Some call it organized crime. Others call it family.
Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.
| Cast |
Robert de Niro, Michelle Pfeiffer, Dianna Agron, John D'Leo, Tommy Lee Jones |
| Director |
Luc Besson |
| Screenplay | Luc Besson, Michael Caleo, from the book by Tonino Benacquista |
| Music | Evgueni Galperine, Sacha Galperine |
| Cinematography | Thierry Arbogast |
| Editing | Julien Rey |
| Sound formats | Dolby Digital, Sony Dynamic Digital Sound, Datasat |
| Made in | 2013 |
| Produced by | EuropaCorp, Relativity Media, TF1 Films Production, Grive Productions, Canal+, TF1, Malavita |
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| Genre | Comedy, thriller |
| Language | Strong and frequent |
| Nudity | None |
| Sex | Brief, simulated |
| Violence | Strong and frequent |
| Prejudice | None |
| Blasphemy | None |
| Drug abuse | Alcohol, cigarettes and dagga |
| Comments | A family under the witness protection programme have to face a mafia mob. |
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Blood / Gore / Gross |
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Disrespectful / Bad Attitude |
Imitative Behaviour |
| Frightening / Tense Scenes |
Jump Scenes |
Tense Family Scenes |
| Music (Scary/Tense) |
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Topics to talk about |
| Suggested age limit 15 + |
Positive messages |
Positive role models |
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| Consumerism |
Drinking, drugs, smoking |
| Scale (Max) | 20 |  |
What the Critics say | ||
| Cape Argus / The Star Stephanie Merrie  Humdrum mayhem in Normandy. | 5 |  |
| ScreenIt T. Durgin This is one of those movies that I think audiences will go either way on. I am giving it a mild recommendation, because I think the good outweighs the not-so-good. | 11 |  |
| Metacritic.com 28 critics | 9 |  |
| Rottentomatoes critics 99 critics | 10 | |
| Rottentomatoes tomatometer Tomatometer Luc Besson's The Family suffers from an overly familiar setup and a number of jarring tonal shifts. | 7 | |
| Movie Review Query Engine MRQE critics   | 10 | |
| CommonSenseMedia Staff evaluation | 10 | |
What the People say | ||
| Internet 7997 Netizens | 13 | |
Average .. 47% | 9 | |