Henry Carter Hull

An unwelcome brother-in-law and his family show up unannounced at the lakeside resort of their straight-laced relatives and soon compete in their attempts to enjoy the outdoors.

Tony Soprano, a New Jersey mob boss finds his life, what with hits, extortion and Mafia business, as well as his mother, teenage kids and wife, so stressful that he seeks out psychotherapy.

Benjamin Hood is reeling from drink, while his wife reads self-help books and loses patience with her husband's lies. Their son Paul, home for the holidays, escapes to the city to pursue an alluring girl, and Wendy Hood is roaming the neighborhood looking for something new.

A cat buglar takes a bickering, dysfunctional family hostage on Christmas Eve and ends up trying to resolve their problems.

The "ordinary" existence of an upper middle class family is shattered with the death of the older son and the struggle of the younger son against guilt and suicide.

Olive is a little girl who dreams of winning the Little Miss Sunshine contest. Her family wants her dream to come true, but they are so dysfunctional that they can barely make it through a day without some disaster befalling them. Olive's father, Richard, is unsuccessful as a motivational speaker. He is barely on speaking terms with Olive's mother. Her uncle Frank has attempted suicide following an unsuccessful romance with a male graduate student....