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.

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

Overwhelmed and extra-sensitive, Katrine has a hard time coping when her more relaxed boyfriend, Andreas, takes a business trip just days after the bi...

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

An adaptation of Tennessee Williams' play about a restless young warehouse worker and would-be poet, Tom Wingfield, his fragile, reclusive sister, Lau...

An unemployed man who lives with his wife and overbearing mother-in-law sees an opportunity to relieve himself of the old bat, which tangles him in a...

The teenage daughter of a Brooklyn beauty-parlor owner blossoms under the influence of her recently-returned show-biz aunt.

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 wom...

The chronicle of an average American housewife who just happens to be addicted to gambling.

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

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

When an Indian mother finds out her son is the victim of a vicious bully, she delivers her own brand of vigilante justice.

Haunted by his mother's overbearing presence, reluctant virgin Freddie embarks on a hilarious journey of self-discovery. With the help of his eccentri...

A drama of a dynastic proportion, a young prince must decide between duty and desire when his parents reject his choice for a wife.

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 her mothe...

After Phyllis discovers that her daughter Cecilia can read, she’s torn between abiding to her slave owner’s commands or encouraging her daughter that...

A young florist, who is allergic to flowers, gets the opportunity to save her shop by creating a flower arrangement.