family-dynamics
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    Madea's Family Reunion (2006)

    A Southern matriarch (Tyler Perry) deals with a host of personal and family issues while planning...

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    Surviving Christmas (2004)

    A lonely man (Ben Affleck) returns to his childhood home and celebrates the holiday with the...

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    Rachel Getting Married (2008)

    Long-simmering tensions bubble to the surface when a young woman (Anne Hathaway) who has been in and...

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    Eulogy (2004)

    A porn actor (Hank Azaria), a college student (Zooey Deschanel) and other members of a dysfunctional...

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    Junebug (2005)

    Months after his wedding, a man travels to his North Carolina hometown to introduce his wife (Embeth...

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    Queens (2006)

    Mothers (Verónica Forqué, Carmen Maura, Marisa Paredes) cope with personal crises and feelings, as...

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    Tell Them Who You Are (2005)

    Filmmaker Mark Wexler examines his relationship with his father, cinematographer Haskell Wexler.

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    Tony N' Tina's Wedding (2007)

    A comedy about two Italian families from different sides of the tracks. What can go wrong, does go...

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    Lovely & Amazing (2002)

    A woman (Brenda Blethyn) and her two daughters (Catherine Keener, Emily Mortimer) deal with...

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    How to Deal (2003)

    A disillusioned teenager (Mandy Moore) thinks true love does not exist, until she meets the perfect...

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    The Accidental Tourist (1988)

    A numb travel-writer (William Hurt) takes up with his dog trainer (Geena Davis) after his son dies...

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    A Christmas Story (1983)

    In the 1940s, little Ralphie tries to convince his parents to get him a Red Ryder range-model BB gun...

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    Uncle Nino (2005)

    A distant, slightly dysfunctional family is brought closer together when the father's long-estranged...

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    Two Family House (2000)

    An ambitious married dreamer (Michael Rispoli) secretly helps an abandoned single mother (Kelly...

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    Crumb (1995)

    Filmmaker Terry Zwigoff profiles underground cartoonist Robert Crumb, with a look at his...

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    The Naked Spur (1953)

    A bounty hunter (James Stewart) has competition for an outlaw's daughter (Janet Leigh) and a...

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    Southie (1999)

    A coming-of-age tale about a young man growing up in a dysfunctional family in the Irish-American...

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    My Flesh and Blood (2003)

    Filmmaker Jonathan Karsh profiles Susan Tom, a woman who has adopted 11 children who are physically...

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    Cows (1994)

    An act of cowardice influences the lives of two Basque families over three generations.

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    Dekada '70

    The story of a family caught in the middle of a tumultuous decade, "Dekada '70" details how a middle...

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    Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star (2003)

    Hoping to make a comeback, a man (David Spade) stays with a suburban family to prepare for the lead...

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    Red Moon

    The history of the Cammaranos is the story of a crime family concerned only with perpetuating the...

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    What's Cooking? (2000)

    Jewish, Latin, Asian and black families that reside on the same street deal with similar troubles on...

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    Naming Number Two (2007)

    An ailing Fijian matriarch, Nanna Maria, orders her children home to prepare a Sicilian-style feast...

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    The Talent Given Us (2005)

    A New York couple (Judy Wagner, Allen Wagner) and their two grown daughters embark on a road trip to...

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    Brooklyn Lobster (2005)

    A lobster wholesaler (Danny Aiello) faces the loss of his long-suffering wife (Jane Curtin) and his...

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    The Syrian Bride (2005)

    A young Israeli (Clara Khoury) risks losing her family by entering an arranged marriage with a...

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    So Much So Fast (2006)

    Filmmakers Steve Ascher and Jeanne Jordan chronicle a man's struggle with ALS, known as Lou Gehrig's...

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    Nobody's Business (1996)

    Filmmaker Alan Berliner takes on his reclusive father, who's managed to seal himself off from life's...

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    Better Than Chocolate (1999)

    When her mother (Wendy Crewson) and brother move in with her, a woman (Karyn Dwyer) is forced to...

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    Happiness (1998)

    Three middle-class New Jersey sisters all have their problems with their families and sex lives.

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    Vacationland (2006)

    A high-school senior (Brad Hallowell) ditches his girlfriend for a gay romance with his best friend.

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    Another Road Home (2005)

    Filmmaker Danae Elon searches for the Palestinian man who cared for her when she was a child in...

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    Time Indefinite (1993)

    Filmmaker Ross McElwee explores the mystery of life and death through his own family experience.

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    Times and Winds (2008)

    Set in a tiny, poor village, leaning on high cliffs, facing the vast sea, its outskirts laced with...

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    Wonderland (2000)

    Three sisters (Shirley Henderson, Gina McKee, Molly Parker) struggle with unsatisfying home lives...

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    The Last Kiss (2002)

    A man (Stefano Accorsi) and his pregnant girlfriend (Giovanna Mezzogiorno) have misgivings about...

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    Menuet

    A young husband and wife live at close quarters in a small industrial town, where he works in the...

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    The Homecoming

    An Englishman (Michael Jayston) introduces his wife to his father, uncle (Cyril Cusack) and two...

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    God Said, Ha! (1999)

    Julia Sweeney gives a one-woman account of her brother's terminal cancer and her bout with cervical...

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    Zir-e Poust-e Shahr (2003)

    Working-class mother Tuba must struggle to keep her family afloat as the problems and bills pile up....

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    Visitor Q

    The Yamazaki family is seriously dysfunctional. Dad was a TV reporter until he got fired for airing...

  • Mouth to Mouth picture
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    Mouth to Mouth (2006)

    An aimless adolescent (Ellen Page) joins several itinerant misfits who live on the fringe of society...

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    Close To Leo (2003)

    Family members (Yannis Lespert, Marie Bunel) offer support after the eldest son (Pierre Mignard)...

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    Daughters of the Wind (2004)

    A tale about redemption between sisters, mothers, and daughters, telling the stories of three female...

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    Middletown

    An overzealous priest returns to his home town and ends up battling against his brother for the...

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    Rebellious Daughters

    Very cheaply produced, Rebellious Daughters was released on a theater-by-theater basis as an...

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    La Banda de Jaider (1995)

    Foreign investors try to force a photographer (Lisa Hartman Black) and her father to sell their...

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    Normal

    A fatal accident propels several lives into tragic tailspins.

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    Anywhere USA

    A three-part experimental feature about manners, prejudice and family dynamics.