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Family (2018)

  • Comedy
  • 84 min
  • R age guide
  • ★ 6.5/10 from 75 ratings

Kate Stone is career-focused with a brash attitude that keeps relationships at an arm's length. When her estranged brother calls asking her to baby-sit her tween niece Maddie, Kate reluctantly agrees to help. But baby-sitting overnight unexpectedly turns into a week, and Kate's life spins into chaos. As Maddie reveals stories of being bullied and of wanting to run away and be a Juggalo, the two form a unique bond.

Directed byLaura Steinel

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What to watch after Family

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  1. 01

    Why Him?

    Similar atmosphere

    2016 · 111 min · Comedy

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    A dad forms a bitter rivalry with his daughter's young rich boyfriend.

    Why it connects

    • strong genre and movie-style overlap
    • a closely matched era
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  2. 03

    Tully

    Strong story similarity

    2018 · 95 min · Comedy · Drama

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    Marlo, a mother of three, including a newborn, is gifted a night nanny by her brother. Hesitant at first, she quickly forms a bond with the thoughtful, surprising, and sometimes challenging nanny named Tully.

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • substantial genre overlap
    • a closely matched era
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  3. 04

    Life of the Party

    Shared cast

    2018 · 105 min · Comedy

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    When her husband suddenly dumps her, longtime dedicated housewife Deanna turns regret into re-set by going back to college... landing in the same class and school as her daughter, who's not entirely sold on the idea. Plunging headlong into the campus experience, the increasingly outspoken Deanna – now Dee Rock – embraces freedom, fun, and frat boys on her own terms, finding her true self in a senior year no one ever expected.

    Why it connects

    • strong genre and movie-style overlap
    • principal cast overlap
    • a closely matched era
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  4. 05

    Death at a Funeral

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    2010 · 92 min · Comedy

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    Aaron's father's funeral is today at the family home, and everything goes wrong: the funeral home delivers the wrong body, his cousin accidentally drugs her fiancé, and Aaron's successful younger brother, Ryan, flies in from New York, broke but arrogant. To top it all off, a mysterious stranger wants a word with Aaron.

    Why it connects

    • strong genre and movie-style overlap
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  5. 06

    Sisters

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    2015 · 118 min · Comedy

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    Two disconnected sisters are summoned to clean out their childhood bedrooms before their parents sell their family home.

    Why it connects

    • strong genre and movie-style overlap
    • a closely matched era
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  6. 07

    Carnage

    Strong story similarity

    2011 · 80 min · Comedy · Drama

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    Two pairs of parents hold a cordial meeting after their sons are involved in a fight, though as their time together progresses, increasingly childish behavior throws the discussion into chaos.

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • substantial genre overlap
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  7. 08

    Carrie Pilby

    Strong story similarity

    2017 · 98 min · Comedy · Drama

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    Awkward, isolated and disapproving of most of the people around her, a precocious 19-year-old genius is challenged to put her convictions to the test by venturing out on to the NYC dating scene.

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • substantial genre overlap
    • shared theme: woman director
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  8. 09

    Grandma

    Strong story similarity

    2015 · 78 min · Comedy · Drama

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    Self-described misanthrope Elle Reid has her protective bubble burst when her 18-year-old granddaughter, Sage, shows up needing help. The two of them go on a day-long journey that causes Elle to come to terms with her past and Sage to confront her future.

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • substantial genre overlap
    • a closely matched era
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  9. 10

    This Is Where I Leave You

    Strong story similarity

    2014 · 103 min · Comedy · Drama

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    When their father passes away, four grown, world-weary siblings return to their childhood home and are requested -- with an admonition -- to stay there together for a week, along with their free-speaking mother and a collection of spouses, exes and might-have-beens. As the brothers and sisters re-examine their shared history and the status of each tattered relationship among those who know and love them best, they reconnect in hysterically funny and emotionally significant ways.

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • substantial genre overlap
    • a closely matched era
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How these movie recommendations work

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