The Addams Family
1991 | 100 min | Comedy, Fantasy
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When a man claiming to be long-lost Uncle Fester reappears after 25 years lost, the family plans a celebration to wake the dead. But the kids barely have time to warm up the electric chair before Morticia begins to suspect Fester is fraud when he can't recall any of the details of Fester's life.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsSolid
67% on Rotten Tomatoes, 57 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
7.1/10 from 5K viewers
- AwardsSolid
2 wins, 1 other nomination — nominated for Academy Award for Best Costume Design; won Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Original Song
- Box office & staying powerStrong
$192 million worldwide on a $30 million budget
- Buzz & cultural impactStrong
475K Wikipedia readers in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Barry Sonnenfeld
- Raúl JuliáGomez Addams
- Anjelica HustonMorticia Addams
- Christopher LloydUncle Fester
- Dan HedayaTully Alford
- Elizabeth WilsonAbigail Craven
- Judith MalinaGranny
- Carel StruyckenLurch
- Dana IveyMargaret Alford
- Paul BenedictJudge Womack
- Christina RicciWednesday Addams