Family dinner movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant family dinner movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out captivating, touching, humorous, feel good, semi serious and crying films and TV shows about / with family dinner, family relations, husband wife relationship, family, friendship, love, mother daughter relationship, father son relationship, dysfunctional family and bare chested male plots mostly in Drama, Comedy and Romance genres shot in USA, Japan, UK and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as family dinner: Silent Night (2021), What's Cooking? (2000), High Holiday (2021), Ordinary People (1980), Inside Out (2015), Incredibles 2 (2018), Green Book (2018), Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967), The Incredibles (2004), 12 Gifts of Christmas (2015).
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List of family dinner movies
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Horror
Country: UK
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Nell, Simon, and their boy Art are ready to welcome friends and family for what promises to be a perfect Christmas gathering. Perfect except for one thing: everyone is going to die.
Style:
suspense, horror comedy, disturbing, psychological, suspenseful ...
Plot:
christmas, country house, dinner, thunderstorm, holiday horror, end of the world, disaster, murder, robbery, house party, mass suicide, holiday ...
Time:
2020s, 21st century
Place:
britain, england
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
In LA's Fairfax district, where ethnic groups abound, four households celebrate Thanksgiving amidst family tensions. In the Nguyen family, the children's acculturation and immigrant parents' fears collide. In the Avila family, ...
Style:
semi serious, humorous, touching, sentimental, realistic ...
Plot:
lesbian, dysfunctional family, interracial romance, family bonds, culture clash, thanksgiving, couple relations, cooking, divorce, thanksgiving dinner, family dinner, pregnancy ...
Time:
90s
Place:
los angeles, california, usa, ireland
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
In order to lighten up her uptight family, the free-spirited daughter of a conservative politician brings weed-infused salad dressing to their Christmas Eve dinner. Chaos ensues when everyone gets unknowingly high, revealing the family's ...
Style:
satirical, feel good, semi serious, captivating, situational comedy ...
Plot:
christmas, family dinner, christmas eve, satire, family secret, christmas dinner, family relations, relationships, christmas season, eccentric family, family problems, christmas spirit ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
Beth, Calvin, and their son Conrad are living in the aftermath of the death of the other son. Conrad is overcome by grief and misplaced guilt to the extent of a suicide attempt. He is in therapy. Beth had always preferred his brother and is having ...
Style:
depressing, realistic, crying, sentimental, compassionate ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
dysfunctional family, therapy, suicide attempt, suicide, grief, coming of age, depression, psychiatrist, alienation, psychotherapy, psychoanalysis, loner ...
Time:
20th century, year 1980, 70s, 80s
Place:
chicago, usa, illinois, houston texas, middle east ...
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Growing up can be a bumpy road, and it's no exception for Riley, who is uprooted from her Midwest life when her father starts a new job in San Francisco. Like all of us, Riley is guided by her emotions - Joy, Fear, Anger, Disgust and Sadness. ...
Style:
touching, inspirational, emotional, motivational, 3d animation ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, teens, pre-teens ...
Plot:
joy, imaginary friend, memory, creativity, parents and children, dream, childhood, life philosophy, coming of age, friendship, anger, happy ending ...
Time:
year 2015, 2010s, 2000s, year 2016, 21st century
Place:
san francisco, minnesota, california, tibet, usa
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Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Elastigirl springs into action to save the day, while Mr. Incredible faces his greatest challenge yet – taking care of the problems of his three children.
Style:
exciting, 3d animation, computer animated, funny, entertaining ...
Audience:
kids, family friendly, family outing, preschool
Plot:
superhero, superheroine, supernatural power, supernatural ability, superhero team, parenting, who done it, baby, mission, good versus evil, costumed hero, public relations ...
Time:
2010s, 20th century, 60s, year 1962
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Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: USA, China, Japan
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
Tony Lip, a bouncer in 1962, is hired to drive pianist Don Shirley on a tour through the Deep South in the days when African Americans forced to find alternate accommodations and services due to segregation laws below the Mason-Dixon Line relied on ...
Style:
feel good, road movie, uplifting, funny, inspirational ...
Audience:
family friendly, date night, adult
Plot:
racism, road trip, musician, interracial friendship, travel, lgbtq, racial prejudice, journey, friendship, driver, black american, dignity ...
Time:
60s, year 1962, 20th century, 2010s
Place:
southern usa, bronx new york city, america, birmingham alabama, new york ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Matt and Christina Drayton are a couple whose attitudes are challenged when their daughter brings home a fiancé who is black.
Style:
sentimental, touching, intense, compassionate, semi serious ...
Audience:
family outing, adult
Plot:
interracial relations, racism, culture clash, miscegenation, african american, social commentary, interracial marriage, widower, doctor, prejudice, liberal, father daughter relationship ...
Time:
20th century, 60s
Place:
san francisco, california, america, usa, hawaii
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
Princess Leia is captured and held hostage by the evil Imperial forces in their effort to take over the galactic Empire. Venturesome Luke Skywalker and dashing captain Han Solo team together with the loveable robot duo R2-D2 and C-3PO to rescue the ...
Style:
cerebral, epic, saga, entertaining, futuristic ...
Audience:
kids, family friendly, date night, girls' night, chick flick ...
Plot:
space opera, star wars, outer space, robot, spaceship, rebellion, intergalactic, space station, space, wilhelm scream, space travel, space wars ...
Time:
future, 20th century, 90s, year 1977, year 2016 ...
Place:
space western
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Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Bob Parr has given up his superhero days to log in time as an insurance adjuster and raise his three children with his formerly heroic wife in suburbia. But when he receives a mysterious assignment, it's time to get back into costume.
Style:
entertaining, funny, humorous, exciting, computer animated ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, girls' night, pre-teens ...
Plot:
superhero, good versus evil, heroes, secret identity, superhuman powers, superhuman speed, superheroine, strong female character, satire, disguise, superhero team, villain ...
Time:
year 2004, 60s, year 1947, 1940s, 20th century ...
Place:
usa, north america, chicago, fictional island, seattle
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Genre: Family, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
When Anna Parisi, an unemployed fine arts painter, is unable to make ends meet, she is hired to become a personal Christmas shopper for Marc, an uptight corporate exec. As they begin working together, Marc learns that Christmas giving has less to ...
Style:
entertaining, feel good, light, romantic, sincere ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
christmas, christmas season, christmas romance, family dinner, artist, office party, aunt niece relationship, advertising, painting, holiday, santa claus, gift ...
Place:
new york
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Dr. Martin Blake, who has spent his life looking for respect, meets an 18-year-old patient named Diane, suffering from a kidney infection, and gets a much-needed boost of self-esteem. However, when her health starts improving, Martin fears losing ...
Style:
medical horror, tense, serious, suspenseful, psychological ...
Plot:
obsession, doctors and patients, hospital, nurse, family dinner, workaholic, power relations, manipulation, medication, sociopath, teenage girl, evil doctor ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Sweden
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
A comedy about the new alternative family and how different family situations and relationships come to a head during the premier family weekend.
Style:
lgbt cinema, sincere, semi serious, captivating, humorous ...
Plot:
gay, dysfunctional family, christmas, gay couple, family secret, father son relationship, gay slur, family dinner, lgbtq, mother son relationship, christmas eve, gay father ...
Place:
eastern europe
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery
Country: Austria
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Overweight and insecure, Simi spends Easter weekend with her famous nutritionist aunt. The hope is that it’ll help her get on a healthier track, but as the aunt’s family’s icy dynamics and an increasingly malevolent atmosphere leave Simi ...
Style:
psychological horror, bleak, detective, serious, dread ...
Plot:
country house, family dinner, teenager, family drama, self esteem, family relations, relatives, adolescent girl, teenage protagonist, aunt niece relationship, aunt, teenage girl ...
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
“The holidays are a time for backstabbing and silent, annihilating judgment, but for the Pope family, the time-honored tradition of passive aggressive snark is always masked with a smile. But not this year. April Pope, the family’s golden child, ...
Style:
christmas horror, suspenseful, humorous, semi serious, suspense ...
Plot:
christmas, killer santa claus, closeted homosexual, holiday horror, dysfunctional family, murder, wealthy family, family dinner, christmas party, marriage proposal, family reunited, psychopath ...
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Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story:
Two siblings share their Friday night dinners at their parents home and, somehow, something always goes wrong.
Style:
sitcom, not serious, humorous, realistic, captivating ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
family dinner, eccentric family, comedy of errors, parents and children, socially awkward, disorder, couple relations, marriage, family gatherings, grandparent and grandchild, satire, teen angst ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
england, europe
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Kate Francis has been a loyal assistant at a Seattle newspaper for the past five years. When one of her story ideas finally gets accepted, the assignment takes her back to her charming hometown of Sunflower Valley.
Style:
psychological, romantic, humorous, touching, emotional
Plot:
meet cute, father son relationship, lovers, true love, family dinner, job promotion, love, couple relations, love and romance, family relations, love affair, relationships ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
canada, seattle
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Genre: Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Callie Fitzgerald is tired of her family fixing her up and questioning her single status. She is determined to find a pretend boyfriend for her 35th birthday party just so her family will leave her alone. What she didn’t expect was to actually ...
Style:
psychological, touching, emotional, romantic, talky ...
Plot:
birthday party, high school teacher, young lovers, brother sister relationship, parents daughter relationship, family dinner, blogger, english teacher, couple relations, relationships, in love, youth ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
canada
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
Catherine Clare reluctantly trades life in 1980s Manhattan for a remote home in the tiny hamlet of Chosen, New York, after her husband George lands a job teaching art history at a small Hudson Valley college. Even as she does her best to transform ...
Style:
suspense, suspenseful, sinister, gothic horror, captivating ...
Plot:
haunted house, husband murders wife, ghost, terror, supernatural, haunted, supernatural horror, nightmare, small town, doll, paranormal activity, dark secret ...
Time:
80s, 2020s, year 1980, year 1979, 20th century ...
Place:
manhattan new york city
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Switzerland
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
The young Orthodox Jew, Motti Wolkenbruch, finds himself at a turning point. His beloved mother wants him to get married and presents one marriage candidate after the other. Unfortunately none of the woman pleases him, because they all look just ...
Style:
light, humorous, contemplative, captivating, surreal
Plot:
rabbi, matchmaking, family dinner, looking for love, self discovery, family relations, fall in love, couples, love and romance, society, friendship, interfaith relationship ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
switzerland, israel, tel aviv israel, zurich switzerland
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Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
A terminally ill single mother is determined to reconcile her splintered family.
Style:
sincere, psychological, disturbing, captivating, sentimental ...
Plot:
japanese woman, bullying, east asian woman, father daughter relationship, terminal illness, siblings, diagnosis, cancer, husband wife relationship, waitress, sign language, dead mother ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
japan, mount fuji, tokyo
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
Drama - A career woman stuck in an unhappy marriage struggles to find happiness. - Chuti Tiu, Kipp Shiotani, Dana Lee
Style:
realistic, sincere, touching, serious, tense ...
Plot:
unfaithful wife, sex scene, culture clash, crumbling marriage, unsupportive spouse, couple relations, immigrant, sexual content, rebellion, unfulfillment, relationship vs career, infidelity ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
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Genre: Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Ideologies collide with fatal results when a military drone contractor meets an enigmatic Pakistani businessman.
Style:
suspense, captivating, suspenseful, exciting, tense ...
Plot:
drone, terrorist, confrontation, deception, family life, revenge, family in danger, secret identity, secret life, home invasion, telephone call, family home ...
Time:
year 2017
Place:
iraq, pakistan
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Genre: Drama, Family
Country: Japan
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
Jun is a girl whose words have been sealed away so that she cannot hurt anyone with them. But, one day, she is nominated to become an executive member of the "community outreach council." On top of that, Jun is also appointed to play the ...
Style:
touching, entertaining, captivating, sincere, crying ...
Audience:
teens, family outing, teen drama
Plot:
school club, cheerleader, japanese teenager, japanese school, teenage girl, father daughter relationship, teacher student relationship, grandfather grandson relationship, family dinner, divorce, rehearsal, grandmother grandson relationship ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
japan
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
An attention-craving mother nearing 50, unemployed and living with her pregnant daughter and son-in-law, suddenly finds herself with child, too...
Style:
humorous, thought provoking, entertaining, captivating, feel good ...
Plot:
pregnant woman, mother daughter relationship, pregnancy, childbirth, in laws, family dinner, awkwardness, hospital, family problems, family relations, pregnant daughter, mother and daughter ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
paris france
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Genre: Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: Czech Republic, Poland, Slovakia
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
Melodrama set in Czech Republic during the Germain occupation.
Style:
romantic, suspenseful, melancholic, sentimental, captivating ...
Plot:
world war two, love triangle, secret, horse riding, hallucination, blood, death, doctor, friendship between men, conspiracy, baby, father daughter relationship ...
Time:
20th century, 1930s, 1940s, year 1944, year 1945 ...
Place:
europe, czechoslovakia, central europe, czech republic
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Genre: Crime, Horror
Country: Australia
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Lola Stone asked Brent Mitchell to the prom, but Brent said no, and now he's screwed. What happens when Lola doesn't get what she wants? She enlists Daddy's help to throw a prom of her own, where she is queen and Brent is king -- ...
Style:
scary, creepy, disturbing, dark, intense ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
obsession, torture, prom, revenge, kidnapping, femme fatale, female psychopath, teenage girl, captivity, obsessive love, escape, locked in a room ...
Time:
2000s, year 2009, 21st century
Place:
australia, united kingdom, oceania, melbourne, california
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Genre: Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Begoña is a thirty something consultant who has rebelled against her upper middle class background and has overdone it with sex ever since her youth. On recommendation of her psychoanalyst she keeps a video diary of her encounters using a ...
Style:
erotic, eros, psychological, suspense
Plot:
nude painting, family dinner, woman urinating, woman peeing, family relations, dysfunctional family, relationship problems, male female relationship, family problems, middle aged, life is a bitch, social problems ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
A former street tough returns to his Philadelphia home after a stint in the military. Back on his home turf, he once again finds himself tangling with the mob boss who was instrumental in his going off to be a soldier.
Style:
tense, suspenseful, rough, serious, captivating ...
Plot:
mafia, undercover, family relations, homecoming, haunted by the past, gangster, special agent, law enforcement, marines, desert, mobster, family dinner ...
Time:
80s, 90s, year 1984
Place:
philadelphia, usa, pittsburgh, pennsylvania, iraq
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A conservative lawyer named Diane takes her two teenage children Jake and Zoe to meet their estranged, hippie grandmother in Woodstock after her husband asks for a divorce.
Style:
touching, semi serious, sentimental, humorous, feel good ...
Audience:
chick flick, teens, teen drama
Plot:
fall in love, teenage love, drunken woman, family relations, eccentric family, family life, love and romance, culture clash, family feud, parents and children, countryside, family gatherings ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa, manhattan new york city, woodstock, new york
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