14 dysfunctional family movies which will make you feel better about yours
1 Jun 2015 11:51 AM IST1 Jun 2015 11:51 AM IST
14 dysfunctional family movies which will make you feel better about yours
A still from the title track featuring the lead cast of Dil Dhadakne Do- ‘Diary of a Wimpy Kid’ is a series of films based on the books by author Jeff Kinney. The story tracks the journey of a young teenager fresh out of middle school who must learn to survive get through the school year, with a little help from the
- This movie took ‘dysfunctional’ to down right ‘despicable’ when three girls are adopted by an evil genius who won’t settle for anything less than the moon. The movie that won over a million hearts gave evil geniuses a shot at finding their happy
- ‘The Squid and the Whale’ a heart warming story that follows the struggles of two young boys dealing with their parents' divorce in the 1980s, while struggling to get their lives back on track. From teenage insecurities, to adolescent crises, this
- ‘The Savages’, a film that speaks volumes on forgiveness and family especially after a brother-sister duo are asked to take back their abusive father, from whom they spent all their lives running away. The two must come to terms with their father as
- Long before the Vampires and Werewolves took over, there was the Addams family. While the cartoon shows taught kids of the 90’s to fit in and get along with ‘different’ people, the movie opened our eyes to the all the good in an un-dead family.
- How far will you go in order to raise funds? Well, this mom in 'Sunshine Cleaning' starts an unusual business- a bio hazard removal/crime scene clean-up service.
- Bearing the brunt of an overprotective mother, this young home-schooled teen in 'Sassy pants' runs off to live with her dad. Fasten your seat belts as the film will throw a surprise at every turn.
- In 'RV', Bob Munro and his dysfunctional family rent an RV for a road trip to the Colorado Rockies. Little did they know their difficult journey would help them retrieve their forgotten family bonds. Nevertheless, this one tops the list.
- We bet settling for a fairytale life is something which each one has always hoped for. In 'Home for Christmas', Beth Prince has always imagined having a dream job in a independent cinema by the seaside and a handsome man. Events take a hilarious
- It might be a little dysfunctional to allow your young daughter to compete in a beauty pageant. But it is unarguably dysfunctional to let her do a striptease to Rick James’s 'Super Freak'. Well, 'Little Miss Sunshine' will take you through a roller
- Planning a Christmas vacation sounds fun, but actually leaving behind a family member sounds plain ridiculous. In 'Home Alone', the youngest one named Kevin was forgotten in a bid to reach airport on time. Yes, purely dysfunctional.
- The 'Khichdi' movie is hilariously narrated through the two wise kids of the madcap Parekh family- Jacky and Chakki. The movie which will make you question your sanity, will make you relate to this one-of-a-kind bunch.
- The recently released 'Piku' offered a fresh quirky take on a deeply layered father-daughter relationship that borders on the dysfunctional. Coming from a man who crafted 'Vicky Donor', Shoojit Sircar brilliantly weaved this comedy around
The critics are gung-ho about 'Dil Dhadakne Do' and its eclectic star cast. The film which has been on everyone's radar revolves around the dysfunctional Mehra family. While we bank on Zoya Akhtar's directorial to wash out the dry spell prevailing
14 dysfunctional family movies which will make you feel better about yours
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