Father Mother Sister Brother (15)

Constructed as a triptych, this richly detailed look at family life traces three separate encounters between siblings and parents.

In upstate New York, Emily (Mayim Bialik) and Jeff (Adam Driver) visit their father (Tom Waits) at his remote lake house, where conversation drifts between warmth and restraint. In Dublin, sisters Timothea (Cate Blanchett) and Lilith (Vicky Krieps) share a yearly tea with their mother (Tilda Swinton), while in Paris, Skye (Greta Lee) and Billy (Luka Sabbat) clear out their late parents’ apartment, unearthing memories as they go.

Jim Jarmusch directs with his usual ear for everyday rhythm, finding humour and unease in small pauses, half-finished sentences and the awkwardness of simply being together. Across each segment, costumes, colour palettes and framing subtly echo one another, reinforcing the sense of lives that are different but still linked. Conventional plotting is avoided. Instead, the focus is on how people speak around each other rather than to each other, and how meaning often sits in what is left unsaid. Performances are grounded and natural, often understated, allowing the relationships to feel lived-in rather than shaped for effect.

Low-key and wryly funny, it’s a finely observed take on the shifting complexities of family ties