1. While You Were Sleeping (1995) I love this movie as much for the great Callaghans as for the love story. Peter Boyle, Glynis Johns, Jack Warden, and Micole Mercurio were the glue that held this story together and made every scene fun to watch. I loved the leads too (Sandra Bullock, Bill Pullman and Peter Gallagher) but the family was the fourth main character. This is #25 on my Favorite Movie list.
2. My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002) The Portokalos family must come to terms with their daughter not marrying a Greek, but the audience just gets to sit back and smile, thankful that they are not our family.
3. Meet the Parents (2000) So, how bad can things really go when you take home your boyfriend for a family wedding? Pretty bad if the head of that family is Jack Byrnes and the boyfriend is Gaylord Focker. With a name like Focker you just knew there was going to be trouble. This movie makes me laugh, a lot. The second one not quite as much, but still funny. I’m hoping the one coming out this month with the Focker children will be funny too. This is one of my top 10 Favorite Movies.
4. Dan in Real Life (2007) This is one of those big family movies where all the kids and grandkids get together and hijinks ensue. I am an only child, so these movies always make me wish I’d had a sibling or two. This movie was funny, but tackled more serious issues too.
5. What’s Eating Gilbert Grape (1993) I thought I’d add one movie that wasn’t a comedy. This movie was all about complicated family dynamics and it has powerhouse performances by Leonardo DiCaprio and Johnny Depp. Another one on my Favorite Movie list.
Do you have a favorite family in film?
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These all sound really good. I ‘ve seen Meet the Parents and loved it. I’ll have to add the others to my must watch list.
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I really liked My Big Fat Greek Wedding 🙂
The only one of those movies I’ve seen is Meet the Parents and I loved it. Another movie that popped into my head was Vacation.
I loved all of these but Dan in Real Life just gets me right in the heart. I cry like a baby every time I watch it!
I’ve always liked My Big Fat Greek Wedding. Family Stone is one I have watched a few times too. Never saw Dan in Real Life.
It was a more serious take on the everyday confusions of life in family drama. ……Chris Rockmond Dunbar played in the drama Soul Food the series as a family man too.