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(2019) : Showcases how differing cultural and individual perspectives within a family unit navigate collective grief and secrets. Instant Family

The film's genius lies in its refusal to idealize the blended family it portrays. Nic and Jules aren't perfect parents; they're exhausted, sometimes petty, sometimes neglectful. Their children aren't grateful adoptees; they're curious, rebellious teenagers with complicated feelings about their origins. And the sperm donor isn't a villain—he's genuinely likeable, which only makes the threat he poses to the family unit more destabilizing.