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The Addams Family (1991)

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Reviews Counted:35

Fresh:20

Rotten:15

Average Rating:5.5/10

Consensus: The movie is peppered with amusing sight gags and one-liners, but the disjointed script doesn't cohere into a successful whole.

Runtime: 2 hrs

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: When long-lost Uncle Fester (Christopher Lloyd) reappears after 25 years in the Bermuda Triangle, Morticia (Anjelica Huston) and Gomez (Raul Julia) ecstatically begin plans for a celebration that... When long-lost Uncle Fester (Christopher Lloyd) reappears after 25 years in the Bermuda Triangle, Morticia (Anjelica Huston) and Gomez (Raul Julia) ecstatically begin plans for a celebration that will wake the dead. Meanwhile, an evil lawyer is plotting ways to get at the ghoulish family's fortunes--which are stashed somewhere within a secret vault inside the family mansion. Only the Addams's daughter, Wednesday, played by the brilliant and stunningly stoic Christina Ricci, and the Addams's detached hand servant, Thing, suspect that something rotten is afoot. But can they prove anything before the vault is found and the Addams family is plunged into poverty? THE ADDAMS FAMILY is not only the cartoon and television family's film premiere but is also the directorial debut of talented cinematographer Barry Sonnenfeld. It has a winningly dark sense of humor that manages to be both lighthearted and macabre. [More]

Starring: Anjelica Huston, Raul Julia, Christopher Lloyd, Christina Ricci

Starring: Anjelica Huston, Raul Julia, Christopher Lloyd, Christina Ricci, Jimmy Workman, Judith Malina, Carel Struycken, Elizabeth Wilson, Dan Hedaya

Director: Barry Sonnenfeld

Director: Barry Sonnenfeld
Screenwriter: Caroline Thompson

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Cole Smithey
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08/16/07
Geoff Andrew
Geoff Andrew
Time Out

An extended collection of one-liners and not much more.

Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | comment 1 Comment
05/03/07
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Chicago Reader
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Cinematographer-turned-director Barry Sonnenfeld and screenwriters Larry Wilson and Caroline Thompson haven't solved the problem of how to construct a film around a one-joke concept.

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05/03/07
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Despite inspired casting and nifty visual trappings, the eagerly awaited Addams Family figures as a major disappointment.

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01/19/07
Jake Euker
Jake Euker
F5 (Wichita, KS)

Funny feature film version of the classic TV show, and just as ghoulishly hilarious.

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12/23/06
Steve Crum
Steve Crum
Dispatch-Tribune Newspapers

The plot is a threadbare thing indeed.

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10/25/06
Scott Weinberg
Scott Weinberg
DVDTalk.com

Ooky the Addamses may be, subversive they ain't; it plays like a paean to the nuclear family.

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06/24/06
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Chuck O'Leary
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06/12/05
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
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creepy and funny

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04/29/05
Rich Cline
Rich Cline
Shadows on the Wall

Great translation of the classic television series.

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04/22/05
Michael A. Smith
Michael A. Smith
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03/25/05
Greg Maki
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01/29/05
Michael Dequina
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12/17/04
Spence D.
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10/08/04
Mark R. Leeper
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I suppose there's a certain kooky charm, but talk about dated...

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10/07/04
Gabe Leibowitz
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05/28/04
Carol Cling
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01/14/04
Tony Toscano
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