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Family Plot
1976
Comedy, Suspense/Thriller
2h 0m
Lighthearted suspense film about a phony psychic/con artist and her taxi driver/private investigator boyfriend who encounter a pair of serial kidnappers while trailing a missing heir in California. (imdb)
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Alfred HitchcockFamily Plot
1976
Comedy, Suspense/Thriller
2h 0m
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Rated 27 Oct 2018
65
54th
Hitchcock always had to make compromises in order to get what little bit of artistic freedom the studio system could afford. But in the decade where artistic freedom was taken for granted, his work felt compromised. I don't know. I guess that was clever of me. Really, Family Plot is a good movie that makes me sad. Hitch was in the Fry's dog stage of his career. Christ, why did I type that?
Rated 27 Oct 2018
Rated 04 Jun 2009
83
83rd
A unique movie, that was written very well, with Hitchcock giving his all at the helm. The story here shines in a way not unlike Hitchcock's best; this entire effort proves that Hitchcock--like wine--improves with age. If only he would have graced us with about twenty more years. On that note, this was his final film--and even though that's sad--it ends with a note that will leave the fondest final memories in any Hitchcock fan's mind.
Rated 04 Jun 2009
Rated 28 Jun 2021
60
35th
Frenzy felt like Hitchcock updating his style to adapt to the 1970s landscape. It felt more akin to De Palma, that the subtext of Hitchock's earlier work becoming text. However, this film feels like one of his older works that just happens to have 1970s cinematography/production. It doesn't fit, even though it's still worth a watch. It feels weird to know that this was released the same year as Taxi Driver.
Rated 28 Jun 2021
Rated 05 Aug 2020
6
55th
Rated 16 Nov 2018
5
18th
Very much of its time but not of Hitchcock's time so some scenes seem forced and dated now.
Rated 16 Nov 2018
Rated 06 Jul 2012
78
90th
This was actually better and more fun on a second watch.
Rated 06 Jul 2012
Rated 12 Jan 2010
70
67th
A pretty good swan song for the master of suspense. Has some decent amount of tension and I kind of laughed at the car with no brakes. The cast was very good in this as well. Worth a gander if you are a fan of Hitchcock's.
Rated 12 Jan 2010
Rated 03 May 2007
66
72nd
It have a lot of falling this movie like a scene with a car but still has a Hitchcock note...
Rated 03 May 2007
Rated 16 Jan 2020
51
46th
Agreeable crime/suspense flick, but you need to be told it's Hitchcock. Except for the mountain road sequence, it's not apparent in the least--it looks like a television show. As is usual with Hitchcock, the men fare better than the women. Dern and Devane are good, and appealing. Harris does her best to bring inventiveness to her performance, but her character is such whiny, bossy twat that it's mostly wasted effort. It's fun to see Marge Redmond in an actual movie, not just "The Flying Nun".
Rated 16 Jan 2020
Rated 01 Mar 2019
82
14th
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Rated 01 Mar 2019
Rated 26 Feb 2019
61
40th
The premise, that a huckster psychic and her boyfriend stand to earn a reward for locating a long lost heir, who happens to be a murderer and criminal who thinks their pursuit is over his misdeeds, is generally humorous but Family Plot is too long, too full of standard thriller investigation for the comedy to come alive. Good dialogue, and Hitchcock even dips his toes into selfparody, but it tries to tread the line too much between traditional thriller and comedy and much is lost on both sides
Rated 26 Feb 2019
Rated 15 Apr 2018
67
53rd
I really enjoy the humor in Hitchcock's later films. It's a delightful little romp, with all four leads giving light and fun performances.
Rated 15 Apr 2018
Rated 08 Aug 2017
88
89th
This is a fun movie. I dunno this sort of thing needs to be perfect to really pull it off and Hitch does.
Rated 08 Aug 2017
Rated 08 Jul 2016
64
23rd
While I think Family Plot had one of the best ideas of most of the movies of Hitchcock's later work, the movie itself failed to live up to that idea. As much as I enjoyed Lehman's writing in films like North by Northwest, here I just thought it fell flat. The characterizations were flimsy and somewhat uninteresting, despite the potential - which falls in line with the movie itself.
Rated 08 Jul 2016
Rated 19 Oct 2014
54
40th
Not really funny and not really exciting. Very lazy direction despite amusing perfomances from Bruce Dern and Devane.
Rated 19 Oct 2014
Rated 10 Oct 2013
3
30th
hitch resoundingly did *not* save the best for last.
Rated 10 Oct 2013
Rated 23 Oct 2012
4
56th
Frenzy would have been a much better one to go out on. I guess it's alright....the acting gives it a bump.
Rated 23 Oct 2012
Rated 04 Jul 2012
60
52nd
Not bad. A dark comedy about a pair of two-bit losers getting increasingly tangled in a web of greed, kidnap and murder - it feels positively Coenesque at times! Hitchcock was getting pretty old by now, but it's clear he's still having fun with the plot twists and all the double entendres in the dialogue. It's fitting that his final film ends with a sly wink at the audience.
Rated 04 Jul 2012
Rated 05 Oct 2011
81
66th
Hitch's swan-song is fine entertainment, but not up to his best work; fine performances from Harris and Devane liven convoluted mystery, which kicks into a higher gear in the second half. It is clear that Hitch knew the state of modern film at the time as the film feels convincingly 70s, despite being made by a man who perfected his technique during the silent era; a signature mark of Hitch no matter which decade he was working in!
Rated 05 Oct 2011
Rated 23 May 2011
5
41st
The movie is fun, but the acting is terrible. The plot? Not so good. And what about that road scene? Simply ridiculous.
Rated 23 May 2011
Rated 10 May 2011
85
44th
positives: interesting cast filled with not so big names, loved george and blanche, the car scene, the ending.
negatives: interesting cast in need of a big name, would have preferred that the film be darker and less comical.
Rated 10 May 2011
Rated 27 Feb 2011
60
45th
This works only as a typical thriller. Given that Hitchcock was gifted with a kind of magical touch, this could have been perfect. But, simply, this touch does not exist here. He seems no longer interested in making character studies - besides, the script's characters are too weak to do so. "Family Plot" is good but, without being too strict or demanding, I see it as just a minor addition to an already brilliant filmography.
Rated 27 Feb 2011
Rated 05 Apr 2010
84
82nd
More Movie of the Week than swan song for the master of suspense. Still a fun, brainless romp. SPOILER? Is this the only Hitch film where no one dies?
Rated 05 Apr 2010
Rated 20 Dec 2009
87
75th
Definitely a lesser Hitchcock, but Dern. Black, Devane and Harris are each very funny.
Rated 20 Dec 2009
Rated 13 Apr 2009
3
40th
"Hitchcock's final picture is not one of the classics but has many of the elements that made him great."
Rated 13 Apr 2009
Rated 29 Dec 2008
65
47th
Goofy, but kind of fun.
Rated 29 Dec 2008
Rated 02 Sep 2007
60
33rd
A farcical comedy to be sure. A lot of laughs and sight gags.
Rated 02 Sep 2007
Rated 18 Jun 2007
67
10th
A pretty good film, if it was a 70's TV movie thriller.
Rated 18 Jun 2007
Rated 02 Apr 2007
64
23rd
Granted, this isn't top-tier Hitchcock, or even 2nd-tier. However, it sure isn't as bad as its reputation. It feels rather like a TV movie, and the humor is mostly pretty dumb, but it's a fun time.
Rated 02 Apr 2007
Rated 03 Jan 2007
87
82nd
Em honra de Barbara Harris (1935 - 2018). A cada revisitada acabo achando esse filme melhor e certamente é meu favorito do old Hitch desde Os Pássaros, apesar de já debilitado à época o diretor ainda conseguia conduzir com sua usual maestria com a ajuda de um elenco quadruplamente carismático. Coleção Universal Alfred Hitchcock Volume 2
Rated 03 Jan 2007
Rated 21 Dec 2006
51
23rd
sorry Hitch, but this one's just stupid
Rated 21 Dec 2006
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