Dysfunctional Families
Perhaps because it's something nearly all of us can relate to (apart from The Bradys), messed-up families have always been a popular subject for filmmakers in all genres. Whether you're playing it for laughs ('Arrested Development', 'Go For Zucker'), drama ('Kramer vs Kramer', 'Nil By Mouth'), or thrills ('The Quiet Family', 'Olivier, Olivier') the family dynamic is a deep well of ready-made love/hate relationships, seething resentments and hidden secrets. What more could a filmmaker, or a film-watcher, ask for!
Ben is Back (2018)
6.8/10
Director: Peter Hedges
Starring: Julia Roberts, Lucas Hedges, Kathryn Newton, Courtney B Vance
Nineteen-year-old Ben Burns unexpectedly returns to his family's suburban home on Christmas Eve. Ben's mom, Holly, is relieved and welcoming but wary... Read more
Benny's Video (1992)
7.2/10
Director: Michael Haneke
Starring: Angela Winkler, Ulrich Muhe, Arno Frisch, Ingrid Stassner
Benny is a disaffected teen whose life has begun to revolve around the violent films he watches, but his obsession soon crosses the line between voyeu... Read more
Big Love: Season 1 (2006)
7.6/10
Starring: Bill Paxton, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Chloe Sevigny, Ginnifer Goodwin, Grace Zabriski...
Bill Henrickson (Bill Paxton) is just your average guy, working hard to maintain a good standard of living for his family. Which isn't easy as not on... Read more
Big Love: Season 2 (2007)
6.4/10
Starring: Bill Paxton, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Chloe Sevigny, Ginnifer Goodwin, Harry Dean Sta...
Season Two of the critically acclaimed 'Big Love' finds the modern-day polygamist Bill Henrickson (Bill Paxton) and his three wives struggling to pick... Read more
Big Love: Season 3 (2008)
6.2/10
Starring: Bill Paxton, Chloe Sevigny, Harry Dean Stanton, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Ginnifer Goo...
Passion. Jealousy. Treachery. Greed. Everyone has something to hide in the scandalously entertaining third season of 'Big Love'. Bill Henrickson (Bill... Read more
Big Love: Season 4 (2010)
7.6/10
Starring: Bill Paxton, Chloe Sevigny, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Grace Zabriskie, Melora Walters,...
For years, Bill Henrickson (Bill Paxton) wished for a world free from the corrupt "Prophet" of Juniper Creek, Roman Grant. Now that Roman appears to b... Read more
Big Love: Season 5 (2011)
7.6/10
Starring: Bill Paxton, Chloe Sevigny, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Mary Kay Place, Grace Zabriskie,...
The final season. On election night, new state senator Bill Henrickson shook Utah to its core by announcing he was a polygamist. Now, instead of being... Read more
Breaking and Entering (2006)
6.5/10
Director: Anthony Minghella
Starring: Jude Law, Juliette Binoche, Robin Wright, Martin Freeman, Ray Winstone, Vera Far...
Written and directed by Anthony Minghella, this suspenseful drama stars Jude Law as a successful landscape architect whose office has been broken into... Read more
Breaking and Entering (Blu-ray) (2006)
6.5/10
Director: Anthony Minghella
Starring: Jude Law, Juliette Binoche, Ray Winstone, Robin Wright, Martin Freeman, Vera Far...
Written and directed by Anthony Minghella, this suspenseful drama stars Jude Law as a successful landscape architect whose office has been broken into... Read more
Brothers and Sisters: Season 1 (2006)
7.6/10
Starring: Dave Annable, Calista Flockhart, Balthazar Getty, Rachel Griffiths, Sarah Jane M...
The wealthy Walker family have just lost their male head, and his death has revealed a few undesirable secrets from his past. Not only was he cooking... Read more