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Family (1976) - Movie Browser

Before 'This Is Us' made you cry, this '70s gem invented the family tearjerker.

kitchen-sink realnesssuburban soul-searchingpre-therapy therapy

13 EpisodesNov 1979

No episodes available for this season yet.

Latest Episode

Letting Go

Season 5 • Episode 13

Latest

Letting Go

Jun 25, 1980

Doug is upset when Buddy starts dating a 21-year-old; Annie is jealous of an old friend who has matured much faster than she has.

Overview

The lives of the middle-class Lawrence family in Pasadena, California.

Content warning

generational disconnectunspoken family woundsthe performative nature of domestic blissfemale identity beyond motherhood

Standout Aspects

Acting

Sada Thompson's Kate—matriarch as mystery, not caricature.

Writing

Jay Presson Allen scripts that trust silence over exposition.

Production

Pasadena setting that feels lived-in, not staged.

Best for:Solo·Binge·Rewatch

Heads up:Emotional

Creator

Jay Presson Allen

First AiredMar 9, 1976

StatusEnded

Vibe

Paceslow

Intensitymedium

Tonemixed

Feelheavy

Seasons5·Episodes86

Top Cast

Sada Thompson

Kate Lawrence

James Broderick

Doug Lawrence

Meredith Baxter

Nancy Lawrence

Gary Frank

Willie Lawrence

Kristy McNichol

Letitia "Buddy" Lawrence

Quinn Cummings

Annie Cooper

Jimmy Weldon

Mary Grace Canfield

Mrs. Hanley

Season Hubley

Salina Magee

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Deep Dive

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Gallery(19 images)

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