Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "family-patriarch"

1. Yellowstone (2018– )

TV-MA | 60 min | Drama, Western

A ranching family in Montana faces off against others encroaching on their land.

Stars: Kevin Costner, Luke Grimes, Kelly Reilly, Wes Bentley

Votes: 221,768

2. Bonanza (1959–1973)

TV-PG | 49 min | Western

The Wild West adventures of Ben Cartwright and his sons as they run and defend their Nevada ranch while helping the surrounding community.

Stars: Lorne Greene, Michael Landon, Dan Blocker, Pernell Roberts

Votes: 11,031

3. Mayfair Witches (2023– )

TV-MA | 60 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

Follows a neurosurgeon who discovers she is the unlikely heir to a family of witches. She must contend with a sinister presence that has haunted her family for generations.

Stars: Alexandra Daddario, Tongayi Chirisa, Jack Huston, Harry Hamlin

Votes: 12,117

4. Creepshow (1982)

R | 120 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror

"Creepshow" is a 1982 movie that tells five grisly tales from a children's comic book: a murdered father rising from his grave, a bizarre meteor, a vengeful husband, a mysterious crate's occupant, and a plague of cockroaches.

Director: George A. Romero | Stars: Hal Holbrook, Leslie Nielsen, Adrienne Barbeau, E.G. Marshall

Votes: 53,310 | Gross: $21.03M

5. Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958)

Not Rated | 108 min | Drama

Brick is an alcoholic ex-football player who drinks his days away and resists the affections of his wife. A reunion with his terminal father jogs a host of memories and revelations for both father and son.

Director: Richard Brooks | Stars: Elizabeth Taylor, Paul Newman, Burl Ives, Jack Carson

Votes: 53,461 | Gross: $17.57M

6. The Big Country (1958)

Passed | 166 min | Drama, Romance, Western

A New England sea captain in the 1880s arrives at his fiancée's sprawling Texas ranch, where he becomes embroiled in a feud between two families over a valuable patch of land.

Director: William Wyler | Stars: Gregory Peck, Jean Simmons, Carroll Baker, Charlton Heston

Votes: 21,152

7. Death at a Funeral (2010)

R | 92 min | Comedy, Drama

A funeral ceremony turns into a debacle of exposed family secrets and misplaced bodies.

Director: Neil LaBute | Stars: Chris Rock, Martin Lawrence, Keith David, Loretta Devine

Votes: 53,706 | Gross: $42.74M

8. Hatfields & McCoys (2012)

TV-14 | 97 min | Drama, History, Romance

Dramatization of the bitter blood feud between the two families on the West Virginia/Kentucky border in the years after the Civil War.

Stars: Kevin Costner, Bill Paxton, Matt Barr, Tom Berenger

Votes: 29,359

9. Little Fockers (2010)

PG-13 | 98 min | Comedy, Romance

Family-patriarch Jack Byrnes wants to appoint a successor. Does his son-in-law, the male nurse Greg Focker, have what it takes?

Director: Paul Weitz | Stars: Ben Stiller, Teri Polo, Robert De Niro, Owen Wilson

Votes: 119,181 | Gross: $148.38M

10. The Long, Hot Summer (1958)

Not Rated | 115 min | Drama

Accused barn burner and conman Ben Quick arrives in a small Mississippi town and quickly ingratiates himself with its richest family, the Varners.

Director: Martin Ritt | Stars: Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Anthony Franciosa, Orson Welles

Votes: 12,431

11. Shenandoah (1965)

Approved | 105 min | Drama, War, Western

A Virginia farmer who has vowed to remain neutral during the Civil War is spurred into action when his youngest son is taken by Union soldiers.

Director: Andrew V. McLaglen | Stars: James Stewart, Doug McClure, Glenn Corbett, Patrick Wayne

Votes: 9,631

12. Lolly-Madonna XXX (1973)

PG | 103 min | Action, Crime, Drama

In the early 1970s, a young woman passing through rural Tennessee unintentionally gets caught in a feud between two local neighboring clans, the Feathers and the Gutshalls.

Director: Richard C. Sarafian | Stars: Rod Steiger, Katherine Squire, Scott Wilson, Timothy Scott

Votes: 848

13. The Hiding Place (1975)

PG | 150 min | Biography, Drama, History

During WWII, a Dutch family caught hiding Jews is sent to a concentration camp where their Christian faith helps them endure the hardships.

Director: James F. Collier | Stars: Julie Harris, Jeannette Clift, Arthur O'Connell, Robert Rietty

Votes: 2,401

14. House of the Long Shadows (1983)

PG | 100 min | Comedy, Horror, Mystery

An American author finds a dilapidated Welsh manor perfect for writing until the residents host a bizarre family reunion.

Director: Pete Walker | Stars: Vincent Price, Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Desi Arnaz Jr.

Votes: 4,618

15. Almost Christmas (2016)

PG-13 | 111 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A dysfunctional family gathers together for their first Christmas since their mom died.

Director: David E. Talbert | Stars: Kimberly Elise, Omar Epps, Danny Glover, Mo'Nique

Votes: 7,876 | Gross: $41.72M

16. Ugly, Dirty and Bad (1976)

Not Rated | 115 min | Comedy, Drama

Four generations of a family live in a shantytown in the outskirts of Rome. The household engages in various forms of sexual idiosyncrasies, land swindles, incest, drugs and adultery.

Director: Ettore Scola | Stars: Francesco Anniballi, Maria Bosco, Giselda Castrini, Alfredo D'Ippolito

Votes: 9,122 | Gross: $0.01M

17. The Lost City (2005)

R | 144 min | Drama, Romance

A wealthy Havana club owner and his family are torn apart by the violent sociopolitical upheaval brought about by the transition from the dictatorial regime of Batista to the Marxist revolution led by Fidel Castro in 1950s Cuba.

Director: Andy Garcia | Stars: Andy Garcia, Inés Sastre, Bill Murray, Alfredo Armenteros

Votes: 9,925 | Gross: $2.48M

18. The Goddess (1960)

Not Rated | 93 min | Drama

A young woman is deemed a goddess when her father-in-law, a rich feudal land-lord, has a dream envisioning her as an avatar of Kali.

Director: Satyajit Ray | Stars: Sharmila Tagore, Soumitra Chatterjee, Chhabi Biswas, Karuna Bannerjee

Votes: 2,813 | Gross: $0.09M

19. The Long Hot Summer (1985)

200 min | Drama, Romance

A loner arrives in a small town only to be condemned for the sins of his father.

Stars: Don Johnson, Jason Robards, Judith Ivey, Cybill Shepherd

Votes: 971

20. The Clan (2015)

R | 108 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

The true story of the Puccio Clan, a family who kidnapped and killed people in the 80s.

Director: Pablo Trapero | Stars: Guillermo Francella, Gastón Cocchiarale, Peter Lanzani, Stefanía Koessl

Votes: 14,321 | Gross: $0.19M

21. Remedy (2014–2015)

42 min | Drama, Family

Griffin Conner returns home after dropping out of medical school. He gets a job as an orderly at the hospital where his father is the chief of staff and his sisters are a nurse and surgeon.

Stars: Enrico Colantoni, Sarah Allen, Sara Canning, Dillon Casey

Votes: 711

22. Mr. North (1988)

PG | 93 min | Comedy, Drama

After gaining a reputation as a mysterious healer, a charming Yale graduate must defend his honor before his unique talent lands him in jail.

Director: Danny Huston | Stars: Anthony Edwards, Robert Mitchum, Lauren Bacall, Harry Dean Stanton

Votes: 1,612 | Gross: $1.22M

23. Adam Had Four Sons (1941)

Passed | 81 min | Drama

A governess becomes the center of a wealthy family after her employer's wife dies.

Director: Gregory Ratoff | Stars: Ingrid Bergman, Warner Baxter, Susan Hayward, Fay Wray

Votes: 1,284

24. Spring and Port Wine (1970)

Not Rated | 101 min | Drama

A stern father and lenient mother try to deal with the ups and downs of their four children's lives in working-class Bolton.

Director: Peter Hammond | Stars: James Mason, Diana Coupland, Hannah Gordon, Susan George

Votes: 993

25. Broil (2020)

TV-14 | 90 min | Fantasy, Horror, Thriller

Broil follows a dysfunctional family vying to control the future of their wealth.

Director: Edward Drake | Stars: Jonathan Lipnicki, Avery Konrad, Timothy V. Murphy, Corey Large

Votes: 1,864

26. Rock the Casbah (2013)

100 min | Comedy, Drama

The whole family is reunited when Sofia comes back for her father's funeral. Quickly, inner problems are revealed.

Director: Laïla Marrakchi | Stars: Morjana Alaoui, Nadine Labaki, Hiam Abbass, Lubna Azabal

Votes: 1,140

27. Profound Desires of the Gods (1968)

Not Rated | 173 min | Drama

An engineer from Tokyo arrives on a drought-ridden tropical island to drill a well to power a nearby sugar mill. He meets the inbred Futori family, hated by the locals for breaking religious customs.

Director: Shôhei Imamura | Stars: Rentarô Mikuni, Chôichirô Kawarasaki, Hideko Okiyama, Kanjûrô Arashi

Votes: 1,948

28. Beyond the Hill (2012)

94 min | Drama

When some people from the other side of the mountain invade the territory of a farming family, the family head tries to unite the family and fight back. But then problems within the family start to appear as well.

Director: Emin Alper | Stars: Tamer Levent, Reha Özcan, Mehmet Özgür, Berk Hakman

Votes: 3,949

29. The Third Day (1965)

Not Rated | 119 min | Drama, Mystery

A man involved in a car crash and suffering from amnesia, appears he has killed his sleazy nymphomaniac mistress, and is treated hostilely and coldly by his wife and despised by her cousin.

Director: Jack Smight | Stars: George Peppard, Elizabeth Ashley, Roddy McDowall, Arthur O'Connell

Votes: 429

30. Fiesta (1947)

Approved | 104 min | Drama, Musical, Romance

When a matador leaves town to focus on his music, his twin sister takes on his identity in the bullfighting ring.

Director: Richard Thorpe | Stars: Esther Williams, Akim Tamiroff, Ricardo Montalban, John Carroll

Votes: 641

31. Horse (1970)

90 min | Crime, Thriller

Near the Baie de la Seine swamps, opposite the Port of Le Havre, Auguste Maroilleur, an elderly farmer, exploits 400 hectares of crop land with the help of his family, over which he rules ... See full summary »

Director: Pierre Granier-Deferre | Stars: Jean Gabin, Danièle Ajoret, Michel Barbey, Christian Barbier

Votes: 970

32. L'affaire Dominici (1973)

Not Rated | 105 min | Crime, Drama, History

This film explores the ins and outs of the Dominici Affair that made the headlines back in 1952. As a result of the case, a family man named Gaston Dominici was sentenced to death for the ... See full summary »

Director: Claude Bernard-Aubert | Stars: Jeanne Allard, Max Amyl, Michel Bertay, Jean-Pierre Castaldi

Votes: 749

33. Sand Storm (2016)

87 min | Drama

When their entire lives shatter, two Bedouin women struggle to change the unchangeable rules, each in her own individual way.

Director: Elite Zexer | Stars: Lamis Ammar, Ruba Blal, Hitham Omari, Khadija Al Akel

Votes: 3,980 | Gross: $0.08M

34. The Halliday Brand (1957)

Approved | 79 min | Western

Sheriff Halliday doesn't approve of his children dating or marrying half-breeds and his blind hate threatens to alienate his whole family.

Director: Joseph H. Lewis | Stars: Joseph Cotten, Viveca Lindfors, Betsy Blair, Ward Bond

Votes: 516

35. The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1957)

Approved | 105 min | Biography, Drama, History

Elizabeth Barrett's tyrannical father has forbidden any of his family to marry. Nevertheless, Elizabeth falls in love with the poet Robert Browning.

Director: Sidney Franklin | Stars: Jennifer Jones, John Gielgud, Bill Travers, Virginia McKenna

Votes: 568

36. Nancy Drew: Curse of Blackmoor Manor (2004 Video Game)

E | Adventure, Mystery

Teen detective Nancy Drew is invited to an old manor in England to figure out why the woman living there has been acting strangely.

Director: Max Holechek | Stars: Lani Minella, Amy Broomhall, Conni Ellern, Jenn Ruzumna

Votes: 125

37. To Stay Alive (2002)

95 min | Drama

A woman tries to escape from the much older man she was forced to marry.

Director: Dariush Mehrjui | Stars: Neda Aghaei, Masoumeh Bakhshi, Mohammad Habibian, Ghader Heydari

Votes: 167

38. The Cloud (II) (2014)

25 min | Short, Drama

Ana is a single mother who lives in a country town. The sudden death of her father, the head of the family, comes as a terrible surprise.

Director: Marcel Beltrán | Stars: Lola Amores, Juan Carlos Gonzalez, Broselianda Hernández, Lazaro Labrador

39. Au théâtre ce soir (1966–1990)
Episode: L'honneur des Cipolino (1974)

129 min | Comedy

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Director: Georges Folgoas | Stars: Anne Marbeau, Mireille Delcroix, Harry-Max, Ginette Leclerc

40. The Bold and the Beautiful (1987– )
Episode: Mon Jan 26 2009 (2009)

TV-14 | Drama, Romance

Ridge and Stephanie voice their mutual suspicion to each other that the company saboteur is Rick. Eric takes steps to cover up what Rick has done.

Director: Michael Stich | Stars: Lesley-Anne Down, Susan Flannery, Katherine Kelly Lang, Kyle Lowder

41. The Bold and the Beautiful (1987– )
Episode: Tues Jan 27 2009 (2009)

TV-14 | Drama, Romance

Nick agrees to the deal with Eric. Steffy tells Bridget she ended things with Rick. Stephanie and Ridge are convinced of Rick's guilt.

Director: Michael Stich | Stars: Lesley-Anne Down, Susan Flannery, Ashley Jones, Kyle Lowder

42. The Bold and the Beautiful (1987– )
Episode: Wed Jan 28 2009 (2009)

TV-14 | Drama, Romance

Jackie meets with the mystery designer who sent her such an impressive portfolio. Eric presses upon Steffy the importance of keeping Rick's secret.

Director: Cynthia J. Popp | Stars: Lesley-Anne Down, Susan Flannery, Ashley Jones, Kyle Lowder

43. The Bold and the Beautiful (1987– )
Episode: Thurs Jan 29 2009 (2009)

TV-14 | Drama, Romance

Brooke is shocked when Ridge tells her that he suspects the company saboteur is Rick. Stephanie finds an email from Steffy to Rick.

Director: Cynthia J. Popp | Stars: Susan Flannery, Ashley Jones, Katherine Kelly Lang, Kyle Lowder

44. The Bold and the Beautiful (1987– )
Episode: Episode #1.5495 (2009)

TV-14 | Drama, Romance

Eric and Ridge scramble to get a new collection together. Bridget, as Madame X, tries to fool Nick. Taylor commands Rick to end his relationship with Steffy.

Director: Deveney Kelly | Stars: Andrew Collins, Lesley-Anne Down, Susan Flannery, Ashley Jones

45. Sona Chandi (1982)
Episode: Episode #1.9

Comedy, Drama

Sona and Chandi get further entangled in family politics of their employers. Bhai Hameed plans a business.

Director: Rashid Dar | Stars: Sheba Hasan, Hamid Rana, Ayub Khan, Tashfeen

46. A Small Light (2023)
Episode: Legacy (2023)

TV-14 | 54 min | Biography, Drama, History

With the war ending, Miep and Jan try to find the Franks and other Jewish residents of the annex.

Director: Tony Phelan | Stars: Bel Powley, Joe Cole, Amira Casar, Billie Boullet

Votes: 402

47. Inside No. 9 (2014– )
Episode: Sardines (2014)

TV-MA | 30 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

A family team-building game of sardines (similar to hide and seek) in a rural country mansion leads to a dark and sinister discovery.

Director: David Kerr | Stars: Katherine Parkinson, Tim Key, Luke Pasqualino, Steve Pemberton

Votes: 2,914

48. Nova (1974– )
Episode: Lee and Liza's Family Tree (2023)

TV-PG | 54 min | Documentary

Many descendants of enslaved people have little record of their family's ancestry. Follow one family's quest to discover their lost history, and see how science and genealogy can help rebuild a family tree broken by slavery.

Director: Byron Hurt | Stars: Maya Alexander, Jendra Bonner, Andra Mae Grimes Harrell, Anitra Hurt

Votes: 26