Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "evil-mother"

1. Tangled (2010)

PG | 100 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

The magically long-haired Rapunzel has spent her entire life in a tower, but now that a runaway thief has stumbled upon her, she is about to discover the world for the first time, and who she really is.

Directors: Nathan Greno, Byron Howard | Stars: Mandy Moore, Zachary Levi, Donna Murphy, Ron Perlman

Votes: 496,619 | Gross: $200.82M

2. Carrie (1976)

R | 98 min | Horror, Mystery

Carrie White, a shy, friendless teenage girl who is sheltered by her domineering, religious mother, unleashes her telekinetic powers after being humiliated by her classmates at her senior prom.

Director: Brian De Palma | Stars: Sissy Spacek, Piper Laurie, Amy Irving, John Travolta

Votes: 207,513 | Gross: $33.80M

3. Disenchantment (2018–2023)

TV-MA | 30 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Princess Tiabeanie, 'Bean', is annoyed at her imminent arranged marriage to Prince Merkimer. Then she meets Luci, a demon, and Elfo, an elf, and things get rather exciting, and dangerous.

Stars: Abbi Jacobson, Eric André, Nat Faxon, John DiMaggio

Votes: 73,235

4. The Promised Neverland (2019–2021)

TV-14 | 23 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

When three gifted kids at an isolated idyllic orphanage discover the secret and sinister purpose they were raised for, they look for a way to escape from their evil caretaker and lead the other children in a risky escape plan.

Stars: Sumire Morohoshi, Mariya Ise, Shinei Ueki, Lynn

Votes: 47,323

5. Leatherface (2017)

R | 90 min | Crime, Horror, Thriller

A teenage Leatherface escapes from a mental hospital with three other inmates, kidnapping a young nurse and taking her on a road trip from hell, while being pursued by a lawman out for revenge.

Directors: Alexandre Bustillo, Julien Maury | Stars: Stephen Dorff, Lili Taylor, Sam Strike, Vanessa Grasse

Votes: 27,999

6. Phenomena (1985)

R | 116 min | Crime, Horror, Mystery

A young girl who has an amazing ability to communicate with insects is transferred to an exclusive Swiss boarding school, where her unusual capability might help solve a string of murders.

Director: Dario Argento | Stars: Jennifer Connelly, Donald Pleasence, Daria Nicolodi, Dalila Di Lazzaro

Votes: 30,190

7. Goodnight Mommy (2014)

R | 99 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

Twin boys move to a new house with their mother after she has face-changing cosmetic surgery, but under the bandages is someone the boys don't recognize.

Directors: Severin Fiala, Veronika Franz | Stars: Lukas Schwarz, Elias Schwarz, Susanne Wuest, Hans Escher

Votes: 60,036 | Gross: $1.17M

8. Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker (1981)

R | 96 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

An orphaned teenager finds himself being dominated by his aunt who's hell-bent on keeping him with her...at all costs.

Director: William Asher | Stars: Jimmy McNichol, Susan Tyrrell, Bo Svenson, Marcia Lewis

Votes: 4,939

9. 14 and Under (1973)

X | 87 min | Comedy

A series of "sex reports" intended to address the issue of pedophilia in the early 1970s.

Director: Ernst Hofbauer | Stars: Lis Kertelge, Melitta Tegeler, Harald Baerow, Hans Billian

Votes: 483

10. Mom and Dad (2017)

R | 86 min | Comedy, Horror, Thriller

A teenage girl and her younger brother must survive a wild 24 hours during which a mass hysteria of unknown origin causes parents to turn violently on their own kids.

Director: Brian Taylor | Stars: Nicolas Cage, Selma Blair, Anne Winters, Zackary Arthur

Votes: 27,501

11. KILL la KILL (2013–2014)

TV-MA | 25 min | Animation, Action, Comedy

A young girl arrives at a school of superhumans to find out the truth behind her father's murder.

Stars: Ami Koshimizu, Aya Suzaki, Toshihiko Seki, Shin'ichirô Miki

Votes: 16,918

12. Carrie (2002 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 132 min | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi

Carrie White is a lonely and painfully shy teenage girl with telekinetic powers who is slowly pushed to the edge of insanity by frequent bullying from both her classmates and her domineering, religious mother.

Director: David Carson | Stars: Angela Bettis, Patricia Clarkson, Rena Sofer, Kandyse McClure

Votes: 11,519

13. A Hazard of Hearts (1987 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 90 min | Drama, Romance

When compulsive gambler Sir Giles Staverley (Christopher Plummer) has lost his estate and all of his money playing dice, he realizes that he only has one thing left of value: his daughter ... See full summary »

Director: John Hough | Stars: Diana Rigg, Edward Fox, Helena Bonham Carter, Fiona Fullerton

Votes: 1,363

14. Resident Evil 7: Biohazard (2017 Video Game)

M | Action, Adventure, Horror

An ordinary man must embark on a search to find his missing wife that leads him to an abandoned house where a mysterious family lives who harbor an evil secret within the house and themselves.

Director: Koushi Nakanishi | Stars: Todd Soley, Katie O'Hagan, Jack Brand, Sara Coates

Votes: 10,440

15. Nekrotronic (2018)

R | 99 min | Action, Comedy, Drama

A man discovers that he is part of a secret sect of magical beings who hunt down and destroy demons in the Internet.

Director: Kiah Roache-Turner | Stars: Ben O'Toole, Monica Bellucci, Caroline Ford, Tess Haubrich

Votes: 3,815

16. Hush (1998)

PG-13 | 96 min | Drama, Thriller

Newlyweds move to the family thoroughbred horse ranch, where the husband's obsessive mother resolves to get rid of her new daughter-in-law.

Director: Jonathan Darby | Stars: Jessica Lange, Gwyneth Paltrow, Johnathon Schaech, Nina Foch

Votes: 13,313 | Gross: $13.51M

17. Mum & Dad (2008)

Not Rated | 84 min | Horror, Thriller

Lena, a young Polish immigrant working as a cleaner at an airport, is invited to the family home of a co-worker, which turns sinister quickly as the family intend to 'adopt' her.

Director: Steven Sheil | Stars: Perry Benson, Dido Miles, Olga Fedori, Ainsley Howard

Votes: 6,492

18. Bloodbath at the House of Death (1984)

92 min | Horror, Comedy

Six scientists investigate a strange phenomenon at the creepy Headstone Manor, the site of a mysterious massacre years earlier that took the lives of 18 guests in one night.

Director: Ray Cameron | Stars: Kenny Everett, Vincent Price, Pamela Stephenson, Gareth Hunt

Votes: 2,780

19. Strangler vs. Strangler (1984)

96 min | Comedy, Crime, Horror

A mentally-disturbed flower seller starts killing young girls on the streets of Belgrade. While the frustrated police inspector is trying to stop him, an aspiring musician finds his life and work deeply intertwined with that of a killer.

Director: Slobodan Sijan | Stars: Tasko Nacic, Nikola Simic, Srdjan Saper, Sonja Savic

Votes: 4,381

20. The Influence (2019)

TV-MA | 99 min | Horror

After moving back to her family home to care for her dying mother, a nurse haunted by her childhood memories must struggle with an evil force in the house.

Director: Denis Rovira van Boekholt | Stars: Manuela Vellés, Maggie Civantos, Alain Hernández, Claudia Placer

Votes: 4,207

21. Sins of the Mother (1991 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 93 min | Drama

A charismatic Real Estate agent, Kevin Coe, is publicly proud of his mother, a prominent socialite, but privately he must put up with her constant belittlement's and taunts. And while his ... See full summary »

Director: John Patterson | Stars: Elizabeth Montgomery, Dale Midkiff, Heather Fairfield, Talia Balsam

Votes: 465

22. The Naughty Room (2012)

Not Rated | 73 min | Comedy, Drama

Child abuse, drug abuse, adolescent masturbation, self pity, heartache, redemption and how to dispose of a soiled sock if you happen to be locked inside of a bathroom.

Director: Cosmo Jarvis | Stars: David Egan, Cosmo Jarvis, Tom Hannaford, Anita Scrivener

Votes: 314

23. Poil de carotte (2003 TV Movie)

95 min | Drama

A good-natured kid struggles to earn his mother's love without much success.

Director: Richard Bohringer | Stars: Fanny Cottençon, Richard Bohringer, Antoine Nguyen, Jérôme Hardelay

Votes: 94

24. Wrinkles the Clown (2019)

Not Rated | 78 min | Documentary, Comedy, Horror

In Florida, parents can hire Wrinkles the Clown to scare their misbehaving children.

Director: Michael Beach Nichols | Stars: Christopher Barcia, Miguel Bey, Trevor J. Blank, Andrew Caldwell

Votes: 1,624

25. Pasadena (2001–2002)

TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Lily McAllister has lived a charmed life as part of the most powerful family in the upscale Southern California enclave of Pasadena. All that changes, however, when a murder and coverup in her own mansion thrusts Lily into a search to unlock her family's long-buried secrets.

Stars: Dana Delany, Martin Donovan, Balthazar Getty, Alison Lohman

Votes: 524

26. The Attic (1980)

PG | 101 min | Horror, Thriller

A librarian devotes her life to caring for her wheelchair-bound tyrannical father after being stood up at the altar. She fantasizes about causing deaths of the men who most wronged her and ... See full summary »

Directors: George Edwards, Gary Graver | Stars: Carrie Snodgress, Ray Milland, Ruth Cox, Rosemary Murphy

Votes: 874

27. Bad Kids of Crestview Academy (2017)

R | 100 min | Action, Comedy, Thriller

5 high school students get Saturday detention. One tries to find her sister's killer. When hit by a computer virus, the school goes on lockdown and the killing continues.

Director: Ben Browder | Stars: Samantha Hanratty, Colby Arps, Sophia Ali, Erika Daly

Votes: 2,356

28. Shine or Go Crazy (2015)

Drama, Fantasy, Romance

Wang So is the Prince of Goryeo who has a cursed fate. He had to get married with the Last Princess of Balhae, Shin Yool. She was born with the fate of becoming the light for another ... See full summary »

Stars: Jang Hyuk, Oh Yeon-Seo, Lee Hanee, Lim Ju-hwan

Votes: 282

29. All the Flowers (2022–2023)

Crime, Drama

Story of Maira, who was born blind but got a talent enabling her to become a great perfumer. In order to become happy, Maira needs to reveal crimes, committed by her mother Zoe.

Stars: Humberto Carrão, Nicolas Prattes, Sophie Charlotte, Sidy Correa

Votes: 252

30. High Voltage (2018)

Not Rated | 92 min | Horror, Music, Mystery

After a lightning strike kills the lead singer of a band, she is resurrected with electrifying special abilities.

Director: Alex Keledjian | Stars: David Arquette, Allie Gonino, Ryan Donowho, Erik Stocklin

Votes: 407

31. Ever After High: Way Too Wonderland (2015 TV Movie)

TV-G | 90 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama

With the Storybook of Legends still in Wonderland, Raven attempts to teleport her friends there despite still getting the hand of her powers. Apple, Raven, Briar, Lizzie, Kitty and Maddie ... See full summary »

Directors: Mike Csunyoscka, Dan Fraga | Stars: Robbie Daymond, Jonquil Goode, Kate Higgins, Delaney Moline

Votes: 498

32. Return to Peyton Place (1961)

Approved | 123 min | Drama

The residents of Peyton Place are not happy when its most famous resident, Alison Mackenzie, writes a "shocking" novel detailing the sinful secrets of the town.

Director: José Ferrer | Stars: Carol Lynley, Jeff Chandler, Eleanor Parker, Mary Astor

Votes: 1,008

33. Hahamakin ang lahat (2016–2017)

Crime, Drama, Family

A story of two opposing families fighting for love what they truly believe in. A compelling tale of deception, opposition, treachery, secrets, love, searching, hatred, and even wholeness.

Stars: Snooky Serna, Ariel Rivera, Eula Valdez, Joyce Ching

34. Pandemonium (1987)

88 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror

A beautiful nude feral girl raised by dingoes returns to Babylon, Australia to find her family. Her mom is an evil landlady and her nutty tenants want the girl for themselves. One of them realizes the girl was sent to stop the Apocalypse.

Director: Haydn Keenan | Stars: David Argue, Amanda Dole, Esben Storm, Arna-Maria Winchester

Votes: 129

35. Family Time (I) (2013)

21 min | Short, Drama, Thriller

In this modern day re-imagining of 'Oedipus'; Susan, a distraught and manipulative housewife, uses her powers of seduction to coerce her teenage son into doing her violent bidding.

Director: James Cullen Bressack | Stars: Calico Cooper, Tim Moran, Nicholas Adam Clark, Dmitri Schuyler-Linch

Votes: 31

36. Nag-aapoy na Damdamin (2023– )

25 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

Two well-established families get embroiled in a complicated struggle rooted in grief, anger, and a passionate desire for revenge. The husbands and wives set their elaborate plans in motion... See full summary »

Stars: Jane Oineza, Kian Co, Tony Labrusca, JC De Vera

37. Fear Effect 2: Retro Helix (2001 Video Game)

M | Action, Adventure, Crime

In this prequel to PS1 cyberpunk survival horror action adventure game Fear Effect (2000), Hana and her female partner and lover, Rain, who was absent during the original game, are tasked to rob a high security bio lab.

Director: Stan Liu | Stars: Wendee Lee, Anthony Gayle Marcotte, Lex Lang, Dorothy Elias-Fahn

Votes: 153

38. Zastihla me noc (1986)

135 min | Biography, Drama, War

A Holocaust drama made by a director who was himself, as a Jew, a prisoner in the German concentration camp of Ravensbrueck during the Second World War.

Director: Juraj Herz | Stars: Jana Riháková, Jana Brejchová, Rudolf Hrusínský, Katerina Urbancová

Votes: 75

39. Truly, Madly (2020)

75 min | Drama, Horror

After her husbands untimely passing, a religious mother becomes negatively obsessed with her gay son and his lifestyle. Tragedy and murder ensue.

Director: Brian Dorton | Stars: Sondra Carver, Adam Freeman, Brian Dorton, Dixie Gers

Votes: 103

40. María y los niños pobres (2010)

80 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama

Due to different circumstances several kids work in the streets of La Paz (Bolivia). While a group of Catholic priests help them they are endangered by organ thieves and drug dealers. When ... See full summary »

Director: Leonidas Zegarra | Stars: Mariana Liquitaya, Sebastián Obermaier, Jorge Luis Villacorta Santamato, Mauricio Aparicio

Votes: 24

41. Ursula (1961)

Not Rated | 11 min | Short, Horror

Young Ursula plays in a tree and ruins her fancy dress. Her elderly mother teaches her a cruel lesson about whether things can ever be mended; what Ursula learns about how to behave may not be what her mother intended.

Director: Lloyd Michael Williams | Stars: Dorothea Griffin, Calvin Waters

Votes: 214

42. The Boy with the Yellow Circle (2013)

10 min | Short, Drama

The story of a boy called Tom who becomes a 'hero' during his journey into adolescence.

Director: Roberts Kravecs | Stars: Lucas Botrel Terceiro, Tommie Grabiec, Bernadette Wood, Lolita Sniega

Votes: 9

43. Dick Punch (2012–2013)

Comedy

Josh and Ian have spent their post-college days (and months and years) blissfully holed up rent-free in their mother's house masturbating and watching Steven Seagal movies. But every Eden ... See full summary »

Stars: Ian McWethy, Josh LaCasse, Jan Maxwell, Zack Robidas

44. Hammer House of Horror (1980)
Episode: The Mark of Satan (1980)

TV-14 | 52 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

A man sees the number nine everywhere and is convinced the forces of evil are at work.

Director: Don Leaver | Stars: Peter McEnery, Georgina Hale, Emrys James, Antony Brown

Votes: 514

45. Forensic Files (1996–2011)
Episode: Similar Circumstances (1998)

TV-14 | 22 min | Documentary, Crime

Robert Sims returned home after working the night shift, and found his wife, Paula, unconscious on the kitchen floor. Their two year old son, Randy, was asleep in an upstairs bedroom, but ... See full summary »

Stars: Charles Bosworth, Mary Case, Rick Mccain, Paula Sims

Votes: 104

46. The Matt Walsh Show (2018– )
The Hard Truth That Jazz Jennings Needs to Hear (2023 Podcast Episode)

News, Talk-Show

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47. KILL la KILL (2013–2014)
Episode: Yoru e isogu hito (2014)

TV-14 | 25 min | Animation, Action, Comedy

The Honnouji Academy Cultural & Sports Grand Festival comes to an abrupt and very unexpected conclusion! Battle lines are drawn and Ryuko must decide who is friend and who is foe. But will ... See full summary »

Directors: Hiroyuki Imaishi, Hiroshi Kobayashi, Masahiko Ôtsuka, Akira Amemiya | Stars: Ami Koshimizu, Ryôka Yuzuki, Aya Suzaki, Ayumi Fujimura

Votes: 307

48. KILL la KILL (2013–2014)
Episode: Tadoritsuitara itsumo amefuri (2014)

TV-14 | 25 min | Animation, Action, Comedy

A startling revelation turns Ryuko's world upside down! But she's not the only one in turmoil, as Satsuki, the Elite Four and the members of Nudist Beach are left scrambling in the ... See full summary »

Directors: Hiroyuki Imaishi, Masayuki Ôzeki, Masahiko Ôtsuka, Akira Amemiya | Stars: Ami Koshimizu, Ryôka Yuzuki, Aya Suzaki, Ayumi Fujimura

Votes: 254

49. Jmenuju Se Martin (2014– )
Episode: Vánocní písnicky v realite! (2016)

5 min | Comedy, Reality-TV

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Director: Martin Carev | Star: Martin Carev

50. Disenchantment (2018–2023)
Episode: The Disenchantress (2019)

TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Bean travels with Dagmar to her homeland, Maru, where she rescues an old friend and learns of a mysterious prophecy she's expected to fulfill.

Director: Albert Calleros | Stars: Abbi Jacobson, Eric André, Nat Faxon, John DiMaggio

Votes: 1,321