Family Dramas

687

The best dramas about family bonds, parent-child relationships and generational conflict. Nowhere holds as much love and as much hurt at the same time as a family. These films bring the unspoken words, old wounds and unconditional ties of a home to the screen — stories in which everyone will recognise a piece of their own family, sometimes healing, sometimes confronting.

Standouts from This Collection

Interstellar (2014)
Interstellar (2014) is a adventure drama, directed by Christopher Nolan.
Forrest Gump (1994)
Forrest Gump (1994) is a comedy drama, directed by Robert Zemeckis.
Parasite (2019)
Parasite (2019) is a comedy drama, directed by Bong Joon Ho.
Michael (2026)
Michael (2026) is a music drama, directed by Antoine Fuqua.
Grave of the Fireflies (1988)
Grave of the Fireflies (1988) is a animation drama, directed by Isao Takahata.
Cinema Paradiso (1988)
Cinema Paradiso (1988) is a romance drama, directed by Giuseppe Tornatore.

Routes Through This List

Shorter picks (≤100 min) Grave of the Fireflies (1988) The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse (2022) In the Mood for Love (2000) Prayers for Bobby (2009) Hachi: A Dog's Tale (2009)

Based on true stories Prayers for Bobby (2009) Oppenheimer (2023) I'm Still Here (2024) The Theory of Everything (2014) Into the Wild (2007)

Classics (pre-1990) Grave of the Fireflies (1988) Cinema Paradiso (1988) Los tres huastecos (1948) Scarface (1983) Tokyo Story (1953)

All Films

Interstellar

Interstellar

Forrest Gump

Forrest Gump

Parasite

Parasite

Michael

Michael

Grave of the Fireflies

Grave of the Fireflies

Cinema Paradiso

Cinema Paradiso

American History X

American History X

Miracle in Cell No. 7

Miracle in Cell No. 7

Los tres huastecos

Los tres huastecos

Gladiator

Gladiator

Scarface

Scarface

Mommy

Mommy

Tokyo Story

Tokyo Story

The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse

The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse

Pride & Prejudice

Pride & Prejudice

There Will Be Blood

There Will Be Blood

Wonder

Wonder

The Hunt

The Hunt

Paris, Texas

Paris, Texas

Yojimbo

Yojimbo

In the Mood for Love

In the Mood for Love

Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms

Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms

Prayers for Bobby

Prayers for Bobby

How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies

How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies

Anne of Green Gables

Anne of Green Gables

Hachi: A Dog's Tale

Hachi: A Dog's Tale

American Beauty

American Beauty

Oppenheimer

Oppenheimer

Flipped

Flipped

Like Stars on Earth

Like Stars on Earth

To Kill a Mockingbird

To Kill a Mockingbird

Rocco and His Brothers

Rocco and His Brothers

Nobody Knows

Nobody Knows

The Second Mother

The Second Mother

Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song

Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song

The Naked Island

The Naked Island

Inside Out

Inside Out

About Time

About Time

Little Women

Little Women

Captain Fantastic

Captain Fantastic

Perfect Strangers

Perfect Strangers

A Bronx Tale

A Bronx Tale

Persepolis

Persepolis

CODA

CODA

In the Name of the Father

In the Name of the Father

Sing Street

Sing Street

Dangal

Dangal

What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?

What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?

I'm Still Here

I'm Still Here

The Breadwinner

The Breadwinner

The Boy and the Beast

The Boy and the Beast

Children of Heaven

Children of Heaven

Yi Yi

Yi Yi

In This Corner of the World

In This Corner of the World

Miracle in Cell No. 7

Miracle in Cell No. 7

Where Is The Friend's House?

Where Is The Friend's House?

Cries and Whispers

Cries and Whispers

Mamma Roma

Mamma Roma

Hachiko

Hachiko

An Autumn Afternoon

An Autumn Afternoon

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