Family Business

Family Business

1989

Vito (Dustin Hoffman) is the son of Jessie (Sean Connery), a professional criminal who has trained his son in the craft. With the birth of his own son, Adam (Matthew Broderick), Vito decides to reform his life. When he's in college, Adam's family's shady lifestyle seduces him, and with the help of his grandfather, he plans an elaborate burglary for the family to pull off together. When Adam is arrested during the heist, Jessie and Vito must make sacrifices in order to ensure the boy's future.

There's nothing like a good robbery... to bring a family together.

JBscale
42
Mediocre

Film Detail

Genre
Crime - Drama
Length
1 hr. 54 mins.
US Theatrical Release
December 15, 1989
US Box Office
$12,195,695 (#4086 of 7074)
Global Office
No Data Available
Rating
R
Restricted

Collection Detail

Release Method
Digital Only
Aquired Format
Fandango at Home Fandango at Home
Aspect Ratio
WS 1.85:1
Audio
English: DD+ 5.1
Studio
Sony Pictures
Released
May 20, 2003
Acquired Date
November 27, 2024
Times Seen
0 Times
Last Watched
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Actors

Sean Connery
Sean Connery
Dustin Hoffman
Dustin Hoffman
Matthew Broderick
Matthew Broderick
Rosanna DeSoto
Rosanna DeSoto
Janet Carroll
Janet Carroll
Victoria Jackson
Victoria Jackson
Bill McCutcheon
Bill McCutcheon
Deborah Rush
Deborah Rush
Marilyn Cooper
Marilyn Cooper
Salem Ludwig
Salem Ludwig
Rex Everhart
Rex Everhart
James Tolkan
James Tolkan
Marilyn Sokol
Marilyn Sokol
Wendell Pierce
Wendell Pierce
Jack O'Connell
Jack O'Connell
John Capodice
John Capodice
Luis Guzmán
Luis Guzmán
Willie C. Carpenter
Willie C. Carpenter
BD Wong
BD Wong
Ed Crowley
Ed Crowley

Directors

Sidney Lumet
Sidney Lumet

Producers

Lawrence Gordon
Lawrence Gordon

Writers

Vincent Patrick
Vincent Patrick

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User Reviews

Ratings

JB Users
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RT Rotten
35%
Tomatometer
17 votes
RT Stale
28%
Popcornmeter
109 votes
METASCORE
54
17 votes
IMDb RATING
5.7/10
14,167 votes

Additional Info

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