It Runs in the Family (2003)
Antonio D. Charity, Audra McDonald, Bernadette Peters
The Grombergs are a highly successful family--except when it comes to communicating with each other. Alex Gromberg is a man caught in the middle. Navigating the tricky, ever-changing roles of father, son, and husband, he's trying to avoid the mistakes his father made while coming to terms with the o... (read more) The Grombergs are a highly successful family--except when it comes to communicating with each other. Alex Gromberg is a man caught in the middle. Navigating the tricky, ever-changing roles of father, son, and husband, he's trying to avoid the mistakes his father made while coming to terms with the ones he's already passed on to his own sons. Alex's wife, Rebecca, is a psychologist trying to balance a professional life with her marriage and raising her kids. Mitchell Gromberg, the patriarch and a retired partner of one of New York's leading law firms, is having difficulty coming to grips with his mortality. Evelyn is his devoted wife and has been his emotional rock throughout their marriage--and the peacemaker between him and Alex. Asher Gromberg, Alex's eldest son, is a rebellious college student trying to cope with life, love, and sex in a confused society. And Eli, Alex's 11-year old, is perhaps the "oldest" and most levelheaded of all the Gromberg men. Three generations of an American family, they all live separate lives, each in their own dysfunctional way. But every once in awhile, there comes a time to come together--to celebrate, to laugh, to fight, to cry, and to care for each other.
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PG-13, 1 hr. 49 min.
Directed by:
Fred Schepisi
Release Date: Apr 25, 2003
DVD Release Date: Oct 21, 2003
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Only 33% of people liked this??? I loved this movie!!! Maybe that's just because I could relate so well... It's nice to see a movie you can relate to once in awhile cause life isn't always peaches and cream.
Toda la familia en una misma peli. Entrañable. Lastima que se observe que, a cada generacion que pasa, los douglas caen en barrena. Kirk es el mejor, y eso que tiene aplopejia y que tiene menos registro dramatico que un sello de correos. Lo de Micha... (read more) Toda la familia en una misma peli. Entrañable. Lastima que se observe que, a cada generacion que pasa, los douglas caen en barrena. Kirk es el mejor, y eso que tiene aplopejia y que tiene menos registro dramatico que un sello de correos. Lo de Michael ya no me sorprende, pero me asusta el hijo de este, un especimen que sale por ser quien es. Vomitivo. Y su historia en la pelicula es para dar arcadas al mas puro estilo Porkys.
Del hermanito Culkin mejor no hablo, porque para hacer ese papel se podia haber quedado en su casa...
The Douglas family is not enough for a film to be successful. To begin with, a film needs a story. And plenty of other ingredients which clearly producers did not bother to add. Too bad.
Sprawling family drama is little more than an excuse to get the Douglas family on screen together. While the focus is squarely set on the three generations of men, it's the performance by Bernadette Peters as the wife in the middle generation that yo... (read more) Sprawling family drama is little more than an excuse to get the Douglas family on screen together. While the focus is squarely set on the three generations of men, it's the performance by Bernadette Peters as the wife in the middle generation that you'll remember when the film comes to an end. Another film that plays like an extended pilot for a family drama, a medium in which this tale could be tole infinitely greater success.
An ok film about three generations of a dysfunctional family trying to get to grips with each other. Nothing really new is tackled here but the gimmick of having the Douglas clan as the family is nice to watch.
Heavy-handed melodrama that seems to be more about placing all the Douglas' on screen at the same time than actually endeavoring to make a good film. I felt embarrassed for Kirk Douglas, whose post-stroke articulations were painful to listen to, espe... (read more) Heavy-handed melodrama that seems to be more about placing all the Douglas' on screen at the same time than actually endeavoring to make a good film. I felt embarrassed for Kirk Douglas, whose post-stroke articulations were painful to listen to, especially when the dialog was obviously whittled down to help him out. Waste of time.
I thought this movie was sobering to the point where one could calm down and get on with life for the sake of life
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Achingly long and pointless, Runs is a movie about family that's dishonest in its presentation of every relationship.full review
This one's for your parents, your grandparents, and the entire state of Florida.full review
The movie deals with these touchy subjects, and others, but in a plot so jammed with events, disputes, tragedies and revelations that the most serious matters don't seem to receive enough attention.full review
A family comedy that's also something of a drama (or maybe it's the other way around), the picture never quite finds its footing.full review
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