Winner of the Golden Lion Best Film prize at the 2025 Venice Film Festival, Father Mother Sister Brother is the eagerly awaited new film from Jim Jarmusch. Funny, tender and astutely observed, this is an intimate exploration of the universal intricacies of family dynamics. It stars Tom Waits, Adam Driver, Mayim Bialik, Charlotte Rampling, Cate Blanchett, Vicky Krieps, Indya Moore and Luka Sabbat.

Told in the form of a triptych divided into chapters set in New Jersey, Dublin and Paris, each story concerns the relationships between adult children, their somewhat distant parent (or parents) and each other.

Blending remarkable performances from its ensemble cast with Jarmusch’s wry and idiosyncratic observations of everyday life, the iconic indie director’s latest serves as a timely reminder that you can choose your friends and your lovers, but you can’t choose your family.

WATCH: The trailer for Father Mother Sister Brother. Trailer via MUBI.

A revolutionary voice of the 1980s indie film scene, Jarmusch returns to weaving narrative vignettes, as he mastered in his diner anthology Coffee and Cigarettes and his early films like Mystery Train and Night on Earth.

In his own words, Jarmusch describes the film as “a kind of anti-action film,” with a subtle and quiet style carefully constructed to allow small details to accumulate — almost like flowers being delicately arranged in three separate arrangements.

Father Mother Sister Brother showcases Jarmusch at his best: minimalist, with an unerring eye for the essence of human experience. The film is in theatres across Canada starting Jan. 9, 2026.

Enter below for your chance to win a limited-edition magenta vinyl pressing of the Father Mother Sister Brother movie soundtrack. Created in collaboration with former journalist and multidisciplinary musician Anika, the soundtrack offers a haunting, sharply observed soundscape of improvisation and minimalist instrumentation, with standout reinterpretations of Jackson Browne’s “These Days” and Dusty Springfield’s “Spooky.”

About MUBI

MUBI is a global streaming service, production company and film distributor dedicated to elevating great cinema. MUBI creates, curates, acquires and champions visionary films, bringing them to audiences all over the world. It’s a place to discover ambitious films, from both iconic directors and emerging auteurs, all carefully chosen by MUBI’s curators. With MUBI GO, members in select countries can get a free ticket every week to see the best new films in cinemas.

And Notebook explores all sides of cinema culture — both in print and online. Some previous and upcoming MUBI releases include Lynne Ramsay’s ‘Die My Love,’ Paolo Sorrentino’s ‘La grazia,’ Joachim Trier’s ‘Sentimental Value,’ Akinola Davies Jr.’s ‘My Father’s Shadow,’ Mascha Schilinski’s ‘Sound of Falling,’ Park Chan-wook’s ‘No Other Choice,’ Oliver Laxe’s ‘Sirat,’ Jafar Panahi’s ‘It Was Just an Accident,’ Coralie Fargeat’s ‘The Substance,’ Luca Guadagnino’s ‘Queer,’ Sofia Coppola’s ‘Priscilla,’ Ira Sachs’ ‘Passages,’ Molly Manning Walker’s ‘How to Have Sex,’ Aki Kaurismäki’s ‘Fallen Leaves,’ Charlotte Wells’ ‘Aftersun’ and Lukas Dhont’s ‘Close.’

MUBI productions include Kelly Reichardt’s ‘The Mastermind’ starring Josh O’Connor, Paweł Pawlikowski’s ‘1949’ starring Sandra Hüller, Felix van Groeningen’s ‘Let Love In’ and Jane Schoenbrun’s ‘Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma.’ MUBI co-productions include Andrew Haigh’s ‘A Long Winter’ and Jim Jarmusch’s ‘Father Mother Sister Brother.’

Founded in 2007 by Efe Cakarel, MUBI is the biggest community of film lovers anywhere, with members across 190 different countries. It is headquartered in London, with 15 offices across the world and over 400 employees. MUBI acquired renowned sales agent and production company The Match Factory and Match Factory Productions in January 2022, and a majority stake in leading Benelux film distributor Cinéart in February 2024.

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