Were plates thrown,
nutsberryfarm
? Were dark, festering secrets revealed?
Meryl Streep is a shape-shifter.

the argument at my neighbor's house over the holidays.

The movie "Eulogy" is a great dark comedy about a dysfunctional family gathering. I also second the suggestions of "Home for the Holidays" and "The Upside of Anger."

'The Upside of Anger' came to mind when I watched this movie. Although 'Upside' is slighty better than 'August'.
You might also wanna check it out 'Dolores Claiborne'.

I had a feeling somebody would ask this. I thought up a list this morning. Some of these may not have gotten many imdb stars, or have been generally critically acclaimed.
Long Days Journey Into Night
Lost in Yonkers
Rachel Getting Married
Margot at the Wedding
A Woman Under the Influence
Georgia
Hud
The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds
The Subject Was Roses
Pretty much anything based on a Tennessee Williams play.
"I didn't betray youI simply put a stop to you."

It's derivative of Cries and Whispers.
my vote history:
http://www.imdb.com/user/ur13767631/ratings

The utterly brilliant "Night for Dying Tigers"
www.imdb.com/board/11624376/
www.amazon.com/A-Night-Dying-Tigers/dp/B00CP4Y5WS
WARNING!
Objects under T-shirt are larger than they appear!

Eat Drink Man Woman (1994) directed by Ang Lee

Eat Drink Man Woman (1994) directed by Ang Lee

^^I second this. A 'must see', but not a lot of dark humor.
J. Robards sings:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=xS7s6YkV KEI

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, without a doubt.
Dysfunctional family with secrets, intense performances, superb acting and dialogue. They both take place in mostly one setting, which I love because it makes it claustrophobic and ramps up the tension.
I think there is a lot of Tennessee Williams in August: Osage Country. I wasn't surprised to learn that the playwright was inspired by his works.

I found it very similar to John Cassavete's A Woman Under he Influence (1974) it almost feels like Cassavetes directed himself..
It has the same kind of thick family drama with the same kind of acting.

My favorite tear-jerkers are:
Steel Magnolias
(the one with Julia Roberts and Sally Fields)
Always
The Color Purple
Phenomenon
Stepmom
Now Is Good
Once Around
Message in A Bottle
(this one will leave you looking for a razor blade & a good vein)
AI
(Artificial Intelligence)
Return to Me
Mother and Child
(VERY underratedcheck it out)
Phantom of the Opera
(Gerard Butler & Emmy Rossum)
I only watch these when I'm in the need of a very cathartic of afternoon of sobbing in the shower.
I haven't decided whether or not to watch "If I Stay." Even the preview made me cry, so I don't think I will.
Great list, allI will be giving a lot of these a shot!!
If I had a dollar for every time I got distractedOh, look!! A puppy!!

"Home For Holidays"

Junebug
Festen (Denmark)
Nebraska
Smoke Signals
On Golden Pond

Interiors, not quite as humorous, but still similar without the histrionics.

This is where I leave you
(2014).
I was surprised to see them releasing this movie in the same year as AOC; it has similar themes of bereavement and the mourning bringing a family together to implode in a similar fashion.

THE MUSIC LOVERS is like being a fly on the wall..Outradeou, intimate,ironic and funny, equally horrifying with the greatest music , camera work and design .What Glenda Jackson does here is not to be believed.Might be Ken Russell most personal masterpiece.

although i dont really understand why the movies as loud as August Osage County have to be tagged as Comedy i mean dark humor is still okay..
Still, i would try Carnage.. thanks

Carnage - Has the humor and good performances from a stellar cast.
http://www.imdb.com/board/11692486/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_10

Will surely watch this and share how i felt about it.

"This guy just telephoned a psycho-killer to come down and psycho-kill us!"
?

well i watched GOSFORD PARK.. although i liked it. it was beautifully executed but at places i felt it carried too much style with it. i mean i cud hardly ssee any characters growing. and the ending was nothing too exciting.

Oh I get it, okay thanks for helping me understand. I agree I think that's what he meant. Personally I've always felt like british film is more about the feel then the production company or director. Although there is BBC films, other films I feel classify as british film. I guess I'm wrong in this but I just feel like it makes more sense.
Have a good new year.