Family Drama Movies
IN GOOD COMPANY
Dan Foreman (Dennis Quaid) is a veteran ad executive whose job is upended when a corporate merger installs a younger, aggressive recruit at the top....
THE NEST
An ambitious American entrepreneur returns to Europe with a dream of rebuilding a life and a business, dragging his wife and young family into a...
WAVES
Waves tracks the intimate and devastating consequences of a teenage romance and a family crisis in South Florida. Tyler and his girlfriend's...
THE SON
An intimate, chaptered drama about a father confronting a mounting family crisis when his teenage son reveals troubling truths. As conversations turn...
A TREE GROWS IN BROOKLYN
Set in early 20th‑century Brooklyn, this coming‑of‑age drama follows Francie Nolan as she and her family endure poverty, hope, and stubborn...
BELFAST
Belfast follows a young boy growing up in a close-knit, working-class family in 1960s Belfast as the Troubles begin to erupt around them. Seen largely...
THE TRUTH
A celebrated actress returns home with a new memoir, and the public glare of fame collides with private family rifts. As mother and daughter reunite,...
CROOKLYN
Crooklyn is a 1994 American coming-of-age drama directed by Spike Lee. Set in a Brooklyn neighborhood in 1973, the film follows Troy Carmichael, a...
THE LEISURE SEEKER
An intimate road movie about aging, memory, and stubborn devotion. Ella and John, a longtime couple, escape to the open road in a battered RV called...
STEPMOM
Stepmom follows Isabel Kelly, a dynamic photographer who must become a stepmother to the children of her boyfriend after a life-changing crisis. As...
SUMMER 1993
Summer 1993 follows Frida, a six-year-old girl who, after her parents separate, moves to live with relatives in the Catalan countryside. The film...
A SUN
A Sun follows a Taiwanese family as a sudden tragedy unsettles their lives and exposes fault lines between generations. The parents and their children...
KAILI BLUES
Kaili Blues follows a compassionate doctor in the Guizhou town of Kaili who returns home and searches for a missing relative, only to be drawn into a...
BEN IS BACK
On Christmas Eve, troubled teen Ben returns home to his mother Holly, igniting a tense family crisis and a test of guarded trust. Holly fights to keep...
RAYMOND & RAY
Two half-brothers, Raymond and Ray, reunite after their father's funeral and confront years of shared history, rivalry, and buried grief. Ewan...
HARMONIUM
Harmonium is a restrained, psychological drama in which a seemingly ordinary family is unsettled when a former in-law returns with a hidden past. Koji...
DRISHYAM
Drishyam (2015) is a tense Hindi thriller about Vijay Salgaonkar, a devoted father who runs a small cable business in a coastal town. When a brutal...
CUSTODY
Miriam fights to keep her daughter safe as a bitter custody dispute with her ex-husband escalates from the courtroom to the home. As Antoine battles...
THE CELEBRATION
The Celebration (1998) is Thomas Vinterberg's Dogme 95 drama about a wealthy Danish family's facade at a patriarch's birthday party, which collapses...
JOHN Q
John Q is a 2002 medical drama thriller about John Quincy Archibald, a blue-collar father whose teenage son requires a heart transplant to live. When...
THE HUMANS
An intimate, tense portrait of a New York family gathering for Thanksgiving, The Humans follows Erik, Deirdre, and their adult children as late-night...
KAPOOR & SONS
Kapoor & Sons is a 2016 Indian Hindi-language family drama directed by Shakun Batra. The film follows two estranged brothers who reunite with their...
ALCARRàS
Alcarràs is a quiet, observational drama directed by Carla Simón that centers on a Catalan peach-farming family facing disruption when potential...
SO LONG, MY SON
So Long, My Son is a sweeping Chinese drama directed by Wang Xiaoshuai that follows a family across nearly three decades in post-reform China....
TOKYO STORY
Tokyo Story follows an aging couple, Shukichi and Tomi Shimamura, who travel from a provincial town to visit their grown children in Tokyo. The visits...
COME ON, COME ON
An intimate road drama from Mike Mills, Come On, Come On follows radio journalist Johnny (Joaquin Phoenix) as he reluctantly chaperones his perceptive...
THE QUIET GIRL
Set in rural Ireland, The Quiet Girl follows Cáit, a quiet, wary nine-year-old sent to live with distant relatives for the summer. There, sheltered...
RAISING HELEN
Raising Helen follows Helen Harris, a stylish NYC fashion executive whose life changes when her sister is killed in a car crash, leaving her to raise...
AFTERSUN
Aftersun follows a father and his young daughter on a sun-drenched holiday, seen through memory and imagination. The film lingers on small moments —...
A DOG'S JOURNEY
A dog named Bailey is reincarnated across lifetimes to stay close to the people he loves, guiding them through joy, heartbreak, and everyday miracles....
THE FAMILY FANG
An adaptation of Kevin Wilson’s novel about the Fang family, whose lifelong performance art blurs with reality. When adult siblings Annie and Buster...
THE TIGER HUNTER
A lighthearted immigrant comedy about a young Pakistani-American man trying to balance family expectations with his American dreams. As he pursues a...
A KID LIKE JAKE
Based on a play by Daniel Pearle, A Kid Like Jake follows Greg and Laura Wheeler as they juggle work, school, and a rising knot of questions about...
WHAT THEY HAD
When dementia shadows Ruth's life, a Chicago family is pulled back together to decide how far they will go to care for her, and what past grievances...
NIL BATTEY SANNATA
Nil Battey Sannata is a 2016 Hindi-language drama directed by Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari. It follows Chanda, a devoted mother who works as a housemaid and...
PARENTHOOD
Parenthood follows the chaotic, affectionate life of the Buckman family as they navigate the ups and downs of raising children. Dave and Barbara...
A SYRIAN LOVE STORY
A Syrian Love Story follows a Syrian couple, their family, and the upheaval of the civil war through the intimate lens of director Sean McAllister....
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