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Family history movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant family history movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out captivating, realistic, emotional, serious, touching and psychological films and TV shows about / with family history, family relations, family, family secret, relationships, parents and children, father son relationship, love, flashback and family drama plots mostly in Drama, Romance and History genres shot in USA, France, Russia and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as family history: Yesterday's Children (2000), Love Finds You in Valentine (2016), Golden Door (2006), The Legacy (2014), Roots (1977), The Gromovs (2006), Our Century (2019), Lone Star (1996), Without Gorky (2011), Who Do You Think You Are? (2007).
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List of family history movies
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Jenny Cole lives with her husband and son in middle America. She is pregnant and starts to have very vivid dreams about a small city that has a big church. She then starts talking to her mother about it and her mother shows her some drawings she ...
Style:
captivating, sincere, sad, historical drama, mystical
Plot:
family history, love, ancestry, family relations, parents and children, family secret, relationships, puzzle, uncover truth, sleeping, rabbit, loveless marriage ...
Time:
year 1932, 1930s
Place:
ireland
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Kennedy Blaine, a Californian girl, inherits a ranch in the small town of Valentine in Nebraska. Before she sells the property, she decides to spend the summer in her house and learn more about her family.
Style:
romantic, light, entertaining, realistic
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
rancher, horse, family history, small town life, small town, ranch, inheritance, romanticism, love and romance, suburban life, relationships, grandfather ...
Place:
usa, nebraska
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Genre: Drama, History, Romance
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
The story is set at the beginning of the 20th century in Sicily. Salvatore, a very poor farmer, and a widower, decides to emigrate to the US with all his family, including his old mother. Before they embark, they meet Lucy. She is supposed to be a ...
Style:
emotional, touching, serious, sincere, captivating ...
Plot:
immigrant, progress, social relations, starting over, society, italian immigrant, tradition, superstition, family history, parent child relationship, hopes, emigrant ...
Time:
victorian era, year 2006, 20th century, 1920s, turn of the century ...
Place:
sicily, italy, new york, europe, palermo italy ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Russia
TV show
Story:
The events unfold from 1924 to the present day. Almost the entire epoch is involved, with all the historical characters of our country. The picture is a drama of a Jewish family, which the viewer will follow for 100 years, with the change of epochs, ...
Style:
family saga, historical drama, suspense, captivating, disturbing ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
family history, jewish family, storytelling, husband wife relationship, social relations, love, lifestyle, society, architect, transformation, survival, memory ...
Time:
20th century
Place:
russia
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Genre: Drama
Country: Denmark
Duration: 55 min.
TV show
Story:
The death of a matriarch brings forgotten secrets out into the open and causes a prolonged battle for the family inheritance.
Style:
touching, captivating, realistic, serious, gloomy ...
Plot:
family relations, nordic, inheritance, heir, bohemian life, family history, parents and children, siblings relations, family life, estate, half sister, family home ...
Time:
year 2014, 20th century, 60s
Place:
denmark
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 74 min.
TV show
Story:
African teen Kunta Kinte, brought to America to be enslaved, and the generations of his family.
Style:
touching, suspense, historical drama, saga, serious ...
Plot:
slavery, racism, slave trade, family history, civil war, american civil war, sexualized violence, american south, escape attempt, african american, black, justice ...
Time:
18th century, 19th century, 1800s, 20th century, 1860s ...
Place:
africa, usa, america, tennessee, england
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Genre: Drama
Country: Russia
TV show
Story:
At the end of 70s in little miner's town lives Gromovs family: Mary, Feyodor and their children - Nastya, Sasha, Sava and little Nick. Feyodor works at mine, Mary - the teacher. Their measured life full of daily cares, troubles and pleasures. ...
Style:
touching, compassionate, disturbing, rough, tear jerker ...
Audience:
family outing, chick flick
Plot:
life is a bitch, orphan, parents and children, teaching the ways of the world, single mother, family relations, family history, destiny, loneliness, society, poverty, relatives ...
Time:
20th century
Place:
soviet union
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Genre: Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: Poland
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
The saga of the Winny family through 100 years. The action begins on the eve of World War I in 1914 and ends in modern times.
Style:
realistic, suspenseful, suspense, uplifting, disturbing ...
Audience:
family outing, girls' night, chick flick
Plot:
family history, mother daughter relationship, orphan, wisdom of life, world war two, life is a bitch, boy, family drama, hopes, single mother, childhood, relatives ...
Time:
20th century, post world war one, 1920s, 60s, 1950s ...
Place:
poland, warsaw poland
Is relevant?
35K
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
When the skeleton of his murdered predecessor is found, Sheriff Sam Deeds unearths many other long-buried secrets in his Texas border town.
Style:
philosophical, cerebral, witty, tense, touching ...
Plot:
twists and turns, father son relationship, sheriff, police investigation, murder, investigation, small town, family history, greed, police corruption, haunted by the past, law enforcement ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, 1950s, year 1957, year 1996
Place:
texas, austin texas, midwest, usa, southern usa ...
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Genre: Documentary
Country: UK
Duration: 58 min.
Story:
Without Gorky is a personal journey into a powerful family tragedy. At the centre of the film are the conversations between the director, Cosima, and her grandmother, Mougouch. The whole family has been shaped by the legacy left by Cosima's ...
Style:
emotional, poignant, reflective, melancholic, art house
Plot:
family history, armenian genocide, family tragedy, legacy, mourning, grief, intimate, memory, loss, family secret, grandmother, bittersweet ...
Place:
armenia
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Genre: Biography
Country: Canada
TV show
Story:
Well known Canadians set out to discover their family roots.
Style:
clever, feel good, light, realistic, captivating ...
Plot:
genealogy, ancestry, celebrity, family history, identity, genetics, parents and children, storytelling, parents, famous, biology, family secret ...
Place:
canada
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
After the death of an unknown uncle, a woman inherits a burial ground and finds herself in the center of a string of murders and dark secrets.
Style:
detective, suspenseful, psychological, thrilling, captivating
Plot:
family history, heiress, inheritance, murder, problem, life is a bitch, inferiority complex, death of family, obsession, jealousy, mountain, ghost writer ...
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Genre: Drama, Mystery
Country: Norway
Duration: 362 min.
TV show
Story:
The life of a family spanning five generations in 20th century Norway, split in half by WW2, centring on the half brothers Barnum and Fred growing up together in Oslo: Barnum with his father, Fred searching for his.
Style:
thrilling, captivating, suspenseful, psychological, family saga ...
Plot:
family tragedy, family history, half brother, problem, relationships, family relations, life is a bitch, step siblings, social problems, dysfunctional family, family problems, generation ...
Time:
post world war two, 80s, 60s
Place:
oslo norway
Is relevant?
18K
Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea, Canada, USA
Duration: 55 min.
TV show
Story:
Follow the hopes and dreams of four generations of a Korean immigrant family beginning with a forbidden love and crescendos into a sweeping saga that journeys between Korea, Japan and America to tell the unforgettable story of war and peace, love ...
Style:
disturbing, psychological, captivating, sad, serious ...
Plot:
immigrant, korean american, immigrant family, family history, family relations, generation, life is a bitch, social problems, fight, forbidden love, life, faith ...
Time:
80s
Place:
busan
Is relevant?
626
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: New Zealand
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A matriarch organizes a feast with her family, in which she will name her successor. The heart has gone out of Nanna Maria's family. There are no parties — they don't even fight anymore...
Style:
realistic, semi serious, emotional, captivating, humorous ...
Plot:
family relations, family gatherings, parents and children, siblings relations, family history, aging, family problems, heir, party, pacific islander, blaxploitation, cousin ...
Place:
new zealand
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Genre: Drama
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
The story of the women and relationships that define a family across a century.
Style:
sincere, touching, sentimental, melancholic, family saga
Plot:
eternity, birth, love, family relations, family history, family values, loss of spouse, storytelling, loss of child, death, funeral, death of daughter ...
Time:
19th century, 20th century
Place:
paris france
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Genre: Drama
Country: Russia, Ukraine
Duration: 52 min.
TV show
Story:
This is a saga of a war hero, Michail Govorov, and his big family. The film will follow several generations of people from World War 2 into modern days. Thanks to being in the Communist Party's good graces, Michail is assigned to take the ...
Style:
family saga, captivating, serious, emotional, melancholic ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
family history, family relations, generation gap, family life, unrequited love, love and romance, generation, large family, eccentric family, domestic drama, love triangle, betrayal ...
Time:
20th century
Place:
soviet union, eastern europe
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Genre: Drama
Country: Algeria, France, Germany
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Passionné par l'histoire de son peuple, Alloune, un vieux guide du musée africain "La Maison des Esclaves" à Gorée, part en pèlerinage pour retrouver les descendants de ses ancêtres aux Etats-Unis. Cet émouvant voyage va le ...
Style:
serious, realistic, touching, sincere
Plot:
racism, slavery, family relations, immigrant, society, obsessive quest, family tradition, elderly, family history, interracial relations, ancestry, widow ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
africa, south carolina, harlem, new york, usa ...
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Genre: Drama, Romance, War
Country: Finland
Duration: 193 min.
Story:
Perustuu Väinö Linnan samannimiseen romaanitrilogiaan, joka on yksi suomalaisen kirjallisuuden tärkeimmistä teoksista.
Style:
family saga, epic, captivating, serious
Plot:
revolution, trial, rebel, class differences, working class, socialism, class conflict, war crime, family history, socialist, brother brother relationship, revenge ...
Time:
turn of the century, 1910s, 1890s, 1900s, 20th century
Place:
finland
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Genre: Drama
Country: Austria
Duration: 78 min.
Story:
An unexpected letter forces siblings Bernhard and Lydia to confront each other and to deal with their family history.
Style:
captivating, psychological, emotional, disturbing, dark ...
Plot:
family relations, prostitute, family history, brother sister relationship, guilt, trauma, family secret, family problems, parents and children, family drama, shame, self discovery ...
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
When Seth unknowingly interrupts Sammi's quiet holiday getaway at her family cabin, their hearts get more than they bargain for; The Christmas Cabin is a romantic comedy about finding unexpected love with a little help from the Christmas season.
Style:
thrilling, romantic, semi serious, captivating, satirical ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
christmas, male female relationship, meet cute, christmas romance, family history, couples, chance meeting, relationships, romantic relationship, romantic friendship, love story, couple relations ...
Place:
san francisco
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy
Country: Philippines
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
When a civil war in the Philippines breaks out, a gay man born into a military family is forced to enlist in place of his ailing father.
Style:
humorous, captivating, realistic, not serious
Plot:
gay soldier, gay interest, ambition, following a dream, father son relationship, soldier, scientist, gay slur, patriotism, terrorist, machismo, crush ...
Place:
the philippines
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: Finland
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
Akseli Koskela returns from prison and tries to learn living again. He's not allowed to take part in politics anymore, but he sees a lot of injustice around him. He raises a family with his wife Elina while another war is around the corner...
Style:
suspense, psychological, touching, family saga, epic ...
Plot:
world war two, family relations, soldier, communism, male female relationship, lower class, working class, family history, post war, hate, communist, village ...
Time:
1900s, 1940s, 1920s, 1930s, 20th century
Place:
finland
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA, Bulgaria
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Just as Tessa's life begins to become unglued, nothing is what she thought it would be. Not her friends nor her family. The only person that she should be able to rely on is Hardin, who is furious when he discovers the massive secret that ...
Style:
sexy, emotional, saga, erotic, romantic ...
Audience:
chick flick, teens, teen drama
Plot:
young adult, teenage crush, teen romance, love, true love, family history, secret, couples, love and romance, youth, family secret, ex boyfriend ex girlfriend relationship ...
Time:
2020s
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
The story of a mentally anguished high school history teacher going through a complete reassessment of his life. His method for reassessing his life is to narrate it to his class and interweave in it three generations of his family's history.
Style:
realistic, atmospheric, psychological, serious, offbeat ...
Plot:
male nudity, brother brother relationship, teacher, high school, haunted by the past, teachers and students, self discovery, power relations, couples, couple relations, introspection, sex on a train ...
Time:
90s, 1940s, 70s, year 1992, 1920s ...
Place:
england, pittsburgh, london, europe, germany
Is relevant?
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Genre: Biography, History
Country: Israel, France, Italy
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Israeli filmmaker Amos Gitaï offers a look impressionist long history of armed conflict in their nation.
Style:
stylized, sincere, realistic, meditative, art house ...
Plot:
wartime life, parents and children, state affairs, family relations, family life, family history, biopic, memory, identity crisis, portrait, symbolism, voice over narration ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
israel, middle east
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: Germany
TV show
Story:
A Christmas reunion becomes a gateway to the past in this three-part series that explores the intimate complexities of one family's history.
Style:
psychological, captivating, disturbing, dramatic, emotional ...
Plot:
christmas, secrets, family reunited, family drama, family history, family secret, family relations, family problems, lifestyle, eccentric family, christmas season, intimate ...
Is relevant?
203
Genre: Drama
Country: France, Algeria
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
For thirty years, French-Algerian sisters Zorah, Nohra and Djamila have been living in the hope of finding their brother Rheda, abducted by their father, and hidden in newly decolonised Algeria. Their relationship is shaken when Zorah, the eldest ...
Style:
emotional, psychological, captivating, disturbing, intense ...
Plot:
sisters, sister sister relationship, father daughter conflict, traumatic childhood, sisterhood, family drama, family history, trauma, family secret, family relations, family conflict, father and daughter ...
Place:
algeria, france
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
A woman finds herself isolated in her remote home with her brother who is seeking forgiveness for the darkest moment in their family history.
Style:
tense, suspenseful, thrilling, captivating, psychological ...
Plot:
brother sister relationship, dark past, isolation, psychopath, forgiveness, trauma, family secret, family history, guilt, life is a bitch, relationship problems, family problems ...
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Genre: Drama, Family, Romance
Country: China
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
Zhao Jiadi, the heir to the northern business empire "Jinhai Industries," moves to Haicheng for university, determined to distance himself from his corrupt father. Living a humble life, he navigates love, personal growth, and power ...
Style:
dramatic, suspenseful, captivating, serious, heartfelt ...
Plot:
family drama, youth, three generations, family relations, domestic drama, family values, generation, couple relations, family problems, family history, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, chinaman ...
Time:
2020s
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