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Donald Sutherland / Kiefer Sutherland – ‘A Time To Kill’, ‘Forsaken’, ‘Max Dugan Returns’
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The Canadian father-son duo both appeared in the legal thriller “A Time To Kill”, but didn’t share any screen time together. Luckily for them, they had already worked on “Max Dugan Returns” and would later appear together in “Forsaken”.
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Ryan O’Neal / Tatum O’Neal – ‘Paper Moon’
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A problematic parenting relationship on and off screen, Ryan and Tatum O’Neal starred together in 1973’s “Paper Moon”, a drama about a con man and a young girl who may or may not be his daughter. The on-screen dynamic worked for the duo and led Tatum to become the youngest person to win an Academy Award.
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Kurt Russell / Kate Hudson – ‘Deepwater Horizon’
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Kate Hudson shared the screen with stepdad Kurt Russell in the 2016 disaster drama “Deepwater Horizon”. Now can we just get Hudson to appear in a movie with mom, Goldie Hawn?
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Debbie Reynolds / Carrie Fisher / Billie Lourd
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Carrie Fisher was brought up in showbiz with actor parents Debbie Reynolds and Eddie Fisher, joking she made her screen debut in-utero in her parents’ movie “Bundle Of Joy”. After making many memorable appearances together in television and stage over the years, Fisher got to share the screen with her daughter Billie Lourd in “Star Wars: The Force Awakens”.
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Meryl Streep / Mamie Gummer / Grace Gummer – ‘Evening’, ‘Ricki And The Flash’, ‘The House Of The Spirits’
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Casting daughters Mamie and Grace Gummer as mom Meryl Streep in a number of movies is a no-brainer. Mamie got to play a younger version of her mom in “Evening”, which also featured another real-life mother-daughter duo, Vanessa Redgrave and Natasha Richardson. She’s also played daughter to Meryl on screen in “Ricki And The Flash” while sister Grace subbed in for a younger version of her mother’s character in “The House Of The Spirits”.
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Clint Eastwood / Scott Eastwood / Francesca Eastwood – ‘Flags Of Our Fathers’, ‘Invictus’, ‘Trouble With The Curve’
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Scott Eastwood has appeared in a number of movies directed by dad Clint Eastwood and shared the screen with his old man in the baseball drama “Trouble With The Curve” in 2012. Daughter Francesca got to share the screen with dad in his 1999 drama “True Crime” and appeared opposite her mom, Frances Fisher, in “The Stars Fell On Henrietta” of which Clint produced.
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Brendan Gleeson / Domhnall Gleeson – ‘Harry Potter’, ‘Calvary’, ‘Perrier’s Bounty’
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Brendan Gleeson is dad to actor sons Domnhall and Brian Gleeson, appearing in movies and short films as well as the Amazon Prime series “Frank Of Ireland” with them. But he’s shared the most notable screen time with his eldest, Domhnall, appearing in “Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part 1” together, as well as the Irish films “Calvary” and “Perrier’s Bounty”.
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Leslie Mann / Iris Apatow / Maude Apatow - ‘Knocked Up’, ‘This Is 40’, ‘Funny People’
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It’s no surprise Judd Apatow likes to keep his projects all in the family by frequently casting wife Leslie Mann and daughters Iris and Maude Apatow as an on-screen family.
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Lloyd Bridges / Beau Bridges / Jeff Bridges
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Growing up with a dad who loved showbiz, Beau and Jeff Bridges made appearances on dad Lloyd’s series “The Lloyd Bridges Show” as kids and various made-for-TV movies over the years. As adults, Jeff acted opposite his pop in the movies “Tucker: The Man And His Dream” and “Blown Away”.
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Martin Sheen / Charlie Sheen – ‘Wall Street’
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They've shared the small screen together in "Anger Management", but did you know that Sheen Senior and Sheen Junior had also kept things in the family by starring together in Oliver Stone's iconic 1987 drama "Wall Street"?
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Diane Ladd / Laura Dern – ‘Rambling Rose’
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Diane Ladd and Laura Dern have a habit of making movies together. However their most memorable on-screen appearance has to be in 1991>s "Rambling Rose" for which they both achieved Oscar recognition, becoming the first mother / daughter duo to be nominated for Academy Awards for the same film.
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Jerry Stiller / Ben Stiller – ‘Zoolander’
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Crackpot comic Ben Stiller cast his former "Seinfeld"-starring dad Jerry in 2001's cult-classic "Zoolander", a film that emphatically proves that funny really does run in the family.
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Will Smith / Jaden Smith - 'The Pursuit Of Happyness', 'After Earth'
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Few movie dads can tug at the heartstrings quite as firmly as Will Smith>s fictional father figure in this tear-jerking rags-to-riches tale. The Oscar-nominated role is perhaps one of the highpoints of Smith senior's career; a performance that was no doubt helped by the presence of his son Jaden, who brings the best out of his father in his big screen debut. They'd also go on to star in the sci-fi "After Earth" together.
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Tom Hanks / Colin Hanks – ‘The Great Buck Howard’
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With a dad like Tom, Colin Hanks has had to work extra hard to step out of his famous father's shadow. So it came as something of a surprise when he appeared alongside his Oscar-winning old man in this 2008 showbiz comedy. It's the first time that both Hanks had shared the same screen. However they had previously worked together as part of HBO's acclaimed miniseries 'Band of Brothers".
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Kirk Douglas / Michael Douglas / Cameron Douglas – ‘It Runs in the Family’
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Art imitates life in this aptly titled 2003 comedy in which three generations of the Douglas clan appear as members of fictional Gromberg family. And is if that wasn't enough Michael Douglas' mom Diana Dill also stars in the film. Talk about close to the bone eh?
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Sylvester Stallone / Sage Stallone – ‘Rocky V’
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Stallone's son Sage, who tragically died in 2012; starred as Rocky Jr. alongside his punch-throwing father in this boxing blockbuster.
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Demi Moore / Rumer Willis – ‘Striptease’
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You might think that a movie in which you strip off on screen might not be the sort of film you>d want to take your daughter to work on. Nevertheless Demi Moore enlisted the help of real-life daughter Rumer to play her on-screen offspring whilst shooting "Striptease". It wasn't the only time Rumer appeared alongside one of her A-list parents however, as she also popped up alongside dad Bruce Willis in both "Hostage" and "The Whole Nine Yards".
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Stellan Skarsgård / Alexander Skarsgård – ‘Melancholia’
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"True Blood" heartthrob Alexander Skarsgard shared the screen with his father Stellan in Lars von Triers' "Melancholia".