Bratpacks! We Reveal the Movies Starring Hollywood Parents AND Their Nepo Babies — Including Flicks Featuring Chris Pine With his Dad and the Sutherland Acting Clan
Working for months on a movie often makes the cast and crew feel like family… and sometimes actors are actually related!
March 6 2025, Published 8:30 p.m. ET
Kiefer Sutherland and Dad Donald – 'Forsaken'
Kiefer and Donald Sutherland were a dynamic duo in 'Forsaken.'
It took 30 years for them to appear on screen together in roles that were apropos, but Kiefer Sutherland and his father, Donald, played estranged son and father in the Western film Forsaken … and their dynamic was clear to see.
Blake Likely and Dad Ernie – 'The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants'
Blake Lively's father is an acting coach.
If Blake Lively was at all nervous about making her film debut, experienced actor and acting coach dad Ernie was there to help settle her down as he played her father in The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants.
Chris Hemsworth and Daughter India Rose – 'Thor: Love and Thunder'
Chris Hemsworth is getting his daughter started young in Hollywood.
Playing father and daughter came naturally for dad-of-three Chris Hemsworth and India Rose, but costars Natalie Portman and Christian Bale also had children in the superhero flick.
Chris Pine and Dad Robert – 'Small Town Saturday Night'
Chris Pine's father played... his dad in 'Small Town Saturday Night.'
Chris Pine played a singer-songwriter who planned to leave his small town for Nashville, while Robert portrayed his dad, a combination that leaves fans Pine-ing for more.
Laura Dern and Dad Bruce – 'Palm Royale'
Lauren Dern has won an Oscar while her father has only been nominated.
As executive producer, Laura Dern knew the perfect guy to play her pop: her star father, Bruce. It was the first time she and her Oscar-nominated dad shared the screen.
Jamie Lee Curtis and Mom Janet Leigh – 'The Fog' and 'Halloween H20'
Jamie Lee Curtis' famous mom is best known for 'Psycho.'
Oh, the horror! Iconic scream queens Jamie Lee Curtis and mom Janet Leigh have co-starred twice … and didn't play related characters in either of the fright films.
Matthew Perry and Dad John Bennett Perry – 'Fools Rush In'
Matthew Perry's dad made an appearance in 'Fools Rush In.'
When Matthew Perry got Salma Hayek pregnant (on-screen!), they decided to tie the knot – and real-life dad John Bennett Perry supported him as his reel-life dad.
Ben Stiller and Dad Jerry – 'Zoolander'
It was a family affair on Ben Stiller's movie Zoolander.
Director and star Ben Stiller selected Jon Voight to play his onscreen dad, but Jerry Stiller played his manager, Maury Ballstein. Ben also hired mom Anne Meara to play a protester and wife Christine Taylor as his girlfriend.
Benedict Cumberbatch and Both Parents – 'Sherlock'
Benedict Cumberbatch had his parents join him on 'Sherlock.'
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It's only elementary that Benedict Cumberbatch had to mind his manners on set — his mom, Wanda Ventham, and dad, Timothy Carlton, played his character Sherlock's parents, too.
Melanie Griffith and Daughter Dakota Johnson – 'Crazy in Alabama'
Dakota Johnson has a very famous mother... Melanie Griffith.
It may have seemed crazy for Melanie Griffith to be working with 10-year-old Dakota Johnson, whose then-stepfather, Antonio Banderas, was the director.
Margaret Qualley and Mom Andie MacDowell – 'Maid'
Andie MacDowell's daughter is becoming a huge star in Hollywood.
Andie MacDowell was thrilled to play Margaret Qualley's onscreen mom in the miniseries, saying: "That's a really special thing to happen to a parent, to have a child trust them and to want them to play opposite them."
