The Family Stone
Fox 2000 Pictures | Release Date: December 16, 2005
5.3
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Mixed or average reviews based on 152 Ratings
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DavidA.Dec 18, 2005
Have you ever wondered if it's possible to sleep in a theater. If you wanna find out you have to see this movie. This movie was awful, there were only like 2 funny momments that weren't even that funny. I saw people walk out in the Have you ever wondered if it's possible to sleep in a theater. If you wanna find out you have to see this movie. This movie was awful, there were only like 2 funny momments that weren't even that funny. I saw people walk out in the middle of the movie , and I couldn't wait until it ended. I actually tried going to sleep but the theater was too loud. The only reason I give it a 1 is because I feel sorry for the producers.… Expand
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DougPDec 19, 2005
Although the previews portray this movie to be a hysterical family reunion, it really is just an emotional rollercoaster with most of the actors in tears. A poor and confusing attempt to re-create Meet the Parents. A typical hollywood Although the previews portray this movie to be a hysterical family reunion, it really is just an emotional rollercoaster with most of the actors in tears. A poor and confusing attempt to re-create Meet the Parents. A typical hollywood production of big names and poor plot. I would not recommend it, if you are looking for a fun, family oriented holiday movie.… Expand
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AdamL.Dec 18, 2005
Absolutely the worst film of the year, and that's really saying something considering 2005 has been the worst year for films, oh, EVER. Laugh-free, heavy-handed, contrived, puke-inducing...no redeeming qualities whatsoever. Avoid like ebola.
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SchmidtyJan 1, 2006
Almost walked out of it.
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RickieJan 1, 2006
Garbage In - Garbage Out. A movie that has nothing to offer.
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SarahM.Jan 2, 2006
[***SPOILERS***] Is
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JohnH.May 20, 2006
Hallmark Hall of Fame on Steroids.
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NickW.Jun 3, 2006
A group of good actors try, unsuccessfully, to breathe life into an awful script.
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MauiP.Oct 3, 2007
WOW. If you looked up the definition of "HacK' in the dictionary, the writer & director of this film, Bezucha's picture would be there. Cliche comment I realize, but so is the entire movie. The only redeeming aspect of the film is WOW. If you looked up the definition of "HacK' in the dictionary, the writer & director of this film, Bezucha's picture would be there. Cliche comment I realize, but so is the entire movie. The only redeeming aspect of the film is also it's saviour - DIANE KEATON!… Expand
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ElenaDec 20, 2005
This is a movie only a mother could love. That is of the Director and the other poor souls who had their reputations ruined by this poor film. I wanted to like it so much but there isn't much there. It's like a bottle of flat soda This is a movie only a mother could love. That is of the Director and the other poor souls who had their reputations ruined by this poor film. I wanted to like it so much but there isn't much there. It's like a bottle of flat soda in which the fizz evaporated into thin air. The audience was actually walking out as the film dragged on. Do not spend your money as you will regret it if you buy a ticket.… Expand
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PaulL.Dec 28, 2006
It's amazing how anyone can like this film. It's not the bad editing, nor the predictable plot, nor the outlandish storyline, it's the super annoying, sad family. The filmmakers cluelessly seem to be celebrating this family, It's amazing how anyone can like this film. It's not the bad editing, nor the predictable plot, nor the outlandish storyline, it's the super annoying, sad family. The filmmakers cluelessly seem to be celebrating this family, when it should be reviling them. It's reallly messed up.… Expand
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AndyP.Jan 3, 2006
Very unimpressive. Dull and boring. Avoid.
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CongoGongoJan 9, 2006
Convuluted contrived and boring. Just an awful experience with everything predictable in which you care nothing for any of the characters. Pretty hard to do considering the time and the intent. A complete and utter disaster.
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JohnB.Jun 3, 2006
Really, really bad. Almost sad it's so bad. Luke Wilson kept it from being a 0 instead of a 1. Sarah Jessica Parker is an intolerable actor.( and is not aging well, by the way.) This thing is a real mess, from start to finish.
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GregG.Jan 7, 2007
What is really funny is how different the ratings from "real people" vary from the critics. This film is just awful. Another attempt by the Hollywood gay mafia to force their agenda on us through awful scripts, portraying phony families and What is really funny is how different the ratings from "real people" vary from the critics. This film is just awful. Another attempt by the Hollywood gay mafia to force their agenda on us through awful scripts, portraying phony families and situations. The viewers hated it and the critics - many of them - liked it. Must be hell being afraid of retribution from the PC crowd.… Expand
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BaronjDec 18, 2005
People who gave it a good rating were probably high when they were watching the movie. I'd rather do my homework than watch this movie, and I never do my homework.
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FantasyDec 20, 2005
If you saw the trailer where Sarah Jessica Parker slips in the kitchen and spills the food then you saw the entire movie. Without question this is a predictable tedious boring film with substance or character. Avoid at all costs.
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BobH.Dec 20, 2005
The movie was so bad that I was fidgety. Two people in front of my girlfriend and I walked out midway through this disaster. If that wasn't bad enough, my girlfriend Carol gave me the business as we walked to the car afterward about me The movie was so bad that I was fidgety. Two people in front of my girlfriend and I walked out midway through this disaster. If that wasn't bad enough, my girlfriend Carol gave me the business as we walked to the car afterward about me yawning repeatedly and making noise while moving around impatiently. It's bad enough to be subjected to this crapola, but to be scolded for involuntarily being bored is too much to take. Guys beware.… Expand
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FreaksterDec 27, 2005
Was this movie a joke? You feel nothing for anyone. People walked out in the middle. Boring as hell.
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HolidayDec 28, 2005
Without question a most boring movie devoid of any soul. Avoid.
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RichardGDec 29, 2005
Awful. Just awful!!
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RalphieBoyJan 11, 2006
The Family Stoned is more appropriate or the only way to watch this crap.
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NigelWJan 10, 2006
Here is a prime Christmas turkey. The story is lame and unoriginal, there is nothing likeable or sympathetic about any of the characters, the film is full of stereotypes and cliches. The film tries to be many things - romantic comedy, Here is a prime Christmas turkey. The story is lame and unoriginal, there is nothing likeable or sympathetic about any of the characters, the film is full of stereotypes and cliches. The film tries to be many things - romantic comedy, slapstick (the ending), heartwarming - but ends up being just nothing. All this despite a good cast who work hard but ultimately cannot get anything worthwhile out of the script. Save your money - or at least go with very low expectations.… Expand
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KeithH.Jan 17, 2006
and the character reactions are not approriate to the dialogue. The relationships are not believable not realistic. A very painful movie to sit through.
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StuMJan 8, 2006
Not even good actors can save this cliched, colour by numbers film. The story has Sarah Jessica Parker playing an annoying Christmas house guest, meeting her in-laws for the first time and saying as many inappropriate things as possible to Not even good actors can save this cliched, colour by numbers film. The story has Sarah Jessica Parker playing an annoying Christmas house guest, meeting her in-laws for the first time and saying as many inappropriate things as possible to as many characters who will listen - the matriarch, the grumpy sister, the deaf gay brother (why deaf?) and his multi-racial "modern" family. How this most improbable plot was conceived is amazing. Surely this could never happen in a day and everyone still love each other at the end. Avoid.… Expand
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RobbyMay 17, 2006
The worst movie I saw in 2005. With the exception of Luke Wilson's character, I was hoping they'd all get cancer and die at the end of the film. I found the notion of a gay, deaf couple trying to adopt a baby, only to be insulted The worst movie I saw in 2005. With the exception of Luke Wilson's character, I was hoping they'd all get cancer and die at the end of the film. I found the notion of a gay, deaf couple trying to adopt a baby, only to be insulted at the dinner table by the vacuous, yet emotional (feel sorry for me, please) Sarah Jessica Parker character extremely insulting to all gay, bi-racial and deaf people. Actually, it's insulting to anyone with a brain. Between the overtly sadistic mother and daughter, Sarah Jessica Parker's pathetic character, the unbelievable storylines and contrived slapstick, it was unwatchable. This is a terrible, terrible movie.… Expand
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OwenL.May 29, 2006
[**Spoilers**]Gah. I really wanted to like this movie, and for the first act I did. I admit it. Even though Parker was patently unlikeable, the family circus into which she's thrown was intriguing. Rachel McAdams plays the harpie well [**Spoilers**]Gah. I really wanted to like this movie, and for the first act I did. I admit it. Even though Parker was patently unlikeable, the family circus into which she's thrown was intriguing. Rachel McAdams plays the harpie well and Diane Keaton the shrew. And Luke Wilson plays Luke Wilson, so what's to complain about? But come on--did the screenwriter have to take every shortcut and cliche in the book? Claire Danes' character is completely extranaeous! Why are we rewarding Dermot Mulroney's character for treating Parker so poorly? Where's the law that says everyone has to match up nicely at the end? The Luke WIlson/Parker + Mulroney/Danes thing was apparent from the moment Danes was introduced, but why was she even necessary? Why couldn't this be a movie about the Family Stone, with their intriguing and beguiling cast of characters, and the efforts of Parker to be accepted and Mulroney to stick up for his choice in women? Why did this have to suddenly dissolve into a ridiculous love quadrangle? And what was up with the slapstick climactic scene? Who in their right mind punctuates an explosion on Christmas morning with a mad dash to the casserole dishes? Ugh. I'm sorry--this movie annoyed me, broke my heart even, because there was a well-written, funny, and even heart-warming film underneath, but it was ruined when the writer/director decided to hit every cliche he could think of on the way to mediocrity.… Expand
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KimMay 4, 2006
If you think cancer makes a great plot twist in a holiday comedy, this is the show for you. If not, run away. Note re: the guy who wrote it (who's also, I believe, the guy who directed it): this is why they coined the phrase "Don't If you think cancer makes a great plot twist in a holiday comedy, this is the show for you. If not, run away. Note re: the guy who wrote it (who's also, I believe, the guy who directed it): this is why they coined the phrase "Don't give up your day job." Watch "Home for the Holidays"; leave this charred turkey on the shelf. Absolutely cringe-inducing.… Expand
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DarnelF.Jun 17, 2006
This movie hurts. The hero and only likable character in this movie is cancer.
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likudl.Dec 10, 2005
SJP should stick to NYC.
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AaronKDec 17, 2005
This movie was horrible. The uncomfortable situations were overwhelming and uncomfortable to watch. One can identify with the characters, but there are too many "characters" which puts you in sensory overload. Overall the movie was horrible, This movie was horrible. The uncomfortable situations were overwhelming and uncomfortable to watch. One can identify with the characters, but there are too many "characters" which puts you in sensory overload. Overall the movie was horrible, but my wife loved it.… Expand
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EkaJ.Dec 21, 2005
Tragically failing comic
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TammmieDec 20, 2005
I had to apologize to my husband for taking him to see this dreck. It was awful. After an hour we joined the other people walking out of the theater too. Too appease my husband we snuck into KING KONG. Half way through my husband whispered I had to apologize to my husband for taking him to see this dreck. It was awful. After an hour we joined the other people walking out of the theater too. Too appease my husband we snuck into KING KONG. Half way through my husband whispered in my ear can we sneak back into the Family Stone. Both movies are atrocities of the highest order. Beware!… Expand
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WyattEarpDec 23, 2005
Tried so hard to be a chick flick feel good movie for the holidays. Failed miserably on all fronts. It was just plain boring and had no sentimentality. Everything was predictable within minutes of seeing the boring characters. Sarah Jessica Tried so hard to be a chick flick feel good movie for the holidays. Failed miserably on all fronts. It was just plain boring and had no sentimentality. Everything was predictable within minutes of seeing the boring characters. Sarah Jessica Parker never looked worse than she did in this film. Horrible as many in the audience walked out early.… Expand
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AlexandraDec 25, 2005
Totally unoriginal and manipulative.
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SteveC.Dec 11, 2006
One of the worst movies I have seen in a long time. Not funny, not believable, not enjoyable. I just kept wondering "When is it going to be over?"
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CraigA.Nov 20, 2007
Dismal... and just plain miserable. Thank Christ I didn't spoil my Christmas by going to see this family-drama-gone-wrong in the cinema.
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HolidayDocDec 22, 2005
Bring your No Doze if you intend to try to watch this awful drek?
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DrewH.Dec 23, 2005
Completely unoriginal idea, done thousands of times over.
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PannekakeJan 1, 2011
This must be the worst x-mas movie ever made, I just watched half of the movie on TV. And the story is so bad I didn't even bother to watch the rest, because it's so unbelievable bad. I usually finish every movie I have started watching evenThis must be the worst x-mas movie ever made, I just watched half of the movie on TV. And the story is so bad I didn't even bother to watch the rest, because it's so unbelievable bad. I usually finish every movie I have started watching even though it's bad, but I couldn't stand this one... I joined this site just to warn people. Don't waste your time on this movie! And I'm surprised that some people liked this crap...… Expand
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JFKARDec 19, 2012
I watched this because I've been seriously depressed recently, and it is supposedly a comedy. It made me more depressed. Bad writing, despicably arrogant characters (mostly), nothing very funny.
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homer4presidentMar 31, 2015
One of the movies I most disliked, and was actually a bit angry to have wasted over an hour on watching it. Dumb plot, stupid dialogues, all in all thumbs down from me.
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