That's a big topic, but some that come readily to mind:\\ Shoot the Moon Miracle on 34th Street (the original) Parenthood Peyton Place What's eating Gilbert Grape A Summer Place kind of a mix of genres but. . . there's a million to choose from. I always like ones where the family is reconstituted by the choices of the characters, but I stuck to blood relations and ones with kids in them since that seemed like your preference--you didn't say if you had a time period in mind? kal kal alston ed pol studies/ women's studies uiuc 380 education champaign, il 61820 217-333-3673(ofc)/333-2446(sec'y) ---- To signoff SCREEN-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF SCREEN-L in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask]