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    Parks 2017 POSTER

    Parks

    2017

    Japanese

    6.7

    10

    Action

    Drama

    Family

    family history

    music

    woman director

    Natsuki Seta Natsuki Seta Director Shirô Sano Shirô Sano as Ai Hashimoto Ai Hashimoto as Mei Nagano Mei Nagano as Haru Shôta Sometani Shôta Sometani as Tokio
    Jun is a university student. She meets high school student Haru. Haru is looking for Sachiko, the ex-girlfriend of her now deceased father. Jun and Haru meet Tokio. Tokio is the grandson of Sachiko and they learn that Sachiko is now deceased. They find an open-reel tape from Sachiko's articles.
    The Secret of Roan Inish 1994 POSTER

    The Secret of Roan Inish

    1994

    English

    7.4

    11

    95%

    87%

    Action

    Drama

    Family

    family history

    family relationships

    Fantasy

    island

    legend

    Mystery

    sea

    seagull

    John Sayles John Sayles Director Brendan Conroy Brendan Conroy as Flynn Declan Hannigan Declan Hannigan as Oldest brother Susan Lynch Susan Lynch as Selkie John Lynch John Lynch as Tadhg
    Ten-year-old Fiona is sent to live with her grandparents in a small fishing village in Donegal, Ireland. She soon learns the local legend that an ancestor of hers married a Selkie – a seal who can turn into a human. Years earlier, her baby brother was washed out to sea and never seen again, so when Fiona spies a naked little boy on the abandoned Isle of Roan Inish, she is compelled to investigate.
    The Taste of Tea 2004 POSTER

    The Taste of Tea

    2004

    Japanese

    7.6

    27

    Action

    Comedy

    family history

    Fantasy

    japan

    magic realism

    relatives

    rural area

    surreal

    Katsuhito Ishii Katsuhito Ishii Director Hideaki Anno Hideaki Anno as Kasugabe Tomokazu Miura Tomokazu Miura as Nobuo Haruno - father Ryô Kase Ryô Kase as Rokutaro Hamadayama - Cosplayer Rinko Kikuchi Rinko Kikuchi as Waitress At Noodle Shop
    A spell of time in the life of a family in rural Tochigi prefecture. Yoshiko is not an ordinary housewife, instead working on an animated film project. Uncle Ayano, a successful music producer, is looking to get his head together after living in Tokyo. Meanwhile, Sachiko is concerned with why she seems to be followed by a giant version of herself. As the lazy days pass by, each member of the family is followed in a series of episodic vignettes.
    Charlie & Boots 2009 POSTER

    Charlie & Boots

    2009

    English

    6.4

    4

    58%

    64%

    Action

    Adventure

    Comedy

    country music

    Drama

    family history

    farm

    grieving widower

    road movie

    road trip

    Dean Murphy Dean Murphy Director Shane Jacobson Shane Jacobson as Boots McFarland Paul Hogan Paul Hogan as Charlie McFarland Morgan Griffin Morgan Griffin as Jess Roy Billing Roy Billing as Roly
    Paul Hogan plays Charlie McFarland and Shane Jacobson plays his estranged son, Boots. After a family tragedy Charlie and Boots try and put their differences aside and head off on the road trip of a lifetime - from regional Victoria to the Cape York Peninsula - they overcome many challenges to reach their dream - to fish off the northern most tip of Australia.
    Lo perdido 2020 POSTER

    Lo perdido

    2020

    Spanish

    7.4

    2

    Action

    Biography

    Documentary

    Drama

    family history

    History

    Santiago Solera Santiago Solera Director Juan Antonio Quintana Juan Antonio Quintana as Great grandfather Alejandro José Santiago José Santiago as José Sinde Gómez
    My mother has died. Her name was Maria. Her children, we, Raúl and Santiago, discover among the objects left by our mother hundreds of photographs from our maternal grandfather, from REGINA -our great-aunt-, from our mother, from our father... And through those photographs, and with the help from an old camera -my grandfather's inheritance-, I, -along several trips to the places where those photographs were taken-, seek to recover and not lose my memory... that of my family. In the end, we will have to think on our memory and on what we have preserved and lost.
    Monsieur Mayonnaise 2016 POSTER

    Monsieur Mayonnaise

    2016

    English

    7.2

    art

    Biography

    culture

    Documentary

    family history

    History

    holocaust (shoah)

    Horror

    Trevor Graham Trevor Graham Director Philippe Mora Philippe Mora as Self Ruth Fivaz-Silberman Ruth Fivaz-Silberman as Self Georges Loinger Georges Loinger as Self Dominic Mora Dominic Mora as Self
    Artist and filmmaker Philippe Mora (Mad Dog Morgan; The Howling II; Swastika) is producing a graphic novel about his late father, Georges, widely known in Melbourne as a beloved contemporary art patron and owner of bohemian eateries Mirka Café, Café Balzac and the Tolarno Restaurant and Galleries. Less known, however, is Georges' astonishing history as part of the French resistance during World War II, his friendship with renowned mime Marcel Marceau (Philippe's godfather), and how together they saved thousands of Jewish lives with a fiendishly simple trick involving baguettes and mayonnaise.
    Stories We Tell 2012 POSTER

    Stories We Tell

    2012

    English

    7.5

    8

    94%

    79%

    Action

    biography

    Documentary

    family history

    family relationships

    family secrets

    montreal, canada

    toronto, canada

    Sarah Polley Sarah Polley Director Thomas Hauff Thomas Hauff as Actor Rebecca Jenkins Rebecca Jenkins as Diane Polley Sarah Polley Sarah Polley as Herself Allie MacDonald Allie MacDonald as Joanna Polley
    Canadian actress and filmmaker Sarah Polley investigates certain secrets related to her mother, interviewing a group of family members and friends whose reliability varies depending of their implication in the events, which are remembered in different ways; so a trail of questions remains to be answered, because memory is always changing and the discovery of truth often depends on who is telling the tale.
    Heat and Dust 1983 POSTER

    Heat and Dust

    1983

    English

    6.5

    12

    79%

    58%

    Action

    based on novel or book

    british colonial

    Drama

    extramarital affair

    family history

    india

    parallel story

    Romance

    James Ivory James Ivory Director Charles McCaughan Charles McCaughan as Chid Julian Glover Julian Glover as Crawford, the District Collector Amanda Walker Amanda Walker as Lady Mackleworth Ismail Merchant Ismail Merchant as Peasant
    Anne is investigating the life of her grand-aunt Olivia, whose destiny has always been shrouded with scandal. As Anne delves into the history of her grand-aunt, she is led to reconsider her own life.
    There's No Business Like Show Business 1954 POSTER

    There's No Business Like Show Business

    1954

    English

    6.4

    20

    73%

    58%

    Action

    Comedy

    dancer

    Drama

    family history

    musical

    Musical

    new york city

    Romance

    show business

    singer

    Walter Lang Walter Lang Director Charlotte Austin Charlotte Austin as Lorna Lee Patrick Lee Patrick as Marge Robert Adler Robert Adler as Night Watchman Ron Nyman Ron Nyman as Tattooed Sailor
    Molly and Terry Donahue, plus their three children, are The Five Donahues. Youngest son Tim meets hat-check girl Vicky and the family act begins to fall apart.
    It's Complicated 2009 POSTER

    It's Complicated

    2009

    English

    6.6

    37

    59%

    60%

    Action

    architect

    Comedy

    date

    Drama

    family history

    fiancé

    hotel

    new york city

    Romance

    Nancy Meyers Nancy Meyers Director Ava Allan Ava Allan as Christmas Tree Shopper John Krasinski John Krasinski as Harley Robert Curtis Brown Robert Curtis Brown as Peter Nora Dunn Nora Dunn as Sally
    Ten years after their divorce, Jane and Jake Adler unite for their son's college graduation and unexpectedly end up sleeping together. But Jake is married, and Jane is embarking on a new romance with her architect. Now, she has to sort out her life—just when she thought she had it all figured out.
    Naming Number Two 2006 POSTER

    Naming Number Two

    2006

    English

    6.5

    big family

    brother

    Comedy

    cousin

    Drama

    family

    family history

    patriarch

    Toa Fraser Toa Fraser Director Tuva Novotny Tuva Novotny as Danish Maria Michelle Ang Michelle Ang as Grace Antony Starr Antony Starr as Shelly Nathan Meister Nathan Meister as Tolkien Enthusiast
    A matriarch organizes a feast with her family, in which she will name her successor. The heart has gone out of Nanna Maria's family. There are no parties — they don't even fight anymore...
    House of Dark Shadows 1970 POSTER

    House of Dark Shadows

    1970

    English

    6.3

    13

    33%

    70%

    Action

    Drama

    family history

    Fantasy

    Horror

    reincarnation

    Romance

    Sci-Fi

    Thriller

    transformation

    vampire

    vampire hunter (slayer)

    vampire slayer

    Dan Curtis Dan Curtis Director Jonathan Frid Jonathan Frid as Barnabas Collins Joan Bennett Joan Bennett as Elizabeth Collins Stoddard Kathryn Leigh Scott Kathryn Leigh Scott as Maggie Evans John Karlen John Karlen as Willie Loomis
    Barnabas Collins searches for a cure for vampirism in order to marry a woman resembling his long-lost fiancée Josette.
    Growing Up with I Spit on Your Grave 2019 POSTER

    Growing Up with I Spit on Your Grave

    2019

    English

    6.7

    4

    based on true story

    Documentary

    family history

    horror filmmaking

    Terry Zarchi Terry Zarchi Director Camille Keaton Camille Keaton as Self Nuri Habib Nuri Habib as Self B.J. Colangelo B.J. Colangelo as Self Gary Adelman Gary Adelman as Self
    Documentary taking a look at the making of the controversial 1978 film I Spit on Your Grave.
    Waterland 1992 POSTER

    Waterland

    1992

    English

    6.6

    5

    47%

    62%

    1970s

    based on novel or book

    Drama

    family history

    high school teacher

    memory

    Mystery

    teacher

    Stephen Gyllenhaal Stephen Gyllenhaal Director Cara Buono Cara Buono as Judy Dobson Ethan Hawke Ethan Hawke as Matthew Price Jeremy Irons Jeremy Irons as Tom Crick Lena Headey Lena Headey as Young Mary
    The story of a mentally anguished high school history teacher going through a complete reassessment of his life. His method for reassessing his life is to narrate it to his class and interweave in it three generations of his family's history.
    Charles: In His Own Words 2023 POSTER

    Charles: In His Own Words

    2023

    English

    6.0

    1

    Action

    biography

    british monarchy

    british royal family

    Documentary

    family history

    famous people

    social documentary

    Tom Jennings Tom Jennings Director Prince Harry Prince Harry as Self Prince Charles Prince Charles as Self Queen Elizabeth II Queen Elizabeth II as Self Camilla Parker-Bowles Camilla Parker-Bowles as Self
    A documentary special that provides a rare view into the real Charles behind the headlines… told in his own words.
    Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge 1995 POSTER

    Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge

    1995

    Hindi

    8.0

    76

    100%

    94%

    Action

    curious

    Drama

    family drama

    family history

    family's daily life

    love affair

    love-hate relationship

    Romance

    Aditya Chopra Aditya Chopra Director Anupam Kher Anupam Kher as Dharamvir Malhotra Shah Rukh Khan Shah Rukh Khan as Raj Malhotra Karan Johar Karan Johar as Rocky, Raj's friend Achala Sachdev Achala Sachdev as Simran's Grandmother
    Raj is a rich, carefree, happy-go-lucky second generation NRI. Simran is the daughter of Chaudhary Baldev Singh, who in spite of being an NRI is very strict about adherence to Indian values. Simran has left for India to be married to her childhood fiancé. Raj leaves for India with a mission at his hands, to claim his lady love under the noses of her whole family. Thus begins a saga.
    Jew 2022 POSTER

    Jew

    2022

    English

    7.8

    Comedy

    dark comedy

    family history

    jewish culture

    judaism

    special

    stand-up comedy

    Eric Abrams Eric Abrams Director Ari Shaffir Ari Shaffir as Self
    In ‘Jew,’ comic Ari Shaffir delivers a raunchy love letter to the religion he says he left behind.
    Perpetrator 2023 POSTER

    Perpetrator

    2023

    English

    4.5

    11

    79%

    30%

    Action

    body horror

    coming of age

    family history

    high school

    Horror

    independent film

    woman director

    Jennifer Reeder Jennifer Reeder Director Casimere Jollette Casimere Jollette as Aviva Alicia Silverstone Alicia Silverstone as Hildie Melanie Liburd Melanie Liburd as Jean Chris Lowell Chris Lowell as Principal Burke
    Jonny Baptiste is a reckless teen sent to live with her estranged Aunt Hildie. On the event of her eighteenth birthday, she experiences a radical metamorphosis: a family spell that redefines her called Forevering. When several teen girls go missing at her new school, a mythically feral Jonny goes after the Perpetrator.
    The Last Daughter 2022 POSTER

    The Last Daughter

    2022

    English

    7.9

    1

    100%

    100%

    Biography

    Documentary

    family history

    History

    reenactment

    stolen generation

    Brenda Matthews Brenda Matthews Director Susie Collins Susie Collins as Connie Darcy Crouch Darcy Crouch as Mac Brenda Matthews Brenda Matthews as Self Bradley Trent Williams Bradley Trent Williams as Sergeant Skinner
    Brenda’s first memories were of growing up in a loving white foster family, before she was suddenly taken away and returned to her Aboriginal family. Decades later, she feels disconnected from both halves of her life, so she goes searching for the foster family with whom she had lost contact. Along the way she uncovers long-buried secrets, government lies, and the possibility of deeper connections to family and culture.
    You're Out of Your Mind, Maggie 1979 POSTER

    You're Out of Your Mind, Maggie

    1979

    Swedish

    6.5

    7

    Action

    Comedy

    Drama

    family

    Family

    family history

    teenage crush

    Göran Graffman Göran Graffman Director Björn Gustafson Björn Gustafson as Doktor Berglund Allan Edwall Allan Edwall as Herr Nilsson Jonna Liljendahl Jonna Liljendahl as Madicken Ted Åström Ted Åström as Sotarn
    Madicken is a Swedish girl from the upper level family, growing up during the time of first world war which did not include Sweden. She lives happily with her family, experiencing the world and making brave and crazy things.
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