Here we've displayed a list of the best Family Dysfunction films : Charulata(1964), Autumn Sonata(1978), Richard Pryor: Live in Concert(1979), Warrior(2011), Nobody Knows(2004), Stand by Me(1986), What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?(1962), Haider(2014), Bawarchi(1972), Secrets & Lies(1996), My Man Godfrey(1936), Crossing the Line(2006) ... ...
Drama
India
1964
117 Minutes
Soumitra Chatterjee Madhabi Mukherjee Sailen Mukherjee Shyamal Ghosal Gitali Roy Bholanath Koyal Suku Mukherjee Dilip Bose Joydeb Bankim Ghosh Subrata Sensharma
wife husband cousin writer newspaper owner brother-in-law somber calm touching sad india forest family home bedroom loneliness marital problems art infidelity betrayal family dysfunction
The lonely wife of a newspaper editor falls in love with her visiting cousin-in-law, who shares her love for literature.
Drama
Sweden|France|West Germany|UK|Norway
1978
97 Minutes
Ingrid Bergman Liv Ullmann Lena Nyman Halvar Björk Erland Josephson Arne Bang-Hansen Gunnar Björnstrand Mimi Pollak
mother daughter mentally impaired person pianist melodramatic gripping sad tense sweden household asylum family dysfunction parenthood reunion mental impairment career vs. family mother/daughter relationship sacrifice discovery rivalry
A married daughter who longs for her mother's love is visited by the latter, a successful concert pianist.
Comedy
USA
1979
78 Minutes
richard pryor singer comedian audience cool hilarious fiery raw stage southern california sexual taboo race abuse family dysfunction drugs social change growing up temptation underdog 1970s
Richard Pryor's classic 1979 concert film has him discussing a wide range of topics, including race, the police and his favorite target -- himself.
Action, Drama
USA
2011
139 Minutes
Joel Edgerton Tom Hardy Nick Nolte Jennifer Morrison Frank Grillo Kevin Dunn Maximiliano Hernandez Kurt Angle Erik Apple Denzel Whitaker Fernando Funan Chien
soldier teacher father wife principal fighter gripping melodramatic brutal inspiring house gym ring las vegas pittsburgh casino family dysfunction alcoholism iraq war tournament
The youngest son of an alcoholic former boxer returns home, where he's trained by his father for competition in a mixed martial arts tournament - a path that puts the fighter on a collision course with his estranged, older brother.
Drama
Japan
2004
140 Minutes
Yûya Yagira Ayu Kitaura Hiei Kimura Momoko Shimizu Hanae Kan You Susumu Terajima Takoko Take
brother sister mother friend landlord touching sad tokyo apartment abandonment survival child abuse family dysfunction love siblings adventure discovery 1980s
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.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1986
89 Minutes
Wil Wheaton River Phoenix Corey Feldman Jerry O'Connell Kiefer Sutherland Casey Siemaszko John Cusack Gary Riley
boy brother writer father friend bully brooding endearing oregon woods swamp junkyard youth expedition family dysfunction male bonding coming of age growing up discovery rivalry
After the death of one of his friends, a writer recounts a childhood journey with his friends to find the body of a missing boy.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
USA
1962
132 Minutes
Bette Davis Joan Crawford Victor Buono Marjorie Bennett Anna Lee Maidie Norman Dave Willock Anne Barton Barbara D. Merrill
sister child actor actress pianist neighbor paraplegic dark campy disturbing mansion los angeles hollywood, calif. siblings hollywood family dysfunction fame jealousy rivalry revenge 1960s
A former child star torments her paraplegic sister in their decaying Hollywood mansion.
Drama
India
2014
159 Minutes
Tabu Shahid Kapoor Shraddha Kapoor Kay Kay Menon Narendra Jha Kulbhushan Kharbanda Ashish Vidyarthi Aamir Bashir Sumit Kaul Rajat Bhagat Irrfan Khan
young man father missing person mother uncle lover engaging emotional melodramatic suspenseful bleak intense india secret past relationships attraction secret family dysfunction murder adventure
A young man returns to Kashmir after his father's disappearance to confront his uncle, whom he suspects of playing a role in his father's fate.
Musical, Comedy, Drama
India
1972
150 Minutes
Rajesh Khanna Jaya Bhaduri Asrani Durga Khote A. K. Hangal Paintal Kali Bannerjee Usha Kiran Harindranath Chattopadhyay
postman widower chef clerk schoolteacher musician madcap amusing offbeat household kitchen family dysfunction mistaken identity marriage argument cooking theft transformation 1970s
A dysfunctional middle-class family is transformed due to the influence of their new multi-talented household servant - but he might be too good to be true.
Drama
UK|France
1996
142 Minutes
Timothy Spall Brenda Blethyn Phyllis Logan Marianne Jean-Baptiste Claire Rushbrook Ron Cook Lesley Manville Elizabeth Berrington Michele Austin Lee Ross Emma Amos
doctor mother blue-collar worker daughter brother powerful tense funeral london backyard café family dysfunction mother/daughter relationship family history adoption class distinctions friendship discovery transformation 1990s
Following the death of her adoptive parents, a successful young black optometrist establishes contact with her biological mother -- a lonely white factory worker living in poverty in East London.
Comedy
USA
1936
95 Minutes
William Powell Carole Lombard Alice Brady Eugene Pallette Gail Patrick Alan Mowbray Jean Dixon Mischa Auer Robert Light Pat Flaherty Franklin Pangborn
socialite butler sister mother father protégé hysterical madcap confident new york city family home dump wealth employment family dysfunction unlikely romance class distinctions transformation love rise
A scatterbrained socialite hires a vagrant as a family butler - but there's more to Godfrey than meets the eye.
Documentary
USA
2006
91 Minutes
narrator soldier officer government official engaging fascinating uneasy north korea prison courtroom defection propaganda desertion family dysfunction court-martial escape metamorphosis 2000s
A collection of personal accounts stemming from Arizona's illegal immigration crisis.
Drama
Japan
2008
114 Minutes
Hiroshi Abe You Yoshio Harada Ryôga Hayashi Haruko Kato Kirin Kiki Yui Natsukawa Hotaru Nomoto Kazuya Takahashi Shohei Tanaka
mother father son wife daughter stranger emotional dark family home japan family dysfunction grief death discovery transformation 2000s
A family gathers together for a commemorative ritual whose nature only gradually becomes clear.
Comedy
Italy|France
1964
118 Minutes
Stefania Sandrelli Saro Urzì Lando Buzzanca Aldo Puglisi Leopoldo Trieste Rocco D'Assunta Lola Braccini Paola Biggio Umberto Spadaro Oreste Palella Lina La Galla
fiancé teen girl father daughter mother hilarious cheeky sicily island small town love triangle honor family dysfunction reputation love temptation growing up 1960s
A desperate Sicilian man, whose 15-year-old daughter was seduced and impregnated by his older daughter's fiancé, tries to find a way to save the family's honor.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1993
118 Minutes
Johnny Depp Juliette Lewis Mary Steenburgen Leonardo DiCaprio Darlene Cates Laura Harrington Mary Kate Schellhardt Kevin Tighe John C. Reilly Crispin Glover Penelope Branning
young man brother sister mother housewife love interest moving emotional iowa small town countryside household family dysfunction siblings affair rural life mental impairment new love discovery transformation
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.
Mystery & Thriller
France|Italy
1960
115 Minutes
Alain Delon Marie Laforêt Maurice Ronet Elvire Popesco Erno Crisa Frank Latimore Bill Kearns Ave Ninchi
sociopath friend girlfriend father cool gripping italy resort wealth friendship family dysfunction deception pursuit transformation wretched excess 1960s
Tom Ripley is a talented mimic, moocher, forger and all-around criminal improviser; but there's more to Tom Ripley than even he can guess.
Romance, Comedy, Drama
USA
2012
94 Minutes
Bruce Willis Edward Norton Bill Murray Frances McDormand Tilda Swinton Jared Gilman Kara Hayward Lucas Hedges Charlie Kilgore Andreas Sheikh Chandler Frantz
boy girl mother father police captain scout dreamy quirky witty island wilderness new penzance new england on the run running away young love search family dysfunction misunderstanding storm
A pair of young lovers flee their New England town, which causes a local search party to fan out to find them.
Drama
Germany|Turkey|Italy
2007
122 Minutes
Nurgül Yesilçay Baki Davrak Tuncel Kurtiz Hanna Schygulla Nursel Köse Patrycia Ziolkowska Gürsoy Gemec Gengiz Daner
activist father prostitute girlfriend son crafty dense profound germany turkey istanbul religious persecution activism family dysfunction love pursuit metamorphosis 2000s
A Turkish man travels to Istanbul to find the daughter of his father's former girlfriend.
Biography, Drama
USA
2010
116 Minutes
Mark Wahlberg Christian Bale Amy Adams Melissa Leo Jack McGee Melissa McMeekin Bianca Hunter Erica McDermott Jill Quigg Dendrie Taylor Kate O'Brien
boxer brother girlfriend mother trainer sister tense emotional inspiring massachusetts london boxing ring fighting family dysfunction drug addiction training documentary filmmaking prison life rise underdog
Based on the story of Micky Ward, a fledgling boxer who tries to escape the shadow of his more famous but troubled older boxing brother and get his own shot at greatness.
Drama
Sweden|Denmark
2003
113 Minutes
Andreas Wilson Henrik Lundström Gustaf Skarsgård Linda Zilliacus Marie Richardson Johan Rabaeus Kjell Bergqvist Magnus Roosmann Jesper Salén Martin Svane Richard Danielsson
teenager mother stepfather bully brutal brooding household boarding school sweden abuse violence family dysfunction friendship rivalry 2000s
A teenage boy expelled from school for fighting arrives at a boarding school where the systematic bullying of younger students is encouraged as a means to maintain discipline, and decides to fight back.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1998
139 Minutes
Jane Adams Dylan Baker Lara Flynn Boyle Ben Gazzara Jared Harris Philip Seymour Hoffman Jon Lovitz Marla Maples Cynthia Stevenson Elizabeth Ashley Louise Lasser
musician writer wife psychiatrist young boy neighbor dark disturbing shocking raw amusing new jersey suburbia doctor's office apartment family dysfunction mental illness loneliness sex child abuse
The lives of several individuals intertwine as they go about their lives in their own unique ways, engaging in acts society as a whole might find disturbing in a desperate search for human connection.
Drama
USA
1948
102 Minutes
Jane Wyman Lew Ayres Charles Bickford Jan Sterling Agnes Moorehead Stephen McNally
deaf person pretty woman doctor father aunt rapist emotional passionate canada cape breton island farm deafness romance false accusations rape family dysfunction pregnancy love underdog 1940s
A kind doctor volunteers to tutor a deaf-mute woman, but scandal starts to swirl when his pupil is raped and falls pregnant.
Comedy
USA
1987
91 Minutes
comedian uncle aunt mother sister amusing hilarious unrestrained new york city stage domestic life family dysfunction marriage sex stereotypes race relations growing up 1980s
Eddie Murphy in a stand-up performance recorded live. For an hour and a half he talks about his favourite subjects: sex and women.
Drama
USA
1955
111 Minutes
James Dean Natalie Wood Sal Mineo Jim Backus Ann Doran Corey Allen William Hopper Rochelle Hudson Virginia Brissac Nick Adams Jack Simmons
teenager girlfriend friend rival mother father dark emotional los angeles police station household abandoned building observatory teenage rebellion teen angst generation gap alienation family dysfunction accidental death growing up
A rebellious young man with a troubled past comes to a new town, finding friends and enemies.
Drama
USA
1968
94 Minutes
Burt Lancaster Janet Landgard Janice Rule Tony Bickley Marge Champion Bill Fiore Kim Hunter Joan Rivers
advertising executive old flame babysitter friend housewife bleak dreamy disturbing suburbia connecticut swimming pool failure family dysfunction suburban life midlife crisis lost loves quest discovery fall 1960s
A man spends a summer day swimming as many pools as he can all over a quiet suburban town.
Fantasy
Switzerland|France
1977
104 Minutes
John Gielgud Dirk Bogarde Ellen Burstyn David Warner Elaine Stritch Cyril Luckham Denis Lawson
novelist sick person son alcoholic wife illegitimate son uneasy offbeat fascinating outlandish providence, r.i. house family madness writing alcoholism family dysfunction discovery mystery escape
A dying writer bases his last book on his own perception of his family.
Crime, Drama
USA
1931
84 Minutes
James Cagney Jean Harlow Mae Clarke Edward Woods Beryl Mercer Donald Cook Joan Blondell
gangster bootlegger police officer veteran friend melodramatic brash gripping suspenseful prison chicago slum nightclub bar organized crime gangs prohibition great depression family dysfunction growing up
An Irish-American street punk tries to make it big in the world of organized crime.
Drama
Iran
2004
101 Minutes
Faramarz Gharibian Taraneh Alidoosti Babak Ansari Hossein Farzi-Zadeh
daughter sister father mother friend prisoner intense moving tense iran prison family dysfunction money forgiveness race against time death sentence law and order quest revenge 2000s
In Islamic Iran, how much is a woman worth in comparison with a man, and who pays the difference? This film is tale of vengeance, labyrinthine judicial procedure & the concept of "blood money."
Comedy, Drama
USA
2001
108 Minutes
Gene Hackman Anjelica Huston Ben Stiller Gwyneth Paltrow Luke Wilson Owen Wilson Danny Glover Bill Murray Seymour Cassel Kumar Pallana Grant Rosenmeyer
mother father adopted daughter tennis player son neighbor amusing confident quirky hotel house new york city family dysfunction divorce moving affair secret reunion discovery love
The eccentric members of a dysfunctional family reluctantly gather under the same roof for various reasons.
Gay & Lesbian, Drama
UK|USA
1959
114 Minutes
Elizabeth Taylor Montgomery Clift Katharine Hepburn Albert Van Dekker Mercedes McCambridge Gene Raymond Mavis Villiers Patricia Marmont Joan Young Maria Britneva Sheila Robbins
debutante aunt surgeon patient brooding dark melodramatic mental institution new orleans house mental illness betrayal family history death trauma family dysfunction discovery mystery forbidden love 1930s
A surgeon is assigned the case of a young woman whose aunt wants her lobotomized to cover up a family secret.