By keely aouga
Movies mimic aspects of the human experience, and part of that includes depicting the ups and downs of navigating single parenthood.
Being a single parent is a noble responsibility and its representation in entertainment brings about awareness and comfort to those sharing difficult experiences.
We've compiled a list of movies that depict the challenges and rewards of single parenthood.
This comedic drama follows Kevin Hart as a single father raising his daughter after the unexpected death of his wife.
Two single parents are brought together by fate when they each purchase one half of the same family vacation package at a resort in South Africa.
In this Tyler Perry production, five women form the Single Moms Club, where they support one another and work together to reclaim their freedom.
A single mother who works as a hotel maid in New York City is mistaken as a guest by a wealthy man. She conceals her identity as they develop romantic feelings.
A bachelor football star must learn to balance his personal and professional lives when he learns that he has a child with ex-wife.
Angela Bassett plays a single mother who packs up her things to move to Georgia with her children after losing her job. While there, she sparks up a new romance.
In this classic film, Will Smith plays a single father struggling to make it. However, he doesn't give in to despair, believing that he can find a better life for him and his son.