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Siblings / family life

by ni-sp • Created 12 years ago • Modified 6 days ago
Diverse stories where the bond between siblings or other members of family (family life) has a significant part
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  • Anil Kapoor, Irrfan Khan, Mia Drake, Shruti Seth, Faezeh Jalali, Dev Patel, and Freida Pinto in Slumdog Millionaire (2008)

    1. Slumdog Millionaire

    20082hR84Metascore
    8.0 (898K)
    When a teenager from the slums of Mumbai is interrogated about his suspicious performance on a quiz show, he revisits various events from his past to explain how he knew all the answers.
    DirectorsDanny BoyleLoveleen TandanStarsDev PatelFreida PintoSaurabh Shukla
  • Cameron Diaz and Toni Collette in In Her Shoes (2005)

    2. In Her Shoes

    20052h 10mPG-1360Metascore
    6.5 (67K)
    Strait-laced Rose breaks off relations with her party girl sister, Maggie, over an indiscretion involving Rose's boyfriend. The chilly atmosphere is broken with the arrival of Ella, the grandmother neither sister knew existed.
    DirectorCurtis HansonStarsToni ColletteCameron DiazShirley MacLaine
  • Tom Cruise and Dustin Hoffman in Rain Man (1988)

    3. Rain Man

    19882h 13mR65Metascore
    8.0 (569K)
    After a selfish L.A. yuppie learns his estranged father left a fortune to an autistic-savant brother in Ohio that he didn't know existed, he absconds with his brother and sets out across the country, hoping to gain a larger inheritance.
    DirectorBarry LevinsonStarsDustin HoffmanTom CruiseValeria Golino
  • Elizabeth McGovern, Maggie Smith, Hugh Bonneville, Brendan Coyle, Joanne Froggatt, Penelope Wilton, Allen Leech, Michelle Dockery, Laura Carmichael, Lily James, Fifi Hart, and Oliver Barker in Downton Abbey (2010)

    4. Downton Abbey

    2010–201552 epsTV-PGTV Series
    8.7 (236K)
    A chronicle of the lives of the British aristocratic Crawley family and their servants in the early twentieth century.
    CreatorJulian FellowesStarsHugh BonnevillePhyllis LoganElizabeth McGovern
  • Paul Rudd in Our Idiot Brother (2011)

    5. Our Idiot Brother

    20111h 30mR60Metascore
    6.4 (92K)
    A comedy centered on an idealist who barges into the lives of his three sisters.
    DirectorJesse PeretzStarsPaul RuddElizabeth BanksZooey Deschanel
  • Me and You and Everyone We Know (2005)

    6. Me and You and Everyone We Know

    20051h 25mR76Metascore
    7.2 (38K)
    A lonely shoe salesman and an eccentric performance artist struggle to connect in this unique take on contemporary life.
    DirectorMiranda JulyStarsJohn HawkesMiranda JulyMiles Thompson
  • Melissa Sue Anderson, Melissa Gilbert, Michael Landon, Karen Grassle, Richard Bull, Sidney Greenbush, Jonathan Gilbert, Rachel Lindsay Greenbush, and Katherine MacGregor in Little House on the Prairie (1974)

    7. Little House on the Prairie

    1974–1983204 epsTV-PGTV Series
    7.5 (29K)
    The life and adventures of the Ingalls family in the nineteenth century American Midwest.
    CreatorBlanche HanalisStarsMelissa GilbertMichael LandonKaren Grassle
  • She's the Man (2006)

    8. She's the Man

    20061h 45mPG-1345Metascore
    6.4 (186K)
    When her brother decides to ditch for a couple weeks, Viola heads over to his elite boarding school, disguised as him, and proceeds to fall for his school's star soccer player, and soon learns she's not the only one with romantic troubles.
    DirectorAndy FickmanStarsAmanda BynesLaura RamseyChanning Tatum
  • Rajat Barmecha in Udaan (2010)

    9. Udaan

    20102h 14mNot Rated
    8.1 (49K)
    Expelled from his school, a 16-year old boy returns home to his abusive and oppressive father.
    DirectorVikramaditya MotwaneStarsRajat BarmechaRonit RoyManjot Singh
  • Amrita Rao and Shahid Kapoor in Vivah (2006)

    10. Vivah

    20062h 40mNot Rated
    6.7 (12K)
    Poonam, a traditionally brought-up young woman, is to marry Prem, a groom chosen by her uncle. Poonam and Prem's faith and love are to be tested however, when an accident occurs and Poonam might be scarred for life.
    DirectorSooraj R. BarjatyaStarsShahid KapoorAmrita RaoAnupam Kher
  • Dennis Quaid, Natasha Richardson, and Lindsay Lohan in The Parent Trap (1998)

    11. The Parent Trap

    19982h 8mPG63Metascore
    6.7 (166K)
    Identical twins Annie and Hallie, separated at birth and each raised by one of their biological parents, discover each other for the first time at summer camp and make a plan to bring their wayward parents back together.
    DirectorNancy MeyersStarsLindsay LohanDennis QuaidNatasha Richardson
  • The Princess and the Warrior (2000)

    12. The Princess and the Warrior

    20002h 15mR64Metascore
    7.4 (15K)
    Two enamoured strangers look for a warm place in a cold world.
    DirectorTom TykwerStarsFranka PotenteBenno FürmannJoachim Król
  • Being Erica (2009)

    13. Being Erica

    2009–201155 epsTV-14TV Series
    7.7 (11K)
    "Therapist" Dr. Tom - who is constantly spouting famous and not so famous historical quotes - is Erica Strange's savior and worst enemy.
    CreatorJana SinyorStarsErin KarplukReagan PasternakMichael Riley
  • Dead Like Me (2003)

    14. Dead Like Me

    2003–200429 epsTV-14TV Series
    8.1 (45K)
    Georgia Lass is surprised to discover that an afterlife does exist, and that she's already been assigned a job. Her new boss is Rube, a "reaper" -- one of the many who pluck the souls of the living and escort them to their eternal reward.
    CreatorBryan FullerStarsEllen MuthCallum BlueJasmine Guy
  • Yûya Yagira and Ayu Kitaura in Nobody Knows (2004)

    15. Nobody Knows

    20042h 21mPG-1388Metascore
    8.0 (34K)
    In a small Tokyo apartment, twelve-year-old Akira must care for his younger siblings after their mother leaves them and shows no sign of returning.
    DirectorHirokazu KoreedaStarsYûya YagiraAyu KitauraHiei Kimura
  • Amy Adams and Emily Blunt in Sunshine Cleaning (2008)

    16. Sunshine Cleaning

    20081h 31mR61Metascore
    6.8 (75K)
    In order to raise the tuition to send her young son to private school, a mom starts an unusual business -- a biohazard removal/crime scene clean-up service -- with her unreliable sister.
    DirectorChristine JeffsStarsAmy AdamsEmily BluntAlan Arkin
  • Johnny Depp in What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993)

    17. What's Eating Gilbert Grape

    19931h 58mPG-1373Metascore
    7.7 (263K)
    A young man in a small Midwestern town struggles to care for his mentally-disabled younger brother and morbidly obese mother while attempting to pursue his own happiness.
    DirectorLasse HallströmStarsJohnny DeppLeonardo DiCaprioJuliette Lewis
  • Keira Knightley and Parminder Nagra in Bend It Like Beckham (2002)

    18. Bend It Like Beckham

    20021h 52mPG-1366Metascore
    6.7 (120K)
    Jess Bhamra dreams of playing professional football, but her Sikh parents have plans for her: a law degree and a marriage. Jules, a white female striker, spots Jess playing football and invites her to join the local women's team.
    DirectorGurinder ChadhaStarsParminder NagraKeira KnightleyJonathan Rhys Meyers
  • Frankie Muniz, Justin Berfield, Bryan Cranston, Jane Kaczmarek, Christopher Masterson, and Erik Per Sullivan in Malcolm in the Middle (2000)

    19. Malcolm in the Middle

    2000–2006151 epsTV-PGTV Series
    8.2 (151K)
    A gifted young teen tries to survive life with his dimwitted, dysfunctional family.
    CreatorsLinwood BoomerMichael GloubermanGary MurphyStarsFrankie MunizBryan CranstonJustin Berfield
  • Shameless (2004)

    20. Shameless

    2004–2013139 epsTV-MATV Series
    8.0 (20K)
    The lives and relationships of a group of siblings and their estranged father Frank Gallagher on a rough Manchester estate.
    CreatorPaul AbbottStarsDavid ThrelfallRebecca AtkinsonAlice Barry
  • Daniel Brühl and Chulpan Khamatova in Good Bye Lenin! (2003)

    21. Good Bye Lenin!

    20032h 1mR68Metascore
    7.7 (157K)
    In 1990, to protect his fragile mother from a fatal shock after a long coma, a young man must keep her from learning that her beloved nation of East Germany as she knew it has disappeared.
    DirectorWolfgang BeckerStarsDaniel BrühlKatrin SassChulpan Khamatova
  • Asmali Konak (2002)

    22. Asmali Konak

    2002–200354 epsTV Series
    5.9 (2.4K)
    Bahar, a modern woman, marries Seymen, the landowner heir of Cappadocia, whom she met in America. While Bahar tries to get used to her new life and customs in this mysterious land, conflicts occur.
    StarsÖzcan DenizNurgül YesilçaySerif Sezer
  • Matthew Broderick in Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)

    23. Ferris Bueller's Day Off

    19861h 43mPG-1361Metascore
    7.8 (405K)
    A brash, cocky high school senior, tired of skipping school to spend a boring day at home, is determined to enjoy an epic day roaring around his favorite Chicago sites, enlisting his best friend and girlfriend to join him on the adventure.
    DirectorJohn HughesStarsMatthew BroderickAlan RuckMia Sara
  • Pleasantville (1998)

    24. Pleasantville

    19982h 4mPG-1371Metascore
    7.5 (141K)
    Two 1990s teenage siblings find themselves transported to a 1950s sitcom where their influence begins to profoundly change that colorless, complacent world.
    DirectorGary RossStarsTobey MaguireJeff DanielsJoan Allen
  • Bill Murray, Danny Glover, Gene Hackman, Gwyneth Paltrow, Anjelica Huston, Ben Stiller, Luke Wilson, Owen Wilson, Jonah Meyerson, and Grant Rosenmeyer in The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)

    25. The Royal Tenenbaums

    20011h 50mR76Metascore
    7.6 (325K)
    The eccentric members of a dysfunctional family reluctantly gather under the same roof for various reasons.
    DirectorWes AndersonStarsGene HackmanGwyneth PaltrowAnjelica Huston

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