Sleepless In Seattle (1993)

Touches on the emotional struggles of a widowed father navigating single parenthood.

The Parent Trap (1998)

Portrays the antics of two twin sisters who try to reunite their antagonistic divorced parents.

The Princess Diaries (2001)  

Shows the struggles of a commoner mother trying to raise a royal princess out of the spotlight. 

Love Actually (2003)

Depicts a single father navigating love and parenthood in the aftermath of his wife's death. 

What a Girl Wants  (2003)  

Centers around a British aristocrat attempting to connect with his estranged American daughter. 

Enchanted (2007)

Portrays a single father's love and protectiveness for his daughter as they help a fairy-tale princess exiled on Earth.

Mamma Mia (2008) 

Focuses on a single mother's struggles to provide for her daughter and explain her paternity. 

We Bought A Zoo (2011)  

Explores grief and healing in a widowed father who moves his family to a zoo.

The Babadook (2014)

Uses a poor single mother's mental health struggles to depict how maternal depression damages parenthood.  

The Conjuring 2 (2016)

Touches on the stress and fear experienced by a single mother and her children in their haunted home.

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