Sentences with phrase «drama about a dysfunctional family»

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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.

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.

Michael Haneke revisits all his familiar themes in this darkly satirical, Calais - set drama about a dysfunctional bourgeois family.

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).

Bliss (Unrated) Dysfunctional family drama based on Omer Zulfu Livaneli's incendiary best seller about a 17 year - old rape victim (Ozgu Namal) whose mortified Muslim parents (Emin Gursoy and Sebnem Kostem) ask her cousin (Murat Han) to perform an honor killing when she refuses to commit suicide after her loss of chastity.

Trucker (R for sexuality, profanity, drug use involving minors and sexual assault) Michelle Monahan stars in this dysfunctional family drama about a carefree truck driver forced to mature when her terminally ex-husband (Benjamin Bratt) can no longer care for their 11 year - old son (Jimmy Bennett).

Kabei: Our Mother (Unrated) Dysfunctional family drama based on Teruyo Nogami's childhood memoir about coming - of - age in Japan during the turbulent times of the late1930s.

All We Had (Unrated) Dysfunctional family drama about a cash - strapped single - mom (Katie Holmes) living hand - to - mouth with her 13 year - old daughter (Stefania Owen) until they move to a tiny town where she finds a steady job as a waitress only to be victimized by a fast - talking mortgage broker (Mark Consuelos).

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.

Writer - director David O. Russell has made three kinds of movies: offbeat romances («Flirting With Disaster»), surreal comedies («I Heart Huckabees») and dramas about dysfunctional yet appealing families («The Fighter»).

It's a classic dysfunctional family comedy - drama in many respects, with every single family member of the central Jacobs family dealing with some sort of personal trouble: older sister Dana (Slate) with misgivings about her engagement to Ben (Jay Duplass), which she channels into an affair with an old college friend, Nate (Finn Wittrock); younger sister Ali (Abby Quinn) with a rebellious nature that leads her into all - night clubbing and increasingly adventurous drug use; and their on - the - outs parents, Pat (Edie Falco) and Alan (John Turturro), the stagnation of their marriage only magnified when Ali discovers her father indulging in his own philandering.

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.

Ingmar Bergman («Autumn Sonata» / «Wild Strawberries» / «Fanny and Alexander») directs a darkly perceptive psychological drama about the human condition that exposes a dysfunctional family and its many unpleasant secrets.

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.

Yelling to the Sky (Unrated) Dysfunctional family drama about a bi-racial 17 year - old (Zoe Kravitz) forced to fend for herself in a rough neighborhood due to an absentee mother (Yolonda Ross) and a father (Jason Clarke) given to violent mood swings.

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.

(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).

There is not a sympathetic character in Landline, a comic drama about the various dysfunctions of a dysfunctional family.

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.