So many films this year have involved the dysfunctional relationships of family members, from siblings to spouses, aunts, uncles, cousins and children. Keeping all these movies straight and describing them to others can be tricky and complicated. So, as a public service, I have condensed the plots of 30 these 2016 movies down to one-sentence each:
"Martha, Martha, Martha" - "Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice"
The Smother Mother - "The Meddler
My Parent is a Panther - "The Jungle Book"
Reunited and...let's shoot some people in the head - "The Accountant"
Woody Harrelson is #Twinning - "Now You See Me 2"
Kitten Cousins - "Keanu"
Gotta Call the Wife - on my Flip Phone - "Sully"
Auntie ready to take down the clowns - "Boo! A Madea Halloween"
Beetle + Monkey = ???? - "Kubo and the Two Strings"
Uncle Marries Ex-Girlfriend, new girlfriend has the same name - "Cafe Society"
E.T. Call Your Mom - "Midnight Special"
"Scary" Poppins - "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children"
Ice Cube waits until the end of the movie to give his son a much-needed trim - "Barbershop: The Next Cut"
Mila Kunis is Gonna Party like it's 1983 (which is also when she was born) - "Bad Moms"
Gimme the Baby! - "The Girl on the Train"
Getting relationship help from Wendy Williams - "Mike and the Dave Need Wedding Dates"
Evil Queen Seeks Sister's Revenge, Pt. 1 - "The Huntsman: Winter's War"
Evil Queen Seeks Sister's Revenge, Pt. 2 - "Alice Through the Looking Glass"
Finale for The Father of the Rom-Com - "Mother's Day"
Sharing personal details about your wacky family in front of 53,000 people - "Kevin Hart: What Now?"
Daughter's science project is forced foreshadowing - "Deepwater Horizon"
Boy's quest for a baby brother is for the birds - "Storks"
Iron Man hits on Spidey's mom - "Captain America: Civil War"
Couple's bad luck can strike twice - "Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising"
Raised by Apes - "The Legend of Tarzan"
Modern Tarzan raised by Fire-breather - "Pete's Dragon"
Brotherly love - for robbing banks - "Hell or High Water"
Pizza's Here, bros! - "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows"
She's looking for her parents, title says they're looking for her - "Finding Dory"
Po, I am Your Father - "Kung Fu Panda 3"
