Seven Tips On Best Family Drama Movies

BROTHERS
The film tells the story of a recently-released prisoner of war and his attempts to adapt to his home life after his wife developed a close relationship with his brother.

LIFE AS A HOUSE
After being diagnosed with terminal cancer, an architect decides to rebuild his old house. He enlists his estranged son’s help in the hopes of fixing his relationship with him and his ex-wife.

YOU CAN COUNT ON ME
Laura Linney received her first Oscar nomination for her performance in Kenneth Lonergan’s family drama You Can Count on Me. The film follows a single mother living in a small town, whose life is disrupted when her struggling, rarely-seen younger brother returns.

JUNEBUG
The 2005 family dramedy Junebug was Amy Adams’ breakthrough role, earning her an Oscar nomination. Embeth Davitz stars as an art dealer meeting her new husband’s family, unintentionally disrupting the family’s dynamic and forming a unique bond with her pregnant sister-in-law.
IN AMERICA
The plot revolves around an immigrant Irish family starting anew in a dilapidated New York apartment and forming a close bond with their neighbor, a lonely Nigerian photographer.

DOGTOOTH
The film centers on a married Greek couple who raise their three children, deprived of any connection with the outside world.

THE ROYAL TENENBAUMS
The plot centers on Royal Tenenbaum, a selfish and eccentric man seeking to reconnect with his three genius children and estranged wife by pretending to have a terminal illness.