Movies and TvShows featuring "kitchen-sink-drama" theme.

Alexander and his family go through a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day filled with mishaps and bad luck. From birthday party disasters to job interviews gone wrong, they must find a way to turn their luck around.

Spring and Port Wine tells the story of a curmudgeon father and his rebellious teenage daughter as they navigate their dysfunctional family relationships in an industrial town in England. The film explores themes of obedience to authority, teenage rebellion, and the generation gap.

The Family Way follows the newlywed couple Jenny and Arthur as they face various obstacles on their wedding night, including living with overprotective parents and dealing with sexual problems. Their unconsummated marriage puts strain on their relationship, and they navigate through challenges such as privacy issues, attempts at intimacy, and nosy neighbors. With humor and heart, the film explores the complexities of marriage and the journey towards physical and emotional connection.

Based on the play by Ted Willis, the film is set in the years just before World War II, when England hadn't completely dug itself out of the worldwide depression. Melvyn Hayes is featured as an aimless teenager, who tries to escape his squalid surroundings by entering a life of crime. He falls in with local hoodlum Herbert Lom, who holds the rest of the slum citizens in the grip of fear including Hayes' own family. No Trees in the Street chronicles Hayes' sordid progress from nickel-and-dime thefts to murder.