Lymelife (2010)
Family connections: Like any of us can really tell the Culkin boys apart! Luckily those canny little whippersnappers have used their spooky family resemblance to bag each other film jobs. Here, Rory and Kieran Culkin play brothers in a film that also stars movie family members Emma Roberts and Alec Baldwin.
The Karate Kid (2010)
Family connections: Young Jaden Smith – son of Will and Jada Pinkett – bagged his first lead role proper in this hit remake thanks to his lovely dad. See, Big Willie is the producer of said ‘80s re-do, and kindly turned it into a vehicle for his son to make his mark on the movie world.
Whos Afraid Of Virginia Woolf? (1966)
Family connections: Husband and wife Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton appeared in this Oscar-winning drama together two years after they got married (the first time). Other couples have tried a similar thing, mostly in films that turned out to be total turkeys.
Donnie Darko (2001)
Family connections: Jake and sis Maggie Gyllenhaal pair up as on-screen brother and sister, and scrap like there’s no tomorrow. Apparently Maggie loved the opportunity to explore her relationship with her bro. “To work together,” she says, “we really demanded a lot from each other and challenged each other to go to places we wouldn’t otherwise go.”
The Dark Knight (2008)
Family connections: Director Chris Nolan recruited his brother Jonathan to help him resurrect the Dark Knight in this outstanding sequel. Together, they created one of the most successful follow-ups ever, with TDK taking a $1bn worldwide box office. No wonder they’re working together again on the upcoming Batman 3 .
The Guys (2002)
Family connections: Sigourney Weaver and husband Jim Simpson co-starred together in this post-9/11 drama about a fire captain who loses eight men in the World Trade Center suicide bombings and must write eulogies for them. Simpson directed, while the pair’s daughter Charlotte Simpson played their daughter.
