Father Mother Sister Brother (2025)
Movie · 2025 · Comedy, Drama · 1h 50m · R · English
Curator score: 3.6/10 (102.4K ratings)
Estranged siblings reunite after years apart, forced to confront unresolved tensions and reevaluate their strained relationships with their emotionally distant parents.
Ratings:
- Curator score: 3.6/10
- IMDb: 6.6/10
- Letterboxd: 3.11/5
- Rotten Tomatoes: 82%
- Metacritic: 76
- TMDB: 6.4/10
Director: Jim Jarmusch
Production: Badjetlag, Hail Mary Pictures, Saint Laurent Productions, MUBI, The Apartment Pictures, Les Films du Losange
Cast: Tom Waits, Adam Driver, Mayim Bialik, Charlotte Rampling, Cate Blanchett, Vicky Krieps, Sarah Greene, Indya Moore, Luka Sabbat, Françoise Lebrun, Beatrice Domond, Stephen Ostrowski, Eduardo Hoffman, Daire Mcgorman, Dave Murphy, Tom O'Reilly, Sébastien Rolando-Lapierre, Sarah Ribeiro, Philippe Azoury
Where to watch: MUBI
Curator Review
Verdict: A dry, melancholy family chamber piece with Jarmusch’s trademark deadpan humor and formal patience. It sounds more emotionally observant than plot-driven, and the strongest appeal is in its mood, performances, and quiet accumulations rather than in any big dramatic payoff.
Best for: fans of slow-burn ensemble dramas; viewers who like deadpan comedy and emotional restraint; people drawn to family estrangement stories; admirers of minimalist, observational filmmaking
Skip if: you want a tightly plotted story; you dislike elliptical or repetitive structures; you need overt emotional catharsis; you prefer energetic, joke-forward comedies
Overview: Father Mother Sister Brother appears to be Jarmusch working in a familiar key: fragmented family encounters, awkward silences, and the comedy of people who cannot quite say what they mean. The setup is simple, but the interest lies in the pauses, the repetitions, and the way ordinary objects and routines start to carry emotional weight.
Worth noting: The film seems less interested in reconciliation than in the uneasy recognition that family bonds can survive mostly as habit, guilt, and memory. That gives it a cool, rueful tone: funny in flashes, but fundamentally sad and observant.
Bottom line: If you respond to movies that treat stillness as a dramatic tool, this should land. If you need momentum or a strong narrative engine, it may feel thin, but the craft and atmosphere are likely to be the point.
Top Letterboxd reviews:
- omen baby: water, rolexes and lies connect us all
- itscharlibb: i was charmed xx
- Sean Fennessey: I’m in a screening room with Charli XCX, we just watched this.
- sivi: wanted to cut that long piece of hair off of vicky krieps's head so fucking badly
- luvi: featuring cate blanchett as... NOT mother ???
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Father Mother Sister Brother (2025)
Movie · 2025 · Comedy, Drama · 1h 50m · R · English
Curator score: 3.6/10 (102.4K ratings)
Overview Estranged siblings reunite after years apart, forced to confront unresolved tensions and reevaluate their strained relationships with their emotionally distant parents.
Ratings
Curator score: 3.6/10
IMDb: 6.6/10
Letterboxd: 3.11/5
Rotten Tomatoes: 82%
Metacritic: 76
TMDB: 6.4/10
Production Badjetlag, Hail Mary Pictures, Saint Laurent Productions, MUBI, The Apartment Pictures, Les Films du Losange
Cast Tom Waits, Adam Driver, Mayim Bialik, Charlotte Rampling, Cate Blanchett, Vicky Krieps, Sarah Greene, Indya Moore, Luka Sabbat, Françoise Lebrun, Beatrice Domond, Stephen Ostrowski, Eduardo Hoffman, Daire Mcgorman, Dave Murphy, Tom O'Reilly, Sébastien Rolando-Lapierre, Sarah Ribeiro, Philippe Azoury
Curator Review
Verdict
A dry, melancholy family chamber piece with Jarmusch’s trademark deadpan humor and formal patience. It sounds more emotionally observant than plot-driven, and the strongest appeal is in its mood, performances, and quiet accumulations rather than in any big dramatic payoff.
Best for
fans of slow-burn ensemble dramas
viewers who like deadpan comedy and emotional restraint
people drawn to family estrangement stories
admirers of minimalist, observational filmmaking
Skip if
you want a tightly plotted story
you dislike elliptical or repetitive structures
you need overt emotional catharsis
you prefer energetic, joke-forward comedies
Overview
Father Mother Sister Brother appears to be Jarmusch working in a familiar key: fragmented family encounters, awkward silences, and the comedy of people who cannot quite say what they mean. The setup is simple, but the interest lies in the pauses, the repetitions, and the way ordinary objects and routines start to carry emotional weight.
Worth noting
The film seems less interested in reconciliation than in the uneasy recognition that family bonds can survive mostly as habit, guilt, and memory. That gives it a cool, rueful tone: funny in flashes, but fundamentally sad and observant.
Bottom line
If you respond to movies that treat stillness as a dramatic tool, this should land. If you need momentum or a strong narrative engine, it may feel thin, but the craft and atmosphere are likely to be the point.
Top Letterboxd reviews
omen baby (2.5★) · 2214 likes
water, rolexes and lies connect us all
itscharlibb · 1975 likes
i was charmed xx
Sean Fennessey · 1849 likes
I’m in a screening room with Charli XCX, we just watched this.
sivi (3★) · 1848 likes
wanted to cut that long piece of hair off of vicky krieps's head so fucking badly
luvi · 1691 likes
featuring cate blanchett as... NOT mother ???
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Topics
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