National Family

National Family

If you don't have a family member like this, you're not Mexican.

Directed by Marcelo Tobar

Produced by Videocine

2023103 min6.7 / 10

A comedic family chaos story where political upheaval forces a dysfunctional Mexican family into increasingly absurd schemes to protect their wealth and status.

Don Poli, the patriarch of a family embedded in politics, faces the change of party in his state - after a hundred years in power - losing all his privileges. Humiliated and angry, he threatens to disinherit his family and leave to rebuild his life. This forces his children (Kippy, Ramses and Belén) to take extreme measures to ensure their future, causing everything that could go wrong to turn out worse.

Questions people ask

  • Is National Family sad? Not especially. Less sad than 67% of films.

  • Is National Family easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 60% of films.

  • Is National Family scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 58% of films.

  • Does National Family end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is National Family violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

56/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity64

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise51

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love55

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like National Family

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as National Family

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like National Family, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like National Family, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like National Family, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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