Macabre family adventure, inspired by the '60s TV show and cartoon strip (originating in the 1930s), about the strange and...
Macabre family adventure, inspired by the '60s TV show and cartoon strip (originating in the 1930s), about the strange and ghoulish Addams Family. Con artists scheme to fleece the eccentric clan using an accomplice who pretends to be their long lost Uncle Fester. Stars Anjelica Huston, Raul Julia, Christina Ricci and Christopher Lloyd. From director Barry Sonnenfeld (Men in Black).
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Where to watch The Addams Family (1991)
67 %52 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
67 %315,733 reviewsAudience score rating
"Despite inspired casting and nifty visual trappings... a major disappointment."
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Variety
Variety"Ooky the Addamses may be, subversive they ain't; it plays like a paean to the nuclear family."
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Time Out
Time Out"The film's aimlessness and repetitiveness eventually become draining."
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The New York Times
The New York Times"There are a lot of little smiles and many chuckles and grins, but they don't add up to much."
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Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert"Deliciously sick and delightfully cast."
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Empire Magazine
Empire Magazine"At times this can all become a little silly but Sonnenfeld manages to rein the film in before things get too ridiculous."
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BBC
BBCThe Addams Family (1991) | Details
- Runtime
- 99
- Genre
- Comedy, Fantasy, Kids & Family
- Country of origin
- USA
