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Jim Jarmusch's latest film is a poignant exploration of family relationships, featuring an all-star cast. This comedy-drama anthology follows 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 tells the story of estranged siblings reuniting after years apart, forced to confront unresolved tensions and reevaluate their strained relationships with their emotionally distant parents. With a talented ensemble cast, including Tom Waits, Adam Driver, Mayim Bialik, Charlotte Rampling, and Cate Blanchett, this movie is a must-see for fans of character-driven drama.
Father Mother Sister Brother is a 2025 comedy-drama anthology film written and directed by Jim Jarmusch, with a runtime of 111 minutes and a certificate of 15. The film has received generally favorable reviews, with scores of 6.5/10 on IMDb, 81% on Rotten Tomatoes, 76/100 on Metacritic, 6.4/10 on TMDB, and 61% on Trakt.
Critics have praised the film's subtle haunting, wryly funny, and visually poised triptych, which transforms the banal awkwardness of family life into a bittersweet meditation on the bonds that persist. The film has won several awards, including the Golden Lion at the 82nd Venice International Film Festival.
The film will be screened at the Electric Palace Hastings in Hastings on Tuesday, 29 December 2026. Tickets are with the button beside the article.
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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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