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Family Business (1989)

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Reviews Counted:15

Fresh:6

Rotten:9

Average Rating:5.1/10

Runtime: 1 hr 53 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: Sean Connery, Dustin Hoffman, and Matthew Broderick star as three generations of a family formerly linked to organized crime. Grandfather Jesse has been in and out of jail, and his son Vito has... Sean Connery, Dustin Hoffman, and Matthew Broderick star as three generations of a family formerly linked to organized crime. Grandfather Jesse has been in and out of jail, and his son Vito has decided to leave a life of crime in order to become a respectable family man, but when grandson Adam comes up with a can't-miss heist plan, the intergenerational sparks begin to fly. [More]

Starring: Sean Connery, Dustin Hoffman, Matthew Broderick, Rosana De Soto

Starring: Sean Connery, Dustin Hoffman, Matthew Broderick, Rosana De Soto, Janet Carroll, Victoria Jackson, Marilyn Cooper, James Tolkan, Luis Guzmán

Director: Sidney Lumet

Director: Sidney Lumet
Screenwriter: Vincent Patrick
Producer: Lawrence Gordon
Composer: Cy Coleman

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A terrific seriocomic crime caper that nobody knew how to sell. Often feels like a 1970s movie that somehow ended up in 1989.

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Washington Times

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Emanuel Levy
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Michelle Alexandria
Michelle Alexandria
Eclipse Magazine

a bit of a mess

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09/19/04
Rich Cline
Rich Cline
Shadows on the Wall

Utterly forgettable, even with its great cast

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08/12/04
James Sanford
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Kalamazoo Gazette
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Vincent Canby
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New York Times
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[S]urprisingly compelling...

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Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

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Beach Reporter (Southern California)

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John J. Puccio
John J. Puccio
DVDTown.com

Star-studded cliched rubbish

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Ken Hanke
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

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Rob Vaux
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Flipside Movie Emporium

Just barely worth checking out, and even then, it's only for the actors.

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07/27/02
Scott Weinberg
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