Eccentric Families, Awkward Dinners

Blood Is Thicker Than Comedy

Family is the setting for cinema's most reliable comedies because everyone is trapped — in the house, in the role, in the decades of accumulated resentment. These films know it.

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The Collection

The Royal Tenenbaums

The Royal Tenenbaums

2002
1
The Royal Tenenbaums
2002
1
The Royal Tenenbaums
IMDb 7.6 / 10
Director Wes Anderson
Cast Gene Hackman, Gwyneth Paltrow, Anjelica Huston
Box Office $52,364,010
Why An essential entry — The Royal Tenenbaums embodies exactly what this collection is about.
Parenthood

Parenthood

1989
2
Parenthood
1989
2
Parenthood
IMDb 7.1 / 10
Director Ron Howard
Cast Steve Martin, Mary Steenburgen, Dianne Wiest
Box Office $100,047,830
Why An essential entry — Parenthood embodies exactly what this collection is about.
Home for the Holidays

Home for the Holidays

1995
3
Home for the Holidays
1995
3
Home for the Holidays
IMDb 6.6 / 10
Director Jodie Foster
Cast Holly Hunter, Robert Downey Jr., Anne Bancroft
Box Office $17,519,169
Why An essential entry — Home for the Holidays embodies exactly what this collection is about.
Ordinary People

Ordinary People

1980
4
Ordinary People
1980
4
Ordinary People
IMDb 7.7 / 10
Director Robert Redford
Cast Donald Sutherland, Mary Tyler Moore, Judd Hirsch
Box Office $54,766,923
Why An essential entry — Ordinary People embodies exactly what this collection is about.
The Celebration

The Celebration

1998
5
The Celebration
1998
5
The Celebration
IMDb 8.0 / 10
Director Thomas Vinterberg
Cast Ulrich Thomsen, Henning Moritzen, Thomas Bo Larsen
Box Office $1,656,223
Why An essential entry — The Celebration embodies exactly what this collection is about.
Happiness

Happiness

1998
6
Happiness
1998
6
Happiness
IMDb 7.7 / 10
Director Todd Solondz
Cast Jane Adams, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Dylan Baker
Box Office $2,982,011
Why An essential entry — Happiness embodies exactly what this collection is about.
The Squid and the Whale

The Squid and the Whale

2005
7
The Squid and the Whale
2005
7
The Squid and the Whale
IMDb 7.3 / 10
Director Noah Baumbach
Cast Owen Kline, Jeff Daniels, Laura Linney
Box Office $7,372,734
Why An essential entry — The Squid and the Whale embodies exactly what this collection is about.
Little Miss Sunshine

Little Miss Sunshine

2006
8
Little Miss Sunshine
2006
8
Little Miss Sunshine
IMDb 7.8 / 10
Director Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris
Cast Steve Carell, Toni Collette, Greg Kinnear
Box Office $59,891,098
Why An essential entry — Little Miss Sunshine embodies exactly what this collection is about.
August: Osage County

August: Osage County

2013
9
August: Osage County
2013
9
August: Osage County
IMDb 7.2 / 10
Director John Wells
Cast Meryl Streep, Dermot Mulroney, Julia Roberts
Box Office $37,738,810
Why An essential entry — August: Osage County embodies exactly what this collection is about.
Knives Out

Knives Out

2019
10
Knives Out
2019
10
Knives Out
IMDb 7.9 / 10
Director Rian Johnson
Cast Daniel Craig, Chris Evans, Ana de Armas
Box Office $165,363,234
Why An essential entry — Knives Out embodies exactly what this collection is about.
The Humans

The Humans

2021
11
The Humans
2021
11
The Humans
IMDb 6.1 / 10
Director Stephen Karam
Cast Richard Jenkins, Jayne Houdyshell, Amy Schumer
Why An essential entry — The Humans embodies exactly what this collection is about.
Aftersun

Aftersun

2022
12
Aftersun
2022
12
Aftersun
IMDb 7.6 / 10
Director Charlotte Wells
Cast Paul Mescal, Frankie Corio, Brooklyn Toulson
Box Office $1,658,790
Why An essential entry — Aftersun embodies exactly what this collection is about.

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