
Family Drama movies
Family bonds at the center: loyalty, duty, caregiving, generational conflict, and hard-won emotional repair.

301. Dan in Real Life
Comedy Romance Drama Romantic Comedy Family Drama2007•1h 38min
United States
Director: Peter Hedges
Vibe
Advice columnist Dan Burns is an expert on relationships, but somehow struggles to succeed as a brother, a son and a single parent to three precocious daughters. Things get even more complicated when Dan finds out that the woman he falls in love with is actually his brother's new girlfriend.
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302. Shotgun Stories
Drama Thriller Family Drama Revenge Thriller2007•1h 32min
United States
Director: Jeff Nichols
Vibe
Shotgun Stories tracks a feud that erupts between two sets of half brothers following the death of their father. Set against the cotton fields and back roads of Southeast Arkansas, these brothers discover the lengths to which each will go to protect their family.
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303. Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
Crime Drama Thriller Heist Family Drama2007•1h 57min
United States, United Kingdom
Director: Sidney Lumet
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When two brothers organize the robbery of their parents' jewelry store, the job goes horribly wrong, triggering a series of events that send them and their family hurtling towards a shattering climax.
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304. Under the Same Moon
Drama Family Drama2007•1h 46min
Mexico, United States
Director: Patricia Riggen
Vibe
Tells the parallel stories of nine-year-old Carlitos and his mother, Rosario. In the hopes of providing a better life for her son, Rosario works illegally in the U.S. while her mother cares for Carlitos back in Mexico.
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305. No Reservations
Comedy Romance Drama Romantic Comedy Family Drama2007•1h 44min
United States
Director: Scott Hicks
Vibe
Master chef Kate Armstrong runs her life and her kitchen with intimidating intensity. However, a recipe for disaster may be in the works when she becomes the guardian of her young niece while crossing forks with the brash sous-chef who just joined her staff. Though romance blooms in the face of rivalry, Kate needs to look outside the kitchen to find true happiness.
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306. The Orphanage
Horror Drama Thriller Haunting Horror Family Drama2007•1h 45min
Spain
Director: J.A. Bayona
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A woman brings her family back to her childhood home, which used to be an orphanage, intent on reopening it. Before long, her son starts to communicate with a new invisible friend.
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307. The Ultimate Gift
Romance Drama Family Family Drama Holiday Family2007•1h 54min
United States
Director: Michael O. Sajbel
Vibe
When his wealthy grandfather finally dies, Jason Stevens fully expects to benefit when it comes to the reading of the will. But instead of a sizable inheritance, Jason receives a test, a series of tasks he must complete before he can get any money.
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308. Bridge to Terabithia
Adventure Drama Family Coming-of-Age Adventure Family Drama2007•1h 35min
United States
Director: Gábor Csupó
Vibe
Jesse Aarons trained all summer to become the fastest runner in school. So he's very upset when newcomer Leslie Burke outruns him and everyone else. Despite this and other differences including that she's rich, he's poor, she's a city girl, and he's a country boy the two become fast friends. Together they create Terabithia, a land of monsters, trolls, ogres, and giants where they rule as king and queen.
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309. Flicka
Family Drama Animal Companion Family Family Drama2006•1h 35min
United States
Director: Michael Mayer
Vibe
Katy McLaughlin desires to work on her family's mountainside horse ranch, although her father insists she finish boarding school. Katy finds a mustang in the hills near her ranch. The headstrong 16 year old then sets her mind to tame a mustang and prove to her father she can run the ranch. But when tragedy happens, it will take all the love and strength the family can muster to restore hope.
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310. A Dirty Carnival
Crime Drama Action Organized Crime Family Drama2006•2h 21min
South Korea
Director: Yoo Ha
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A small-time thug who collects debts for the local triad is torn between his criminal aspirations and his devotion to family.