Movies Similar to Ball & Chain

Brian's Song(1971)

Based on the real-life relationship between teammates Brian Piccolo and Gale Sayers and the bond established when Piccolo discovers that he is dying.

Carlotta(2014)

How many working class Balmain boys grow up to be showgirls? Not just any showgirl but a household name, a legend of Kings Cross, a daytime TV star, and a symbol of generational change.

The Outlaws(1984)

Eugene Griswold is an average, suburban nine-to-five guy tired of working long hours for his income. Then Eugene gets mixed up in his inventor friend Stanley Flynn's get-rich-quick scheme which lands them both in prison and eventually leads to a series of misadventures when they are caught up in a bizarre prison breakout made by other prisoners which they are blamed for mastermining it and now must run from the law.

Seth Mattsonin tarina(1979)

The TV film depicts the loneliness that follows divorce.

Firebreather(2010)

It's not easy being a teen like Duncan. His mom wants him to pay more attention to his homework, while his dad - a 120-foot-tall monster known as a Kaiju - wants him to become the next King of All Monsters. When these worlds collide, Duncan must use his human wits and his Kaiju powers - including super strength, agility and the ability to breathe fire - to protect his family and friends from a giant monster rampage.

Secret Life(2007)

Charlie is white, middle class and a child sex offender. And though he's served his sentence, by his own admission, he continues to pose a significant danger to children. When the rehabilitation centre he has elected to attend is shut down, he is cast adrift in the local community, without guidance or psychological treatment, to struggle alone with his compulsion to re-offend.

The Face of Rage(1983)

Filmed in quasi-documentary fashion, the made-for-TV The Face of Rage is set in a rehabilitation facility. Here a group of rapists are required to confront their victims face-to-face. The film concentrates on the bitter verbal sparring session between assaulter Richard (Graham Bechel) and assaultee Rebecca (Dianne Weist). Director Donald Wrye co-wrote the screenplay for Face of Rage with Hal Sitowicz, drawing much of the dialogue from real-life transcripts. The film was first aired as an "ABC Theatre" presentation on March 20, 1983, preceded with an all too appropriate "parental guidance" proviso.

Thugaboo: Sneaker Madness(2006)

When D-Roc sees a pair of expensive sneakers called Air Jareds, he wants his mother to buy them to wear at school in order to look cool. His mother purchases a cheaper priced pair of Air Johnsons instead. Afraid of looking bad to his crew, D-Roc asks Soo-Young to make Air Jareds out of Air Johnsons and when they work out well, they realize they can make money by converting the shoes. Their plan to make money eventually goes wary and D-Roc is taught a lesson about being himself.

A Daughter's Deceit(2021)

Suzanne Cruz's perfect life of a mother, wife, and lawyer is shattered by Cassie, who vows revenge on the lawyers who destroyed her family when she was a girl. Suzanne must learn who is tearing her life apart before Cassie comes in for the kill.

Matthew Blackheart: Monster Smasher(2002)

A soldier who was long thought dead in World War 2, returns to modern day New York to combat monsters, who are now the power elite, running the city.

Asakusa Kid(2002)

After dropping out of college, "Takeshi" jumps into the Asakusa France Theater and begins his training as a comedian. His teacher, Senzaburo Fukami, Masayoshi Inoue, who also trains at the French Theater and aspires to be a writer, and other good-natured dancers... This heartwarming and moving drama set in Asakusa vividly depicts the process of "Takeshi's" self-discovery through interaction with his delightful friends.

Love’s Dark Ride(1978)

A young advertising executive, blinded in a gun accident, attempts to rebuild his life and career by living through a nightclub entertainer who befriends him.

A Very School Gyrls Holla-Day(2010)

While on a school shopping trip, the girls get locked in the mall after it closes on Christmas Eve.

Rick's Parking(2014)

Rick's Parking follows four bumbling friends and their escapades while working for one of their uncles Valet company.

Texas John Slaughter: Geronimo's Revenge(1960)

Texas John Slaughter is a peace-loving family man and successful rancher who values his friendship with the Apaches. But when a vengeful Geronimo initiates a violent campaign against the settlers, Slaughter himself must fight-- to maintain peace and honor among the warring groups.

Applebaum(2012)

Based on Ayelet Waldman’s Mommy Track Mysteries series of books, Applebaum centers on Juliet Applebaum (Rachelle Lefevre), a former public defender who becomes a private investigator to keep from being bored to death as a stay-at-home mom. Began as a pilot episode to a series, however released as TV movie.

The Hamburg Cell(2004)

A fictionalized account of the September 11 hijackers.

Eugenia Grandet(1977)

Adaptation of the famous Balzac novel

Le Billard écarlate(1990)

Intimate Betrayal(2004)

When her brother is murdered, a young reporter sets out to find his killer. She is comforted by his boss, a wealthy computer magnate, until her investigation slowly points to him.