

The Addams Family (1991)
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).
- Director:
- Barry Sonnenfeld ('Men In Black', 'Get Shorty')
- Writer:
- Caroline ThompsonLarry Wilson
- Cast:
- Anjelica HustonRaul JuliaChristopher LloydChristina RicciDan HedayaElizabeth WilsonJudith MalinaPaul BenedictDana IveyCarel StruyckenJimmy Workman
The Addams Family (1991) | Reviews
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Time Out
Ooky the Addamses may be, subversive they ain't; it plays like a paean to the nuclear family.
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Roger Ebert
There are a lot of little smiles and many chuckles and grins, but they don't add up to much.
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BBC
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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