Family Matters vs The Forge
The Forge has the higher audience score (8.3/10 against 7/10 for Family Matters). Family Matters is the shorter watch at 1h 39m compared with 2h 3m. The Forge is the older of the two (2024 against 2025). Both are drama, family movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Family Matters
The Forge| Family Matters | The Forge | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.0/10 | ★ 8.3/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2024 |
| Length | 1h 39m | 2h 3m |
| Genres | Drama, Family | Drama, Family |
| Country | – | United States of America |
| Director | Ke-yin Pan | Alex Kendrick |
| Main cast | Lan Wei-Hua, Tseng Jing-Hua, Aaron Hong, Cheng Yu-chieh, Alexia Kao | Benjamin Charles Watson, Ken Bevel, T.C. Stallings, Priscilla C. Shirer, Aspen Kennedy Wilson |
Synopsis
Family Matters
Elder sister, Spring, seeks her origins before heading to university, Autumn, the mother, grapples with conceiving a child through artificial insemination, Summer, the younger brother, tries to engage with a paternal figure he barely knows just before his military service, and Winter, the father, desperately tries to change his fate as problems mount up.
The Forge
19 year old Isaiah Wright lives for basketball and video games. A year out of high school, he has no job, no plans, and no idea how to be a man. At odds with his single mother Cynthia, Isaiah is given an ultimatum – to step up or move out. Feeling the pull from his friends and the push from his mom, Isaiah is hired by Moore Fitness, unaware of how the owner will personally impact his life. With the prayers of his mother and unexpected guidance…
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