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Publisher
World Wide Motion Pictures Corporation
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Accompanied by his granddaughter (Xin Yi Yang) and his pet bird, a widower (Baotian Li) leaves Beijing to return to his native village in this heartwarming family drama.. Nominated for Best Narrative Feature at the Palm Springs International Film Festival.. "Well acted and beautifully photographed, the movie offers a window into both modern urban and traditional Chinese life." - Nick Dent, Daily Telegraph. "A gentle tale ... [and] very sweet family...
3) Sunshine
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Language
English
Formats
Description
The fortunes of a family of Hungarian Jews are followed over the course of nearly 150 years in this epic historical drama, with leading man Ralph Fiennes playing three different roles.
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Adapted from the Tony-nominated stage play, this is an examination of contemporary Britain—part political thriller, part family drama. After the Queen’s death, Prince Charles finds himself wrestling his conscience over a bill to sign into law, resulting in a constitutional and political crisis.
Publisher
Filmhub, Inc
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
An annual family reunion turns into a disaster when two unexpected guests arrive. This entertaining family drama delivers laughs and tears, starring Christopher Abbott ("Girls", "Catch-22") and Gaby Hoffmann ("Transparent", "Crystal Fairy").
Publisher
FilmRise
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
Korean
Description
The animated prequel to the box office record-breaker Train to Busan, and the latest from director Yeon Sang-ho, SEOUL STATION follows a man sleeping in a train station who becomes a catalyst for the pandemonium in downtown Seoul: a zombie apocalypse. The rapidly-spreading infection propels an authentic family drama, drawing mordant parallels to real-world social horrors.
9) Discontent
Publisher
Flicker Alley
Pub. Date
1916.
Language
English
Description
Weber also provided the script for this short family drama, which follows a discontented Civil War veteran who leaves the old soldier’s home and moves in with his wealthy nephew. Focusing on the tensions that arise as a result, DISCONTENT is an incisive exploration of change, family dynamics, class, and happiness. Music by Judith Rosenberg.
10) Mozart's Sister
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
Français
Description
Mozart's Sister is a re-imagined account of the early life of Maria Anna 'Nannerl' Mozart, five years older than Wolfgang and a musical prodigy in her own right. Once the featured performer, Nannerl has given way to Wolfgang as the main attraction, as their strict but loving father Leopold tours his talented offspring in front of the royal courts of pre-French Revolution Europe. Approaching marriageable age and now forbidden to play the violin or...
Publisher
Dschoint Ventschr
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
In 1980, the fairies of the revolution bend over the cradle of the filmmaker."I was born in the middle of a dream." But the film takes a different turn: "What do I do with this heritage?" In this family drama is about the search for identity and policy. A cinematic journey that takes us from the Turkey in the 70s to Switzerland in the 21st century, passing exile, prison, counterfeit money, the fall of a hero, stray hippies and a revolutionary disco.A...
12) My friend Dahmer
Publisher
FilmRise
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Former Disney star Ross Lynch stars as the awkward, adolescent Jeffrey Dahmer - before he became one of America's most infamous serial killers. Based on the acclaimed graphic novel, this is the haunting, sad, funny, true story of Dahmer in high school. Also featuring Vincent Kartheiser (Mad Men) and Anne Heche (Psycho, Wag the Dog).
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
The British working class is once again the empathetic subject of Ken Loach’s Sorry We Missed You, a wrenching, intimate family drama that exposes the dark side of the so-called “gig economy”. Capturing the sacred moments that make a family as well as the acts of desperation they need to undertake to make it through each day, this universal story is skillfully and indelibly told with unforgettable performances and a searing script by Loach’s...
14) Harmonium
Publisher
Film Movement Exclusives
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
With his highly perceptive attention to character, director Koji Fukada creates this explosive family drama. Intended as a companion piece to the black comedy HOSPITALITE, HARMONIUM returns to the domestic sphere as it captures the collapse of a seemingly ordinary Japanese family.. Life for Toshio, his wife, and their younger daughter Hotaru carries on as usual until he hires the mysterious Mr. Yasaka, an old acquaintance dressed in white who has...
15) Cinemanovels
Publisher
Bayview Entertainment
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
In this slyly humorous family drama about what we inherit (and don't inherit) from our parents, Grace (Lauren Lee Smith) has not spoken to her recently deceased father, a fabled filmmaker, in years. She surprises her confidant (Jennifer Beals - "Flashdance") and herself when, on a trip to pick up some of his belongings, she offers to help put together a retrospective of his work and finds herself influenced in strange and significant ways. Official...
16) Firstborn
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
16 year old Jake Livingston (Christopher Collet) has always been the man of the Livingston home since his parents divorce. That is, until his mother (Teri Garr) started seeing Sam. Sam (Peter Weller), an alcoholic and drug addict, introduces Jake's mother into a self-destructive lifestyle. It's up to Jake to protect his mother from her new boyfriend's dangerous ways. This family drama also stars Robert Downey Jr. and Sarah Jessica Parker. Nominated...
17) Akron
Publisher
Wolfe Video
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Benny and Christopher, college freshmen, meet playing football and begin a relationship. They fall in love supported by their family and friends. As their love for each other grows, a past tragic event involving their mothers comes to light. This revelation tests their own love and Benny’s close-knit family. Throughout this reflective love story, with the beauty of rural Ohio as its backdrop, Benny travels an emotional journey that examines both...
Publisher
Zeitgeist Films
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
Français
Description
A sweet and hilarious fusion of gay romantic comedy, Jewish family drama and French bedroom farce, Mikael Buch’s LET MY PEOPLE GO! follows the travails and daydreams of the lovelorn Ruben, a French-Jewish gay mailman living in fairytale Finland with his gorgeous Nordic boyfriend. But just before Passover, a series of mishaps and a lovers’ quarrel exile the heartbroken Ruben back to Paris and his zany family. Winner of the Best Comedic Film at...
19) A Kid
Publisher
Distrib Films
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
Français
Description
When Matthieu finds out that the father he never knew has died, he decides to go to his funeral in Quebec in order to meet his two siblings. But once in Montréal, he realizes that nobody is aware of his existence or even interested in it. Nominated for Best Actor (Pierre Deladonchamps) and Best Supporting Actor (Gabriel Arcand) at the **César Awards**. *"A solidly crafted family drama by ace storyteller Philippe Lioret that offers the right amount...
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
1960.
Language
Italiano
Description
Presented by Martin Scorsese and featuring an operatic score by Nino Rota, ROCCO AND HIS BROTHERS is a timeless story of modernity, class tension, and family drama spun across an epic canvas by director Luchino Visconti. Looking for opportunity, five brothers move north with their mother to Milan, finding fame in the boxing ring and love in the same woman. Famously labeled by Scorsese as “one of the most sumptuous black-and-white pictures,” ROCCO...
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