Movies with compassionate vibe
Overview
A manic-depressive mess of a father tries to win back his wife by attempting to take full responsibility of their two young, spirited daughters, who don't make the overwhelming task any easier.
Themes
Family resilience under illness, Wealth control and schooling access, Caregiving under financial strain, Education as mobility strategy, Role reversal and responsibility, Absent parent dynamic
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Dean and Cindy live a quiet life in a modest neighborhood. They appear to have the world at their feet at the outset of the relationship. However, his lack of ambition and her retreat into self-absorption cause potentially irreversible cracks in their marriage.
Themes
Dysfunctional marriage dynamics, Nonlinear narrative structure, Alcoholism and instability, Parental conflict and distance, Unfulfilled ambitions and drift, Caregiver roles under pressure
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Fiona and Grant have been married for nearly 50 years. They have to face the fact that Fiona’s absent-mindedness is a symptom of Alzheimer’s disease. She must go to a specialized nursing home, where she slowly forgets Grant and turns her affection to Aubrey, another patient in the home.
Themes
Nursing home isolation, Alzheimer's disease burden, Marriage under strain, Elderly companionship shifts, Aging and devotion, Nurse caregiver dynamics
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A young French Canadian, one of five boys in a conservative family in the 1960s and 1970s, struggles to reconcile his emerging identity with his father's values.
Themes
Generational conflict, Sibling relationship, Family pressure, Coming out, Cultural expectations, Self discovery
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On Christmas Eve, three homeless people living on the streets of Tokyo discover a newborn baby among the trash and set out to find its parents.
Themes
Homelessness and care, Kidnapping and deception, Family estrangement, Search for parental ties, Chosen family bonds
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Fifteen-year-old Charlotte Flax is tired of her wacky mom moving their family to a different town any time she feels it is necessary. When they move to a small Massachusetts town and Mrs. Flax begins dating a shopkeeper, Charlotte and her 9-year-old sister, Kate, hope that they can finally settle down. But when Charlotte's attraction to an older man gets in the way, the family must learn to accept each other for who they truly are.
Themes
Coming of age under upheaval, Relocation and instability, Romance across age difference, Religious tension vs secular longing, Parental boundaries and friendship, Family resilience and repair
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