The Family Pictures Podcast

By Jim Groom, Michael Branson Smith

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A podcast exploring the best and worst family dynamics on screen – the cinematic highs and lows of family behavior, from heartwarming moments to unforgettable dysfunction. Hosted by Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith

Episode Date
You’ve Been Putting It Up Your Whole Life – No Country for Old Men
Jun 22, 2026
The Only One That Was a Friend to Me – The Gift
Jun 08, 2026
Sounds Wonderful Doesn't It – A Simple Plan
Jun 01, 2026
I'll fix ya some eggs – Fargo
May 25, 2026
If you let me, I can help you become a better person – The Housemaid
May 18, 2026
"Crossing Lines – Parasite"
May 11, 2026
Not Everybody Is As Lucky As We Are – One Hour Photo
May 04, 2026
It's My Family – The Hand That Rocks the Cradle
Apr 13, 2026
Playing Happy Family – Fatal Attraction
Apr 06, 2026
The Roles That Wouldn’t Hold – The Birds
Mar 30, 2026
A Boy's Best Friend is his Mother – Psycho
Mar 23, 2026
Whatever Will Be – The Man Who Knew Too Much
Mar 16, 2026
Crisscrossed Households – Strangers on a Train
Mar 09, 2026
No Ordinary Family – Shadow of a Doubt
Mar 02, 2026
Damn It I Want This Family To Love Me – The Royal Tenenbaums
Feb 23, 2026
This Is For Your Own Good – The Savages
Feb 16, 2026
Just in the Nick of Time – On Golden Pond
Feb 09, 2026
The Wish to be Free – Tokyo Story
Feb 02, 2026
Everyone Is Doing Their Best – Make Way For Tomorrow
Jan 19, 2026
The Lie of Simple Answers – Weapons Reloaded
Jan 12, 2026
2025 Family Pictures Podcast Awards
Jan 05, 2026
A Home Between Cliff and River – Jeremiah Johnson
Dec 22, 2025
Don't Think You Ain't Wagering – Meek's Cutoff
Dec 15, 2025
Slow Time Family Labor – The New Land
Dec 08, 2025
There's No Living with a Killing – Shane
Dec 01, 2025
Blood, Kin, and the Frontier Father – The Searchers
Nov 24, 2025
I Don't Get Mad Anymore – One Battle After Another
Nov 17, 2025
The Human Project Lives – Children of Men
Nov 05, 2025
Fixing God's Owner's Handbook – The Mosquito Coast
Oct 27, 2025
I Always Thought That I'd See You Again – Running on Empty
Oct 20, 2025
You Didn't Prepare Me For This – Hanna
Oct 13, 2025
Her Breasts, Family Business – Slums of Beverly Hills
Oct 06, 2025
Key Parties and Crumbling Ideals – The Ice Storm
Sep 29, 2025
An Ode to Awkwardness – Welcome to the Dollhouse
Sep 22, 2025
Chosen Family, Stolen Story – Kids
Sep 15, 2025
Eat Your Fruit, Post Your Status – Didi
Sep 08, 2025
Thoughts, Prayers, and Witches – Weapons
Sep 01, 2025
Evicted by Evil – The Amityville Horror
Aug 25, 2025
Generational Trauma, Rage Begets Rage – The Brood
Aug 18, 2025
When Society Fails, Families Turn Monster – The Hills Have Eyes
Aug 11, 2025
Beneath the Surface: Fear, Family, and Jaws
Aug 04, 2025
Horror's First Family – The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Jul 28, 2025
My God Are We Going To Be Like Our Parents? – The Breakfast Club
Jul 14, 2025
It's 10 O'Clock Do You Know Where You're Children Are? – Fast Times At Ridgemont High
Jul 07, 2025
Growing Up, Looking Back – Sixteen Candles
Jun 30, 2025
Clocking Hours to Cover the Cost – The Wild Life
Jun 24, 2025
Paint it Any Color You Want – Some Kind of Wonderful
Jun 16, 2025
The Sharing Makes It Real – Say Anything...
Jun 09, 2025
The Games Adults Play – Pauline at the Beach
Jun 02, 2025
Dads are for Fixing Things – Taken
May 20, 2025
Hostage Family, Savage OTHER – Not Without My Daughter
May 12, 2025
The Things You Do For Your Kids – The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom
May 05, 2025
Cha Cha Heels and Broken Homes – Female Trouble
Apr 28, 2025
Kinfolk and Cons – Paper Moon
Apr 24, 2025
The Shadow of Family Past – Vengeance is Mine
Apr 10, 2025
With no Trade to Inherit – Breaking Away
Mar 31, 2025
Piazza della Famiglia – Amarcord
Mar 28, 2025
Without My Parents – The 400 Blows
Mar 17, 2025
Father Knows Death – The Stepfather
Mar 10, 2025
Father Figures of Balance vs. Brutality – The Karate Kid
Mar 03, 2025
When Chaos Moves In – Firstborn
Jan 27, 2025
It's a Fargin Family Picture – Johnny Dangerously
Jan 16, 2025
Escaping Family Destiny – At Close Range
Jan 09, 2025
The Stories We Tell – A Christmas Story
Dec 18, 2024
Sisterhood in the Apocalypse – Night of the Comet
Dec 14, 2024
The Roles We Play – Mr. Mom
Dec 04, 2024
The Family We Make – The Outsiders
Nov 27, 2024
The Family Road Trip with National Lampoon's Vacation
Nov 18, 2024