Dermot Mulroney, Sarah Jessica Parker, Diane Keaton
A man brings his ice-queen girlfriend home for Christmas to meet his eccentric family. Overwhelmed by the hostile reception, the girlfriend begs her sister to join her for emotional support, only to t...( read more
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DVD Release Date: May 2, 2006
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March 4, 2009A fine rainy-Saturday-afternoon movie. A little hard to see SJP play this type, but had plenty of enjoyable moments.
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December 22, 2008A man brings his uptight girlfriend home to meet his family at Christmas with disastrous consequences. From the trailer this looks like a funny Christmas movie, but this is not a funny movie. I went to see this when it was released at Christmas and the ending made me sad.
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December 7, 2008As the family is coming together for the Christmas holidays, the oldest son is bringing his girlfriend which is cause quite a lot of confrontations. While this situation cause a few more or less amusing scenes on the first half, the movie then falls into a whole in the middle par...( read more)
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April 6, 2008Thomas Bezucha's 'The Family Stone' surprised me. I expected a catty WASPish family satire ? that, at least, was the impression given in most reviews. I liked this a great deal. The discomfort felt by Sarah Jessica Parker's uptight career girl as she spends Christmas with her par...( read more)
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November 7, 2009Un altro di quei film non particolarmente impegnativi a cui sono affezionata <3
L'atmosfera natalizia non mi deprime giusto nei film. -
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Critic Reviews
December 16, 2005
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times
December 16, 2005
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
A feel-bad holiday film about a repellent family, with a milquetoast dad and a smug, devious harpy of a mom. full review
December 16, 2005
David Edelstein, Slate
There are cringe-worthy passages and an overly sentimental structure (everyone pairs up so very tidily), but the performances are delightful, and the picture comes together. full review
December 15, 2005
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com
This is a family, and a movie, where everyone talks at once -- and more often than you'd think, its characters actually come up with something worth saying. full review
December 15, 2005
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
The Family Stone sorts out its characters admirably, depends on typecasting to help establish its characters more quickly, and finds a winding path between happy and sad secrets. full review
November 30, 2005
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
Writer-director Thomas Bezucha lays it on thick, but he knows the mad-dog anarchy of family life and gives the laughs a sharp comic edge. full review
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July 28, 2009Lovely! So sweet, and heartwarming. Of course the end is sad, but still I like this movie. The story is original!
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October 23, 2006i originally thought that luke wilsons caractor was gay haha but that soon changed. i quite liked it and this storyline could happen to any family, it really reminded me about what happens between people i no and their partners, always changing.
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June 15, 2006It was ok...the only reason i saw it was b/c luke wilson was in it and man is he hott!
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June 10, 2006Does it seem like a movie an average 9 year old would be able to watch? It's hard to find movies to go out and see with the family, and I have a younger relative who I plan on taking to the movies with my parents and I.
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May 23, 2006its a every good movie in Fect its the best Family film ever made ...
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