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    The Meyerowitz Stories 2017 POSTER

    The Meyerowitz Stories

    2017

    English

    6.9

    54

    92%

    72%

    Action

    Comedy

    Drama

    dysfunctional family

    manhattan, new york city

    museum of modern art new york

    narcism

    narcissism

    new york city

    Noah Baumbach Noah Baumbach Director Adam Sandler Adam Sandler as Danny Ben Stiller Ben Stiller as Matthew Emma Thompson Emma Thompson as Maureen Sigourney Weaver Sigourney Weaver as Sigourney Weaver
    An estranged family gathers together in New York for an event celebrating the artistic work of their father.
    Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Road Trip 2025 POSTER

    Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Road Trip

    2025

    English

    5.1

    12

    58%

    46%

    bad luck

    based on children's book

    Comedy

    dysfunctional family

    Family

    mexico city, mexico

    remake

    road trip

    Marvin Lemus Marvin Lemus Director Cheech Marin Cheech Marin as Gil Morales Jacqueline Torres Jacqueline Torres as Mayor Menéndez Michelle Buteau Michelle Buteau as Missy McGill Eva Longoria Eva Longoria as Val Garcia
    Eleven-year-old Alexander and his family embark on a dream Spring Break vacation to Mexico City only to have all their plans go terribly wrong when they discover a cursed idol.
    The Entertainer 1960 POSTER

    The Entertainer

    1960

    English

    7.1

    7

    71%

    74%

    Action

    bankruptcy

    based on play or musical

    beauty contest

    Drama

    dysfunctional family

    music hall

    washed up star

    Tony Richardson Tony Richardson Director Charles Gray Charles Gray as Columnist Alan Bates Alan Bates as Frank Rice Daniel Massey Daniel Massey as Graham Jimmy Charters Jimmy Charters as Man in Pub Listening to Billy Sing
    Archie Rice, an old-time British vaudeville performer sinking into final defeat, schemes to stay in show business.
    Another Happy Day 2011 POSTER

    Another Happy Day

    2011

    English

    6.0

    5

    47%

    44%

    Action

    Comedy

    depression

    Drama

    drug use

    dysfunctional family

    grandparent grandchild relationship

    therapist

    wedding reception

    Sam Levinson Sam Levinson Director Kate Bosworth Kate Bosworth as Alice Diana Scarwid Diana Scarwid as Donna Ellen Burstyn Ellen Burstyn as Doris Baker Demi Moore Demi Moore as Patty
    A wedding at her parents' Annapolis estate hurls high-strung Lynn into the center of touchy family dynamics.
    Freddy Got Fingered 2001 POSTER

    Freddy Got Fingered

    2001

    English

    4.7

    17

    12%

    56%

    Action

    Comedy

    dysfunctional family

    satire

    sexual abuse

    surrealism

    vulgar

    wheelchair

    Tom Green Tom Green Director Drew Barrymore Drew Barrymore as Davidson's Receptionist Stephen E. Miller Stephen E. Miller as Ernie Noel Fisher Noel Fisher as Pimply Manager Ron Selmour Ron Selmour as Security Guard - Studio
    Unemployed cartoonist Gord Brody moves back in with his parents Jim and Julie and younger brother Freddy. When his parents demand he leave, he retaliates by spreading rumors that Jim is sexually abusing Freddy.
    Storytelling 2001 POSTER

    Storytelling

    2001

    English

    6.8

    17

    54%

    67%

    Action

    celebrity

    college

    Comedy

    Drama

    dysfunctional family

    exploitation

    high school

    new jersey

    Romance

    Todd Solondz Todd Solondz Director John Goodman John Goodman as Marty Livingston Tina Holmes Tina Holmes as Sue Paul Giamatti Paul Giamatti as Toby Oxman Franka Potente Franka Potente as Toby's Editor
    College and high school serve as the backdrop for two stories about dysfunction and personal turmoil.
    Daddy and Them 2001 POSTER

    Daddy and Them

    2001

    English

    5.6

    4

    86%

    54%

    arkansas

    Comedy

    Drama

    dysfunctional family

    husband wife relationship

    jealousy

    southern usa

    therapist

    Billy Bob Thornton Billy Bob Thornton Director Billy Bob Thornton Billy Bob Thornton as Claude Montgomery Jamie Lee Curtis Jamie Lee Curtis as Elaine Bowen Ben Affleck Ben Affleck as Lawrence Bowen Walton Goggins Walton Goggins as Tommy Christian
    Ruby and her husband Claude are a working-class couple who live in suburban Arkansas. As crazy as they are for each other, their relationship is far from harmonious. (The lack of money doesn't help matters, either.) In fact, their whole family is fraught with unresolved conflicts. Then Claude's uncle is arrested on a felony charge, and everyone rallies round. Ruby's mother Jewel and flirtatious sister Rose (Claude's ex-girlfriend) even fly in from Tennessee; but, far from being a source of support, Jewel seems only to want to break up Ruby and Claude.
    The Legend of Ochi 2025 POSTER

    The Legend of Ochi

    2025

    English

    5.8

    53

    75%

    63%

    Adventure

    bite

    children's adventure

    dreary

    dysfunctional family

    Family

    Fantasy

    interspecies friendship

    Isaiah Saxon Isaiah Saxon Director Emily Watson Emily Watson as Dasha Willem Dafoe Willem Dafoe as Maxim Finn Wolfhard Finn Wolfhard as Petro Helena Zengel Helena Zengel as Yuri
    In a remote village on the island of Carpathia, a shy farm girl named Yuri is raised to fear an elusive animal species known as ochi. But when Yuri discovers a wounded baby ochi has been left behind, she escapes on a quest to bring him home.
    We Have Always Lived in the Castle 2018 POSTER

    We Have Always Lived in the Castle

    2018

    English

    5.6

    54

    84%

    71%

    Action

    agoraphobia

    based on novel or book

    cousin cousin relationship

    Drama

    dysfunctional family

    family tragedy

    Horror

    Mystery

    small town

    Thriller

    Stacie Passon Stacie Passon Director Sebastian Stan Sebastian Stan as Charles Blackwood Alexandra Daddario Alexandra Daddario as Constance Blackwood Taissa Farmiga Taissa Farmiga as Merricat Blackwood Joanne Crawford Joanne Crawford as Stella
    In Shirleyville, Vermont, during the sixties, sisters Merricat and Constance, along with their ailing uncle Julian, confined to a wheelchair, live isolated in a big mansion located on the hill overlooking the town, tormented by the memories of a family tragedy occurred six years ago. The arrival of cousin Charles will threaten the fragile equilibrium of their minds, haunted by madness, fear and superstition.
    Hard Truths 2024 POSTER

    Hard Truths

    2024

    English

    7.2

    21

    95%

    82%

    anger issues

    broken family

    Comedy

    Drama

    dramedy

    dysfunctional family

    sisterhood

    sympathy

    Mike Leigh Mike Leigh Director Sophia Brown Sophia Brown as Aleisha Michele Austin Michele Austin as Chantelle Chinenye Ezeudu Chinenye Ezeudu as Other Salon Client Llewella Gideon Llewella Gideon as Smoking Salon Client
    Daniel's Gotta Die 2022 POSTER

    Daniel's Gotta Die

    2022

    English

    5.2

    3

    85%

    85%

    Comedy

    dysfunctional family

    homicide

    inheritance

    inheritance fight

    sibling relationship

    sibling rivalry

    Jeremy Lalonde Jeremy Lalonde Director Carly Chaikin Carly Chaikin as Jessica Powell Mary Lynn Rajskub Mary Lynn Rajskub as Mia Powell Dax Ravina Dax Ravina as Pierce Jason Jones Jason Jones as Victor Powell
    Daniel Powell’s plan to reconnect with his siblings hits a snag when he discovers they all want to kill him for his inheritance. As the brothers and sisters are forced to spend the weekend together at the family beach house on the Cayman Islands, one thing becomes painfully clear: Daniel’s going to find out what family means, even if it kills him.
    Homestead 2024 POSTER

    Homestead

    2024

    English

    5.2

    29

    45%

    71%

    Action

    based on novel or book

    community spirit

    Drama

    dysfunctional family

    homestead

    post-apocalyptic future

    sense of guilt

    Thriller

    Ben Smallbone Ben Smallbone Director Jesse Hutch Jesse Hutch as Evan Lee Neal McDonough Neal McDonough as Ian Ross Bailey Chase Bailey Chase as Jeff Eriksson Dawn Olivieri Dawn Olivieri as Jenna Ross
    A nuclear bomb is detonated in Los Angeles, and the nation devolves into unprecedented chaos. Ex-Green Beret Jeff Eriksson and his family escape to The Homestead, an eccentric prepper’s fortress nestled in the mountains. As violent threats and apocalyptic conditions creep toward their borders, the residents of The Homestead are left to wonder: how long can a group of people resist both the dangers of human nature and the bloodshed at their doorstep?
    Pin 1988 POSTER

    Pin

    1988

    English

    6.5

    17

    58%

    58%

    Action

    based on novel or book

    birthday

    delusion

    dysfunctional family

    Horror

    murder

    police

    Thriller

    Sandor Stern Sandor Stern Director David Hewlett David Hewlett as Leon Jacob Tierney Jacob Tierney as Leon - Age 7 Jonathan Banks Jonathan Banks as PIN Bruce Ramsay Bruce Ramsay as Teenager
    Pin, a plastic medical dummy, has been the fixation of Leon since youth. Now grown up and orphaned in an accident, Leon brings Pin home to live with him and his sister Ursula, much to her reluctance. Soon, however, Leon's fixation on Pin spirals out of control, and Ursula must face the devastating consequences.
    As Cool as I Am 2013 POSTER

    As Cool as I Am

    2013

    English

    5.8

    14

    14%

    25%

    Action

    Comedy

    coming of age

    Drama

    dysfunctional family

    Max Mayer Max Mayer Director James Marsden James Marsden as Chuck Diamond Claire Danes Claire Danes as Lainee Diamond Sarah Bolger Sarah Bolger as Lucy Diamond Seth Adkins Seth Adkins as Scott Booker
    A smart teenage girl comes of age in a small town with her self-centered parents who had her when they were teenagers.
    Dil Dhadakne Do 2015 POSTER

    Dil Dhadakne Do

    2015

    Hindi

    7.0

    12

    68%

    72%

    Action

    anthropomorphism

    Comedy

    cruise

    Drama

    dysfunctional family

    dysfunctional marriage

    family relationships

    family vacation

    Romance

    Zoya Akhtar Zoya Akhtar Director Priyanka Chopra Priyanka Chopra as Ayesha Mehra K.C. Shankar K.C. Shankar as Dharmpala Anushka Sharma Kohli Anushka Sharma Kohli as Farah Ali Vikrant Massey Vikrant Massey as Rana Khanna
    On a cruise to celebrate their parents' 30th wedding anniversary, a brother and sister deal with the impact of family considerations on their romantic lives.
    City Island 2009 POSTER

    City Island

    2009

    English

    7.3

    18

    83%

    80%

    Action

    Comedy

    Drama

    dysfunctional family

    family secrets

    fetishism

    prison guard

    secret

    stripper

    Raymond De Felitta Raymond De Felitta Director Jee Young Han Jee Young Han as Casting Assistant Emily Mortimer Emily Mortimer as Molly Andy Garcia Andy Garcia as Vince Rizzo Lynn Collins Lynn Collins as Vince's Bombshell Girlfriend
    The Rizzos, a family who doesn't share their habits, aspirations, and careers with one another, find their delicate web of lies disturbed by the arrival of a young ex-con brought home by Vince, the patriarch of the family, who is a corrections officer in real life, and a hopeful actor in private.
    Madea's Destination Wedding 2025 POSTER

    Madea's Destination Wedding

    2025

    English

    5.0

    17

    11%

    36%

    bahamas

    Comedy

    destination wedding

    Drama

    dysfunctional family

    Romance

    Tyler Perry Tyler Perry Director Cassi Davis Cassi Davis as Aunt Bam Tamela J. Mann Tamela J. Mann as Cora Walnette Marie Santiago Walnette Marie Santiago as Kaja Xavier Smalls Xavier Smalls as Zavier
    Madea packs her best floral dresses and a whole lot of chaos when the Simmons family heads to the Bahamas for her grandniece's whirlwind wedding.
    Avatar: The Way of Water 2022 POSTER

    Avatar: The Way of Water

    2022

    English

    7.5

    480

    76%

    92%

    Action

    Adventure

    alien life-form

    dying and death

    dysfunctional family

    Fantasy

    loss of loved one

    resurrection

    Sci-Fi

    sequel

    James Cameron James Cameron Director Sam Worthington Sam Worthington as Jake Sigourney Weaver Sigourney Weaver as Kiri Zoe Saldana Zoe Saldana as Neytiri Kate Winslet Kate Winslet as Ronal
    Set more than a decade after the events of the first film, learn the story of the Sully family (Jake, Neytiri, and their kids), the trouble that follows them, the lengths they go to keep each other safe, the battles they fight to stay alive, and the tragedies they endure.
    Real Life 1979 POSTER

    Real Life

    1979

    English

    7.0

    10

    84%

    82%

    Action

    Comedy

    documentary filmmaking

    dysfunctional family

    filmmaking

    mockumentary

    narcissist

    television

    Albert Brooks Albert Brooks Director Albert Brooks Albert Brooks as Albert Brooks Norman Bartold Norman Bartold as Dr. Isaac Steven Hayward Harry Shearer Harry Shearer as Pete - Cameraman / Radio Announcer Charles Grodin Charles Grodin as Warren Yeager DVM
    A pushy, narcissistic filmmaker persuades a Phoenix family to let him and his crew film their everyday lives, in the manner of the ground-breaking PBS series "An American Family".
    This Is Where I Leave You 2014 POSTER

    This Is Where I Leave You

    2014

    English

    6.6

    79

    44%

    60%

    Action

    based on novel or book

    Comedy

    death of father

    Drama

    dysfunctional family

    family

    funeral

    man child

    Shawn Levy Shawn Levy Director Timothy Olyphant Timothy Olyphant as Horry Callen Jason Bateman Jason Bateman as Judd Altman Rose Byrne Rose Byrne as Penny Moore Connie Britton Connie Britton as Tracy Sullivan
    When their father passes away, four grown, world-weary siblings return to their childhood home and are requested -- with an admonition -- to stay there together for a week, along with their free-speaking mother and a collection of spouses, exes and might-have-beens. As the brothers and sisters re-examine their shared history and the status of each tattered relationship among those who know and love them best, they reconnect in hysterically funny and emotionally significant ways.
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