It Runs in the Family

Watch It Runs in the Family (2003) online on iFILM — Fred Schepisi's family drama with a casting arrangement that no fiction could easily match: Kirk Douglas, Michael Douglas, Michael's son Cameron, and Kirk's ex-wife Diana all play one fictional family across three generations.

Mitchell Gromberg is a successful New York lawyer who cannot reach his teenage son while his own father recovers from a stroke. Bernadette Peters plays Mitch's wife. The film does not reach for big moments; it is quieter than that, watching the same emotional patterns loop from one generation to the next. For anyone drawn to the Douglas family legacy, it is a remarkable record. Stream It Runs in the Family online on iFILM.