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Family Business

Crime · Drama

Family Business

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

5.7(281) 12/6/1989 1h 50m
CrimeDramaComedy

Jessie is an aging career criminal who has been in more jails, fights, schemes, and lineups than just about anyone else. His son Vito, while currently on the straight and narrow, has had a fairly shady past and is indeed no stranger to illegal activity. They both have great hope for Adam, Vito's son and Jessie's grandson, who is bright, good-looking, and without a criminal past.

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Top Cast

Sean Connery

Sean Connery

Jessie McMullen

Dustin Hoffman

Dustin Hoffman

Vito McMullen

Matthew Broderick

Matthew Broderick

Adam McMullen

Rosanna DeSoto

Rosanna DeSoto

Elaine

Janet Carroll

Janet Carroll

Margie

Victoria Jackson

Victoria Jackson

Christine

Bill McCutcheon

Bill McCutcheon

Doheny

Deborah Rush

Deborah Rush

Michele Dempsey

Directed by

Sidney Lumet

Production

Reviews

kevin2019

8/10

3/28/2025

"Family Business" is primarily concerned with the fractured familial dynamics within the McMullan family and the robbery which ironically enough is responsible for reuniting them - "There's nothing like a good robbery to bring a family together" as the poster tells us - is very much used as almost nothing more than a catalyst to examine what drives Jessie and his son Vido apart as decades old grievances gradually and inevitably begin to resurface once more. The film also makes good use of Vido's concerted efforts to keep his son Adam on the straight and narrow, but unfortunately no matter how interesting all these complex conflicts are the final resolution of them is incredibly fragile and tenuous at best and the conclusion of this film is treated almost as an unimportant throw away after

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