Actors often get typecast: the best friend, the slacker roommate, the uptight neighbor. But how about family movie roles? Some actors have had a lot of different family members on screen over the years, so I thought I’d make a trivia quiz about it.
Coming up with these turned out to be considerably harder than I thought. So many IMDb rabbit holes. If you think of any more, let me know in the comments!
I’ll tell you the family role and give you four actors. Name the person who played that same role opposite those actors in four different movies. Bonus points for naming all the movies.
Questions
- Who played the MOTHER of Mandy Moore, Amanda Peet, Dermot Mulroney and Kimberly Williams-Paisley?
- Who played the SON of Anne Bancroft, Nicholas Pryor, John Slattery and Robert Duvall?
- Who played the SISTER of Rose McIver, Keira Knightley, Jordan Rodrigues and Emma Watson?
- Who played the FATHER of Ewan McGregor, Diane Lane, Jamie Lee Curtis and Brad Pitt?
- Who played the DAUGHTER of Anthony Hopkins, Gene Hackman, Huey Lewis and Brian Cox?
Answers up after the video for “Father of Mine” by Everclear, which is the best song that came up when I Googled “family songs.” Lol.
Answers:
- Diane Keaton (“Because I Said So,” “Something’s Gotta Give,” “The Family Stone” and “Father of the Bride”)
- Robert Downey Jr. (“Home for the Holidays,” “Less Than Zero,” “Avengers: Endgame” and “The Judge”)
- Saoirse Ronan (“The Lovely Bones,” “Atonement,” “Lady Bird” and “Little Women”)
- Christopher Plummer (“Beginners,” “Must Love Dogs,” “Knives Out and “12 Monkeys”)
- Gwyneth Paltrow (“Proof,” “The Royal Tenenbaums,” “Duets” and “Running with Scissors”)
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