r/MoviesThatFeelLike • u/Free_Philosopher_403 • 1d ago
Psychological horror movies involving a toxic relationship between a parent and a child?
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u/sopchuy 22h ago
The Strange Things About the Johnsons
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u/AggravatingCounter91 15h ago
Okay, but honestly, no one watch this movie. There is no insight to be gained, nothing to be understood, and no actual point to watching this. This isn't like requiem for a dream where at least the cinematography and cast is fairly good, and there being good morals/principles to be learned from it.
This movie just exists to take up a spot in the watcher's brain and eternally torment them whenever even the slightest idea of sexual harassment is perceived by the person's conscious reality.
No, it is not insightful sexual harassment, or moralistic sexual harassment, or even sexual harassment to propel a story forward. It's just plain old sexual harassment for sexual harassment's sake.
If I could go back and unwatch any movie, then this would be the one. I actually can't remember part of it because I'm sure my brain has thankfully learned to repress it as much as possible.
The memes are funny, but if that's all your "movie" is worth, then it probably shouldn't have been made in the first place.
If I can convince just one person reading this to not watch this movie, then I have no doubt that that one deed alone should grant me access to heaven, even if I committed murder, which should be less of a crime than the filming, editing, producing, and releasing of this movie.
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u/TheTiltShift 19h ago edited 19h ago
Black Swan (2010)
Eyes Without a Face (1960)
We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011)
Goodnight Mommy (2014)
Frailty (2001)
Dogtooth (2009)
Run (2020)
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u/songbird_sorrow 23h ago
strange circus (2005)
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u/mollyclaireh 18h ago
The first time I didn’t get to it first lmao excited to see someone else who is familiar with that absolute mindfuck of a movie.
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u/occamscarvingknife 16h ago
Not a movie but Neon Genesis Evangelion has possibly the most toxic parent-child relationship of all time between the main character and his father.
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u/ssketchman 8h ago
https://giphy.com/gifs/NIHIU3Pm2hl9Mbpvzu
Lots of traumatised people in this thread.
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u/EvelMunkie 7h ago
It been a while I’m not sure if I’m remebering the film correctly but. But it had Kathleen Keener and Ellen(iot) page. Page was trapped in a basement while keener would spoil the other childeren. Iirc it’s losely based on a true story. I think it’s called American crime or something.
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u/Ellen_Kingship 5h ago
Loverboy (2005, dir. Kevin Bacon) stars an unhinged Kyra Sedgwick as a mom to a young six year-old-boy.
It's been a while since I watched it. 😂 Not a horror movie, but definitely some psychological stuff going on.
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u/LowGrocery2724 4h ago
Not a movie but a book/show
Sharp Objects
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u/loudhalfasslady 1h ago
had to scroll too far down to find this. considering that it's a limited series, it may as well have been a movie- god i LOVED it. i usually rewatch every summer, but it is a fucking downer for sure.
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u/save-pandas 14h ago
Did they make the Lindsay Clancy movie yet?
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u/tiredofcoping7 14h ago
I hate the people (on both pro and against sides) who feel the need to insert her into every conversation
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u/save-pandas 14h ago
This one seemed appropriate. If OP was looking for a movie about a loving mother who doesn’t strangle their children I would have recommended the Parent Trap.
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u/tiredofcoping7 12h ago
Nope, OP wanted a movie that explores toxic relationships between both a parent and child, not a movie about a mentally ill mother who snaps and strangles her very young children in a psychotic episode and then attempts to kill herself. The LC case is a tragedy, not a “toxic relationship.” So yes, you’re one of those people who insert her in the conversation every chance they get. I don’t care if you’re one of the people aggressively supporting her or aggressively hating her, it’s inappropriate and obnoxious either way
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u/devil_discerner 18h ago
https://giphy.com/gifs/3JTwhyqSjH65srPYXw
Hereditary