6 Best Family Reunion Movies of All Time

By Vlad Zakh · March 3, 2026

Few settings expose buried family tension like a reunion, and these films mine that pressure cooker for both drama and dark comedy. In Hannah and Her Sisters (1986): Three sisters navigate romantic entanglements and personal crises across two years in New York City. Another standout is Knives Out (2019): A famous mystery novelist’s death draws a detective into his dysfunctional family’s web of secrets.

Knives Out (2019)

IMDb ★ 7.9 RT 97% Metacritic 82

A famous mystery novelist's death draws a detective into his dysfunctional family's web of secrets.

Directed by Rian Johnson · 2h 11m · Rated PG-13

Nominated for 1 Oscar52 wins & 114 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: fuboTV, Lionsgate+ Amazon Channel · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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This Is Where I Leave You (2014)

TMDB ★ 6.6

Four adult siblings are forced to live together under one roof during a week of mourning for their father.

Directed by Shawn Levy · 1h 43m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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August: Osage County (2013)

TMDB ★ 7.1

A family gathers at their matriarch's Oklahoma home after a death, unearthing decades of buried resentment.

Directed by John Wells · 2h 01m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, Philo, Lionsgate+ Amazon Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Howdy Amazon Channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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The Family Stone (2005)

IMDb ★ 6.3 RT 52% Metacritic 56

A woman meeting her boyfriend's eccentric, close-knit family for Christmas struggles to fit in.

Directed by Thomas Bezucha · 1h 43m · Rated PG-13

4 wins & 8 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Home for the Holidays (1995)

TMDB ★ 6.6

A newly unemployed woman's chaotic Thanksgiving with her dysfunctional family spirals into comic disaster.

Directed by Jodie Foster · 1h 43m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

Stream: MGM Plus · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)

TMDB ★ 8.0

Three sisters navigate romantic entanglements and personal crises across two years in New York City.

Directed by Woody Allen · 1h 47m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

Stream: fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, Criterion Channel, MGM Plus · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Vlad Zakh

Founder, Movieix

Founder of Movieix, built to fix a specific annoyance: most recommendation sites are just algorithm-driven noise. Our lists are researched and organized by who's in a film, where it's from, and the mood you're actually in tonight.

6 Best Family Reunion Movies of All Time

Knives Out (2019)

This Is Where I Leave You (2014)

August: Osage County (2013)

The Family Stone (2005)

Home for the Holidays (1995)

Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)

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