[go: up one dir, main page]

    Release calendarTop 250 moviesMost popular moviesBrowse movies by genreTop box officeShowtimes & ticketsMovie newsIndia movie spotlight
    What's on TV & streamingTop 250 TV showsMost popular TV showsBrowse TV shows by genreTV news
    What to watchLatest trailersIMDb OriginalsIMDb PicksIMDb SpotlightFamily entertainment guideIMDb Podcasts
    OscarsEmmysSan Diego Comic-ConSummer Watch GuideToronto Int'l Film FestivalIMDb Stars to WatchSTARmeter AwardsAwards CentralFestival CentralAll events
    Born todayMost popular celebsCelebrity news
    Help centerContributor zonePolls
For industry professionals
  • Language
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Watchlist
Sign in
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Use app
  • Cast & crew
  • User reviews
  • FAQ
IMDbPro

The Family I Had

  • 2017
  • 1h 17m
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
1.6K
YOUR RATING
The Family I Had (2017)
Official Trailer
Play trailer1:07
2 Videos
4 Photos
CrimeDocumentary

In The Family I Had, a mother recalls how her brilliant teenage son came to shatter their idyllic family through one horribly violent and shocking act.In The Family I Had, a mother recalls how her brilliant teenage son came to shatter their idyllic family through one horribly violent and shocking act.In The Family I Had, a mother recalls how her brilliant teenage son came to shatter their idyllic family through one horribly violent and shocking act.

  • Directors
    • Katie Green
    • Carlye Rubin
  • Stars
    • Ella Bennett
    • Charity Lee
    • Kyla Bennett
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.7/10
    1.6K
    YOUR RATING
    • Directors
      • Katie Green
      • Carlye Rubin
    • Stars
      • Ella Bennett
      • Charity Lee
      • Kyla Bennett
    • 32User reviews
    • 10Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 1 nomination total

    Videos2

    The Family I Had
    Trailer 1:07
    The Family I Had
    The Family I Had: Being A Good Mom
    Clip 0:49
    The Family I Had: Being A Good Mom
    The Family I Had: Being A Good Mom
    Clip 0:49
    The Family I Had: Being A Good Mom

    Photos3

    View Poster
    View Poster
    View Poster

    Top cast8

    Edit
    Ella Bennett
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Charity Lee
    • Self
    Kyla Bennett
    Kyla Bennett
    • Self
    Becca Baggenstoss
    • Self
    Donna Kleman
    • Self, Abilene Police Department's chaplain
    Paris Lee Bennett
    Paris Lee Bennett
    • Self
    Khyman
    • Self
    Phoenix
    • Self, Charity Lee's child
    • Directors
      • Katie Green
      • Carlye Rubin
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews32

    6.71.6K
    1
    2
    3
    4
    5
    6
    7
    8
    9
    10

    Featured reviews

    9reneereives

    Wow!

    Probably one of the craziest documentaries I've ever watched. I feel bad for Charity, because it seems like she's caught in a twisted web of dysfunction. Hopefully there's some healing for her, but Jiminy Christmas, her oldest kid. The signs are there.
    7a_baron

    The Family I Had

    When he was thirteen, Paris Bennett murdered his four year old sister. Ella was stabbed no fewer than seventeen times. The kid who did this is said to have an IQ of over 140. Why did he do it? As an act of revenge on his mother. Revenge for what? Go figure. One might expect his mother to disown him, but a mother's love is unconditional, at least in this case. Paris Bennett's mother has led what might be called an unusual life, partly by fate, partly by design. Married twice very briefly both times, her own mother is quite wealthy; the source of that wealth was one of her husbands, Charity's father, who was gunned down in mysterious circumstances. Charity's mother was not only said to have hired the hit-man but was actually tried for murder, and acquitted. In this documentary she makes what can only be taken as a confession, although if pushed she would undoubtedly claim it was a joke.

    The documentary makers speak at length with Charity and her mother who are free to tell their respective stories without questions; there is lots of archive footage of the delightful young girl who was denied the chance to grow up, and face-to-face encounters with the monster who killed her.

    If you take away anything from this, it should be that some people are just evil. True, a 13 year old is not to be judged by the same standards as a 23 year old, but ultimately, words like psychopath and sociopath are precisely that, words, descriptions of behaviour, not diagnoses of some elusive chimera known generically as mental illness.
    6woman-654-117823

    tragic

    This should be called A Case Study of Denial and Bad Decisions. From the beginning, this family was slated for disaster. It demonstrates the tragic results of ignoring glaring warning signs and blaming others. After all they have been through, they end the documentary placing the blame fully on everyone but themselves. If anything good comes from it, I hope that others can learn what they did not from their own mistakes. It was very frustrating to watch bad decision follow bad decision, but certainly provides insight into how this happened and many ways it could have been avoided from the beginning.
    6passionfashion-86218

    Interesting

    It was very interesting but I think it should've been longer I wanted to know why Paris did what he did to Ella what provoked him at such a young age to do such a thing, what provoked him in general because I couldn't imagine doing such a thing.
    10campoli-s

    Thoroughly Engrossing

    Head to the TV, no blinking recommended. Just when I thought I've heard it all. I mean I've watched numerous docu drama TV's series such as FBI files, Forensic Files etc. in my past and the family dynamics & circumstances under which the horrific act occurred still astounded me.

    More like this

    The Last Animals
    7.9
    The Last Animals
    My Art
    4.3
    My Art
    For Ahkeem
    6.7
    For Ahkeem
    Flames
    6.0
    Flames
    Rewind
    7.9
    Rewind
    Mr. Long
    7.0
    Mr. Long
    City of Ghosts
    7.4
    City of Ghosts
    Sonde Voyager: En route vers l'infini
    8.1
    Sonde Voyager: En route vers l'infini
    Dog Years
    7.0
    Dog Years
    Jesus Camp
    7.4
    Jesus Camp
    Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God
    8.0
    Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God
    There's Something Wrong with Aunt Diane
    6.6
    There's Something Wrong with Aunt Diane

    Related interests

    James Gandolfini, Edie Falco, Sharon Angela, Max Casella, Dan Grimaldi, Joe Perrino, Donna Pescow, Jamie-Lynn Sigler, Tony Sirico, and Michael Drayer in Les Soprano (1999)
    Crime
    Dziga Vertov in L'Homme à la caméra (1929)
    Documentary

    Storyline

    Edit

    Did you know

    Edit
    • Connections
      References Vol au-dessus d'un nid de coucou (1975)
    • Soundtracks
      In the pines
      performed by

      Mira Billotte: Vocals

      Kathi Wilcox: Bass

      Matt Schulz: Drums

      T. Griffin: Guitar

      Recorded by Guy Picciotto at La Bas, Brooklyn

    Top picks

    Sign in to rate and Watchlist for personalized recommendations
    Sign in

    FAQ13

    • How long is The Family I Had?Powered by Alexa

    Details

    Edit
    • Release date
      • September 23, 2017 (Netherlands)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Cuando tuve a mis hijos
    • Filming locations
      • Abilene, Texas, USA
    • Production companies
      • Motto Pictures
      • Smoke & Apple Films
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    Edit
    • Runtime
      • 1h 17m(77 min)
    • Color
      • Color

    Contribute to this page

    Suggest an edit or add missing content
    • Learn more about contributing
    Edit page

    More to explore

    Recently viewed

    Please enable browser cookies to use this feature. Learn more.
    Get the IMDb App
    Sign in for more accessSign in for more access
    Follow IMDb on social
    Get the IMDb App
    For Android and iOS
    Get the IMDb App
    • Help
    • Site Index
    • IMDbPro
    • Box Office Mojo
    • License IMDb Data
    • Press Room
    • Advertising
    • Jobs
    • Conditions of Use
    • Privacy Policy
    • Your Ads Privacy Choices
    IMDb, an Amazon company

    © 1990-2025 by IMDb.com, Inc.