Movies: Coping mechanisms

After being gone for a decade, a country star returns home to the love he left behind....

Mismatched cousins David and Benji reunite for a tour through Poland to honor their beloved grandmother. The adventure takes a turn when the pair's old tensions resurface against the backdrop of their family history....

Ryan Logan, a former Special Forces operative, is battling to cope with life after the loss of his wife. He is thrusted into the criminal underworld to keep his only son from being taken from him....

Hazel suffers from a crippling case of agoraphobia - so much so that it causes a rift between her and her mother, Dee. They agree that Hazel will go to a treatment facility to help her deal with her fear, transported by a driver and specialty van fro...

Led by Donna and Reverend W.C. Martin, 22 families from a rural Black church in the small East Texas town of Possum Trot adopt 77 of the most difficult-to-place kids in the foster system and kickstart a movement in the process....

Dr. Burke Ryan is a successful self-help author and motivational speaker with a secret. While he helps thousands of people cope with tragedy and personal loss, he secretly is unable to overcome the death of his late wife. It's not until Burke meets a...

A group of people believe the city is a maze and are obsessively searching for the lost exit....

A little girl accidentally leaves her imaginary baby brother behind at a restaurant — and suddenly, for a nearby childless couple, the definition of "baby" takes on a new and completely unexpected dimension....

Feature documentary about humor and the Holocaust, examining whether it is ever acceptable to use humor in connection with a tragedy of that scale, and the implications for other seemingly off-limits topics in a society that prizes free speech....

Jamie and Elise both try to cope with the traumatic loss of Danny. For the both of them, reality and fantasy is a very fine line. They aren’t just grieving the person who is no longer physically with them, but also mourn the pieces of themselves and ...

Featuring Alan Thicke, the film explores the struggles faced by children of alcoholic parents, highlighting the emotional turmoil and chaos within seemingly normal families. It emphasizes the importance of recognizing alcoholism as a disease and the ...

An urban teenager finds solace from his chaotic life in the footsteps of his fictional outlaw persona....

On a summer day in the 1950s, a native girl watches the countryside go by from the backseat of a car. A woman at her kitchen table sings a lullaby in her Cree language. When the girl arrives at her destination, she undergoes a transformation that wil...

This documentary attempts to understand why so many comedians experience mental health issues, a condition that stands in stark contrast to their profession. Anxiety, depression, suicidal thoughts: these are the heavy subjects they dare to tackle on ...

Lola wants to escape her situation at all costs, even if it is only through her imagination, where she is a beautiful ballet dancer....

Alunsina, a young artist struggling with grief, isolates herself, finding solace in her art. Her partner, Kalel, appears to offer comfort, helping her confront her pain. In a moment of vulnerability, Alunsina opens up, allowing herself to reconnect...

Martijn Van Loo, a dedicated teacher who commutes from Brussels to Mechelen, struggles because of personal and professional pressures. As the challenges of his life mount, he turns to art as a lifeline — a way to cope, connect, and keep going....

Living in apparent self-sufficiency a lone man must confront his past and realise the difference between living and existing....

Finlay and Joe are processing the tragic death of their friend, Luke. But when Finlay's unique coping mechanism becomes too problematic to ignore, a long-avoided conflict forces a confrontation that will change everything....