The Addams Family

"Think your family is weird?"

2019 1h 27m EN

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6.6

SOLID

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46%

ROTTEN

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METACRITIC

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5.8

IMDB

★6.6TMDB · 2,551🥫46%Rotten Tomatoes●46Metacritic★5.8IMDB · 47,899

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Synopsis

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The Addams family's lives begin to unravel when they face-off against a treacherous, greedy crafty reality-TV host while also preparing for their extended family to arrive for a major celebration.

“Think your family is weird?”

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Cast

Oscar Isaac
Gomez Addams (voice)
Charlize Theron
Morticia Addams (voice)
Chloë Grace Moretz
Wednesday Addams (voice)
Finn Wolfhard
Pugsley Addams (voice)
Nick Kroll
Uncle Fester (voice)
Snoop Dogg
Cousin Itt (voice)
Bette Midler
Grandma (voice)
Allison Janney
Margaux Needler (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Conrad Vernon
Writers: Matt Lieberman, Scott Underwood, Pamela Pettler
Languages: English
Countries: Canada, United States of America

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RUNTIME

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87 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

MONEY

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Made its money back 5.1× over at the box office.

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3 / 8

ERA

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Released 7 years ago.

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4 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Canada, United States of America.

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5 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "The Addams Family (Animated) Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Jeff Danna. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Ellery Van Dooyeweert shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

AWARDS

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Oscar Isaac and Charlize Theron and Chloë Grace Moretz carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Conrad Vernon directs. Jeff Danna scores. Ellery Van Dooyeweert cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in Canada, United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

187 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Made its money back 5.1× over at the box office.
3Released 7 years ago.
4International production across 2 countries: Canada, United States of America.
5Part of the "The Addams Family (Animated) Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
6Original score by Jeff Danna. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Ellery Van Dooyeweert shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Oscar Isaac and Charlize Theron and Chloë Grace Moretz carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "Think your family is weird?".
10IMDB entry: tt1620981 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Released under 12 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Original score: Jeff Danna
Editing: Ellery Van Dooyeweert
Production design: Patricia Atchison
Runtime: 87 min · 1h 27m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $40,000,000
Box office: $204,394,183
Return: 511% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG
IMDB: The Addams Family (2019)
Rotten Tomatoes: 46% 🥫 Rotten
Metacritic: 46/100
IMDB rating: 5.8/10 · 47,899 votes
MPAA: PG

Awards

4 wins & 6 nominations total

Part of

The Addams Family (Animated) Collection

The spooky adventures of the Addams Family.

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Conrad Vernon

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What people are saying

SWITCH.2019-11-01
★ 5/10
This movie is yet another bland, boring animated kids film. It isn’t terribly insulting to the Addams legacy because it feels so far removed from it. Its plot is just a mess, and has very forced messages of being yourself that come out of left field in the film's climax - and of course, we can’t just have the Addams theme song, we have to have the urban gangster version of it by adding Snoop Dogg. Don’t waste your time; just show your kids the 90s films. - Chris dos Santos Read Chris' full article... https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/article/review-the-addams-family-theyre-all-together-boring-the-addams-family
Gimly2020-01-17
★ 5/10
Probably the worst Addams Family adaptation, of the ones that I've seen. When I say worst, I don't mean least faithful to the source material, I just mean, the one I personally enjoyed the least. There was still some stuff to like though, and I think if this animated version got a sequel I'd be willing to give it a chance. Final rating:★★½ - Had a lot that appealed to me, didn’t quite work as a whole.
Kamurai2020-09-24
★ 3/10
Bad watch, won't watch again, and can't recommend. I like the Addams Family, conceptually, and I enjoy the live action movies, but this seems maximize everything I dislike about the Addams Family and minimize all the things I do like. And even then, the movie is widely inconsistent. It basically does whatever it wants whenever it wants without regard to the established rules. This was something that the previous iterations did with some finesse, they always left some mystery to what the rules were, but it never contradicted itself. The aesthetic alone feels pretty grating, and they use it as an excuse to do things that don't make any sense to facilitate the gags, but it again eludes what makes the Addams Family special, that it is weird and crazy things happening in reality. While I do like the attempt to modernize the movie, it ruins some great potential to extend the universe and create new characters in the next generation of things: something more movies need to do. Overall, this movie is just irritating, it has some basic structure to it, but the content is just dull.