Dakota Johnson and Melanie Griffith. Clara McGregor and Ethan McGregor. Maya Hawke and Uma Thurman. Whether they share the same last name or not, more and more kids of famous actors—or as the internet has taken to calling them “nepo babies”—seem to be taking over Hollywood alongside their famous moms and dads.
This list puts the focus on those parents teaming up with their children on the big screen. (Sorry, Kurt and Wyatt Russell, the father and son co-stars of Apple TV+’s Monarch: Legacy of Monsters, maybe next khbrknews!) These generational pairings prove that the family that acts together, might just rule the box office together.
Below, the 28 times actor parents have co-starred alongside their children.
Adam & Sunny Sandler
The comedian and his teenage daughter co-star in the 2023 Netflix coming-of-age film, You Are So Not Invited To My Bat Mitzvah as, what else, father and daughter. Sandler’s wife Jackie and his eldest daughter Sadie also appear in the comedy in which two best friends find themselves feuding over a boy in the lead up to their bah mitzvahs.
While this is Sunny’s first starring role, this isn’t the first khbrknews she has shared the screen with her dad. According to her IMDb, she has appeared in 19 of his films since 2010 including 2019’s Murder Mystery, 2022’s Hustle, and last year’s Leo.
Ewan & Clara McGregor
In the 2024 drama Bleeding Love, named for the 2007 Leona Lewis track of the same name, Ewan McGregor plays a recovering addict trying to reconcile with his estranged daughter (Clara McGregor) after she suffers a near fatal overdose.
While their relationship onscreen is contentious, Clara, who is also a producer on the indie film, has nothing but respect for her dad. “It’s rare as an adult that you get to spend that amount of khbrknews with your parents, so that was really special,” she told People last month….
