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A Quiet Place(2018)

PG-13
| 1h 31min | Horror, Drama, Science Fiction
3.7/5 (with 6,298 votes)

A family is forced to live in silence while hiding from creatures that hunt by sound.

Directed by John Krasinski - With Emily Blunt, John Krasinski, Millicent Simmonds, Noah Jupe, Leon Russom
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A Quiet Place Part II(2021)

PG-13
| 1h 37min | Science Fiction, Thriller, Horror
3.8/5 (with 2,901 votes)

Following the events at home, the Abbott family now face the terrors of the outside world. Forced to venture into the unknown, they realize that the creatures that hunt by sound are not the only threats that lurk beyond the sand path.

Directed by John Krasinski - With Emily Blunt, Brian Tyree Henry, Millicent Simmonds, Noah Jupe, Cillian Murphy, Mohit Malik, ...

Incredibles 2(2018)

PG
| 1h 58min | Action, Adventure, Animation, Kids & Family
3.8/5 (with 5,795 votes)

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.

Directed by Brad Bird
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Boyhood(2014)

R
| 2h 45min | Drama
3.8/5 (with 2,341 votes)

The film tells a story of a divorced couple trying to raise their young son. The story follows the boy for twelve years, from first grade at age 6 through 12th grade at age 17-18, and examines his relationship with his parents as he grows.

Directed by Richard Linklater - With Ethan Hawke, Patricia Arquette, Ellar Coltrane, Nick Krause, Lorelei Linklater, Brad Hawkins, ...
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Instant Family(2018)

PG-13
| 1h 58min | Comedy
3.8/5 (with 1,256 votes)

When Pete and Ellie decide to start a family, they stumble into the world of foster care adoption. They hope to take in one small child but when they meet three siblings, including a rebellious 15 year old girl, they find themselves speeding from zero to three kids overnight.

Directed by Sean Anders - With Mark Wahlberg, Rose Byrne, Isabela Merced, Octavia Spencer, Tig Notaro, Margo Martindale, ...
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Neighbors(2014)

R
| 1h 37min | Comedy
3.1/5 (with 3,204 votes)

A couple with a newborn baby face unexpected difficulties after they are forced to live next to a fraternity house.

Directed by Nicholas Stoller - With Ali Cobrin, Carla Gallo, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Dave Franco, Jake Johnson, Lisa Kudrow, ...
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Old Dads(2023)

1h 44min | Comedy
3.2/5 (with 84 votes)

A cranky middle-aged dad and his two best friends find themselves out of step in a changing world of millennial CEOs and powerful preschool principals.

Directed by Bill Burr - With Bill Burr, Bobby Cannavale, Bokeem Woodbine, Miles Robbins, Katie Aselton, Reign Edwards, ...

Parenthood(1989)

PG-13
| 2h 4min | Comedy, Drama
3.4/5 (with 266 votes)

The story of the Buckman family and friends, attempting to bring up their children. They suffer/enjoy all the events that occur: estranged relatives, the 'black sheep' of the family, the eccentrics, the skeletons in the closet, and the rebellious teenagers.

Directed by Ron Howard - With Steve Martin, Tom Hulce, Rick Moranis, Martha Plimpton, Keanu Reeves, Jason Robards, ...
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This Is 40(2012)

R
| 2h 14min | Comedy
2.9/5 (with 980 votes)

Pete and Debbie are both about to turn 40, their kids hate each other, both of their businesses are failing, they're on the verge of losing their house, and their relationship is threatening to fall apart.

Directed by Judd Apatow - With Paul Rudd, Leslie Mann, John Lithgow, Megan Fox, Albert Brooks, Jason Segel, ...
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We Need to Talk About Kevin(2011)

R
| 1h 53min | Drama, Thriller
3.8/5 (with 1,226 votes)

After her son Kevin commits a horrific act, troubled mother Eva reflects on her complicated relationship with her disturbed son as he grew from a toddler into a teenager.

Directed by Lynne Ramsay - With Tilda Swinton, John C. Reilly, Ezra Miller, Jasper Newell, Siobhan Fallon Hogan, Alex Manette, ...
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Two Is a Family(2016)

1h 58min | Drama, Comedy
3.9/5 (with 1,397 votes)

A man without attachments or responsibilities suddenly finds himself with an abandoned baby and leaves for London to try and find the mother. Eight years later after he and his daughter become inseparable Gloria's mother reappears.

Directed by Hugo Gélin - With Omar Sy, Clémence Poésy, Antoine Bertrand, Ashley Walters, Clémentine Célarié, Raquel Cassidy, ...

Moms' Night Out(2014)

PG
| 1h 38min | Comedy
2.8/5 (with 132 votes)

Yearning for an evening without their kids, some friends plan a night out. But to do this, their husbands need to watch the kids. What can go wrong?

Directed by Andrew Erwin, Jon Erwin - With Sarah Drew, Trace Adkins, Sean Astin, Patricia Heaton, Sammi Hanratty, Harry Shum, ...
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Happiness(1998)

NC-17
| 2h 19min | Comedy, Drama
3.8/5 (with 332 votes)

The lives of many individuals connected by the desire for happiness, often from sources usually considered dark or evil.

Directed by Todd Solondz - With Jane Adams, Elizabeth Ashley, Dylan Baker, Lara Flynn Boyle, Ben Gazzara, Jared Harris, ...

Beautiful Boy(2010)

R
| 1h 41min | Drama
3.1/5 (with 41 votes)

A married couple on the verge of separation are leveled by the news their 18-year-old son committed a mass-shooting at his college, then took his own life.

Directed by Shawn Ku - With Michael Sheen, Alan Tudyk, Moon Bloodgood, Kyle Gallner, Austin Nichols, Maria Bello, ...

Chinese Roulette(1976)

1h 26min | Thriller, Drama
3.6/5 (with 34 votes)

A husband and wife lie to each other about their weekend travel plans, only to both show up at the family's country house with their lovers.

Directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder - With Margit Carstensen, Andrea Schober, Alexander Allerson, Macha Méril, Ulli Lommel, Anna Karina, ...
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A Little Help(2010)

R
| 1h 49min | Drama, Comedy
2.7/5 (with 31 votes)

It's a movie for everyone whose life has been thrown off-course, out of whack, or simply not turned out the way they planned it. In other words, it's a movie for everyone, period. Set in suburban Long Island in the summer of 2002, with the psychic wounds of 9/11 still fresh, A Little Help is a story that takes a comic, searching and profoundly empathetic look at a few pivotal months in the life of dental hygienist Laura Pehlke (Jenna Fischer)-an ordinary woman whose life suddenly flies off the rails-and her heroic efforts to re-establish a sense of security and normalcy for herself and her son.

Directed by Michael J. Weithorn - With Jenna Fischer, Chris O'Donnell, Kim Coates, Lesley Ann Warren, Brooke Smith, Rob Benedict, ...
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Breakfast with Scot(2007)

1h 35min | Comedy, Drama
3.2/5 (with 22 votes)

The lives of Eric, an ex hockey player, and his partner Sam, are thrown into turmoil when they are forced to take in Scot, a flamboyant 11-year-old.

Directed by Laurie Lynd - With Tom Cavanagh, Ben Shenkman, Colin Alexander Cunningham, Graham Greene, Fiona Reid, Jeananne Goossen, ...
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Role Models(2017)

2h 12min | Comedy
2.4/5 (with 8 votes)

Gowtham is a geeky loner with hardly any social connections, though he was a jovial guy while at college. His parents, being worried about his extreme changes, attempt to bring back his old self with the help of Gowtham’s friends from college days.

Directed by Rafi–Mecartin

Paternity Leave(2015)

PG-13
| 1h 30min | Comedy, Romance / Love
2.4/5 (with 7 votes)

Four years into his first stable relationship, a man finds out that he is pregnant with his partner's baby.

Directed by Matt Riddlehoover
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Room for One More(1952)

NR
| 1h 38min | Comedy, Kids & Family
3.1/5 (with 20 votes)

Anne and "Poppy" Rose have three quirky kids. Anne has a generous heart and the belief in the innocence of children. To the unhappy surprise of her husband she takes in the orphan Jane, a problem child who already tried to kill herself once.

Directed by Norman Taurog - With Cary Grant, Betsy Drake, Lurene Tuttle, Charles Meredith, Don Beddoe, Hayden Rorke, ...
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Treading Water(2013)

1h 32min | Drama, Comedy
2.8/5 (with 8 votes)

At first glance, Mica seems a perfectly normal boy. But first glances can often be deceiving... For one, Mica's house is now a museum honouring Guillermo Garibai, the legendary Mexican crooner. Mica spends most of his time there, giving guided tours to aging Garibai fans. But stranger still, Mica smells. He smells like fish. Numerous doctors, his life-long therapist and even his own parents are at a loss. No one wants to be Mica's friend. Girls won't talk to him. His life appears pointless, uneventful, doomed. That is, until Laura walks into it.

Directed by Analeine Cal y Mayor - With Douglas Smith, Zoë Kravitz, Carrie-Anne Moss, Ariadna Gil, Don McKellar, Kim Ly, ...
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All in My Family(2019)

39min | Documentary
3.1/5 (with 17 votes)

After starting a family of his very own in the United States, a gay filmmaker documents his loving, traditional Chinese family's process of acceptance.

Directed by Hao Wu
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Surviving(1985)

NR
| 2h 23min | TV Movie, Drama
2.3/5 (with 1 vote)

Lonnie and Rick seem to be complete opposites, at first glance. A survivor of suicide, Lonnie is introverted and ill at ease around her parents, Lois and Harvey. Rick, meanwhile, is sunny and charismatic. But appearances can be deceiving, as their families learn when the teens begin a romance. Upset about Lonnie's influence on Rick, his parents forbid the pair to see each other -- with tragic consequences.

Directed by Waris Hussein - With Zach Galligan, Molly Ringwald, Ellen Burstyn, Len Cariou, Marsha Mason, Paul Sorvino, ...

The Happy Road(1957)

1h 40min | Comedy
2.8/5 (with 3 votes)

Two children run away from a Swiss boarding school and set out for Paris, with their frantic parents in hot pursuit.

Directed by Gene Kelly - With Gene Kelly, Michael Redgrave, Bobby Clark, Brigitte Fossey, Alexandre Rignault, Barbara Laage, ...

Run Sister Run!(2010)

1h 52min | Drama
2.7/5 (with 8 votes)

Emilia is a teenager and a good girl, who never forgets her homework or her little sister, Elsa. Siiri is just one year older than Emilia but not at all like her. When Emilia and Siiri become friends, Emilia's life changes. Siiri encourages her to take a leap, shake the rules and leave princess dreams behind. These two will have fun together, but not only good times.

Directed by Marja Pyykkö - With Ada Kukkonen, Sara Melleri, Anna-Leena Uotila, Roope Karisto, Seppo Pääkkönen, Kristiina Halttu, ...

Fathers and Mothers(2022)

1h 37min | Comedy
3.6/5 (with 3 votes)

Follows Piv and Ulrik, who are trying to become part of the parent group in their daughter's new school class, going to great lengths to be admitted.

Directed by Paprika Steen - With Merete Mærkedahl, Katrine Greis-Rosenthal, Amanda Collin, Jakob Lohmann, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Lars Brygmann, ...

Toughlove(1985)

1h 40min | Drama, TV Movie
2.5/5 (with 1 vote)

The Charters family falls into despair over their drug-addicted son Gary. They discuss his problems through the "Toughlove" program in searching for answers.

Directed by Glenn Jordan - With Lee Remick

The Elephant Walk(1979)

1h 22min | Drama, Comedy, Fantasy
3.7/5 (with 3 votes)

A young girl dreams of a birthday party, where family and friends from her day-care center are invited. But in fact, her parents are always quarreling.

Directed by Marie-Louise Ekman - With Bibi Andersson, Michael Segerström, Krister Henriksson, Ulla-Britt Norrman

William(2019)

1h 42min | Science Fiction
3.2/5 (with 4 votes)

Two cutting-edge scientists give 'birth' to a Neanderthal—the first to walk the earth for some 35,000 years—in order to attempt to answer these questions. Part 'normal' child, part science experiment, William’s 'parents' struggle with the best way to raise him. As William grows toward adulthood, he is educated in the human experiences of love and intimacy. But his primitive impulses begin to emerge the more he tries to conform to human expectations, leading to tragic consequences for him and his loved ones.

Directed by Tim Disney - With Maria Dizzia

Five Minutes(2017)

10min | Comedy

A progressive elementary school's "parenting class" takes an unexpected dramatic turn.

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