Custody Battle Movies, Custody Battle List Movies

The Squid and the Whale 2005

7.3 /10

Based on the true childhood experiences of Noah Baumbach and his brother, The Squid and the Whale tells the touching story of two young boys dealing with their parents' divorce in Brooklyn in the 1980s.

Run Time: 81 Min . MMPA: 17 . Release: Oct 05, 2005

Director: Director: Noah Baumbach,

Stars: Jeff Daniels, Laura Linney, Jesse Eisenberg, Owen Kline, William Baldwin,

Suitcase Killer: The Melanie McGuire Story 2022

6.1 /10

Based on a shocking true story, Melanie McGuire was an exceptional fertility nurse, married to her ex-Navy husband Bill and doting mother of two boys. When she falls for Brad, a doctor at her clinic, and gets entangled in a steamy love affair, Melanie does the unthinkable. After drugging and murdering Bill, she dismembers him and places the body parts into three suitcases, throwing them into Chesapeake Bay. But when the suitcases are found on the shores of Virginia Beach, an investigation is launched leading to Melanie as the prime suspect. Led by the efforts of assistant attorney general Patti Prezioso, authorities eventually bring Melanie to justice, who despite being convicted, continues to maintain her innocence.

Run Time: 85 Min . MMPA: 13 . Release: Jun 18, 2022

Director: Director: Nicole L Thompson,

Stars: Candice King, Michael Roark, Jackson Hurst, Wendie Malick,

Kramer vs. Kramer 1979

7.8 /10

Ted Kramer is a career man for whom his work comes before his family. His wife Joanna cannot take this anymore, so she decides to leave him. Ted is now faced with the tasks of housekeeping and taking care of himself and their young son Billy.

Run Time: 105 Min . MMPA: 13 . Release: Dec 07, 1979

Director: Director: Robert Benton,

Stars: Dustin Hoffman, Meryl Streep, Jane Alexander, Justin Henry, Howard Duff,

Boogie Nights 1997

7.9 /10

Set in 1977, back when sex was safe, pleasure was a business and business was booming, idealistic porn producer Jack Horner aspires to elevate his craft to an art form. Horner discovers Eddie Adams, a hot young talent working as a busboy in a nightclub, and welcomes him into the extended family of movie-makers, misfits and hangers-on that are always around. Adams' rise from nobody to a celebrity adult entertainer is meteoric, and soon the whole world seems to know his porn alter ego, "Dirk Diggler". Now, when disco and drugs are in vogue, fashion is in flux and the party never seems to stop, Adams' dreams of turning sex into stardom are about to collide with cold, hard reality.

Run Time: 156 Min . MMPA: 18 . Release: Oct 07, 1997

Director: Director: Paul Thomas Anderson,

Stars: Mark Wahlberg, Julianne Moore, Burt Reynolds, Don Cheadle, John C Reilly,

Dream House 2011

6 /10

Publisher Will Atenton quits a lucrative job in New York to relocate his wife, Libby, and their daughters to a quaint town in New England. However, as they settle into their home the Atentons discover that a woman and her children were murdered there, and the surviving husband is the town's prime suspect. With help from a neighbor who was close to the murdered family, Will pieces together a horrifying chain of events.

Run Time: 84 Min . MMPA: 15 . Release: Sep 29, 2011

Director: Director: Jim Sheridan,

Stars: Daniel Craig, Naomi Watts, Rachel Weisz, Marton Csokas, Elias Koteas,

Dark Water 2005

5.6 /10

Dahlia Williams and her daughter Cecelia move into a rundown apartment on New York's Roosevelt Island. She is currently in midst of divorce proceedings and the apartment, though near an excellent school for her daughter, is all she can afford. From the time she arrives, there are mysterious occurrences and there is a constant drip from the ceiling in her daughter's bedroom.

Run Time: 105 Min . MMPA: 16 . Release: Jul 08, 2005

Director: Director: Walter Salles,

Stars: Jennifer Connelly, John C Reilly, Tim Roth, Dougray Scott, Pete Postlethwaite,

I Am Sam 2001

7.6 /10

Sam, a neurodivergent man, has a daughter with a homeless woman who abandons them when they leave the hospital, leaving Sam to raise Lucy on his own. But as Lucy grows up, Sam's limitations as a parent start to become a problem and the authorities take her away. Sam convinces high-priced lawyer Rita to take his case pro bono and in turn teaches her the value of love and family.

Run Time: 132 Min . MMPA: 14 . Release: Dec 28, 2001

Director: Director: Jessie Nelson,

Stars: Sean Penn, Michelle Pfeiffer, Dianne Wiest, Dakota Fanning, Richard Schiff,

Striptease 1996

4.5 /10

Bounced from her job, Erin Grant needs money if she's to have any chance of winning back custody of her child. But, eventually, she must confront the naked truth: to take on the system, she'll have to take it all off. Erin strips to conquer, but she faces unintended circumstances when a hound dog of a Congressman zeroes in on her and sharpens the shady tools at his fingertips, including blackmail and murder.

Run Time: 115 Min . MMPA: 16 . Release: Jun 28, 1996

Director: Director: Andrew Bergman,

Stars: Demi Moore, Burt Reynolds, Armand Assante, Ving Rhames, Robert Patrick,

What Maisie Knew 2013

7.4 /10

The story frames on 7-year-old Maisie, caught in a custody battle between her mother – a rock and roll icon – and her father. What Maisie Knew is an evocative portrayal of the chaos of adult life seen entirely from a child’s point of view.

Run Time: 93 Min . MMPA: 17 . Release: May 02, 2013

Director: Director: Scott McGehee, David Siegel,

Stars: Julianne Moore, Steve Coogan, Alexander Skarsgrd, Joanna Vanderham, Onata Aprile,