Family Ties Explored
Jim Jarmusch's latest film, Father Mother Sister Brother, is a subtle and poignant exploration of family relationships, featuring an all-star cast. This comedy-drama anthology film showcases three estranged family relationships in different countries.
Dir: Jim Jarmusch
Cast: Tom Waits, Adam Driver, Mayim Bialik, Charlotte Rampling, Cate Blanchett, Vicky Krieps, Sarah Greene, Lillah Indya Moore
111 mins · 2025 · United States of America, France, Ireland, Italy, Germany, United Kingdom · Cert 15 · French, English
IMDb 6.5/10 · Rotten Tomatoes 81% · Metacritic 76/100 · TMDB 6.4/10 · Trakt 61%
Awards: 2 wins & 3 nominations total
The film follows three estranged family relationships in different countries, exploring the complexities and nuances of parent-child relationships. With a talented ensemble cast, including Tom Waits, Adam Driver, and Cate Blanchett, Father Mother Sister Brother promises to be a thought-provoking and emotionally resonant cinematic experience.
As a comedy-drama anthology film, Father Mother Sister Brother features three unrelated but complementary vignettes, each showcasing the awkwardness and tension that can arise between adult children and their emotionally distant parents. The film's use of multiple settings, including the US, Dublin, and Paris, adds to its global scope and universal themes.
Father Mother Sister Brother has received generally favorable reviews, with an IMDb score of 6.5/10 and a Rotten Tomatoes score of 81%. The film has also won several awards, including the Golden Lion at the 82nd Venice International Film Festival. Critics have praised the film's subtle and nuanced exploration of family relationships, as well as its thoughtful and contemplative pace.
The Electric Palace Hastings will screen Father Mother Sister Brother on Thursday, 3 December 2026. Tickets and details are available with the button beside this article. With its talented cast, unique structure, and thoughtful themes, this film is sure to be a compelling and emotionally resonant experience for audiences.
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What viewers say
XandriethXs · 8/10
Sister and Brother featuring Father, Mother and Skateboarders.
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IHateBadMovies.com · 7/10
I thought that this was an interesting way to not necessary tell a story, but to demonstrate themes that are universal in relationships (I think a lot of people missed this point). The three stories all had similar themes, but the context shifted from one story to the next. The device tired a bit in the third story, but I thought the effort was unique. In a weird way it reminded me a bit of Woody Allen's Melinda and Melinda. follow me at…
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nickcallan · 7/10
Low key, slow, quiet, slightly boring with occasionally irritating characters. I quite liked it. ‘The so called real world’.
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tpasi · 8/10
Cringe, slow and awkward. My kind of movie! Should you watch? NAH!
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ertzuiox · 5/10
i really wanted to like this - but if i'm honest this is the slowest film i think i have ever seen. loved the cinematography of the paris bit a lot though.
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billerr · 9/10
3 families, lonely together, through an Americana lens.
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Manuel São Bento · 3/10
FULL SPOILER-FREE REVIEW @ https://fandomwire.com/father-mother-sister-brother-review/ "Father Mother Sister Brother aims to be a discreet triptych about modern isolation and family bonds, but its rigid structure and aversion to conflict transform it into an exercise in style that empties itself of true content. Purposely monotonous, slow, and repetitive, Jim Jarmusch promises contemplative silence that, unfortunately, becomes a practically null…
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CinemaSerf · 6/10
Though there are a few common threads running through these three films, this is essentially a tryptich on how children and parents interact in adulthood. The first sees a father (Tom Waits) living in a remote community who is being somewhat reluctantly visited by his children Adam Driver and Mayim Bialik. It's fair to say that their's isn't an especially close relationship but the son "Jeff" does send his dad some cash now and again and that…
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