Although the last thing you may think you want to do while going through a divorce or child custody battle is watch a movie about the subject it could be the best thing to do.  The levity of a film like The Money Pit may be just the ticket to lift you out of a self-induced malaise while the serious examination of the difficulties a child faces following divorce as Domestic Disturbance tackles may give you the insight needed to ensure that you protect your child.

Falling Down [1992] - Written by Ebbe Roe Smith; directed by Joel Schumacher. Starring Michael Douglas who portrays a divorced man on a mission to see his daughter on her birthday. It is subtly implied that his intolerance and anger issues have led to his divorce which he blames on his mother. A month after being dismissed from a defense contractor job he unwinds while sitting in stopped traffic at the beginning of his day. Throughout the day he unleashed his brand of justice upon anything or anyone he perceives as not meeting his standards. As he closes in upon the home of his ex-wife and daughter he envisions that "Everything will be just like it was before".

Fine Things [1990] Based upon Danielle Steel's novel "Fine Things"; directed by Tom Moore. A single mother of a young girl tells her that her father had died rather than have the girl know the truth and confront the self-blame that children generally assess from the split. As they go about their regular routines they become separated in a department store where they are assisted by the manager and a relationship soon blossoms. They marry and have a child of their own. The mother's former husband comes back on the scene and a battle for custody ensues. Before the custody matter is settled the mother is fatally stricken by cancer.

Kramer v Kramer [1979] - Based upon the novel by Avery Corman; directed by Robert Benton. Starring Dustin Hoffman who portrays a father left to be the sole caregiver and provider for his young son after the mother, played by Meryl Streep, abandons them to pursue her own interest and find herself. Hoffman must balance a high pressure career with single parenting. Streep later returns after deciding she again wanted to be a parent. A bitter custody battle ensues as Hoffman seeks to protect their child from the disruption that Streep seeks to introduced into the boy's life. Winner of five Academy Awards including Best Picture.