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In the Best of Families: Marriage, Pride & Madness

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1994 | 170 min | Crime, Drama, TV Movie

Monday Morning Maybeearly rating

Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe

With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Aimed squarely at anyone who likes watching someone settle a score and people who love a good family story. A revenge story, so expect the pressure to build to a reckoning. If you loved Into the Wild or The Great Escape, start here. Anyone with siblings or parents will recognize something here.
The mood
Dark and gritty.
The pace
A big, patient story, at 2 hr 50 min.
What might put you off
  • It's long: 2 hr 50 min.
  • Skip it if you like your heroes clean-cut.

After a very messy divorce, a man starts suspecting his ex-wife and her new boyfriend of various crimes.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsNot counted

    Not enough reviews on record yet

  • AudiencesNot counted

    Not measured yet: not enough ratings

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Reach & staying powerBelow par

    Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release

  • Buzz & cultural impactWeak

    About 9K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Jeff Bleckner

  • Kelly McGillisSusie Lynch
  • Harry HamlinFritz Klenner
  • Keith CarradineTom Lynch
  • Holland TaylorFlorence Newsom
  • Jayne BrookKathy
  • Ken JenkinsBob Newsom
  • Elizabeth WilsonAnnie Klenner
  • Tom AldredgeDr. Frederick Klenner
  • Marian SeldesJustice Susie Sharp
  • Nick SearcyBrian Butler