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

1. Lucifer (2016–2021)

TV-14 | 4,393 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy

Lucifer Morningstar has decided he's had enough of being the dutiful servant in Hell and decides to spend some time on Earth to better understand humanity. He settles in Los Angeles - the City of Angels.

Stars: Tom Ellis, Lauren German, Kevin Alejandro, D.B. Woodside

Votes: 357,753

2. Once Upon a Time (2011–2018)

TV-PG | 60 min | Adventure, Fantasy, Romance

A young woman with a troubled past is drawn to a small town in Maine where fairy tales are to be believed.

Stars: Ginnifer Goodwin, Jennifer Morrison, Lana Parrilla, Robert Carlyle

Votes: 237,711

3. Erin Brockovich (2000)

R | 131 min | Biography, Drama

An unemployed single mother becomes a legal assistant and almost single-handedly brings down a California power company accused of polluting a city's water supply.

Director: Steven Soderbergh | Stars: Julia Roberts, Albert Finney, David Brisbin, Dawn Didawick

Votes: 222,530 | Gross: $125.60M

4. Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)

PG-13 | 125 min | Comedy, Drama

After a bitter divorce, an actor disguises himself as a female housekeeper to spend time with his children held in custody by his former wife.

Director: Chris Columbus | Stars: Robin Williams, Sally Field, Pierce Brosnan, Harvey Fierstein

Votes: 292,190 | Gross: $219.20M

5. Kindergarten Cop (1990)

PG-13 | 111 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

A tough cop must pose as a kindergarten teacher in order to locate a dangerous criminal's ex-wife, who may hold the key to putting him behind bars.

Director: Ivan Reitman | Stars: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Penelope Ann Miller, Pamela Reed, Linda Hunt

Votes: 163,229 | Gross: $91.46M

6. HPI Haut Potentiel Intellectuel (2021– )

Comedy, Crime, Mystery

Morgane has a 160 IQ but it never really helped her in her everyday life. The police decide to bring her on board to help them track down and catch highly intelligent criminals.

Stars: Audrey Fleurot, Mehdi Nebbou, Bruno Sanches, Marie Denarnaud

Votes: 1,659

7. Scrooged (1988)

PG-13 | 101 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

A selfish, cynical television executive is haunted by three spirits bearing lessons on Christmas Eve.

Director: Richard Donner | Stars: Bill Murray, Karen Allen, John Forsythe, John Glover

Votes: 116,636 | Gross: $60.33M

8. The Boss (2016)

R | 99 min | Comedy

A titan of industry is sent to prison after she's caught insider trading. When she emerges ready to rebrand herself as America's latest sweetheart, not everyone she screwed over is so quick to forgive and forget.

Director: Ben Falcone | Stars: Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Bell, Peter Dinklage, Ella Anderson

Votes: 48,768 | Gross: $63.29M

9. Cowgirls 'n Angels (2012)

PG | 92 min | Adventure, Drama, Family

A group of rodeo trick-riders recruits a young girl to join them.

Director: Timothy Armstrong | Stars: Bailee Madison, Dusta Kimzey, Richard Levi, Drew Waters

Votes: 1,793 | Gross: $0.12M

10. Belles on Their Toes (1952)

Approved | 89 min | Comedy, Family

The "Cheaper by the Dozen" crew is back, sans Clifton Webb. Lillian is struggling to make ends meet without her husband's income, while Anne, Martha, and even Ernestine find romance.

Director: Henry Levin | Stars: Jeanne Crain, Myrna Loy, Debra Paget, Jeffrey Hunter

Votes: 1,120 | Gross: $4.36M

11. Crime in the Streets (1956)

Passed | 91 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Social worker tries to befriend local slum gang.

Director: Don Siegel | Stars: John Cassavetes, Sal Mineo, James Whitmore, Mark Rydell

Votes: 1,394

12. Dear John (1964)

115 min | Drama, Romance

John is a shipmaster on a very small transportation boat which regularly attends a very small harbour to buy food, actually from Anna's father. She is a waitress and has a young daughter. ... See full summary »

Director: Lars-Magnus Lindgren | Stars: Jarl Kulle, Christina Schollin, Helena Nilsson, Erik Hell

Votes: 393

13. Pretty Baby (1950)

Not Rated | 92 min | Comedy

A working girl rises in an ad agency after impressing a baby-food client with her lifelike dolls.

Director: Bretaigne Windust | Stars: Dennis Morgan, Betsy Drake, Zachary Scott, Edmund Gwenn

Votes: 428

14. The Trespasser (1929)

90 min | Drama, Romance

The trial and tribulations of a strong-willed woman who elopes and gives birth out of wedlock without telling her ex-husband.

Director: Edmund Goulding | Stars: Gloria Swanson, Robert Ames, Purnell Pratt, Henry B. Walthall

Votes: 1,445

15. Quand j'étais chanteur (2006)

112 min | Drama, Music, Romance

Alain Moreau sings for one of the few remaining dance-bands in Clermont-Ferrand. Though something of an idol amongst his female audience he has a melancholic awareness of the slow ... See full summary »

Director: Xavier Giannoli | Stars: Gérard Depardieu, Cécile de France, Mathieu Amalric, Christine Citti

Votes: 2,327

16. Miss and the Doctors (2013)

Not Rated | 102 min | Comedy, Drama

Boris and Dimitri are brothers. They are both doctors in the 13th district of Paris and always work together. They devote all their time to their patients. One day, they start looking after... See full summary »

Director: Axelle Ropert | Stars: Cédric Kahn, Laurent Stocker, Louise Bourgoin, Paula Denis

Votes: 534

17. Warau Mikaeru (2006)

92 min | Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy

Every high school has its misfits, its square pegs, its rebels. St. Michael's Academy, nestled on an impossibly pretty and strangely remote Japanese island, is no exception. In fact, given ... See full summary »

Director: Issei Oda | Stars: Juri Ueno, Megumi Seki, Airi Taira, Yûsuke Iseya

Votes: 226

18. Cats and Trees (2012)

98 min | Drama, Romance

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Director: Isy Oliver | Stars: Maya von Doll, Sophie Linfield, Huck Melnick, Nik Turner

19. Alice (1976–1985)
Episode: A Piece of the Rock (1976)

TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy

The beneficiary of her late husband's will pays a visit to Alice.

Director: Bill Persky | Stars: Linda Lavin, Philip McKeon, Vic Tayback, Beth Howland

Votes: 99

20. Alice (1976–1985)
Episode: Alice Gets a Pass (1976)

TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy

Alice receives a pass from an ex-football player.

Director: Jim Drake | Stars: Linda Lavin, Philip McKeon, Vic Tayback, Beth Howland

Votes: 116

21. C-16: FBI (1997–1998)
Episode: The Sandman (1997)

60 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Agents Rooney and DiRado hunt for an international assassin known as the Sandman. Reardon and DiRado bicker. Olansky tries to get Nick out of deep cover after he beats up a cop. Stoddard scores a date. Rooney deals with being a single mom.

Director: Davis Guggenheim | Stars: Eric Roberts, D.B. Sweeney, Christine Tucci, Angie Harmon

Votes: 28

22. Mad Men (2007–2015)
Episode: Marriage of Figaro (2007)

TV-14 | 45 min | Drama

Pete returns home from his honeymoon excited about his new marriage but conflicted about his past encounter with Peggy.

Director: Ed Bianchi | Stars: Jon Hamm, Elisabeth Moss, Vincent Kartheiser, January Jones

Votes: 3,766

23. Once Upon a Time (2011–2018)
Episode: Pilot (2011)

TV-PG | 42 min | Adventure, Fantasy, Romance

Emma Swan is taken to a strange town by her son Henry, who she gave up for adoption years ago, and tells her of a curse cast by the Evil Queen.

Director: Mark Mylod | Stars: Ginnifer Goodwin, Jennifer Morrison, Lana Parrilla, Josh Dallas

Votes: 4,042

24. Law & Order (1990– )
Episode: Almost Famous (2023)

TV-14 | Crime, Drama, Mystery

After a teenager is killed, Cosgrove and Shaw discover what lengths kids will go to these days to become Internet famous.

Director: Bethany Rooney | Stars: Jeffrey Donovan, Mehcad Brooks, Camryn Manheim, Hugh Dancy

Votes: 200

25. Meet Me After School (2018)
Episode: Episode #1.5 (2018)

TV-14 | Drama, Romance

The student and teacher were caught red-handed holding hands outside her apartment by his mother and her fiance. Things do not look good. She is lucky to have a forgiving boyfriend, but his... See full summary »

Stars: Kasumi Arimura, Nobue Iketani, Masaki Kaji, Kazuna Kawaguchi

Votes: 9