
A mafia boss and his family are relocated to a sleepy town in France under the witness protection program after snitching on the mob. Despite the best efforts of FBI Agent Stansfield (Tommy Lee Jones) to keep them in line, Fred Manzoni (Robert De Niro), his wife Maggie (Michelle Pfeiffer) and their children Belle (Dianna Agron) and Warren (John D'Leo) can't help but revert to old habits and blow their cover by handling their problems the "family" way, enabling their former ma... (Full plot summary below)
Enjoy FREE movies and series with your Prime (USA) subscription or when you start a 30-day free trial!
Links compiled using automated software. Availability of offers subject to change / might be region specific / out of date.
A mafia boss and his family are relocated to a sleepy town in France under the witness protection program after snitching on the mob. Despite the best efforts of FBI Agent Stansfield (Tommy Lee Jones) to keep them in line, Fred Manzoni (Robert De Niro), his wife Maggie (Michelle Pfeiffer) and their children Belle (Dianna Agron) and Warren (John D'Leo) can't help but revert to old habits and blow their cover by handling their problems the "family" way, enabling their former mafia cronies to track them down. Chaos ensues as old scores are settled in the unlikeliest of settings.
Leave your thoughts about The Family.
| One Guy's OpinionFrank SwietekStrongly cast, but Besson proves incapable of melding the nastiness and laughs into a cohesive whole--the result is tonally schizophrenic and abrasive. |
| IGN MoviesJim VejvodaWhile we've seen the witness relocation/fish out of water scenario played out onscreen before, The Family puts a charming, darkly funny spin on it thanks to director Luc Besson and his great cast. |
| Movie ChambersPaul ChambersAn above-average cast can't save this mob comedy from French director Luc Besson. |
| Ozus' World Movie ReviewsDennis SchwartzWho still thinks Robert De Niro is a great actor? |
| Willamette WeekMichael NordineQuite literally self-parody--only without the self-awareness of Analyze This. |
| ReelViewsJames BerardinelliThis isn't vintage De Niro but at least there's more substance here than in a lot of his other recent projects. Michelle Pfeiffer, who flirted with this sort of a role 25 years ago in "Married to the Mob," is enjoying something of a renaissance after working only sparingly for more than a decade. |
| Movie MezzanineChristopher RunyonCould've been an inoffensive enough 90 minute feature, but the film insists on garbling the narrative with useless subplots that...bloat the movie beyond the breaking point. |
| Kaplan vs. KaplanJeanne KaplanEverything about "The Family" is stereotypical and predictable. |
| CinemixtapeJ. OlsonFor anyone willing to brave some tonal inconsistencies, its rewards are real. |
| Kaplan vs. KaplanDavid KaplanThe Blakes are hardly sympathetic figures, so when their lives are threatened, I began to silently root for their demise, if it promised to hasten the movie's end. |