40 Films About Dysfunctional Families To (Not) Watch Over Thanksgiving

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With the latest election cycle, the yelling matches at the dinner table might be louder, the passive aggression might be more sinister and the turkey might leave a bitter taste in your mouth this Thanksgiving.

So, for the Scadenfreudes out there, the Atlanta Film Society’s Cameron McAllister compiled this list of movies about very dysfunctional families that you can watch over the holiday.

From drug lord mothers to dead dads, you can relish that your family is not as bad as this. In the case that your family is as bad or worse, perhaps skip over these for the time being: