Kramer vs. Kramer
Dustin Hoffman, Meryl Streep, Jane Alexander
After his wife leaves him, a work-obsessed Manhattan advertising executive is forced to learn long-neglected parenting skills, but a heated custody battle over the couple's young son deepens the wounds left by the separation.
Why you'll love it
Ted Kramer's wife leaves him, allowing for a lost bond to be rediscovered between Ted and his son, Billy. But a heated custody battle ensues over the divorced couple's son, deepening the wounds left by the separation.
Ordinary People
Donald Sutherland, Mary Tyler Moore, Judd Hirsch
The accidental death of the older son of an affluent family deeply strains the relationships among the bitter mother, the good-natured father and the guilt-ridden younger son.
Why you'll love it
The accidental death of the older son of an affluent family deeply strains the relationships among the bitter mother, the good-natured father, and the guilt-ridden younger son.
The Royal Tenenbaums
Gene Hackman, Gwyneth Paltrow, Anjelica Huston
The eccentric members of a dysfunctional family reluctantly gather under the same roof for various reasons.
Why you'll love it
A story about a dysfunctional family of former child prodigies who reunite when their father announces he is terminally ill.
The Squid and the Whale
Owen Kline, Jeff Daniels, Laura Linney
Follows two young boys dealing with their parents' divorce in Brooklyn in the 1980s.
Why you'll love it
Follows two young boys dealing with their parents' divorce in Brooklyn in the 1980s.
August: Osage County
Meryl Streep, Dermot Mulroney, Julia Roberts
A look at the lives of the strong-willed women of the Weston family, whose paths have diverged until a family crisis brings them back to the Oklahoma house they grew up in, and to the dysfunctional woman who raised them.
Why you'll love it
A look at the lives of the strong-willed women of the Weston family, who have separated but are brought back together by a family crisis.