The Family Stone

"Feel The Love"

2005 1h 43m EN

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6.3

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52%

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6.3

IMDB

★6.3TMDB · 1,179🥫52%Rotten Tomatoes●56Metacritic★6.3IMDB · 89,510

ComedyDramaRomance

Synopsis

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An uptight, conservative businesswoman accompanies her boyfriend to his eccentric and outgoing family's annual Christmas celebration and finds that she's a fish out of water in their free-spirited way of life.

“Feel The Love”

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Cast

Dermot Mulroney
Everett Stone
Sarah Jessica Parker
Meredith Morton
Diane Keaton
Sybil Stone
Luke Wilson
Ben Stone
Claire Danes
Julie Morton
Rachel McAdams
Amy Stone
Craig T. Nelson
Kelly Stone
Tyrone Giordano
Thad Stone

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Thomas Bezucha
Writers: Thomas Bezucha
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Made its money back 4.9× over at the box office.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 21 years ago.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "The Family Stone Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

CAST

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282+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Thomas Bezucha, shot by Jonathan Brown. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Michael Giacchino. 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 Jeffrey Ford 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

CAST

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Dermot Mulroney and Sarah Jessica Parker and Diane Keaton carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Thomas Bezucha directs. Jonathan Brown behind the camera. Michael Giacchino scores. Jeffrey Ford cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Made its money back 4.9× over at the box office.
2Released 21 years ago.
3Part of the "The Family Stone Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4282+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
5Directed by Thomas Bezucha, shot by Jonathan Brown. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Michael Giacchino. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Jeffrey Ford shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Dermot Mulroney and Sarah Jessica Parker and Diane Keaton carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "Feel The Love".
10IMDB entry: tt0356680 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Classified under 13 themes, including "holiday", "big family", "connecticut", "family relationships".

The technical file

Cinematography: Jonathan Brown
Original score: Michael Giacchino
Editing: Jeffrey Ford
Production design: Jane Ann Stewart
Costume design: Shay Cunliffe
Makeup / hair: Mustaque M. Ashrafi
VFX supervisor: David Lingenfelser
Sound: James Bolt
Stunt coordinator: Peter Bucossi
Runtime: 103 min · 1h 43m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $19,000,000
Box office: $92,884,429
Return: 489% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: The Family Stone (2005)
Rotten Tomatoes: 52% 🥫 Rotten
Metacritic: 56/100
IMDB rating: 6.3/10 · 89,510 votes
MPAA: PG-13

Awards

4 wins & 8 nominations total

Part of

The Family Stone Collection

A series of Christmastime romantic comedy dramas about the eccentric Stone family.

The Family Stone
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J4stringthang2014-02-06
Fun, Entertaining, and VERY Predictable. This christmas based romantic comedy made me miss my own dysfunctional family. The Family Stone can be enjoyed by all. Luke Wilson was hilarious. Claire Danes looked great and Diane Keaton made this family. You'll laugh, You'll Cry, and you might want to call your Mom after watching this.

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