2 Films on Families Worth a Look

THIS WEEK’S MOVIES

Who says there aren’t any family films anymore? Well, at least there are still some movies about families. This weekend at the video store you can choose between two recent theatrical releases, one about a family (“Dad”) and the other about a potential one (“Immediate Family”).

“Dad” (MCA, priced for rental, PG) is a comedy/drama about growing old in America and the relationship between a father (Jack Lemmon) and son (Ted Danson). If that reminds you of “On Golden Pond,” it should--”Dad” has the same mix of smart lines and sentimentality. One more “family” element: Gary David Goldberg, from TV’s “Family Ties,” wrote, directed and co-produced.

In “Immediate Family” (RCA, $89.95, PG-13), a couple (Glenn Close, James Woods) considers adopting the child of a pregnant, unwed teen-ager (Mary Stuart Masterson). The drama, also starring Kevin Dillon, was directed by Jonathan Kaplan.

(Actually, your best bet is to skip the videos entirely and head for a theater where the sweet and sassy and very funny family comedy “Daddy’s Dyin’ . . . Who’s Got the Will?” is playing.)

Maybe you don’t want a family film. You can’t get much more non-family-oriented than “Drugstore Cowboy” (IVE, $89.95, R), a gritty, critically acclaimed 1989 look at a drug addict (Matt Dillon).