Family Ties

Family Ties

Created by Manoel Carlos

On TV Globo

2000–20011 season209 episodes6.7 / 10

A telenovela-structured melodrama built on stacked romantic and medical crises, where a mother's love ultimately overrides passion.

A mature and successful woman, Helena becomes involved with Edu, who is twenty years her junior. She battles prejudice in order to live her love, but their romance fizzles out when she realizes that her daughter Camila has also fallen in love with him. Her dilemma grows even worse when she discovers that the girl has leukemia. Helena must disclose the real identity of Camila‘s father in order to try and find a compatible bone marrow donor. In order to save her, she decides to give up her new love and have another baby with her daughter‘s father.

Questions people ask

  • Is Family Ties sad? Yes, very. More sad than 96% of series.

  • Is Family Ties violent? Barely. Less violent than 75% of series.

  • Is Family Ties easy watching? Barely. Less comforting than 75% of series.

  • Is Family Ties scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 59% of series.

  • Does Family Ties leave you hopeful? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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

65/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Distinctly its own thing.

Rarity91

How unlike any other series this one feels

Surprise62

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love46

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Family Ties

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Family Ties

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Family Ties, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Family Ties, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Family Ties, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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