The Family Stone
Why this pick
Like This Is Where I Leave You, it finds rueful humor and real tenderness in a crowded family gathering, where old resentments, romantic complications, and unexpected intimacy collide.
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Why this pick
Like This Is Where I Leave You, it finds rueful humor and real tenderness in a crowded family gathering, where old resentments, romantic complications, and unexpected intimacy collide.
Why this pick
A sharper, more bruising ensemble family reckoning: adult siblings return home and longstanding grievances erupt with dark comic force and emotional candor.
Why this pick
Its reunion setting, witty conversational rhythm, and mix of middle-aged disappointment with enduring affection closely suit the bittersweet ensemble appeal of the Altman family story.
Why this pick
For Judd's post-breakup disorientation, this offers another observant, gently funny portrait of a man rebuilding his emotional life through awkward connections and family responsibility.
Why this pick
It shares the balance of caustic sibling banter and sincere vulnerability, using family reconnection to make painful personal crises feel warm, funny, and human.
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01 / THE STORY
Judd Altman finds out his wife Quinn has been having an affair with his boss Wade for a year. After he moves out, Judd's sister Wendy calls to tell him their father Mort has died. The Altmans gather for the funeral at their mother's home where they reconnect with Wendy's ex-boyfriend Horry Callen, who suffered a brain injury years before, and his mother Linda. Wendy is unhappy because her workaholic husband Barry neglects her. Judd reunites with his older brother Paul and Paul's wife Annie, who had once been Judd's girlfriend. The youngest brother, Phillip, arrives late with his new, older girlfriend Tracy.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME

Judd Altman

Wendy Altman

Hillary Altman

Penny Moore

Phillip Altman

Paul Altman

Annie Altman

Tracy Sullivan