Reuniting the Rubins

WOW
You take the great Cloris Leachman , mix in an extremely angry family of siblings, add many comedic and volatile situations and you wind up with a fabulous viewing experience

Funny and cathartic, too!
If you only know Timothy Spall from the Harry Potter films, you don't realize what a great comic actor he is! And if you even wondered what happened to "Pussy Galore" (Honor Blackman) from "Goldfinger", she's also a part of this terrific film. The cast will have your laughing, shedding a few tears and thinking of your own family, more than likely! I heartily recommend "Reuniting the Rubins" for teen and adult audiences.

Family reunion British style
The dysfunctional-family-holiday-reunion movie has been done many times. The Gathering, The Family Stone, and Home for the Holidays come to mind. Here is an entry from across the pond.

In this case, there is a bit of a twist: Dad is reluctant to gather his children together. They don't get along. He doesn't seem to like them much. (Don't worry, he's only pretending.) Grandma (Honor Blackman, who has aged beautifully from her James Bond days) wants the grand- and great-grandkids together for Pesach. Lenny, the dutiful son, hunts them down from all corners of the globe and persuades them to come back to the family estate. They have headed in different directions spiritually as well as literally. Eldest son Danny is a ruthless venture capitalist with an adorable and rather neglected son Jake. Daughter Andie is an ecological activist in South Africa. Son Yona is a rabbi with a lovely wife, two daughters and another child on the way. Son Nick is a Buddhist. When...

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