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    Sassy Pants 2012 POSTER

    Sassy Pants

    2012

    English

    6.0

    2

    50%

    48%

    Action

    Comedy

    Drama

    dysfunctional family

    gay parent

    homeschooling

    parent child relationship

    runaway

    teenage girl

    Coley Sohn Coley Sohn Director Jenna Kanell Jenna Kanell as Anna Tara Karsian Tara Karsian as Bank Teller Haley Joel Osment Haley Joel Osment as Chip Hardy Anna Gunn Anna Gunn as June Pruitt
    Desperate to get out from under her overprotective mother, a home-schooled teen runs off to live with her dad, and forms a bond with his much-younger boyfriend.
    American Cherry 2023 POSTER

    American Cherry

    2023

    English

    4.7

    3

    33%

    33%

    coming of age

    Drama

    dysfunctional family

    melancholy

    Romance

    teen angst

    Thriller

    young love

    Marcella Cytrynowicz Marcella Cytrynowicz Director Matty Cardarople Matty Cardarople as Clay Elliot Hanna Griffiths Hanna Griffiths as Eve Elliot Leonor Varela Leonor Varela as Louise Stein Larsen Thompson Larsen Thompson as Sasha
    A mysterious, troubled boy meets an impressionable girl in their small town. Together they embark on a romance where his love turns into obsession as he tries to protect her from her dysfunctional family -- he makes her a video diary that confesses an intricate story of love, mental illness and the tragic consequences if left untreated.
    White Noise 2022 POSTER

    White Noise

    2022

    English

    5.7

    41

    64%

    33%

    based on novel or book

    Comedy

    Drama

    dysfunctional family

    Horror

    ivy league college

    Mystery

    natural disaster

    new hampshire

    toxic waste

    Noah Baumbach Noah Baumbach Director Bryant Carroll Bryant Carroll as #3 Evacuee Brooke Bloom Brooke Bloom as Evacuee with Theory Lars Eidinger Lars Eidinger as Mr. Gray Don Cheadle Don Cheadle as Murray
    Jack Gladney, professor of Hitler studies at The-College-on-the-Hill, husband to Babette, and father to four children/stepchildren, is torn asunder by a chemical spill from a rail car that releases an "Airborne Toxic Event" forcing Jack to confront his biggest fear - his own mortality.
    Peep World 2010 POSTER

    Peep World

    2010

    English

    5.5

    2

    24%

    22%

    Action

    Comedy

    Drama

    dysfunctional family

    failed children

    novel

    trophy wife

    Barry W. Blaustein Barry W. Blaustein Director Jack Plotnick Jack Plotnick as Bookstore Manager Michael Cavanaugh Michael Cavanaugh as Brad Thompkins Judy Greer Judy Greer as Laura Kate Mara Kate Mara as Meg
    On the day of their Father's 70th birthday party, four siblings come to terms with the publication of a novel written by the youngest sibling, that exposes the family's most intimate secrets.
    Wildflower 2022 POSTER

    Wildflower

    2022

    English

    6.8

    10

    60%

    90%

    Comedy

    Drama

    dysfunctional family

    high school

    Matt Smukler Matt Smukler Director Kiernan Shipka Kiernan Shipka as Bea Johnson Alexandra Daddario Alexandra Daddario as Joy Victor Rasuk Victor Rasuk as Mr. Vasquez Jean Smart Jean Smart as Peg
    The story of Bea Johnson from birth to graduation as she navigates life with an intellectually disabled parent and an extended family who can't quite agree on the best way to help.
    Swimming Upstream 2003 POSTER

    Swimming Upstream

    2003

    English

    7.0

    62%

    80%

    abusive father

    Action

    alcoholism

    biography

    Biography

    Drama

    dysfunctional family

    olympic games

    Sport

    sports

    Russell Mulcahy Russell Mulcahy Director Geoffrey Rush Geoffrey Rush as Harold Fingleton David Hoflin David Hoflin as Harold Fingleton Jr. Tim Draxl Tim Draxl as John Fingleton Jesse Spencer Jesse Spencer as Tony Fingleton
    A young man aspiring for recognition of his talents battles against his estranged father's sentiment towards him as the father deals with his own demons.
    Fierce People 2005 POSTER

    Fierce People

    2005

    English

    6.4

    13

    24%

    57%

    Action

    addiction

    anthropology

    billionaire

    Drama

    dysfunctional family

    money

    Thriller

    wealthy

    Griffin Dunne Griffin Dunne Director Chris Evans Chris Evans as Bryce Blu Mankuma Blu Mankuma as Gates Diane Lane Diane Lane as Liz Earl Kristen Stewart Kristen Stewart as Maya
    A massage therapist looking to overcome her addictions and reconnect with her son, whose father is an anthropologist in South America studying the Yanomani people, moves in with a wealthy ex-client in New Jersey.
    My Neighbors the Yamadas 1999 POSTER

    My Neighbors the Yamadas

    1999

    Japanese

    7.1

    7

    75%

    75%

    Animation

    based on comic

    based on manga

    Comedy

    dysfunctional family

    Family

    middle class

    surrealism

    urban setting

    Isao Takahata Isao Takahata Director Jim Meskimen Jim Meskimen as Additional Voices Jeremy Shada Jeremy Shada as Additional Voices Dixie Carter Dixie Carter as Additional Voices Suguru Egawa Suguru Egawa as (voice)
    The Yamadas are a typical middle class Japanese family in urban Tokyo and this film shows us a variety of episodes of their lives. With tales that range from the humorous to the heartbreaking, we see this family cope with life's little conflicts, problems, and joys in their own way.
    The Glass Castle 2017 POSTER

    The Glass Castle

    2017

    English

    104

    53%

    70%

    Action

    aggressive

    based on memoir or autobiography

    Biography

    complex

    Drama

    dysfunctional family

    father daughter relationship

    sentimental

    Destin Daniel Cretton Destin Daniel Cretton Director Brie Larson Brie Larson as Jeannette Sarah Snook Sarah Snook as Lori Woody Harrelson Woody Harrelson as Rex Sadie Sink Sadie Sink as Young Lori
    A young girl is raised in a dysfunctional family constantly on the run from the FBI. Living in poverty, she comes of age guided by her drunkard, ingenious father who distracts her with magical stories to keep her mind off the family's dire state, and her selfish, nonconformist mother who has no intention of raising a family, along with her younger brother and sister, and her other older sister. Together, they fend for each other as they mature in an unorthodox journey that is their family life.
    Stuart Saves His Family 1995 POSTER

    Stuart Saves His Family

    1995

    English

    5.3

    5

    33%

    53%

    Action

    Comedy

    Drama

    dysfunctional family

    public access

    Harold Ramis Harold Ramis Director Robert Curtis Brown Robert Curtis Brown as Andy Lewis Arquette Lewis Arquette as Cemetery Official Allen Garfield Allen Garfield as Maitre D' Julia Sweeney Julia Sweeney as Mea C.
    A self-help advocate struggles to put his dysfunctional family in its place.
    Family Viewing 1987 POSTER

    Family Viewing

    1987

    English

    6.7

    3

    59%

    59%

    Drama

    dysfunctional family

    grandparent grandchild relationship

    hotel

    parent child relationship

    video surveillance

    videotape

    Atom Egoyan Atom Egoyan Director Jeanne Sabourin Jeanne Sabourin as Aline's Mother Souren Chekijian Souren Chekijian as Priest at Funeral Gabrielle Rose Gabrielle Rose as Sandra Vasag Baghboudarian Vasag Baghboudarian as Young Van
    An emotionally constrained view of the displacement of human feelings in our video saturated society. Van regularly visits his grandmother in a run-down nursing home. His father depends on phone sex for guidance meanwhile erasing family homevideos of happier times with homemade pornography. Will Van rescue his grandmother and memories of his mother in time?
    The Homecoming 1973 POSTER

    The Homecoming

    1973

    English

    6.8

    2

    86%

    76%

    abusive father

    based on play or musical

    Drama

    dysfunctional family

    estranged son

    homecoming

    london, england

    Peter Hall Peter Hall Director Terence Rigby Terence Rigby as Joey Ian Holm Ian Holm as Lenny Cyril Cusack Cyril Cusack as Sam Michael Jayston Michael Jayston as Teddy
    In a dreary North London flat, the site of perpetual psychological warfare, a philosophy professor visits his family after a nine-year absence and introduces the four men - father, uncle and two brothers - to his wife.
    As They Made Us 2022 POSTER

    As They Made Us

    2022

    English

    5.8

    18

    81%

    80%

    Action

    Comedy

    Drama

    dysfunctional family

    gardener

    illness

    jewish life

    sadness

    single mother

    Mayim Bialik Mayim Bialik Director Dianna Agron Dianna Agron as Abigail Candice Bergen Candice Bergen as Barbara Dustin Hoffman Dustin Hoffman as Eugene Simon Helberg Simon Helberg as Nathan
    Abigail, a divorced mother of two, is struggling to balance the dynamics within her dysfunctional family as she attempts to cultivate new love.
    Guinevere 1999 POSTER

    Guinevere

    1999

    English

    5.9

    8

    85%

    53%

    bohemian

    Drama

    dysfunctional family

    mentor protégé relationship

    mother daughter estrangement

    older man younger woman relationship

    photographer

    Romance

    Audrey Wells Audrey Wells Director Gina Gershon Gina Gershon as Billie Jean Smart Jean Smart as Deborah Sloane Lynne Marie Stewart Lynne Marie Stewart as Nurse Paul Dooley Paul Dooley as Walter
    A young girl from an affluent family rebels and becomes involved with a much older photographer.
    Crooked Hearts 1991 POSTER

    Crooked Hearts

    1991

    English

    5.9

    14

    39%

    39%

    Action

    Drama

    dysfunctional family

    parent child relationship

    Romance

    secret

    Michael Bortman Michael Bortman Director Vincent Gale Vincent Gale as Charley's Friend Cindy Pickett Cindy Pickett as Jill Jennifer Jason Leigh Jennifer Jason Leigh as Marriet Hoffman Joshua Jackson Joshua Jackson as Tom
    An upper-middle class family in Washington state deals with failures, infidelities and troubling secrets. Charley is 26 and still lives at home, despite his simmering anger at his father, Edward. Charley's younger brother, Tom, just dropped out of college and returned home to live. Tom's unstable new girlfriend, Marriet, has designs on joining the family, but she's hardly a calming influence on the crumbling home.
    The People We Hate at the Wedding 2022 POSTER

    The People We Hate at the Wedding

    2022

    English

    5.8

    10

    30%

    39%

    Action

    Comedy

    dysfunctional family

    family

    marriage

    wedding

    woman director

    Claire Scanlon Claire Scanlon Director Julian Ovenden Julian Ovenden as Alcott Kristen Bell Kristen Bell as Alice Andrew Daly Andrew Daly as Bill Lizzy Caplan Lizzy Caplan as Marissa
    A dysfunctional family that can't seem to get along and get it together reluctantly reunites for a family wedding. As their many skeletons are wrenched from the closet, it turns out to be just what this singular family needs to reconnect.
    Bullet 1996 POSTER

    Bullet

    1996

    English

    6.4

    8

    70%

    70%

    Action

    burglar

    burglary

    Crime

    Drama

    drug abuse

    dysfunctional family

    rape victim

    suicidal

    Julien Temple Julien Temple Director Peter Dinklage Peter Dinklage as Building Manager Ted Levine Ted Levine as Louis Stein Adrien Brody Adrien Brody as Ruby Stein Mick O'Rourke Mick O'Rourke as Thief #1 - Joey
    A tough, Jewish ex-con just released from prison crosses a powerful drug dealer and former prison rival in his return to a life of crime.
    An American Crime 2007 POSTER

    An American Crime

    2007

    English

    7.2

    22

    40%

    74%

    based on a true story

    based on true story

    Biography

    carnival

    child abuse

    Crime

    Drama

    dysfunctional family

    Horror

    rape

    Tommy O'Haver Tommy O'Haver Director Romy Rosemont Romy Rosemont as Betty Likens Nick Searcy Nick Searcy as Lester Likens Evan Peters Evan Peters as Ricky Hobbs Ellen Page Ellen Page as Sylvia Likens
    The true story of suburban housewife Gertrude Baniszewski, who kept a teenage girl locked in the basement of her Indiana home during the 1960s.
    Cake 2005 POSTER

    Cake

    2005

    English

    4.9

    6

    36%

    36%

    Comedy

    duringcreditsstinger

    dysfunctional family

    father daughter relationship

    interracial romance

    magazine editor

    Romance

    wedding

    Nisha Ganatra Nisha Ganatra Director Carlo Rota Carlo Rota as Bob Jackman Heather Graham Heather Graham as Pippa McGee Sabrina Grdevich Sabrina Grdevich as Rachel Cheryl Hines Cheryl Hines as Roxanne
    A travel writer improves her love life when she becomes an editor for her father's wedding magazine.
    Merry Good Enough 2023 POSTER

    Merry Good Enough

    2023

    English

    4.7

    1

    95%

    95%

    Action

    christmas

    Comedy

    Drama

    dysfunctional family

    Caroline Keene Caroline Keene Director Neil Casey Neil Casey as Bogie Susan Gallagher Susan Gallagher as Carol Sophie von Haselberg Sophie von Haselberg as Kate Marcia DeBonis Marcia DeBonis as Peg
    Lucy has a complicated relationship with her dysfunctional family, but when her mother disappears on Christmas Eve, she must bring her family back together whether she knows it or not.
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