Janine and Sandy are a lesbian couple who decide to have a baby, but after a few years Sandy dies. This tragedy is exploited by Sandy's parents to snatch the girl from Janine's care. But then, and despite having the laws against her, Janine decides to fight in order to regain custody of her daughter.
Unfortunately the movie What Makes a Family is not yet available on HBO Max.
| Directing | Maggie Greenwald | Director |
| Writing | Robert L. Freedman | Writer |
| Production | Barbra Streisand | Executive Producer |
| Production | Cis Corman | Executive Producer |
| Production | Whoopi Goldberg | Executive Producer |
| Production | Robert L. Freedman | Co-Producer |
| Production | Neil Meron | Executive Producer |
| Production | Craig Zadan | Executive Producer |
| Production | Dave Mace | Co-Producer |
| Production | Wendy Grean | Producer |
| Production | Tom Leonardis | Co-Producer |
| Production | Stephanie Hagen | Associate Producer |
| Sound | David Mansfield | Music |
| Editing | Keith Reamer | Editor |
| Camera | Rhett Morita | Director of Photography |
| Production | Mary V. Buck | Casting |
| Production | John Buchan | Casting |
| Production | Susan Edelman | Casting |
| Art | Astra Burka | Art Direction |
| Art | Perri Gorrara | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Suzette Daigle | Costume Design |
| Art | Ane Christensen | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Julia L. Walker | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Pam Roberts | Key Hair Stylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mark DeLuca | Special Effects Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marie Nardella | Makeup Department Head |
| Directing | Eric J. Robertson | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | William Spahic | First Assistant Director |
| Sound | Kerri Wilson | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Camera | Sophie Giraud | Still Photographer |
