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- 'Everything Everywhere All at Once' (2022) The international phenomenon and now Oscar-winning masterpiece from the Daniels, Everything Everywhere All at Once follows the wild journey an aging Evelyn Wang (Michelle Yeoh) embarks on after learning she's the only one who can save the multiverse.
- 'Knives Out' (2019) Featuring a star-studded ensemble cast, the success of Knives Out lies not only in the movie's dry but sardonic hilarity but its ingeniously plotted whodunit narrative.
- 'The Royal Tenenbaums' (2001) Aside from the symmetrical shots and deadpan humor, movies about family relationships have also been director Wes Anderson's trademark in cinema.
- 'Little Miss Sunshine' (2006) An iconic movie from the 2000s, Little Miss Sunshine revolves around the chaotic Hoover family, made up of the dad Richard (Greg Kinnear), his wife Sheryl (Toni Collette), their daughter Olive (Abigail Breslin), and a brother and grandfather to complete the messy picture.
- The Celebration (1998) Directed by Thomas Vinterberg. Starring Ulrich Thomsen, Henning Moritzen, Thomas Bo Larsen. Drama (1h 45m) 8.1 on IMDb — 91% on RT. Director Thomas Vinterberg recently made a name for himself as the visionary behind Another Round (2020), a fantastic film that won him the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film.
- The Fighter (2010) Directed by David O. Russell. Starring Mark Wahlberg, Christian Bale, Amy Adams. Action, Biography, Drama (1h 56m) 7.8 on IMDb — 91% on RT.
- Knives Out (2019) Directed by Rian Johnson. Starring Daniel Craig, Chris Evans, Ana de Armas. Comedy, Crime, Drama (2h 10m) 7.9 on IMDb — 97% on RT. Harlan Thrombey (played by Christopher Plummer) has been murdered.
- Ready or Not (2019) Directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett. Starring Samara Weaving, Adam Brody, Mark O'Brien. Action, Comedy, Horror (1h 35m)
- The Royal Tenenbaums (2001) The Royal Tenenbaums works in large part because we can all relate to the feeling of having peaked too early; the sense that life will never quite deliver on its early promise (and if you can’t relate: well, good for you).
- A Raisin in the Sun (1961) The promise of a $10,000 life insurance check sets the Younger family at odds in this 1961 classic starring Ruby Dee and Sidney Poitier.
- Little Miss Sunshine (2006) Not one of these people is particularly well-adjusted. Steve Carell’s frank is a suicidal Proust scholar; Paul Dano’s Steve has taken a vow of silence; Alan Arkin’s Edwin is a heroin-obsessed nursing home evictee; etc.
- What We Do in the Shadows (2014) Much as in the TV series, the four New Zealand roommates who happen to be vampires—Viago, Vladislav, Deacon, and Petyr, along with their circles of friends and familiars—represent an unlikely found family par excellence.
- Terms of Endearment. Shirley MacLaine, Debra Winger, Jack Nicholson. 49 votes. This tear-jerker follows the three-decade-long story of a mother-daughter relationship riddled with ups and downs, illustrating the complexities of familial ties and the pains of letting go.
- Parenthood. Steve Martin, Mary Steenburgen, Dianne Wiest. 53 votes. In this heartwarming yet raw portrayal of family life, an extended clan grapples with various personal struggles and challenges, ultimately realizing the importance of love and support in overcoming obstacles.
- The Royal Tenenbaums. Gene Hackman, Anjelica Huston, Ben Stiller. 77 votes. A quirky and whimsical tale of a once-illustrious family of child prodigies, this film delves into the lives of the eccentric Tenenbaum children who are now struggling adults attempting to move past their troubled upbringing.
- Mommie Dearest. Faye Dunaway, Diana Scarwid, Howard Da Silva. 55 votes. Based on the controversial autobiography of Christina Crawford, this film chronicles the tumultuous childhood of the adopted daughter of Hollywood legend Joan Crawford.
- 8 Home Alone
- 7 Silver Linings Playbook
- 6 Raising Arizona
- 5 August: Osage County
- 4 Meet The Fockers
- 3 Ready Or Not
- 2 The Royal Tenenbaums
- 1 Little Miss Sunshine
In the holiday classic Home Alone, the large McAllister family, including aunts, uncles, and cousins, are going on a trip to Paris to visit even more family members that live there. Not only is the family huge, but they bicker constantly and most of them pick on Kevin (Macaulay Culkin) for being an attention-seeker. When Kevin gets left behind for ...
In Silver Linings Playbook, Pat (Bradley Cooper) returns home after his release from a psychiatric hospital after beating up the man cheating with his wife. Despite her infidelity and their resulting divorce, Pat is obsessed with getting back with his wife while his parents’ obsession rests on the Philadelphia Eagles. Staying with his parents (Robe...
When incompetent criminal Hi McDunnough and former policewoman Ed get married, they discover the unfortunate news that they are infertile. To ease his wife’s wish to have a child, Hi steals a child from a set of quintuplets. All Hell breaks loose when the child’s real father sends a bounty hunter after the thief. Directed by the Coen Brothers, Rais...
Following the death of their father, sisters Karen, Barbara, and Ivy return home for his funeral and are forced to deal with their pill-popping cancer patient mother Violet. August: Osage County stars Hollywood icons, Meryl Streep and Julia Roberts. The film revolves around the mother-daughter relationships as their matriarch Violet hurls venomous ...
Meet the Fockers is the hilarious sequel to Meet the Parents. After getting engaged, Pam and Greg (Teri Polo and Ben Stiller, respectively) decide to visit Greg’s parents (Dustin Hoffman and Barbara Streisand) at their home, bringing Pam’s parents (Robert De Niro and Blythe Danner) with them. The juxtaposed couples bump heads as Greg’s sex therapis...
This comedy horror film brings out the worst in the family. When Grace marries Alex Le Domas, on their wedding night, she is forced to pick a card from the box and must play whatever game is on the card for her to become an official part of the family. But when “Hide and Seek” is the game, the family is forced to hunt Grace down and kill her in ord...
Considered one of Wes Anderson’s best films, 2001's hit The Royal Tenenbaums follows the lives of the Tenenbaums when they are told that their neglectful selfish father, Royal, is dying from cancer. After decades of failure and betrayal adopted artistic Margot, former tennis champ Richie and the overly cautious Chas all stay with their mother Ethel...
Little Miss Sunshinefollows the story of the Hoover family. Wannabe Pageant Queen Olive, her optionally mute half-brother Dwayne, her drug-addict Grandpa, her suicidal Uncle Frank, and her constantly arguing parents. When Olive gets a call that she is able to attend the Little Miss Sunshine competition in California, the family joins together on a ...
Mermaids. 1990 1h 50m PG-13. 6.7 (37K) Rate. 56 Metascore. An unconventional single mother relocates with her two daughters to a small Massachusetts town in 1963, where a number of events and relationships both challenge and strengthen their familial bonds. Director Richard Benjamin Stars Cher Bob Hoskins Winona Ryder. 4. The Addams Family.
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