17 NC-17 Films About Dysfunctional Families

Alessio, a young man from a wealthy family, has been unable to speak since his mother's death two years prior. His father, who has remarried, sends him to live with his sister-in-law in the countryside for recovery. During his stay,…

Seventeen-year-old Vicki is labeled "jailbait" by her older friends. Her boyfriend, Robert, is disappointed that Vicki isn't interested in a more adventurous relationship, but he's patient. Following a chaotic party, Vicki finds refuge with Lorraine, who offers her a place…

A woman in her mid-30s, outwardly conventional, visits her daughter and unexpectedly finds herself drawn into her daughter's world of open relationships.

A man living alone in the desert has his quiet life disrupted when a young woman appears, claiming to be his daughter. This unexpected arrival sets off a difficult journey for him as he begins to become a father. As…

Two disturbed brothers, controlled by their mother's obsessive nature, kidnap young girls. They imprison the girls chained in their basement and subject them to cruel and degrading activities, frequently resulting in torture and death.

Johnny, a psychopath, assembles a gang of teenage girls to carry out his criminal plans. Their operations proceed smoothly until a diamond heist takes an unexpected turn when the girls are compelled to take two hostages back to their hideout…

This film explores the conflict between societal expectations and hidden desires within a seemingly respectable family. A father, mother, and son are all caught in a web of secrets and moral failings. The only daughter, Anna, appears untouched. Her father…

Lulu's life takes a dangerous turn when she becomes the muse of a young painter. A seductive game escalates, leading to tragedy when her husband dies of a heart attack after discovering the affair. She marries the artist, but her…

Meme and Jeremias, younger siblings in a conventional upper-middle-class family, are secretly in love. Their mother, Lucia, maintains a strict facade of propriety, blind to the truth within her home. The arrival of their older brother and his fiancée for…

The film explores different kinds of failed love. It follows a brother and sister involved in a forbidden romance, a married painter who develops feelings for his young male model, a dance teacher obsessed with his older student, and a…

Nadja, a dance teacher and mother, left her son Mario with her mother as a child. She has now returned to his life, wanting a closeness that blurs boundaries. This film explores complex family connections.

A couple engages in abusive behavior, intimidating and frightening each other and their children.

Over several decades, this story follows an unusual family as they manage hotels in beautiful New England and Vienna. Starting in the 1950s, it centers on a man and his warm, quirky family entering the hotel business. They face unexpected…

At a gathering of libertines, the Baron Plessis de Regard and the alluring Nathalie independently devise schemes to use sex as a weapon against their enemies. The Baron aims to destroy the political career of Colonel Montvilliers by compromising him…

Widowed Arianna (Alexandra Delli Colli) marries businessman Aurelio (Vito Fornari), bringing her children, Carlotta (Claudia Cavalcanti) and Gustavo (Alfredo Galloto), into the new family. Carlotta develops a relationship with Henry but is drawn to her stepfather and initiates an affair.…

Lucille, paralyzed and dependent, becomes the target of her sister and cousins, Josine and Elisa. During a reckless game, the three girls unintentionally kill Elisa's lover. They then try to make Lucille take responsibility for the murder, and in doing…

The film explores a woman's dynamic with her husband's family, focusing on his younger brother and father-in-law. Meanwhile, her husband is secretly involved in an affair with a dominatrix and becomes increasingly fixated on S&M activities.