Family Business

Family Business (1989)

  • 38% of critics liked it
    (16 reviews)

  • 28% of users liked it
    (7,543 ratings)

You've probably already guessed that the Family Business in this all-star melodrama is the business of crime. Adapted from a novel by Vincent Patrick, the film stars Sean Connery as Jessie McMullen, the patriarch of a family of career criminals, including his son Vito (Dustin Hoffman) and grandson… More

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R, 1 hr. 54 min.
Directed By
Sidney Lumet
Written By
Vincent Patrick
Genres
Drama, Action & Adventure, Comedy
In Theaters
Dec 15, 1989 Wide
On DVD
May 20, 2003
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

Critic Reviews

  • Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews

    The pleasure is watching Connery shine as a roguish criminal in a story line that never gels.

  • Chuck O'Leary, Fantastica Daily

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

  • Rich Cline, Shadows on the Wall

    a bit of a mess

  • James Sanford, Kalamazoo Gazette

    Utterly forgettable, even with its great cast

  • MaryAnn Johanson, Flick Filosopher

    [S]urprisingly compelling...

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Anthony L


    A great cast but not a great film. Falls short of its potential but still worth a watch if it?s on TV!

  • Lafe F


    Three generations of robbers, played by top actors, creates an interesting chemistry and chance for fun scenes. The relationship between the grandson (Matthew Broderick) and his grandfather (Sean Connery) is cool; the spike is with the daddy Dustin Hoffman. There's some sadness… More

  • Steve K


    Should have been a much better film. It's all rather bland.

  • Dean M


    Bloody dull drama about a three-generation crime family and this is one of my worst Sean Connery, Dustin Hoffman and Matthew Broderick's movie.

  • xGary X


    Cliched heist comedy drama that expects you to believe Sean Connery, Dustin Hoffman and Matthew Broderick are three generations of some kind of criminal dynasty. Feels like a loose collections of unconvincing mafioso sketches that relies entirely on the star names to gain credibility.… More

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