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Solid ensemble dramedy about a dysfunctional family who gathers to sit shiva for their deceased patriarch.

Peter Hedges, who scored with a similar hit about a dysfunctional family who find unity through a tragedy in Pieces of April continues to generate warmth and laughs by creating three - dimensional characters that, like most families, are annoying but loving at the same time.

SING UNBURIED SING is a multi-layered, beautifully written story about a dysfunctional family who live on a farm near the Gulf of Mississippi.

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A friend who was a counselor before she retired and who knew from work one of the main problems in that church, sat me down one day and talked to me about what it had been like to work with that woman and how everyone saw that woman, and then my friend gave me this article to read that she had learned and used while she was still in practice before she retired: https://glynissherwood.com/12-steps-to-breaking-free-from-being-the-family-scapegoat/ This article speaks about family, but my friend told me it can be applied to any dysfunctional group of people.

Winter's Bone (R for profanity, drug use and violence) Dysfunctional family drama, set in the Ozarks, about a spunky 17 year - old's (Jennifer Lawrence) perilous trek through the Ozark Mountains in search of her meth - dealing father who has jumped bail after putting up their house as collateral.

DarkBlueAlmostBlack (Unrated) Dysfunctional family drama about a janitor (Quim Gutierrez) who has trouble finding a decent job after spending several years caring for his invalid father (Hector Colome) while working his way through college.

(In Portuguese with subtitles) Death at a Funeral (R for profanity and drug use) Offbeat British comedy about the relatives of a recently - deceased family patriarch who hope not only to bury the body but also a dark secret about the dysfunctional dearly departed.

Fierce People (R for nudity, profanity, sexuality, drug use and violence) Dysfunctional family drama about a coke - addicted single - mom (Diane Lane) struggling to survive in NYC who decides to try to get her life back on track by showing up with her 16 year - old son (Anton Yelchin) at the sprawling, suburban estate of a wealthy, elderly client (Donald Sutherland) of hers.

Girl Most Likely (PG - 13 for sexuality and profanity) Dysfunctional family comedy about a suicidal, struggling playwright (Kristen Wiig) who moves back to Jersey from Manhattan to live with her gambling - addicted, ex go - go dancer mother (Annette Bening).

Max Greenfield (left), Brie Larson and Woody Harrelson star in «The Glass Castle,» about a dysfunctional family with an unpredictable dad who drinks and rules erratically.

His sophomore feature Boogie Nights (1997), about the adult film industry in the late 1970s (partially inspired by the life of porno star John Holmes) is a surprisingly vibrant, funny, and at times quite warm story of a dysfunctional filmmaking family, with Burt Reynolds as a quiet but firm director Dad and Julianne Moore as the porn star surrogate mother to the company's teen stars Rollergirl (Heather Graham) and Dirk Diggler (Mark Wahlberg), the «natural» from the suburbs who is quickly recruited.

ABOUT «AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY» AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY tells the dark, hilarious and deeply touching story of the strong - willed women of the Weston family, whose lives have diverged until a family crisis brings them back to the Midwest house they grew up in, and to the dysfunctional woman who raised them.

The Guilt Trip (PG - 13 for violence, profanity and drug use) Dysfunctional family comedy about a scientist (Seth Rogen) who, against his better judgment, invites his overbearing mother (Barbara Streisand) to tag along on a cross-country journey in search of a distributor for his new invention.

The Perfect Family (PG - 13 for mature themes) Dysfunctional family dramedy about a devout candidate (Kathleen Turner) for Catholic Woman of the Year who does her best to hide her alcoholic husband (Michael McGrady), her lesbian daughter (Emily Deschanel) and her philandering, married son (Jason Ritter) from the jFamily (PG - 13 for mature themes) Dysfunctional family dramedy about a devout candidate (Kathleen Turner) for Catholic Woman of the Year who does her best to hide her alcoholic husband (Michael McGrady), her lesbian daughter (Emily Deschanel) and her philandering, married son (Jason Ritter) from the jfamily dramedy about a devout candidate (Kathleen Turner) for Catholic Woman of the Year who does her best to hide her alcoholic husband (Michael McGrady), her lesbian daughter (Emily Deschanel) and her philandering, married son (Jason Ritter) from the judges.

Treeless Mountain (Unrated) Dysfunctional family drama, set in Seoul, about a six year - old girl (Hee - yeon Kim) taken out of school to care for her two year - old sister (Song - hee Kim) by their financially - struggling mother (Soo - ah Lee) who leaves them in the care of their selfish, alcoholic aunt (Mi - hyang Kim) so she can search for their deadbeat father.

Run the Tide (PG - 13 for profanity, mature themes and a sex scene) Dysfunctional family drama about young man (Taylor Lautner) who kidnaps his young half - brother (Nico Christou) and heads for the California coast to save him from their just - paroled, meth - addicted mother (Constance Zimmer) and her good - for - nothing ex-husband (Kenny Johnson).

The film is based on the memoir written by Jeannette Walls about «a young girl who comes of age in a dysfunctional family of nonconformist nomads.

Harrelson, Naomi Watts and Brie Larson star in the film — based on the memoirs of Jeannette Walls — about a deeply dysfunctional family who wanders from state to state in order to escape the large debts they have incurred.

Landline follows the basic formula for an indie «dramedy»: angst ridden teenager who thinks no one understands her; lead character having second thoughts about marriage: check; dysfunctional family who doesn't know how to communicate: check, check check.

It's an entire subgenre unto itself: the indie comedy - drama about a guy in his 30s who goes back to his small town to deal with his wacky, dysfunctional family and learn some important life lessons.

Refuge (Unrated) Dysfunctional family drama about a youngster (Krysten Ritter) who does her best to care for herself and her siblings after they're all abandoned by their parents.

The play is about a dysfunctional Irish family, living in a grotty London flat, who each day enact the same ludicrous farce detailing the supposed circumstances around the father's departure from Ireland.

Gun Hill Road (Unrated) Dysfunctional family drama, set in the South Bronx, about a just - paroled ex-con's (Esai Morales) return home after a three - year stint behind bars to an emotionally - estranged wife (Judy Reyes) who's been unfaithful and a troubled, teenaged son (Harmony Santana) contemplating a sex change operation.

The Skeleton Twins (R for profanity, sexuality and drug use) Dysfunctional family drama about long - estranged fraternal twins (Kristen Wiig and Bill Hader) who are inspired to repair their damaged relationship after cheating death on the same day in separate incidents.

I'm Glad My Mother Is Still Alive (Unrated) Dysfunctional family drama about a troubled teenager's (Vincent Rottiers) obsession with finding his birth mother (Sophie Cattani) who had given him up for adoption at the age of four.

Life during Wartime (Unrated) Dysfunctional family dramedy, written and directed by Todd Solondz, about a divorcee (Allison Janney) with two teenage sons (Dylan Riley Snider and Chris Marquette) who finds herself torn between reconciling with her just - paroled, pedophile ex (Ciaran Hinds) and a guy (Michael Lerner) who'd make a much better role model for her boys.

(In Persian with subtitles) The Family Tree (Unrated) Dysfunctional family drama about a philandering wife (Hope Davis) who turns a new leaf after developing amnesia when she hits her head while cheating on her husband (Dermot Mulroney) with their next - door neighbor (Chi McBFamily Tree (Unrated) Dysfunctional family drama about a philandering wife (Hope Davis) who turns a new leaf after developing amnesia when she hits her head while cheating on her husband (Dermot Mulroney) with their next - door neighbor (Chi McBfamily drama about a philandering wife (Hope Davis) who turns a new leaf after developing amnesia when she hits her head while cheating on her husband (Dermot Mulroney) with their next - door neighbor (Chi McBride).

Cyrus (R for profanity and sexuality) Dysfunctional family comedy about a divorced guy (John C. Reilly) who thinks he's met the woman of his dreams (Marisa Tomei) until he has to deal with her 21 year - old son (Jonah Hill) still living at home.

Our Little Sister (PG for mature themes and brief mild epithets) Dysfunctional family dramedy about three sisters (Haruka Ayase, Masami Nagasawa and Kaho) living in their late grandmother's home who invite a half - sibling (Suzu Hirose) they meet at their father's funeral to move in with them.

DVD Review by Kam Williams Headline: Slackers Exhibit Sibling Rivalry in Dysfunctional Family Comedy Sleazy does it in this one - trick pony about a couple of middle - aged adolescents who refuse to grow up.

Brothers (R for profanity and disturbing violence) Jim Sheridan directs this dysfunctional family drama about an ex-con (Jake Gyllenhaal) who gets involved with his big brother's (Tobey Maguire) wife (Natalie Portman) after his sibling goes missing in Afghanistan, only to have a lot of explaining to do upon the decorated veteran's rescue and return to the States.

Nobel Son (R for profanity, sexuality and violent gruesome images) Dysfunctional family dramedy about a kidnapped Ph.D. student (Bryan Greenberg) who is left in the hands of his abductors when his Nobel Prize - winning father (Alan Rickman) refuses to meet their $ 2,000,000 demand for ransom.

But if I have to pick one, I would choose the first chapter about Tammy, the girl who came from a dysfunctional family, started with nothing, but against all odds came out on the top.