Incestuous relationships
Films, TV series, and individual TV episodes involving relationships (voluntary or forced) between family members - usually siblings (sisters, brothers, twins) or parents (biological, adoptive, or step-parents) and children.
NOTE: Please note that I in no way condone such relationships in real life. And while it should go without saying, I will include it just in case: sexual abuse of ANY kind, whether directed at ADULTS or MINORS, regardless of the victim’s gender or the familial relationship to the perpetrator, is DESPICABLE and HORRENDOUS.
This list is for reference only. The thinking behind it is that while every other kind of relationship and every other type of violence has been portrayed in the media so much that the audiences have become desensitized to them, incest specifically still retains at least some of the taboo that has been historically associated with it. It is still the “big” thing filmmakers resort to when they are looking for shock value. But even that has been changing over the last several decades. Case in point - Game of Thrones with its current and planned spin-offs.
SPOILER ALERT!!! My descriptions below may contain spoilers revealing important plot twists. However, I had to put them in to specify the nature of the relationships depicted in a particular film.
NOTE: Please note that I in no way condone such relationships in real life. And while it should go without saying, I will include it just in case: sexual abuse of ANY kind, whether directed at ADULTS or MINORS, regardless of the victim’s gender or the familial relationship to the perpetrator, is DESPICABLE and HORRENDOUS.
This list is for reference only. The thinking behind it is that while every other kind of relationship and every other type of violence has been portrayed in the media so much that the audiences have become desensitized to them, incest specifically still retains at least some of the taboo that has been historically associated with it. It is still the “big” thing filmmakers resort to when they are looking for shock value. But even that has been changing over the last several decades. Case in point - Game of Thrones with its current and planned spin-offs.
SPOILER ALERT!!! My descriptions below may contain spoilers revealing important plot twists. However, I had to put them in to specify the nature of the relationships depicted in a particular film.
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- DirectorStephen ChboskyStarsLogan LermanEmma WatsonEzra MillerCharlie, a 15-year-old introvert, enters high school and is nervous about his new life. When he befriends his seniors, he learns to cope with his friend's suicide and his tumultuous past.The major plot twist of the movie consists of the protagonist (the wallflower) having had a history of childhood sexual abuse (molestation) by his aunt, who moved in with his family after coming out of a string of abusive relationships.
- DirectorRoger KumbleStarsSarah Michelle GellarRyan PhillippeReese WitherspoonTwo vicious step-siblings of an elite Manhattan prep school make a wager: to deflower the new headmaster's daughter before the start of term.Strictly speaking, doesn't involve incest. However, two of the protagonists are considered brother and sister, because their parents are married, but they are not blood related. There is a lot of sexual tension between them.
- DirectorArthur Allan SeidelmanStarsBill BixbyDee WallaceMegan FollowsWhen widower David marries divorcee Vicki, David's teenage son, Tim and Vicki's teenage daughter, Jenny become romantically involved. This makes David and Vicki VERY uncomfortable and Vicki's ex-husband Andy furious.Does not involve incest per se, since the two protagonists are not blood-related. But the fact that they fell in love with each other causes quite a stir in the family, because his father and her mother are married to each other. Although the marriage was quite recent and their children from previous marriages did not grow up together.
- DirectorJulio MedemStarsNajwa NimriFele MartínezNancho NovoIn Lapland's cold Arctic Circle, under the eternal midnight sun, unfavourable circumstances reunite two kindred spirits. And governed by circular motifs woven by faith and love, they must answer a pivotal question. Can they deny destiny?Tells the story of two lovers, Ana and Otto, who meet as children and are brought together by a series of coincidences, one of them being that her mother and his father fall in love and get married. This fact does not stop them from introducing the sexual component into their relationship.
- DirectorMitchell LichtensteinStarsJess WeixlerJohn HensleyJosh PaisStill a stranger to her own body, a high school student discovers she has a physical advantage when she becomes the object of male violence.A girl's step-brother, who she grew up with after her mother married his father when they were kids, is convinced that he is in love with her and it is inevitable that they will end up having sex one day (although she is disgusted by the mere idea of that ever happening). However, when such a day dawns after all, things don't turn out quite the way the step-brother planned.
- DirectorAmy HeckerlingStarsAlicia SilverstoneStacey DashBrittany MurphyShallow, rich and socially successful Cher is at the top of her Beverly Hills high school's pecking scale. Seeing herself as a matchmaker, Cher first coaxes two teachers into dating each other.
- DirectorRod HolcombStarsNaveen AndrewsMatthew FoxJorge GarciaLocke plans to teach Boone a lesson, when he learns that Boone wants to share their secret with Shannon.Depicts a sexual relationship between brother and sister, who are not blood-related, but whose parents have been married since the children were about 10 - 12 years old.
- DirectorDavid WeaverStarsAlex CampbellPaul SolesAndrew ChalmersSIBLINGS is a dark comedy about love, lust, murder and other issues of normal family life.None of the four siblings featured in this film seem to be actually blood-related, but they have been growing up together for some time, and obviously see each other as members of the same family. There is a scene, where brother and sister almost cross the line.
Besides, the step-father seemed to have intentions to sexually abuse his older [step-]daughter. - CreatorJames Manos Jr.StarsMichael C. HallJennifer CarpenterDavid ZayasHe's smart. He's lovable. He's Dexter Morgan, America's favorite serial killer, who spends his days solving crimes and nights committing them.In Season 6 the protagonist's sister starts to realize that she is in love with him. They are not blood-related, since Dexter was adopted into the family, but they grew up as siblings.
- CreatorRyan MurphyEvan RomanskyStarsSarah PaulsonFinn WittrockCynthia NixonIn 1947, Mildred Ratched begins working as a nurse at a leading psychiatric hospital. But beneath her stylish exterior lurks a growing darkness.
- DirectorAlex KurtzmanStarsChris PineElizabeth BanksMichelle PfeifferWhile settling his recently deceased father's estate, a salesman discovers he has a sister whom he never knew about, leading both siblings to re-examine their perceptions about family and life choices.After his father's death, Sam finds out that he has a half-sister, whose son is to inherit a considerable amount of money. While Sam tries to get to know his sister and nephew better, she misinterprets his attention in a romantic way and seems to be infatuated by the charming and witty young man, who gets along with her son exceptionally well, and who just slightly looks like herself.
Before any lines can be crossed, however, she finds out that they are siblings and feels shocked and humiliated that the truth has been kept from her for this long. - DirectorSimon StoneStarsGeoffrey RushNicholas HopeSam NeillThe story follows a man who returns home to discover a long-buried family secret, and whose attempts to put things right threaten the lives of those he left home years before.A teenage girl seems to have a crush on her father’s friend, who has been friendly with her. She kisses him at some point, but he interrupts the kiss, as he has become aware that she is his half-sister.
- DirectorMaurice PhillipsStarsDavid SuchetPhilip AnthonyRobert BathurstWhen a man disinherits his sole beneficiary and bequeaths his wealth to others just prior to his death, Poirot is called in to investigate.
- StarsLucy DurackAntonia PrebbleMaria AngelicoIt follows the story of three women who discover that they are sisters. Julia finds out that her Nobel prize winning father secretly used his own sperm in a number of "In Vitro Fertilisation" procedures.
- DirectorElizabeth MitchellBrek TaylorStarsNatalie PressColin MorganJanet McTeerBased on Jane Rogers' acclaimed novel, "Island" is a tale of yearning and retribution. Consumed by thoughts of revenge, Nikki Black goes to a remote island to seek out the mother (Janet McTeer,) who abandoned her at birth.The female protagonist tracks down her biological mother and seduces her half-brother, who seems to have developmental issues and is not aware that they are related. She does this in an attempt to take revenge on her mother.
- StarsSam NeillHelena Bonham CarterJohn GielgudLegendary wizard Merlin tells his story of his war against Queen Mab of the Sidhe and his creation of Camelot.King Arthur fathers a son from his half-sister (same mother, different fathers).
- DirectorJohn WellsStarsMeryl StreepDermot MulroneyJulia RobertsA look at the lives of the strong-willed women of the Weston family, whose paths have diverged until a family crisis brings them back to the Oklahoma house they grew up in, and to the dysfunctional woman who raised them.One of the characters in the movie seems to have finally found someone she loves and who is able to love her back. He is far from being the picture-perfect knight in the shining armour, of course, with his whole family having an extremely low opinion of his wits and ability. The situation is also somewhat complicated by the fact that they are first cousins. However, these complications fail to matter anymore once her mother reveals that not only are they first cousins, but they also happen to be half-siblings.
- DirectorPaul FeigStarsAnna KendrickBlake LivelyHenry GoldingStephanie is a single mother with a parenting vlog who befriends Emily, a secretive upper-class woman who has a child at the same elementary school. When Emily goes missing, Stephanie takes it upon herself to investigate.The protagonist met her half-brother as an adult. They had sex at least once. The paternity of her son is put in question, when her husband finds out about their relationship. It is not clear if she actually was having an affair with the half-brother or if the husband just picked up on sexual tension between them.
- CreatorTravis BeachamRené EchevarriaStarsOrlando BloomCara DelevingneSimon McBurneyA human detective and a fairy rekindle a dangerous affair in a Victorian fantasy world, where the city's uneasy peace collapses when a string of murders reveals an unimaginable monster.One of the subplots centers around a budding affair between a woman and a man, who are the heirs to two powerful families. It is later revealed that they are half-brother and sister. The man is shocked at first, but then realizes that the woman was aware of the possibility and even after learning the truth, she is adamant to continue their relationship and to seal their collaboration with a marriage.
- DirectorTaylor HackfordStarsKeanu ReevesAl PacinoCharlize TheronAn exceptionally-adept Florida lawyer is offered a job at a high-end New York City law firm with a high-end boss--the biggest opportunity of his career to date.The protagonist is encouraged into having a sexual intercourse with his half-sister by their father, the Devil. He is definitely attracted to her during the whole movie, while he doesn't know they are related until the very end.
- StarsAnjelica HustonJulianna MarguliesJoan AllenTales of Camelot and Avalon, told from the perspective of the women of Uther and Arthur Pendragon's world.King Arthur fathers a son from his half-sister (same mother, different fathers). He does not know her identity at the time, but seems quite infatuated with his half-sister when they meet as adults.
- DirectorKornél MundruczóStarsFélix LajkóOrsolya TóthLili MonoriA man comes home to meet his mother and sister after many years away. He finds his mother living with a new boyfriend, and his sister to be grown-up. He begins to settle down in this new place by building a new home for himself on the delta. But when his sister moves in with him and the two begin a romance, there are tragic consequences.Tells the story of half-brother and sister, who meet each other in adulthood. The sister, who seems oppressed by the life she leads and people that surround her, finds solace in her estranged brother, who suddenly entered her life. The brother, in his turn, grows to appreciate her company, instead of seeking solitude. They gradually develop feelings for each other and cross the line of what is socially acceptable between siblings.
The film also depicts a rape committed by the sister's step-father, who is not actually portrayed as a parental figure to her in the story. - DirectorAnne SewitskyStarsIne Marie WilmannSimon J. BergerAnneke von der LippeTwo half-siblings who grew up apart meet for the first time as adults and fall in love.Half-brother and sister meet after growing up apart. He is married with a kid, she has a boyfriend, who is away. They end up starting an affair with each other, seemingly in an attempt to connect.
- CreatorDominic MinghellaStarsJames BowersAlex KingstonDaniel CraigStory of a woman who merely wished to be a loving wife, but always had to live the life of crime.In the second episode of the miniseries, Moll marries a wealthy man, who is smitten by her, and bears two children from him. She then realizes that her mother-in-law is her own long lost mother. She’s appalled by the realization that her husband is also her half-brother. At first she talks herself into continuing to have sex with him, as her “duty as a wife demands”, but finds the experience unbearable. She then stops the intimacy, but the husband is furious at being denied sex without an explanation. He eventually is convinced that she has gone mad and threatens to send her to a madhouse.
At this point, Moll shares the truth with her mother-in-law/mother, who, after the initial shock, tries to talk her into forgetting about the blood relationship and continuing to fulfill her “wifely duties”, in order to preserve the good life that they’ve all built together.
When the husband, who tries to shoot Moll, finally learns that she’s his half-sister, he agrees that their marriage cannot continue and lets her return to England, while declaring her dead, so that he can remarry in the future. - StarsLindsay WagnerPaul Michael GlaserClaudia CardinaleThe lovely Daisy Valenski (Merete Van Kamp) is the daughter of Russian Prince Stash Valensky (Stacy Keach) and American movie star Francesca Valenski (Lindsay Wagner). After her parents are killed, she flees from her half-brother Ram Valenski (Rupert Everett). She fights her way to the top of the modelling profession and falls in love with a company President. But then, her half-brother arrives on the scene, ready to blackmail and destroy her.The female protagonist is raped by her half-brother (same father, different mothers), who is convinced that they are in love with each other.
- DirectorSteve McQueenStarsMichael FassbenderCarey MulliganJames Badge DaleA sex addict's carefully cultivated private life falls apart after his sister arrives for an indefinite stay.It is unclear (and probably is subject to interpretation) if there has been a sexual relationship between the protagonist and his sister, but the fact that they show no signs of awkwardness when seeing each other naked leads to speculations about their family history.
- DirectorRidley ScottStarsRussell CroweJoaquin PhoenixConnie NielsenA former Roman General sets out to exact vengeance against the corrupt emperor who murdered his family and sent him into slavery.The Roman emperor is in love with his sister. He tries to force her into a sexual relationship with him by keeping her son hostage.
- DirectorMarina de VanStarsSophie MarceauMonica BellucciAndrea Di StefanoA psychodrama about a photographer whose pictures tell a different story to that of her perception.A mentally troubled woman tracks down a man, whom she believes to be her husband. She tries to seduce him, almost successfully. It is later revealed that the man is actually her biological brother (neither of them knew about this fact for sure).
- DirectorJustin ChadwickStarsNatalie PortmanScarlett JohanssonEric BanaTwo sisters contend for the affection of King Henry VIII.Anne Boleyn tries to talk her brother into fathering a child on her, after a miscarriage of King Henry VIII's baby, so that she can avoid the king's wrath. Nothing happens, although the brother is depicted as being very fond of her.
- StarsCrispin FreemanVeronica TaylorTakehito KoyasuAlexiel was a beautiful angel who defined God and was reincarnated in the body of 16- year old Setsuna Mudo who happens to have incest feeling for his sister Sara. Together, they get caught up in a fight between Heaven and Hell.Brother and sister have been in love with each other since childhood. This love keeps the boy in human form, preventing the angel sleeping inside him from waking up.
- DirectorRon BrownStarsPeter VackTroian BellisarioBetsey BrownA wealthy Manhattan family's inability to cope with the suicide of their eldest daughter sends them into a downward spiral of drugs, alcohol and sexual taboos that threatens to destroy them.A teenager has a crush on his older sister, who is in an abusive relationship. They almost end up having sex, but he is able to stop himself, realizing that she needs help and support, not another person taking advantage of her vulnerability.
- DirectorVincenzo NataliStarsLaysla De OliveiraAvery WhittedPatrick WilsonAfter hearing a young boy's cry for help, a sister and brother venture into a vast field of tall grass in Oklahoma but soon discover there may be no way out...and that something evil lurks within.
- DirectorMichiel van JaarsveldStarsChristel OomenDragan BakemaHans HoesThe movie depicts how a semi-homely 15-year-old teenage dame of the rather white trash sort manages to manipulate and destroy the lives of virtually every man she knows, including her extra loving big brother and best friend's father.Tells the story of a brother and sister, whose parents are not available and they are left with no one but each other. The brother is trying his best to take care of both of them. The sister is going through a complicated process of discovering her own sexuality and experimenting with it. Within this setting we see certain tension, of a clearly sexual nature, between the siblings. They definitely cross the line at some point, but manage to stop before things go too far.
- DirectorRobert Jan WestdijkStarsKim van KootenRomijn ConenHugo MetsersMartijn is obsessed with his younger sister Daantje and visits her to make a documentary about her. He manages to invade Daantje's life with his video camera, but soon unresolved issues from a distant past come to the surface.Daantje's brother suddenly appears in her life again, after many years spent apart. Something happened between them, that made their parents send Martijn away to a boarding school in London. But Martijn and Daantje seem to have different accounts of the events of that morning of Daantje's birthday, when the parents caught them naked in bed.
Although the ending of the movie is up to speculation, I personally don't think there has ever been or is going to be an actual sexual intercourse between brother and sister in this film. - DirectorJerry CiccorittiStarsEmily HampshireJacob TierneyA recovering addict visits his prostitute sister. Desperate for money, she asks him to do a threesome with a john, which leads to additional revelations.The whole film consists of a dialogue between a brother and sister, who haven't seen each other for 5 years. Through exploring their lives, destructive habits, relationships, mistakes, etc. they seem to come to accept their true feelings for each other. There is a strong sexual tension between them throughout the film, which comes very short of the actual intercourse.
- DirectorNick CassavetesStarsRiley KeoughSienna MillerMax ThieriotA dramedy centered on Mary Holmes, a young woman with a drug habit and a myriad of other problems.Apparently, this features an incestuous love between the female protagonist and her brother.
Cannot comment on the extent of this relationship, since the movie has not been released yet. - DirectorIgor MinaievStarsAndrey KuzichyovAlisa BogartAleksandr BerdaNina reunites with her brother Andrei at their mother's funeral. He left home years ago to hide his incestuous relationship with Nina. Their mutual attraction rekindles and, although adults now, they relive their youth together.The film is about brother and sister, who had a romantic relationship in the past, but haven't seen each other for more than ten years. When they meet again, their feelings for each other are revived.
- DirectorThomas SchlammeStarsAnthony EdwardsGeorge ClooneySherry StringfieldDoug gets the opportunity to stay at the ER thanks to the publicity surrounding his rescue of a drowning boy the week before.One of the ER patients in this episode is a young girl, who has attempted suicide. Later it is revealed that she is pregnant from her brother, with whom she got into a sexual relationship in an attempt to comfort each other after their mother's death a year ago.
- DirectorFilip MarczewskiStarsMateusz KosciukiewiczAgnieszka GrochowskaAnna PróchniakA young man entertains an unhealthy desire for his older and unstable half-sister.
- CreatorNeil JordanStarsJeremy IronsFrançois ArnaudHolliday GraingerIn the fifteenth century, Pope Alexander VI tries to control all power in Italy with the help of his several sons, through murder, intrigue, war, and marriage alliances.From the very beginning of the series it is implied that Cardinal Cesare Borgia's fondness of his sister Lucrezia might go beyond brotherly affection. This subplot, which remains in the background for the first two seasons, finally reaches its culmination in the third one, when the siblings finally cross the line.
- CreatorBruno HellerWilliam J. MacDonaldJohn MiliusStarsKevin McKiddRay StevensonPolly WalkerA down-to-earth account of the lives of both illustrious and ordinary Romans set in the last days of the Roman Republic.A sister sleeps with her younger brother, who is infatuated with her, in order to get a secret out of him. There is also a suspicion that a boy and his great-uncle have become lovers, but it’s clear from the beginning that the rumor is false.
- DirectorTudor GiurgiuStarsMaria PopistasuIoana BarbuTudor ChirilaIn order to spend more time with her girlfriend, Kiki, the young student Alex decides to give up her room at the student's hostel and move into the house where Kiki lives. A few months later, Alex and Kiki are a couple. Alex suggests to Kiki that they spend the summer at her parents' house in the country. Theirs is a peaceful, idyllic summer. Until Kiki's jealous brother Sandu appears on the scene, wanting to take Kiki back to town.The main protagonist is torn between her love for her brother and for her female classmate. She is in sexual relationships with both of them.
- CreatorAnjet DaanjeStarsSallie HarmsenTeun LuijkxDragan BakemaIn the middle of nowhere lies the little Dutch village: Barslet. The only strange thing about the village seems to be the name, which means "bar slut" in Dutch. But there is also a different interpretation of the name. Barslet seems to be an ordinary and peaceful village. But if you believe that, you're mistaken. Within a short period of time the villagers are shaken up by lots of strange events: a pyromaniac terrorizes the village, a boy dies in mysterious circumstances, a child seems to be able to predict the future, and to the amazement of everyone, living fish fall out of the sky on the village square. In the 7 episodes of the television series the viewer sees the same sequence of events, but each time through the eyes of a different villager. In this way the viewer learns more about the reasons for the strange events, but each answer also leads to new questions.The fifth episode of this mini-series, told from the viewpoint of the character Kasper, reveals the story of brother and sister, who have been sexually involved with each other in the past. There seems to be a lot of awkwardness between them after the brother returns from 5-year long military service in Iraq. They are both trying to find their way in life, but are too troubled psychologically to make the right decisions. It is not before long that they admit to themselves that they cannot ignore their feelings for each other.
- CreatorMaria Adelaide AmaralStarsIsabelle DrummondFábio AssunçãoAna Paula ArósioPortrait of the decadent Portuguese aristocracy in the second half of the 19th century, through the tragic history of a traditional Lisbon family.Brother and sister, who were separated in childhood and grew up apart, fall in love with each other and engage in a sexual relationship. Only later they find out that they are related.
- DirectorPhilip HaasStarsMark RylanceKristin Scott ThomasPatsy KensitIn the 1800s a naturalist marries into a family of British country gentry.A woman has a history of a sexual relationship with her brother, going back to the time before her marriage. The viewer is led to believe that all of her children are likely to have been fathered by her brother and not her husband.
- DirectorStephen PoliakoffStarsAlan RickmanClive OwenSaskia ReevesAn estranged brother and sister begin an intense sexual relationship, behind the curtain of their otherwise normal working-class lives.Depicts sexual relationship between brother and sister.
- DirectorFredi M. MurerStarsThomas NockJohanna LierDorothea MoritzIsolated in the Swiss Alps, a young woman who would have liked to become a teacher teaches her deaf brother arithmetic and writing. An incestuous relationship develops between them.Depicts a sexual relationship between a woman and her younger brother, who is deaf and seems to have developmental issues.
- DirectorLewis GilbertStarsAidan QuinnKate BeckinsaleAnthony AndrewsA skeptical professor visits a remote British estate to debunk allegations of psychic phenomena, but soon finds himself haunted by a ghost from his own past.A woman has a sexual relationship with at least one of her brothers.
- DirectorTony RichardsonStarsRob LoweJodie FosterPaul McCraneA New Englander and his odd family run a hotel in Vienna, as unexpected events change their lives forever.Brother and sister engage in sexual activities [only for one day] in order to "get it out of their systems" (to quote one of the IMDB users).
- DirectorRachel WardStarsBen MendelsohnSophie LoweMaeve DermodyA writer reawakens his childhood trauma from the past when he returns home, at the request of his estranged sister, to grieve their father's impending death.A girl sleeps with one of her brothers. It is also implied that she might have had a sexual relationship with the other brother.
- DirectorPatrice ChéreauStarsIsabelle AdjaniDaniel AuteuilJean-Hugues AngladeYoung Queen Margot finds herself trapped in an arranged marriage amidst a religious war between Catholics and Protestants. She hopes to escape with a new lover, but finds herself imprisoned by her powerful and ruthless family.Queen Margot is depicted as having a long-lasting sexual relationship with her two brothers.
- DirectorKaige ChenStarsHeather GrahamJoseph FiennesNatascha McElhoneA young American woman living in London begins a passionate and kinky affair with a handsome stranger who may have a dark and dangerous past.There is a mention of a sexual relationship between a brother and sister in the past.
- DirectorJeremy SilberstonStarsJohn NettlesDaniel CaseyJane WymarkAn elderly woman is found dead in her own cottage and DCI Tom Barnaby is convinced the death is not a simple accident.
- DirectorGuillermo del ToroStarsMia WasikowskaJessica ChastainTom HiddlestonIn the aftermath of a family tragedy, an aspiring author is torn between love for her childhood friend and the temptation of a mysterious outsider. Trying to escape the ghosts of her past, she is swept away to a house that breathes, bleeds - and remembers.The male protagonist has been in an intimate relationship with his sister since they were children. Despite showing interest in other women, he doesn’t actually make any attempts to end his relationship with his sister.
- DirectorKilian RiedhofStarsLaura SyniawaFlorian StetterAxel MilbergA young figure-skater becomes jealous when her brother, also a young figure-skater, falls for another young female figure-skater. She thought she was all that he needs.A movie about two rising stars in ice-skating, who are also brother and sister. As the story unravels, we see how the sister, Frederieke (Rieke), is using everything in her power, including her sexual appeal, to stay in control of the relationship with her brother. She does eventually resort to having an intercourse with him, only this leads to a different outcome than she expected.
WARNING: I was able to find this movie only in its original German language, without any subtitles, either German or English, or any other. But it was possible to mostly follow the story with only basic understanding of what was being said. - DirectorDominik MollStarsVincent CasselSergi LópezJordi DauderMadrid, in the seventeenth century. Abandoned at the doorstep of a monastery, Ambrosio has been brought up by the Capucin Friars. After becoming a friar himself, he becomes an unrivaled preacher whose sermons draw crowds and earn him the admiration of all. Admired for his extreme rigor and absolute virtue, Ambrosio is certain he is safe from any temptation. But Satan has not said his final word...
- DirectorLasse HallströmStarsKevin SpaceyJulianne MooreJudi DenchAn emotionally beaten man with his young daughter moves to his ancestral home in Newfoundland to reclaim his life.One of the subplots involves a 12-year-old girl having been raped and impregnated by her older brother. This is depicted in the form of an imaginary "flashback" by the protagonist.
- DirectorMichel FrancoStarsDario Yazbek BernalMarimar VegaJosé María TorreDaniel and Ana, siblings and best friends, are forced to deal with unimaginable trauma after they are kidnapped and forced to have sex on camera.Brother and sister are kidnapped and forced to have an intercourse.
- DirectorMurali K. ThalluriStarsTeresa PalmerFrank SweetSam HarrisAt 2:37, someone commits suicide in the school lavatory. The day is told up to that point from the viewpoint of six different students.One of the protagonists is molested and raped by her brother, who gets her pregnant.
- DirectorAndrew BirkinStarsCharlotte GainsbourgAndrew RobertsonAlice CoulthardFour children live with their terminally ill mother. After she dies, they try to hold things together. In their isolated house, they begin to deteriorate mentally, whilst they hide their mom's decomposing corpse in a makeshift concrete sarcophagus.Brother and sister form a romantic relationship after their parents' deaths, which then develops into a sexual one.
- DirectorAluizio AbranchesStarsJúlia LemmertzFábio AssunçãoJean Pierre NoherTwo brothers develop a very close relationship as they are growing up in an idyllic and happy family. When they are young adults their relationship becomes very intimate, romantic, and sexual.Two half-brothers (same mother, different fathers) are very close since early childhood, with the elder brother promising to be forever the one to take care of his younger brother. Their fondness of each other does not pass with age, but seems to evolve into a truly unique bond going far beyond the sibling love. At some point it seems only logical, if not inevitable, that they introduce a sexual element into this relationship.
- DirectorJames BurkhammerStarsJ.B. Ghuman Jr.John Wesley ShippDerek Sean LaraTwo brothers develop a sexual attraction to one another amid the unkind world around them.Two brothers fall in love with each other and engage in a sexual relationship.
- DirectorYorgos LanthimosStarsChristos StergioglouMichele ValleyAngeliki PapouliaA controlling, manipulative father locks his three adult offsprings in a state of perpetual childhood by keeping them prisoner within the sprawling family compound.Parents allow their son to sleep with one of his sisters in order to satisfy his physical needs, while preventing any strangers from coming to their house.
WARNING: Supposedly thought-provoking film, which left me, personally, utterly disgusted (and that says something, considering what kind of list this is). - DirectorStephen DaldryStarsMeryl StreepNicole KidmanJulianne MooreThe story of how the novel "Mrs. Dalloway" affects three generations of women, all of whom, in one way or another, have had to deal with suicide in their lives.The film hints at an intimacy of possibly sexual character between two sisters.
- DirectorJ.C. OlivaStarsKevin FabianMalcolm McRaeMathis FenderBased on a true story of two brothers in 1970s Ohio. It tells of their abandonment by their alcoholic parents and how the brothers turned to each other for support.Two brothers engage in a sexual relationship, while searching for comfort in a dysfunctional family with alcoholic parents.
- DirectorNancy MecklerStarsJulie WaltersJoely RichardsonJodhi MayTwo sisters separated in childhood reunite years later as servants at a household in France. Their happiness to be reunited spirals into an incestuous relationship.Two sisters develop a sexual relationship, while becoming completely isolated from the external world.
- DirectorJohn CrowleyStarsAndrew GarfieldPeter MullanShaun EvansThe story of a young Jack, newly released from serving a prison sentence for a violent crime he committed as a child.It is mentioned that a boy has been sexually abused by his older brother.
- DirectorJustin KurzelStarsLucas PittawayDaniel HenshallLouise HarrisBased on true events, 16 year-old Jamie falls in with his mother's new boyfriend and his crowd of self-appointed neighborhood watchmen, a relationship that leads to a spree of torture and murder.
- DirectorHiroshi AndoStarsJun MatsumotoNana EikuraYûta HiraokaIt's a nice lovestory between sister and brother
- DirectorMark WatersStarsParker PoseyJosh HamiltonTori SpellingA mentally unbalanced young woman - who is convinced she is Jackie Kennedy - flies into a murderous rage when her brother returns home to reveal he is engaged.Depicts a sexual relationship between twin brother and sister.
- DirectorBernardo BertolucciStarsMichael PittLouis GarrelEva GreenA young American studying in Paris in 1968 strikes up a friendship with a French brother and sister. Set against the background of the '68 Paris student riots.Twin brother and sister's relationship could be considered "incestuous in every sense other than the technical one" (quoting one reviewer). They never have an intercourse with each other, but, otherwise, are inappropriately close.
- DirectorMayumi NishimotoStarsTôru FurusawaTomoko KawakamiTomoko MatsunoYori and Iku are siblings who developed romantic feelings for each other. They will need to fight all the odds for their forbidden love.The male protagonist is in love with his twin-sister. Their relationship gradually takes a sexual character.
- DirectorMitchell AltieriPhil FloresStarsCory KnaufSamuel ChildJoseph McKelheerFour young adult siblings, who harbor some dark secrets, try to fend for themselves after the mysterious death of their parents.A sexual relationship between twin brother and sister is hinted at multiple times, although they do not go beyond kissing on-screen.
- DirectorMarco MartinsStarsRafael MoraisJoana de VeronaBeatriz BatardaGuilherme and Sofia, brother and sister, grow up sharing experiences and slowly discovering their sexuality. The thing that Sofia doesn't know is how far Guilherme will go to keep her inside his own perverse, dark and perfect circle.A film about sexual attraction between twin brother and sister. There is also a hint at some sexual tension between the brother and their mother too.
- DirectorAlbertina CarriStarsCristina BanegasDaniel FanegoLucas EscarizA domineering mother with a seemingly perfect family in Argentina, is unaware of a taboo relationship happening between her youngest twin children.Depicts a sexual relationship between twin brother and sister.
- DirectorPeter SvatekStarsGillian FerrabeePascal GruselleRoy DupuisA man travels to an island with his girlfriend in search of his relatives, but he finds maybe more than what he wanted to know.Depicts the whole family/dynasty that descends from twin brother and sister, resulting in extreme deformities and mutations, the main one being hermaphroditism.
- StarsHiro ShimonoHiroko TaguchiKayo SakataAfter the death of their parents, Haru and his twin sister Sora move to the country.
- DirectorBrian O'MalleyStarsCharlotte VegaBill MilnerEugene SimonA family curse confines orphaned twins Rachel and Edwards to their home, in punishment for their ancestors' sins. Bound to the rules of a haunting childhood lullaby, the twins must never let any outsiders inside the house.The two main characters are twin brother and sister, who are descended from several generations of twins, who looked exactly like them.
- DirectorCarl BessaiStarsCarrie-Anne MossKevin ZegersCallum Keith RennieA deadly car accident brings together a group of previously unrelated people, each of whom is forced to deal with the emotional fallout.Not about incest in the strictest sense, but one of the characters has a sexual relationship with his relatively young step-mother.
- DirectorAntonio TibaldiStarsRyan PhillippeNastassja KinskiJohn Savage19 y.o. Jimmy' s dad is a vicious, impotent Vietnam vet, who forces his wife and son to have incest. He has a secret he'll kill to keep. Jimmy won't abandon his two kid brothers by leaving.The male protagonist is forced into a sexual relationship with his mother by his father. He fathers two children on her. It is only later revealed that he is not biologically related to his "parents".
- DirectorClaude MillerNathan MillerStarsVincent RottiersSophie CattaniChristine CittiGiven up for adoption as a toddler, troubled teenager Thomas becomes obsessed with tracking down his birth mother. After years of searching, Thomas finds her single, with a small child, living in a nearby suburb and begins a relationship with her which slowly drives him to an act of madness.The protagonist seems to have trouble with getting over his obsession with his youthful birth-mother. No actual incest takes place, but he is definitely attracted to her in a way not quite appropriate for a son.
- DirectorJonathan DarbyStarsJessica LangeGwyneth PaltrowJohnathon SchaechNewlyweds move to the family thoroughbred horse ranch, where the husband's obsessive mother resolves to get rid of her new daughter-in-law.Although it is never stated explicitly, there is some subtext of abnormal closeness bordering on sexual attraction between the mother and the son in the movie.
- DirectorOliver StoneStarsColin FarrellAnthony HopkinsRosario DawsonAlexander, the King of Macedonia and one of the greatest army leaders in the history of warfare, conquers much of the known world.It is implied throughout the film that Alexander is sexually attracted to his mother (played by Angelina Jolie), and he even kisses her at some point. Whether the attraction is mutual is subject to interpretation.
- DirectorDavid GreeneStarsVanessa RedgraveDennis FarinaNastassja KinskiStarting in Palermo, Italy, 1977 - The ups and downs of a mafia family opposed to drug trade until the men are murdered and the widows take over.After all male members of the powerful mafiosi family have been brutally murdered, the women decide to seek vengeance for their dead husbands and sons. A charming young man, who suddenly enters their lives, seems to bring consolation to each of the women, whether it is her maternal or sexual instincts that he appeals to.
It is too late though, when the new head of the family finds out that the young man, whom she shared a passionate moment with, has not only been responsible for her husband and two sons' deaths, but himself was her long lost son. - DirectorStephen FrearsStarsAnjelica HustonJohn CusackAnnette BeningA small-time conman has torn loyalties between his estranged mother and new girlfriend, both of whom are high-stakes grifters with their own angles to play.The protagonist seems to have an ambiguous relationship with his mother, who is only 14 years his senior. She attempts to seduce him at some point in the film.
- DirectorAlfredo Rodriguez de VillaStarsHeather GrahamVictor RasukDominic ChianeseThe lives of three lonely strangers intersect while commuting on New York's 1 and 9 subway lines.One of the protagonists in this film seems to be conflicted about his feelings towards his mother. She is not young, but is not unattractive, and seems to feel lonely without a husband or boyfriend and is extremely possessive of her 20-year-old son. The inappropriateness of the relationship is further confirmed by the son's scarf-fetish (his mother wears a scarf) and by the fact that he sees his mother's face for a split second while having sex with another woman.
- DirectorKarim HussainStarsCarole LaureCaroline DhavernasMarc-André GrondinLa Belle Bête is a powerful study of the conflict between beauty and ugliness, hate and love. The story revolves around three main characters. At the center, Patrice, a beautiful but mindless youth stands gazing at his image in the water. Around him move his ugly sister Isabelle-Marie, and his frivolous mother Louise, the first lost in love and hate for her brother's beauty, the second seeing it as an adornment for herself. Into this small, obsessed universe come a blind boy and an elegant fop from the outside world. At once, the pattern breaks and events move forward into a terrifying denouement.A woman seems inappropriately fond of her exceptionally handsome son, who resembles his deceased father to the extreme. His not-so-good-looking sister is jealous, both of him and their mother. She tries to get control of her brother by introducing sexual component into their relationship.
- DirectorJonathan DemmeStarsDenzel WashingtonLiev SchreiberMeryl StreepIn the midst of the Gulf War, soldiers are kidnapped and brainwashed for sinister purposes.
- DirectorRoland EmmerichStarsRhys IfansVanessa RedgraveDavid ThewlisThe theory that it was in fact Edward De Vere, Earl of Oxford, who penned Shakespeare's plays. Set against the backdrop of the succession of Queen Elizabeth I and the Essex rebellion against her.It is revealed that the woman, whom the male protagonist had a passionate relationship with in the past and has been in love with ever since, is actually his mother. Neither of them knew about this fact during their relationship.
- DirectorMichael WinterbottomStarsTim RobbinsSamantha MortonOm PuriA futuristic Brief Encounter (1945), this is a love story in which the romance is doomed by genetic incompatibility.In the futuristic society, where humans are cloned, but sexual relationships with the people to whom you are genetically closely related (clones of your parents or siblings) are a criminal offense, the male protagonist meets a woman that he falls in love with.
After being notified by the authorities that she is genetically his mother and being ordered to stop any contact with each other, they choose to continue with their relationship and become outlaws. - DirectorBenedek FliegaufStarsEva GreenMatt SmithLesley ManvilleA woman's consuming love forces her to bear the clone of her dead beloved. From his infancy to manhood, she faces the unavoidable complexities of her controversial decision.The female protagonist gives birth to the clone of the man she loved. It is argued if her [sexual] relationship with the clone should be considered incest, since they are not genetically related.
- DirectorJennifer LynchStarsVincent D'OnofrioEamon FarrenEvan BirdA young man held prisoner by a cab-driving serial killer must make a life or death choice between following in his captor's footsteps or breaking free.Through a short flashback in the form of a nightmare we learn about the serial killer's past, which involved physical abuse by his father, who forced him to have intercourse with his mother.
- DirectorDenis VilleneuveStarsLubna AzabalMélissa Désormeaux-PoulinMaxim GaudetteTwins journey to the Middle East to discover their family history and fulfill their mother's last wishes.A woman is raped and impregnated by her own son, who was taken from her soon after his birth. She finds out about his true identity many years after the rapes take place.
- DirectorDavid O. RussellStarsJeremy DaviesAlberta WatsonBenjamin HendricksonA med student is forced by his traveling salesman dad to cancel a top summer internship and look after his hot mom, who's bedridden with a broken leg. Applying lotion to her legs arouses him.The male protagonist finds himself alone with his mother, to whom he starts feeling extremely attracted, which leads to a sexual tension and, finally, intercourse between them.
- DirectorChristophe HonoréStarsIsabelle HuppertLouis GarrelEmma de CaunesWhen his father dies, a young man is introduced by his attractive, amoral mother to a world of hedonism and depravity.
- DirectorTom KalinStarsJulianne MooreEddie RedmayneStephen DillaneA dramatization of the shocking Barbara Daly Baekeland murder case, which happened in a posh London flat on Friday 17 November 1972. The bloody crime caused a stir on both sides of the Atlantic and remains one of the most memorable American Tragedies...The female protagonist has a sexual intercourse with her gay son, apparently trying to change ("cure") his sexual orientation.
- DirectorLouis MalleStarsLea MassariBenoît FerreuxDaniel GélinAs France is nearing the end of the first Indochina War, an open-minded teenage boy finds himself torn between a rebellious urge to discover love, and the ever-present, almost dominating affection of his beloved mother.A teenager, who has just reached sexual maturity and is looking for new experiences, spends a night with his drunken mother, who has been quite liberal in her relationship with him.
- DirectorBernardo BertolucciStarsJill ClayburghMatthew BarryVeronica LazarWhile touring in Italy, a recently-widowed American opera singer has an incestuous relationship with her 15-year-old son to help him overcome his heroin addiction.A mother is ready to offer herself to her teenage son, in order to stop him from drug abuse.
- DirectorTom McLoughlinStarsAndy GarciaVincent KartheiserTrevor BlumasA seemingly-untroubled adolescent carries disturbing secrets that compel a psychiatrist to unearth the patient's gruesome past.A man kills his wife after finding out she had been molesting their little son.
- DirectorBertrand BlierStarsPatrick DewaereAriel BesseMaurice RonetAfter her mother dies, fourteen-year-old Marion falls in love with her stepfather, Remy.Technically speaking, does not involve incest, since the movie tells the story of a man engaging in a sexual relationship with his 14-year-old step-daughter. However, he mentions taking care of her for the last 8 years, which means he has actually become her parent, although they are not biologically related.
WARNING: While it might be argued by some "open-minded" people, in my opinion, this movie depicts a clear case of pedophilia and child sexual abuse, which appear to be romanticized. Moreover, it contains child nudity.