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

1. Beetlejuice (1988)

PG | 92 min | Comedy, Fantasy

The spirits of a deceased couple are harassed by an unbearable family that has moved into their home, and hire a malicious spirit to drive them out.

Director: Tim Burton | Stars: Alec Baldwin, Geena Davis, Michael Keaton, Annie McEnroe

Votes: 340,452 | Gross: $73.71M

2. The Marvels (2023)

PG-13 | 105 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Carol Danvers gets her powers entangled with those of Kamala Khan and Monica Rambeau, forcing them to work together to save the universe.

Director: Nia DaCosta | Stars: Brie Larson, Teyonah Parris, Iman Vellani, Samuel L. Jackson

Votes: 125,194

3. The Fabelmans (2022)

PG-13 | 151 min | Drama

Growing up in post-World War II era Arizona, young Sammy Fabelman aspires to become a filmmaker as he reaches adolescence, but soon discovers a shattering family secret and explores how the power of films can help him see the truth.

Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Michelle Williams, Gabriel LaBelle, Paul Dano, Judd Hirsch

Votes: 117,094

4. Full House (1987–1995)

TV-G | 22 min | Comedy, Drama, Family

A widowed sportscaster raises his three daughters with assistance from his rock and roll brother-in-law and madcap best friend.

Stars: Bob Saget, John Stamos, Dave Coulier, Candace Cameron Bure

Votes: 63,135

5. The Incredibles (2004)

PG | 115 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

While trying to lead a quiet suburban life, a family of undercover superheroes are forced into action to save the world.

Director: Brad Bird | Stars: Craig T. Nelson, Samuel L. Jackson, Holly Hunter, Jason Lee

Votes: 809,481 | Gross: $261.44M

6. Home Improvement (1991–1999)

TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy, Family

The daily trials and tribulations of Tim "The Tool Man" Taylor, a television show host raising three mischievous boys with help from his loyal co-host, loving wife, and eccentric neighbor.

Stars: Tim Allen, Earl Hindman, Taran Noah Smith, Zachery Ty Bryan

Votes: 49,162

7. A Friend of the Family (2022)

TV-MA | 53 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

The harrowing true story of the Broberg family, whose daughter Jan was kidnapped multiple times over a period of years in the 1970s by a charismatic, obsessed family "friend."

Stars: Jake Lacy, Colin Hanks, Lio Tipton, Anna Paquin

Votes: 6,872

8. While You Were Sleeping (1995)

PG | 103 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A hopelessly romantic Chicago Transit Authority ticket booth operator is mistaken for the fiancée of a comatose patient.

Director: Jon Turteltaub | Stars: Sandra Bullock, Bill Pullman, Peter Gallagher, Peter Boyle

Votes: 114,099 | Gross: $81.06M

9. Monarch of the Glen (2000–2005)

TV-14 | 60 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Archie MacDonald, a young restaurateur is called back to his childhood home of Glenbogle where he is told he is the new Laird of Glenbogle.

Stars: Alexander Morton, Susan Hampshire, Hamish Clark, Dawn Steele

Votes: 3,785

10. Abducted in Plain Sight (2017)

TV-14 | 91 min | Documentary, Crime

The twisting, turning, stranger-than-fiction true story of the Brobergs, a naive, church-going Idaho family that fell under the spell of a sociopathic neighbor with designs on their twelve-year-old daughter.

Director: Skye Borgman | Stars: Jan Broberg, Bob Broberg, Mary Ann Broberg, Susan Broberg

Votes: 22,265

11. Mum (2016–2019)

TV-14 | 30 min | Comedy

After the death of her husband, a woman attempts to rebuild her life while surrounded by her sometimes problematic family and friends.

Stars: Lesley Manville, Peter Mullan, Sam Swainsbury, Lisa McGrillis

Votes: 3,702

12. The Devil Rides Out (1968)

G | 95 min | Horror

Devil worshipers plan to convert two new victims.

Director: Terence Fisher | Stars: Christopher Lee, Charles Gray, Nike Arrighi, Leon Greene

Votes: 10,274

13. The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines (2006 TV Movie)

TV-PG | 92 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

Librarian-turned-adventurer Flynn Carsen endeavors to find King Solomon's mines.

Director: Jonathan Frakes | Stars: Noah Wyle, Gabrielle Anwar, Bob Newhart, Jane Curtin

Votes: 15,852

14. Setup (I) (2011)

R | 85 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A group of friends become involved in a potentially deadly diamond heist.

Director: Mike Gunther | Stars: 50 Cent, Bruce Willis, Ryan Phillippe, Rory Markham

Votes: 21,804

15. The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns (1999)

TV-PG | 70 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family

An American spends his holiday in Ireland, where he is introduced to the world of magical creatures like leprechauns and fairies. In a subplot, a forbidden love story blossoms between leprechaun Mickey and fairy Jessica.

Stars: Randy Quaid, Whoopi Goldberg, Roger Daltrey, Colm Meaney

Votes: 4,475

16. Good Posture (2019)

91 min | Comedy, Drama

Set in current day Brooklyn, Good Posture is the gentle comedy story of a lazy but charming and beautiful young woman who has got used to using men to make her life easier, but after finally pushing one man too far, is forced to discover that she can live a happier life by taking responsibility for herself and not rely on those around her as easy props.

Director: Dolly Wells | Stars: Grace Van Patten, Gary Richardson, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Zadie Smith

Votes: 956

17. A Tale of Two Cities (1980 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 162 min | Drama, History, Romance

An ex-aristocrat from France and an alcoholic English lawyer find themselves crossing paths and in love with the same woman during the French Revolution.

Director: Jim Goddard | Stars: Chris Sarandon, Peter Cushing, Kenneth More, Barry Morse

Votes: 1,017

18. Made for Each Other (2023 TV Movie)

TV-G | 84 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance

Follows a sculptor who uses magic to create her ideal man and bring him into reality, but she then starts to fall for her real-life friend and learns to appreciate the flaws that make love perfectly imperfect.

Director: Jeff Beesley | Stars: Alexandra Turshen, Matt Cohen, Aaron O'Connell, Illeana Douglas

Votes: 705

19. The Night of the Grizzly (1966)

G | 102 min | Adventure, Western

Ex-lawman Jim Cole retires to Wyoming to farm his land, but a land-greedy neighbor, an ex-con turned bounty hunter, and a vicious grizzly bear upset his retirement plans.

Director: Joseph Pevney | Stars: Clint Walker, Martha Hyer, Keenan Wynn, Nancy Kulp

Votes: 1,512

20. Cry of the City (1948)

Passed | 95 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

Police Lieut. Candella, longtime friend of the Rome family, walks a tightrope in the case of cop-killer Martin Rome.

Director: Robert Siodmak | Stars: Victor Mature, Richard Conte, Fred Clark, Shelley Winters

Votes: 3,735

21. My Christmas Family Tree (2021 TV Movie)

TV-G | 84 min | Drama, Romance

When Vanessa receives the results from her Family Tree DNA test, she discovers a family she didn't know existed and travels to their home for Christmas.

Director: Jason Bourque | Stars: Aimee Teegarden, Andrew W. Walker, James Tupper, Kendall Cross

Votes: 2,509

22. My Mother's Friend (1975)

95 min | Comedy

Horny sensitive teenager with tough tomboyish girlfriend falls for his mother's gorgeous friend who's staying at their house.

Director: Mauro Ivaldi | Stars: Barbara Bouchet, Carmen Villani, Raúl Martínez, Roberto Pace

Votes: 142

23. Sweet Deceptions (1960)

91 min | Drama, Romance

Francesca, a 17-year old school girl, has a vivid dream of making love to Enrico, a 37-year old divorced architect and family friend. She turns her dream into reality by meeting Enrico during a regular school day.

Director: Alberto Lattuada | Stars: Christian Marquand, Catherine Spaak, Jean Sorel, Milly

Votes: 438

24. Summer in the Shade (2020)

84 min | Drama, Mystery

Summer, 1997. A holiday to Cornwall forces troubled 13-year-old Grace to confront her demons.

Director: Alice Millar | Stars: Niamh Walter, Nyobi Hendry, Rebecca Palmer, Zaqi Ismail

Votes: 63

25. Strange Interlude (1932)

Passed | 109 min | Drama

After Nina Leeds finds out that insanity runs in her husband's family, she has a love child with a handsome doctor and lets her husband believes the child is his.

Director: Robert Z. Leonard | Stars: Norma Shearer, Clark Gable, Alexander Kirkland, Ralph Morgan

Votes: 840

26. The Family Secret (1951)

Approved | 85 min | Crime, Drama

A lawyer faces a difficult decision when his son accidentally kills his best friend with no witnesses present, and a rift develops when his mother and father offer contradictory solutions to their son's dilemma.

Director: Henry Levin | Stars: John Derek, Lee J. Cobb, Jody Lawrance, Erin O'Brien-Moore

Votes: 386

27. Black Pond (2011)

Not Rated | 83 min | Comedy, Drama, Thriller

An ordinary British family and their friend are accused of murder when a stranger dies at their dinner table.

Directors: Tom Kingsley, Will Sharpe | Stars: Chris Langham, Simon Amstell, Amanda Hadingue, Colin Hurley

Votes: 976

28. Abused by My Girlfriend (2019 TV Movie)

50 min | Documentary

Documentary combining observational filming, interviews, personal and police archive footage to tell the story of Alex Skeel, a 23-year-old man from Bedford who survived an abusive relationship with his girlfriend Jordan Worth.

Director: Niamh Kennedy | Stars: Alex Skeel, Jordan Worth

Votes: 142

29. The Darlene Chronicles (1995)

57 min | Documentary

The filmed account of a poor woman and her family in the Appalachian region of Pennsylvania.

Stars: Darlene Musselman Myers, Teresa E. Hoover, Bonnie Myers, John Henry Myers

Votes: 21

30. Back to Mom's (2016)

97 min | Comedy, Drama

Stéphanie, a French architect in her early forties, has to return to her mother after losing her job. Conflicts with her mother and her siblings ensue.

Director: Eric Lavaine | Stars: Josiane Balasko, Alexandra Lamy, Mathilde Seigner, Philippe Lefebvre

Votes: 2,351

31. Ten Empty (2008)

95 min | Drama

A disillusioned son's trip home is complicated when ten years of family secrets explode over one weekend.

Director: Anthony Hayes | Stars: Daniel Frederiksen, Geoff Morrell, Lucy Bell, Tom Budge

Votes: 221

32. Sadaa Suhagan (1986)

Drama

Lakshmi and Rajshekar meet, like each other and get married. They both bring emotional baggage to the marriage. Lakshmi's mother died in childhood and her wealthy father turned into an ... See full summary »

Director: Rama Rao Tatineni | Stars: Jeetendra, Rekha, Govinda, Anuradha Patel

Votes: 73

33. Voyeur II (1996 Video Game)

M | Adventure, Crime, Mystery

You're surveilling the house of Dr. Everett Cussler, who has died under odd circumstances, on the night that his will is being read. Keep an eye on everyone there and find out who's plotting against whom before another "accident" happens.

Director: Robert Weaver | Stars: Jennifer O'Neill, David Groh, Matthew Flint, Kevin Spirtas

Votes: 22

34. Happy (1960–1961)

30 min | Comedy

A sitcom centering on toddler Christopher Hapgood "Happy" Day and his parents. Happy's thoughts could be heard by the audience in the same way Bruce Willis' voice of the baby could be heard in "Look Who's Talking."

Stars: Steven Born, David Born, Yvonne Lime, Ronnie Burns

Votes: 35

35. Triti kai 13 (1963)

95 min | Comedy

A chain of bizarrely perfect and utterly extraordinary coincidences will convince a superstitious civil engineer that his impoverished long-lost friend is indeed a bearer of good fortune; however, is he truly an invaluable mascot?

Director: Orestis Laskos | Stars: Nikos Stavridis, Giannis Gionakis, Beata Asimakopoulou, Popi Lazou

Votes: 178

36. And One Was Beautiful (1940)

Passed | 70 min | Drama, Romance

A woman lets a family friend take the blame after she accidentally kills a man with his car.

Director: Robert B. Sinclair | Stars: Robert Cummings, Laraine Day, Jean Muir, Billie Burke

Votes: 336

37. Mia trelli... trelli... sarantara (1970)

88 min | Comedy, Romance

Behind her siblings' back, a free-spirited widow engages in a fervent affair with a violin virtuoso, ignoring a much older suitor who wants to win her heart. Should she get stuck in a loveless marriage or should she follow her passion?

Director: Giannis Dalianidis | Stars: Rena Vlahopoulou, Andreas Barkoulis, Giannis Mihalopoulos, Melpo Zarokosta

Votes: 392

38. 10 Kids 2 Dads (2012 TV Special)

Reality-TV

Meet the McCormack-Reamers: Papa Clint, Daddy Bryan, Mark, Kenny, Graeme, Garret, Seth, Keegan, Caleb, Liam, Hayden, and little Cooper. A true modern American family with 10 kids, 2 parents... See full summary »

39. 4 Brides and a Groom (1958)

90 min | Comedy, Romance

When the younger of four sisters accepts her father's proposal to marry the suave suitor whom they previously rejected, things will take an unexpected turn. Now, they all want to walk down the aisle with him; but will he find his soulmate?

Director: Jannis Aliferis | Stars: Vasilis Avlonitis, Smaroula Giouli, Dinos Iliopoulos, Giannis Gionakis

Votes: 57

40. Etsi, allios... ki alliotika (1987 Video)

86 min | Comedy, Romance

A couple wants to get a divorce; however, both parties must tell their side of the story. One husband, one wife, and two different narratives, and to further complicate matters, there is also the maid's version. Who is telling the truth?

Director: Giorgos Voutsinos | Stars: Haritini Karolou, Giorgos Siskos, Aris Tsiounis, Koula Agagiotou

41. Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987–1994)
Episode: Encounter at Farpoint (1987)

TV-PG | 92 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

On the maiden mission of the U.S.S. Enterprise (NCC-1701-D), an omnipotent being known as Q challenges the crew to discover the secret of a mysterious base in an advanced and civilized fashion.

Director: Corey Allen | Stars: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Denise Crosby

Votes: 7,339

42. ABC Afterschool Specials (1972–1997)
Episode: Don't Touch (1985)

60 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

A teenager babysitting a young girl discovers that she is being molested by a family friend when harrowing memories of her own past molestation by her uncle come to the surface.

Director: Beau Bridges | Stars: Kelly Wolf, Niki Scalera, Blair Brown, Lenny von Dohlen

Votes: 60

43. Adventures from the Book of Virtues (1996–2009)
Episode: Gratitude (1998)

TV-Y7 | Animation, Adventure, Drama

It's Zach's birthday and he wants to plan a large party to celebrate, but is bitter when his parents inform him they can only host a moderate one. Seeing this and how Ari is glum that his ... See full summary »

Stars: Jim Cummings, Robert Ito, Ashley Judd, Clyde Kusatsu

Votes: 33

44. The Old Fox (1977– )
Episode: Die Wahrheit ist der Tod (1999)

58 min | Crime, Drama

One year ago Sandra Achatz was kidnapped and her husband Stefan Achatz payed a ransom to the kidnappers .Sandra became free, but till now the police didn't find the the kidnappers and the ... See full summary »

Director: Vadim Glowna | Stars: Rolf Schimpf, Michael Ande, Pierre Sanoussi-Bliss, Markus Böttcher

Votes: 17

45. The Andy Griffith Show (1960–1968)
Episode: Guest in the House (1965)

TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family

Helen gets jealous when a very attractive friend of the family visits the Taylor household for a few days.

Director: Coby Ruskin | Stars: Andy Griffith, Ron Howard, Don Knotts, Frances Bavier

Votes: 333

46. Are You Afraid of the Dark? (1990–2000)
Episode: The Tale of Train Magic (1995)

Not Rated | 22 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

A young boy grieving over the death of his conductor father becomes obsessed with trains and railroads, and one day finds himself repeatedly returning to a train nightmare.

Director: D.J. MacHale | Stars: Gregory Smith, Jesse Moss, Colin Fox, Ray Aranha

Votes: 705

47. Star Trek: Enterprise (2001–2005)
Episode: Daedalus (2005)

TV-PG | 43 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Dr. Emory Erickson comes aboard to supposedly conduct tests for subquantum transportation. However, he seems to have a different agenda.

Director: David Straiton | Stars: Scott Bakula, John Billingsley, Jolene Blalock, Dominic Keating

Votes: 1,574

48. Homicide (1964–1977)
Episode: The Violators (1965)

Action, Crime, Drama

A young girl gets gang raped by three guys, the girl tells her dad and they hide it from the police because of the shame she feels. so one of her friend's takes revenge.

Directors: Bruce Ross-Smith, Ian Jones | Stars: Lex Mitchell, John Fegan, Terry McDermott, Mal Carmont

49. Leave It to Beaver (1957–1963)
Episode: Beaver and Andy (1960)

TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family

A middle-aged man named Andy stops by the Cleavers seeking work as a handyman. Ward agrees to hire his friend, despite June's concerns that Andy is an alcoholic and may influence Wally and Beaver.

Director: David Butler | Stars: Barbara Billingsley, Hugh Beaumont, Tony Dow, Jerry Mathers

Votes: 174

50. The Lieutenant (1963–1964)
Episode: A Million Miles from Clary (1963)

60 min | Drama

Lieutenant Rice risks the morale of his command when one man is seen to be slacking and letting others carry his load.

Director: Don Medford | Stars: Gary Lockwood, Robert Vaughn, Bill Bixby, John Doucette

Votes: 44