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The Bowens: A Portrait of an American Family

2026 · 86 min

A quiet, watchful look at one family's disciplined daily routines that leaves you weighing their certainty against your own.

Directed by
Vlad Yudin
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Brodie Bowen, Jesse Bowen, Jordon Bowen
Tagline
Plan is the first casualty of war
Overview
What does it take to raise an American family today? What kind of values should be instilled into children? Is the future too dangerous, unpredictable and grim? Meet The Bowens - a new kind of American family that decided to take matters into their hands and work together to navigate uncertainties of life through relentless self improvement, strength, discipline, and loyalty.

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  • Amazon Prime Video
More options Data from JustWatch
Directed by
Vlad Yudin
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Brodie Bowen, Jesse Bowen, Jordon Bowen
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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • parenthood
  • survival
  • identity
  • faith
Places
  • home
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour2
Realism9
Romance1
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Genres
documentary
Directed by
Vlad Yudin
Starring
Brodie Bowen, Jesse Bowen, Jordon Bowen, Slade Bowen, Jeffrey Bowen, Connie Bowen, Mark Mocilan, Sheri Mocilan
Cinematography
Evan Rosenberg
Runtime
86 min

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