with his father. Jack finds himself a lost soul in the modern world, seeking answers to the origins and meaning of life while questioning the existence of faith.

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Genredrama
CountryUSA
CharactersJournalists
PlotTravel
PlaceUSA

Johnny and his young nephew forge a tenuous but transformational relationship when they embark on a cross-country trip to see life away from Los Angeles.

Markimdb: 7.6
Genredrama
CountryUSA
Duration02:17
CharactersFirefighters, Old man, Single mothers, Poor, Mothers
PlotAdventure, Friendship, Loneliness, Dolls, Birthday
PlaceHotels
TimeSummer
StyleSoulful, Fascinating, Makes me think, Touching

The story of a precocious six year-old and her ragtag group of friends whose summer break is filled with childhood wonder, possibility and a sense of adventure while the adults around them struggle with hard times.

Markimdb: 7.7
Genrecomedy
CountryUSA
CharactersFamily, Fathers
PlotRelationship, Parenting
PlaceUSA

In this hilarious new comedy special, stand-up Brad Williams tackles race and political correctness, as well as how his father raised him to deal with adversity.

Markimdb: 7.7
Genredrama
CountryUSA
Duration01:38
CharactersTeachers, Artists, Pupils, Losers, Parents
PlotLove, Love triangle, Depression, Parenting
PlaceVillage, School, Mountains, USSR, Party
StylePsychological problems, Gloomy, Makes me think, Touching, Depressive

A chronicle of three weeks in the lives of several high school teachers, administrators and students through the eyes of substitute teacher, Henry Barthes. Henry roams from school to school, imparting modes of knowledge, but never staying long enough to form any semblance of sentient attachment.

Markimdb: 6.9
Genrecomedy, drama, family
CountryUSA
Duration01:54
CharactersTeachers, Disabled people, Friends, Partners, Parents
PlotFriendship, Fate, Justice, Parenting
PlaceSchool, Small cities
StyleLight, To cry, Cute, Inspirational, Touching

Simon Birch and Joe Wenteworth are boys who have a reputation for being oddballs. Joe never knew his father, and his mother, Rebecca, is keeping her lips sealed no matter how much he protests. Simon, meanwhile, is an 11-year-old dwarf whose outsize personality belies his small stature. Indeed, he often assails the local reverend with thorny theological questions and joins Joe on his quest to find his biological father.

Markimdb: 5.6
Genrecomedy
CountryUSA
Duration03:55
CharactersFamily, Friends
PlotParenting
PlaceUSA, New York
StyleLight, Soulful

A newly retired police officer looks forward to spending more quality time with his wife and three kids only to discover he faces much tougher challenges at home than he ever did on the streets.

Markimdb: 6.1
Genrecomedy, family, sport
CountryUSA
Duration01:50
CharactersDogs, Family, Fathers, Parents, Bachelors
PlotSoccer, American Football, Life, Ballet, Family life
PlaceRugby
StyleTo cry, Inspirational

Bachelor football star Joe Kingman seems to have it all. He is wealthy and carefree, and his team is on the way to capturing a championship. Suddenly, he is tackled by some unexpected news: He has a young daughter, the result of a last fling with his ex-wife. Joe must learn to balance his personal and professional lives with the needs of his child.

Markimdb: 7.3
Genrecomedy
CountryUSA
Duration02:33
CharactersFamily, Fathers, Neighbors, Housewives, Mothers
PlotAdventure, Competitions, Parenting
PlaceUSA
StyleCute

A family comedy narrated by Katie, a strong-willed mother, raising her flawed family in a wealthy town filled with perfect wives and their perfect offspring.





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