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Best film families

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Who’s your favorite film fam? From kinsfolk clues in the script, to casting with chemistry, to on-set bonding, there is a deep magic in the crafting of a household on film. This Showdown celebrates the greatest practitioners of that craft: we want to know your favorite movie ménages. List the ten best screen families from narrative film history; those broods who through script, casting and craft convince us of their close connections—whether they’re happy households or complicated clans. (No docs, obvs.)

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  • The Royal Tenenbaums
  • The Incredibles
  • The Godfather
  • Knives Out
  • Little Miss Sunshine
  • Little Women
  • Fantastic Mr. Fox
  • Shoplifters
  • The Farewell
  • Hereditary
  • The Addams Family
  • Minari
  • The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
  • Coco
  • Lady Bird
  • The Sound of Music
  • Captain Fantastic
  • Lilo & Stitch
  • Boyhood

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Alma ⸸🌱

Alma ⸸🌱 323 films

  • Natural Enemies
  • Twin Peaks
  • The Sacrifice
  • Peeping Tom
  • There Will Be Blood
Alma ⸸🌱

Alma ⸸🌱 720 films

  • The Turin Horse
  • Chinatown
  • Léon: The Professional
  • Twin Peaks
  • The Sacrifice
Alma ⸸🌱

Alma ⸸🌱 731 films

  • Little Miss Sunshine
  • The Lego Batman Movie
  • Dead Poets Society
  • The Spanish Apartment
  • Fantastic Mr. Fox
isa

isa 52 films

  • The Farewell
  • A Room with a View
  • Tomboy
  • Little Women
  • Little Miss Sunshine
Tash

Tash 27 films

  • The Royal Tenenbaums
  • Billy Elliot
  • 20th Century Women
  • Lady Bird
  • What Maisie Knew
bisan

bisan 50 films

  • Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
  • The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
  • We Need to Talk About Kevin
  • The Shining
  • Hereditary
vinnie

vinnie 13 films

  • Tokyo Story
  • Imitation of Life
  • Chinatown
  • Dogtooth
  • The Farewell
Kyle

Kyle 54 films

  • Rocco and His Brothers
  • Cries and Whispers
  • The Magnificent Ambersons
  • Chinese Roulette
  • Cría cuervos…
Ivan

Ivan 10 films

  • The Godfather
  • The Royal Tenenbaums
  • Moonstruck
  • Parasite
  • Mon Oncle
Cody F. Schmidt

Cody F. Schmidt 10 films

  • Parasite
  • Fantastic Mr. Fox
  • The Incredibles
  • Boy
  • Sorry We Missed You
Nicolai_Shymko

Nicolai_Shymko 10 films

  • Shoplifters
  • You Can't Take It with You
  • Off the Map
  • Distant Voices, Still Lives
  • The Last Black Man in San Francisco
Mariner35

Mariner35 50 films

  • The Brady Bunch Movie
  • The Godfather
  • August: Osage County
  • Meet the Applegates
  • National Lampoon's Vacation
Rod T

Rod T 10 films

  • Parasite
  • Still Walking
  • Summer Wars
  • Sorry We Missed You
  • The Celebration
okrc (J.Arturo)

okrc (J.Arturo) 10 films

  • The Kid
  • Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
  • My Man Godfrey
  • Giant
  • You Can't Take It with You
JTFX

JTFX 10 films

  • The Godfather
  • The Incredibles
  • Knives Out
  • The Godfather: Part II
  • The Godfather: Part III
Chinochano

Chinochano 25 films

  • The Parent Trap
  • Little Miss Sunshine
  • The Sound of Music
  • Knives Out
  • Mamma Mia!
aubrey

aubrey 10 films

  • Big Daddy
  • Pride & Prejudice
  • Rain Man
  • My Cousin Vinny
  • Sleepless in Seattle
Melissa

Melissa 33 films

  • The Addams Family
  • The Incredibles
  • Instant Family
  • Minari
  • What Happened to Monday
Clearin

Clearin 10 films

  • The Incredibles
  • A Quiet Place
  • Paddington
  • Wonder
  • Little Women
Nicolas Inard

Nicolas Inard 10 films

  • Wolf Children
  • Fantastic Mr. Fox
  • Summer Wars
  • Little Miss Sunshine
  • Parasite
gartenlaub

gartenlaub 10 films

  • The Birdcage
  • The Best Years of Our Lives
  • The Farewell
  • 20th Century Women
  • Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
Zayne

Zayne 10 films

  • Little Women
  • Shoplifters
  • Us
  • Minari
  • The Royal Tenenbaums
Matt Hammond

Matt Hammond 10 films

  • Little Women
  • Downton Abbey
  • Knives Out
  • The Farewell
  • Coco
emma

emma 10 films

  • My Neighbors the Yamadas
  • Little Miss Sunshine
  • Little Women
  • Knives Out
  • The Darjeeling Limited
BennyGru

BennyGru 10 films

  • Boyhood
  • Captain Fantastic
  • Fighting with My Family
  • The Incredibles
  • Inside Out
TB14

TB14 10 films

  • The Leopard
  • Cries and Whispers
  • The Hills Have Eyes
  • Make Way for Tomorrow
  • Seven Beauties
jakesp8

jakesp8 10 films

  • The Royal Tenenbaums
  • Parasite
  • Addams Family Values
  • The Lion in Winter
  • The Farewell
Stephen Hanson

Stephen Hanson 10 films

  • Speed Racer
  • Paddington
  • The Imposter
  • Fast Five
  • The Godfather
Ashley Minor

Ashley Minor 10 films

  • The Incredibles
  • The Royal Tenenbaums
  • The Addams Family
  • Secrets & Lies
  • Lilo & Stitch
Eduardo Ramírez

Eduardo Ramírez 36 films

  • Boyhood
  • The Godfather
  • The Incredibles
  • Fanny and Alexander
  • Shoplifters
Michael Kaish

Michael Kaish 10 films

  • Step Brothers
  • The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
  • The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2
  • House of 1000 Corpses
  • The Devil's Rejects
DanRanza

DanRanza 7 films

  • The Godfather
  • Marriage Story
  • Lady Bird
  • Parasite
  • Pride & Prejudice
Chris

Chris 10 films

  • The Godfather
  • Boy
  • Parasite
  • Friday
  • The Farewell
V. Vargas

V. Vargas 10 films

  • Crooklyn
  • A Christmas Story
  • The Incredibles
  • Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
  • Parenthood
Ryan Terry

Ryan Terry 14 films

  • The Brady Bunch Movie
  • Diary of a Wimpy Kid
  • The Addams Family
  • Lilo & Stitch
  • The Farewell
Emmanuel Garduno

Emmanuel Garduno 56 films

  • Captain Fantastic
  • Paddington 2
  • My Big Fat Greek Wedding
  • Monsoon Wedding
  • Little Miss Sunshine
CarsonHiggins

CarsonHiggins 9 films

  • Shoplifters
  • The Farewell
  • Lilo & Stitch
  • Home Alone
  • The Florida Project
alaharon123

alaharon123 10 films

  • The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
  • A Serbian Film
  • Eraserhead
  • House of 1000 Corpses
  • Helter Skelter
DongCornelius

DongCornelius 10 films

  • Little Miss Sunshine
  • To Kill a Mockingbird
  • Coco
  • Captain Fantastic
  • The Grapes of Wrath
G a y a n

G a y a n 43 films

  • The Birdcage
  • Boy
  • The Haunting of Hill House
  • Hearts Beat Loud
  • My Big Fat Greek Wedding
balconyparty

balconyparty 10 films

  • The Magnificent Ambersons
  • The Godfather: Part II
  • The Godfather
  • The Big City
  • Charulata
srdas

srdas 10 films

  • The Royal Tenenbaums
  • Addams Family Values
  • The Incredibles
  • The Godfather
  • Step Brothers
TheThirdTruman

TheThirdTruman 5 films

  • An Autumn Afternoon
  • Good Morning
  • Late Spring
  • Equinox Flower
  • Late Autumn
AronDanburg

AronDanburg 10 films

  • The Godfather
  • Marriage Story
  • Parasite
  • The Royal Tenenbaums
  • Gangs of Wasseypur - Part 1
Gurharsh Bhamrah

Gurharsh Bhamrah 10 films

  • The Royal Tenenbaums
  • Parasite
  • Little Miss Sunshine
  • Fantastic Mr. Fox
  • Holiday
arctica

arctica 10 films

  • Little Miss Sunshine
  • Parasite
  • Shoplifters
  • Hereditary
  • The Killing of a Sacred Deer
Jeran

Jeran 22 films

  • Parasite
  • Life Is Beautiful
  • The Godfather
  • Get Out
  • A Sun
Arran Wylde

Arran Wylde 25 films

  • All About My Mother
  • The Lion King
  • The Virgin Suicides
  • Tokyo Story
  • Volver
Maarten Rogier

Maarten Rogier 10 films

  • Us
  • Little Miss Sunshine
  • Coco
  • Home Alone
  • Summer Wars
George Anderson

George Anderson 10 films

  • To Kill a Mockingbird
  • Ordinary People
  • The Darjeeling Limited
  • On Golden Pond
  • Meet Me in St. Louis
Ruth Margeson

Ruth Margeson 10 films

  • National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
  • Easy A
  • Paddington 2
  • The Farewell
  • Addams Family Values
Sagan

Sagan 10 films

  • Parasite
  • Paddington
  • Mommy
  • Call Me by Your Name
  • The Fighter
Aidan McShane

Aidan McShane 10 films

  • Loveling
  • Eat Drink Man Woman
  • The Royal Tenenbaums
  • Parasite
  • Lilo & Stitch
milena

milena 30 films

  • Little Women
  • Pride & Prejudice
  • The Florida Project
  • Knives Out
  • Minari
robby

robby 10 films

  • About Time
  • Call Me by Your Name
  • 20th Century Women
  • The Florida Project
  • Hunt for the Wilderpeople
Sophie

Sophie 10 films

  • Little Miss Sunshine
  • Hereditary
  • 20th Century Women
  • Fantastic Mr. Fox
  • Parasite
Connor Johnston

Connor Johnston 20 films

  • Back to the Future
  • Fantastic Mr. Fox
  • The Farewell
  • Father of the Bride
  • Grave of the Fireflies
fredsicylife

fredsicylife 10 films

  • National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
  • The Devil's Rejects
  • Back to the Future
  • The Lost Boys
  • E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
John Quinn

John Quinn 9 films

  • The Sound of Music
  • The Shining
  • The Godfather
  • The Virgin Suicides
  • Shoplifters
Libby Carberry

Libby Carberry 10 films

  • Forbidden Games
  • Rocco and His Brothers
  • The Godfather
  • Life Is Beautiful
  • The Leopard
Eddie_Kasp

Eddie_Kasp 111 films

  • The Killing of a Sacred Deer
  • Roma
  • The Sound of Music
  • mother!
  • Little Women
carolina

carolina 10 films

  • Secrets & Lies
  • The Daytrippers
  • Roma
  • Dan in Real Life
  • Mustang
kgilroy

kgilroy 39 films

  • Krampus
  • Funny Games
  • Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
  • Mama
  • Signs
kikki_tino

kikki_tino 10 films

  • The Simpsons Movie
  • The Shining
  • Fantastic Mr. Fox
  • The Royal Tenenbaums
  • Home Alone
xthebarkingcat

xthebarkingcat 38 films

  • The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
  • Mumsy, Nanny, Sonny & Girly
  • The Baby
  • Scum of the Earth
  • Spider Baby
Nick Weaver

Nick Weaver 10 films

  • Cold Comfort Farm
  • How Green Was My Valley
  • The Kid Brother
  • The Boat
  • Everyone Says I Love You
GonDaddy

GonDaddy 10 films

  • Still Walking
  • The Descendants
  • My Neighbors the Yamadas
  • Addams Family Values
  • The Tree of Life
filmplanet

filmplanet 10 films

  • Boyhood
  • Mamma Mia!
  • Little Women
  • Easy A
  • Paddington
josh

josh 10 films

  • The Hills Have Eyes
  • A Christmas Story
  • The Incredibles
  • The Godfather: Part II
  • Eat Drink Man Woman
MoonOrb

MoonOrb 10 films

  • Wolf Children
  • Parasite
  • Us
  • Near Dark
  • Grave of the Fireflies
schylerb

schylerb 10 films

  • The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
  • You're Next
  • Ready or Not
  • Psycho
  • Us
RepoJack

RepoJack 10 films

  • WandaVision
  • The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
  • Call Me by Your Name
  • Juno
  • The Godfather
Niall Hassett

Niall Hassett 10 films

  • The Royal Tenenbaums
  • Parasite
  • Pride & Prejudice
  • Little Women
  • Call Me by Your Name
Megan

Megan 20 films

  • Parasite
  • The Haunting of Hill House
  • Hot Rod
  • The Royal Tenenbaums
  • About Time
idcbs

idcbs 24 films

  • Parasite
  • The Royal Tenenbaums
  • The Witch
  • Hereditary
  • What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
Kate 🎃⚰️

Kate 🎃⚰️ 10 films

  • Eraserhead
  • Hereditary
  • Possessor
  • Fantastic Mr. Fox
  • Juno
Nosegay

Nosegay 10 films

  • Little Miss Sunshine
  • Parasite
  • The Farewell
  • The Godfather
  • The Godfather: Part II
evan

evan 22 films

  • The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)
  • Little Miss Sunshine
  • Fantastic Mr. Fox
  • The Incredibles
  • The Descendants
Phill Hill

Phill Hill 12 films

  • My Big Fat Greek Wedding
  • Parasite
  • Roma
  • Kramer vs. Kramer
  • Minari
nat k

nat k 14 films

  • Circus of Books
  • The Farewell
  • Crooklyn
  • Ordinary People
  • Coneheads
Kurosawa

Kurosawa 16 films

  • Parasite
  • Captain Fantastic
  • The Royal Tenenbaums
  • The Incredibles
  • Tokyo Story
Greg Mitchell

Greg Mitchell 10 films

  • Frailty
  • Hereditary
  • From Dusk Till Dawn
  • The Weekend Murders
  • National Lampoon's Vacation
Paul Norman

Paul Norman 23 films

  • Pride & Prejudice
  • The Haunting of Hill House
  • Parasite
  • The Big Sick
  • Room
rachel mcmenamin

rachel mcmenamin 30 films

  • The Royal Tenenbaums
  • The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2
  • Knives Out
  • The Godfather
  • The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Marcus Pagliarulo

Marcus Pagliarulo 11 films

  • Lilo & Stitch
  • Addams Family Values
  • The Willoughbys
  • Little Miss Sunshine
  • Serenity
Flicks With Friends

Flicks With Friends 10 films

  • Halloween II
  • Pink Flamingos
  • The Bride of Frankenstein
  • Fanny and Alexander
  • Distant Voices, Still Lives
$AM

$AM 10 films

  • The Tree of Life
  • The Godfather
  • The Grapes of Wrath
  • Loveling
  • Shoplifters
Angelo Cordeiro

Angelo Cordeiro 11 films

  • The Castle
  • Mirai
  • Little Miss Sunshine
  • The Incredibles
  • Minari
popcorntom

popcorntom 10 films

  • Lilo & Stitch
  • A Goofy Movie
  • Ponyo
  • A Letter to Momo
  • I'm Thinking of Ending Things
Maddie

Maddie 40 films

Still from The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)