Family drama movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant family drama movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out touching, realistic, emotional, dramatic, serious and sentimental films and TV shows about / with family drama, family relations, mentor, storytelling, runaway, grief, relationships, family, love and culture clash plots mostly in Drama, Romance and Comedy genres shot in USA, UK, Canada and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as family drama: Brothers (2009), Brothers and Sisters (2006), Manchester by the Sea (2016), This Is Where I Leave You (2014), The Family (2016), Silver Linings Playbook (2012), If I Stay (2014), Borderline Normal (2001), My Sister's Keeper (2009), Remember Me (2010).
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170K
Genre: Drama, Thriller, War
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
When his helicopter goes down during his fourth tour of duty in Afghanistan, Marine Sam Cahill is presumed dead. Back home, brother Tommy steps in to look over Sam’s wife, Grace, and two children. Sam’s surprise homecoming triggers domestic ...
Style:
touching, tense, melancholic, clever, suspense ...
Plot:
family drama, presumed dead, war, american soldier, adultery, marine, marital infidelity, brothers, released from prison, murder, dysfunctional family, twists and turns ...
Time:
year 2009, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
afghanistan, iraq, america, usa
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Brothers & Sisters is an American television drama series that centers on the Walker family and their lives in Pasadena, California. The series premiered on ABC on September 24, 2006, and aired its final episode on May 8, 2011. It aired, for its ...
Style:
touching, serious, emotional, sincere, realistic ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
family drama, brother brother relationship, parenthood, brother sister relationship, family relations, family business, siblings relations, parents and children, lgbtq, family problems, couple relations, love and romance ...
Time:
september 11 2001, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
california, los angeles, usa, pasadena california
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 137 min.
Story:
After his older brother passes away, Lee Chandler is forced to return home to care for his 16-year-old nephew. There he is compelled to deal with a tragic past that separated him from his family and the community where he was born and raised.
Style:
depressing, sad, heartbreaking, touching, independent film ...
Audience:
teens, family friendly, adult
Plot:
sadness, family drama, loneliness, suicide attempt, depression, loss, death, uncle nephew relationship, dysfunctional family, guardian, nephew, grief ...
Time:
2010s, year 2016
Place:
massachusetts, boston, nebraska, new england
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
When their father passes away, four grown, world-weary siblings return to their childhood home and are requested -- with an admonition -- to stay there together for a week, along with their free-speaking mother and a collection of spouses, exes and ...
Style:
touching, humorous, emotional, independent film, melancholic ...
Audience:
chick flick, teens
Plot:
dysfunctional family, infidelity, family drama, family gatherings, childhood home, homecoming, children, family relations, loneliness, family home, brother sister relationship, extramarital affair ...
Time:
year 2014, 21st century
Place:
new england, usa
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
This thriller follows the return of a politician’s young son who was presumed dead after disappearing over a decade earlier. As the mysterious young man is welcomed back into his family, suspicions emerge — is he really who he says he is?
Style:
suspenseful, rough, serious, melancholic, bleak ...
Plot:
missing child, family drama, kidnapping, lie, twists and turns, suspicion, politics, political campaign, teenager, secret, parents and children, small town ...
Place:
usa
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
After spending eight months in a mental institution, a former teacher moves back in with his parents and tries to reconcile with his ex-wife.
Style:
romantic, touching, romantic comedy, inspirational, sentimental ...
Audience:
chick flick, date night, girls' night, teens, adult
Plot:
mental illness, love, family drama, bipolar disorder, depression, adaptation, character study, social misfits, supportive parent, father son relationship, male female friendship, mental patient ...
Time:
2010s, year 2012, 21st century
Place:
philadelphia, peru, usa, pennsylvania, america ...
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131K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Music, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Mia Hall, a talented young cellist, thought the most difficult decision she would ever have to make would be whether to pursue her musical dreams at prestigious Juilliard or follow her heart to be with the love of her life, Adam, a rock ...
Style:
touching, emotional, teen, tear jerker, romantic drama ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, chick flick, teen drama
Plot:
love, hospital, teenager, teenage girl, teenage love, love and romance, teenage life, family drama, youth, death in the family, out of body experience, high school ...
Time:
year 2014, 2010s, 21st century, labor day
Place:
oregon, usa, san francisco, indianapolis indiana, portland oregon
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Genre: Drama
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
A family goes through a divorce.
Style:
realistic, serious, touching, disturbing, captivating ...
Plot:
divorce, dysfunctional family, family drama, domineering mother, sibling rivalry, brother brother relationship, group therapy, teenage life, divorced parents, female nudity, female orgasm, bare butt ...
Place:
detroit
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Genre: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Sara and Brian live an idyllic life with their young son and daughter. But their family is rocked by sudden, heartbreaking news that forces them to make a difficult and unorthodox choice in order to save their baby girl's life. The ...
Style:
touching, sad, sentimental, heartbreaking, tear jerker ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night, teens, teen drama
Plot:
cancer, terminal illness, family drama, sisters, parenthood, lawyer, relationships, mother daughter relationship, sick child, life is a bitch, hospital, leukemia ...
Time:
year 2009, 21st century
Place:
rhode island, usa, los angeles, montana
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162K
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Still reeling from a heartbreaking family event and his parents' subsequent divorce, Tyler Hawkins discovers a fresh lease on life when he meets Ally Craig, a gregarious beauty who witnessed her mother's death. But as the couple draws ...
Style:
sad, romantic, touching, sentimental, emotional ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, date night, chick flick
Plot:
love story, 9/11, relationships, death in the family, family drama, love, suicide, young love, loss of sibling, love and romance, dealing with death, death ...
Time:
year 2010, september 11 2001, 2010s, 2000s, 90s ...
Place:
new york, iran, usa, brooklyn new york city
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
A struggling salesman takes custody of his son as he's poised to begin a life-changing professional career.
Style:
inspirational, emotional, sentimental, uplifting, motivational ...
Audience:
family outing, chick flick, teens, family friendly
Plot:
homeless, life, human spirit, rags to riches, life philosophy, success, single father, poverty, rise to the top, family drama, life is a bitch, biopic ...
Time:
80s, year 2006, 2010s, 20th century
Place:
usa, california, bay area, san francisco, america
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118K
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Romance, War
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
U.S. Marine Sergeant Logan Thibault returns from his third tour of duty in Iraq, with the one thing he credits with keeping him alive-a photograph he found of a woman he doesn't even know. Learning her name is Beth and where she lives, he shows ...
Style:
romantic, emotional, sentimental, touching, teen ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night, date night, teens
Plot:
love story, love affair, love and romance, lovers, true love, love, veteran, single mother, soldier, destiny, obsessive quest, hopes ...
Time:
year 2012, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
north carolina, usa, new jersey, new orleans, middle east ...
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150K
Genre: Drama
Country: UK, France, USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Alice Howland, happily married with three grown children, is a renowned linguistics professor who starts to forget words. When she receives a devastating diagnosis, Alice and her family find their bonds tested.
Style:
touching, heartbreaking, sad, depressing, tear jerker ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
alzheimer's disease, memory loss, illness, supportive spouse, mother daughter relationship, columbia university, family bonds, terminal illness, family drama, relationships, psychology, memory lapse ...
Time:
year 2014, 2010s, year 2015, future, 21st century
Place:
new york, usa, manhattan new york city
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: France, Belgium, Singapore
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Put in charge of his young son, Ali leaves Belgium for Antibes to live with his sister and her husband as a family. Ali's bond with Stephanie, a killer whale trainer, grows deeper after Stephanie suffers a horrible accident.
Style:
sexy, sentimental, independent film, sad, touching ...
Audience:
date night, adult
Plot:
depression, disabled person, disability, sex, illegal fistfight, orca, ex boxer, amputee, relationships, family drama, opposites attract, redemption ...
Time:
2010s, y2k, year 2012, 21st century
Place:
france, cote d'azur, south of france, french riviera, europe ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Parenthood is an American comedy-drama television series developed by Jason Katims. Loosely based on the 1989 film of the same title, Parenthood tells of the Braverman clan which consists of an older couple, their four children and their families.
Style:
realistic, humorous, semi serious, touching, sincere ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
family drama, teenage pregnancy, autism, large family, parenthood, family life, responsibility, family relations, couple relations, marital problem, adolescence, social relations ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
california, usa
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Thriller
Country: UK, New Zealand, USA
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
After being brutally murdered, 14-year-old Susie Salmon watches from heaven over her grief-stricken family -- and her killer. As she observes their daily lives, she must balance her thirst for revenge with her desire for her family to heal.
Style:
dark, emotional, psychological, suspense, surreal ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night
Plot:
afterlife, serial killer, pedophile, murder mystery, rape, loss of daughter, teenage girl, missing child, death in the family, family drama, loss of family member, murderer ...
Time:
70s, year 2009, 20th century, year 1973, 2000s
Place:
usa, pennsylvania, delaware
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Cal Weaver is living the American dream. He has a good job, a beautiful house, great children and a beautiful wife, named Emily. Cal's seemingly perfect life unravels, however, when he learns that Emily has been unfaithful and wants a divorce. ...
Style:
romantic, feel good, romantic comedy, sexy, funny ...
Audience:
chick flick, date night, girls' night, teens
Plot:
divorce, womanizer, infidelity, marriage, love and romance, happy ending, love story, dating, relationships, flirting, mentor, family drama ...
Time:
year 2011, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, california, iran, usa
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
Oversized African-American, Michael Oher, the teen from across the tracks and a broken home, has nowhere to sleep at age 16. Taken in by an affluent Memphis couple, Michael embarks on a remarkable rise to play for the NFL.
Style:
touching, inspirational, sentimental, emotional, motivational ...
Audience:
chick flick, family outing, teens, kids, family friendly ...
Plot:
american football, adoption, life, african american, football, christian, interracial relations, human spirit, family drama, rising to stardom, interracial adoption, strong female character ...
Time:
year 2009, 20th century, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
usa, boston, tennessee, america, mississippi ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: France, Germany
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
A woman struggles to interact with her family and find her place in society after spending fifteen years in prison.
Style:
touching, realistic, sincere, psychological, heartbreaking ...
Plot:
family drama, redemption, prison, character study, physician, job seeking, honest, parenthood, complex characters, loss of son, sibling relationship, estrangement ...
Time:
year 2008, 90s, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
france, europe, paris france
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Genre: Drama, Romance, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
The story of sisters Lillian and Grace who open an orphanage in the 1916 Western town of Brookfield. Caught between the traditions of cattle ranchers and the ambitions of a growing town, they strive to find romance and happiness while overcoming the ...
Style:
sincere, light, sentimental, touching, realistic ...
Audience:
teens, kids, family outing, teen drama
Plot:
family drama, two sisters, children's home, sister sister relationship, orphanage, orphan, family relations, sisters, couple relations, children, family bonds, siblings relations ...
Time:
20th century, 1910s, edwardian era, 1900s
Place:
usa
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
After several years of living with a cult, Martha finally escapes and calls her estranged sister, Lucy, for help. Martha finds herself at the quiet Connecticut home Lucy shares with her new husband, Ted, but the memories of what she experienced in ...
Style:
sexy, independent film, psychological thriller, suspense, atmospheric ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
rape, paranoia, mind control, escape, female protagonist, religion, sexualized violence, hippie, physical abuse, lake, home invasion, drugged ...
Time:
year 2011, 21st century
Place:
connecticut, new york state, new york, usa, california
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
The various generations of the Hughes family, who all love, work and fight like any other clan, find they must learn to communicate all over again when the youngest member is diagnosed with autism.
Style:
social, uplifting, psychological, touching, compassionate
Plot:
autism, problem child, family drama, parents and children, training, strong female lead, stubbornness, small town, mental health, disorder, autistic, physician ...
Place:
northern england, yorkshire, manchester
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Ollie Trinke is a young, suave music publicist who seems to have it all, with a new wife and a baby on the way. But life deals him a bum hand when he's suddenly faced with single fatherhood, a defunct career and having to move in with his ...
Style:
romantic, sweet, feel good, sentimental, sexy ...
Audience:
date night, chick flick, teens, girls' night
Plot:
father daughter relationship, single father, death of wife, love and romance, death, love story, relationships, single parent, honest, family drama, family relations, starting over ...
Time:
2000s, year 2004, 90s, 20th century
Place:
new jersey, new york, usa, manhattan new york city
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA, Canada, UK
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Dr. Burke Ryan is a successful self-help author and motivational speaker with a secret. While he helps thousands of people cope with tragedy and personal loss, he secretly is unable to overcome the death of his late wife. It's not until Burke ...
Style:
romantic, sentimental, romantic comedy, light, touching ...
Audience:
date night, girls' night, teens, chick flick
Plot:
florist, grief, happy ending, family drama, love story, motivational speaker, life philosophy, love and romance, unfulfillment, writer's life, love affair, life is a bitch ...
Time:
year 2009
Place:
seattle, new jersey, hawaii, new york
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
A father living in the forests of the Pacific Northwest with his six young kids tries to assimilate back into society.
Style:
philosophical, intellectual, cerebral, emotional, sad ...
Audience:
date night, kids, teen drama, adult
Plot:
road trip, home schooling, family drama, dysfunctional family, teenage girl, capitalism, parenthood, children, survivalist, socialism, precocious child, funeral ...
Time:
2010s, year 2016, 90s, near future, 21st century
Place:
washington state, nebraska, new mexico, xian, oregon
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Gilbert has to care for his brother Arnie and his obese mother, which gets in the way when love walks into his life.
Style:
melancholic, depressing, touching, sad, emotional ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, teen drama
Plot:
dysfunctional family, disability, small town, mentally challenged, mental illness, self discovery, responsibility, brothers, character study, coming of age, life philosophy, life & death ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, year 1993, 70s, 60s
Place:
iowa, texas, southern usa, usa
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Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
Ryota Nonomiya is a successful businessman driven by money. He learns that his biological son was switched with another child after birth. He must make a life-changing decision and choose his true son or the boy he raised as his own.
Style:
touching, sincere, disturbing, psychological, poignant ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
family drama, family reunited, boy, parents and children, architect, parenthood, moral dilemma, father son relationship, self discovery, class differences, introspection, life turned upside down ...
Time:
year 2013, 21st century
Place:
japan, tokyo, asia
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 54 min.
Story:
Emma approaches adulthood, she tries to live an ordinary life and keep up to her late mothers expectations. However her anxiety weighs over her, stopping her from enjoying the last few youthful years.
Style:
suspenseful, sincere, serious, touching, independent film ...
Plot:
love interest, first love, loneliness, anxiety, college, panic attack, teenage love, writers, family drama, mental health, single father, alcohol abuse ...
Place:
manchester, northern england
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
An uptight, conservative, businesswoman accompanies her boyfriend to his eccentric and outgoing family's annual Christmas celebration and finds that she's a fish out of water in their free-spirited way of life.
Style:
sentimental, feel good, touching, romantic comedy, humorous ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night, date night
Plot:
christmas, cancer, family drama, terminal illness, holiday, brother sister relationship, dysfunctional family, wedding preparations and rituals, family values, wedding, christmas season, gay brother ...
Time:
2000s, year 2005, 21st century
Place:
usa, connecticut
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Genre: Drama, Mystery
Country: Canada
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story:
When Anthony Sullivan disappears on his tenth birthday, his family is devastated. However, as more and more time passes without the police being able to locate him, long-buried family secrets are dragged to the surface, turning the Sullivan family ...
Style:
atmospheric, non-linear, detective, bleak, social ...
Plot:
missing child, family drama, police, investigation, treasure hunt, judge, hopes, parents and children, family secret, grief, dysfunctional family, family conflict ...
Place:
quebec
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