Here you’ll find some film and television recommendations relating to the topics covered in the book, organised by subject.
Changes Impacting the Family
A River Runs Through It
All the Money in the World
American Beauty
Cheaper by the Dozen
Dan in Real Life
Father of the Bride (I or II)
Four Weddings and a Funeral
Fried Green Tomatoes
I Am Sam
I Don’t Know How She Does It
It’s Complicated
Juno
Meet the Family
Moonstruck
Parenthood
Room
Something to Talk About
Steel Magnolias
The Big Wedding
The Bridges of Madison County
The Family Tree
The Parent Trap
The Piano
The Thing About My Folks
Stressful Events in the Family
A River Runs Through It
Beloved
Coco
Down and Out in Beverly Hills
Elizabethtown
Everybody’s Fine
Jersey Girl
Lorenzo’s Oil
Manchester by the Sea
The Horse Whisperer
The Ice Storm
What Dreams May Come
My Girl
Ordinary People
Room
Raising Helen
Stepmom
The Descendants (all)
The Deep End of the Ocean
The Florida Project
The Hours
Sleepless in Seattle
Traffic
When a Man Loves a Woman
Changing Family Forms
Big Daddy
Daddy Day Care
Donor Unknown
Enough Said
Longtime Companions
Men Don’t Leave
Meet the Parents
Mrs. Doubtfire
My Girl
Parent Trap
Racing with the Moon
Secrets and Lies
Stepmom
The Blind Side
The Kids are Alright
Yours, Mine, and Ours
Cross-Cultural and Gender Themes
A Walk in the Clouds
Benny and Joon
Call Me by Your Name
Chocolat
Coco
Cold Sassy Tree
Field of Dreams
Get Out
Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner
Hoop Dreams
In the Name of the Father
The Blind Side
The Brothers McMullen
The Color Purple
The Help
Jungle Fever
Like Water for Chocolate
Lion
Moonlight
My Big Fat Greek Wedding
Our Family Wedding
Pleasantville
Rain Man
Real Women Have Curves
Sleepless in Seattle
Soul Food
The Joy Luck Club
The Other Sister
Witness
Relational Change
A Thousand Acres
Big Fish
Everybody’s Fine
Freaky Friday
Home for the Holidays
In Her Shoes
Lady Bird
Love Actually
Little Miss Sunshine
Margot at the Wedding
Monster in Law
Parenthood
Rachel Getting Married
Stories We Tell
Sunshine Cleaners
The Family Stone
The Great Santini Trip to Bountiful Ulee’s Gold
The Family Man
The Royal Tenenbaums
The Squid and the Whale
The Way, Way Back
What’s Eating Gilbert Grape
We Bought a Zoo
TV Shows Depicting Family Communication
American Horror Story
Arrested Development
Big Bang Theory
Blackish
Broadchurch
Brothers and Sisters
Californication
Different Strokes
Downtown Abbey
Duck Dynasty
Everwood
Everybody Loves Raymond
Family Man
Fresh off the Boat
Friday Night Lights
Full House
Fuller House
Gilmore Girls
Girl Meets World
Grace and Frankie
Grey’s Anatomy
Home Improvement
How I Met your Mother
Family Matters
Full House
Little House on the Prairie
Mad About You
Malcolm in the Middle
Married with Children
Mike and Molly
Modern Family
My Big Fat Creek Life
Bloodlines
Bosch
Boy Meets World
Breaking Bad
Nip/Tuck
Parenthood
Private Practice
Raising Hope
Sister Wives
Sabrina The Teenage Witch
Shameless
Schitt’s Creek
Silver Spoons
Sixteen and Pregnant
Sopranos
Step-by-Step
Switched at Birth
Teen Mom
That 70s Show
The Crown
The Fosters
The Hughleys
The King of Queens
The New Normal
The OC
The Secret Life of the American Teenager
The Simpsons
This is Us
Transparent
Ugly Betty
Will and Grace
Young Sheldon