The Addams Family
Seen it?2019 | 87 min | Family, Animation, Comedy, Fantasy
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
It made about 5 times its budget, but middling reviews (45% on Rotten Tomatoes) held it back. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who wants a laugh, fantasy fans and families. If you loved ParaNorman, start here.
- The mood
- Light and funny, feel-good.
- The pace
- Breezy, at 1 hr 27 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG. Worth a look first if you have very young kids.
The Addams family's lives begin to unravel when they face-off against a treacherous, greedy crafty reality-TV host while also preparing for their extended family to arrive for a major celebration.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
45% on Rotten Tomatoes, 46 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
6.6 out of 10
- AwardsWeak
0 wins and 2 nominations from smaller awards and festivals
- Box office & staying powerStrong
$204 million worldwide on a $40 million budget; spent 2 weeks in Netflix's global Top 10; interest faded quickly after launch
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 261K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Conrad Vernon, Greg Tiernan
- Oscar IsaacGomez Addams (voice)
- Charlize TheronMorticia Addams (voice)
- Chloë Grace MoretzWednesday Addams (voice)
- Finn WolfhardPugsley Addams (voice)
- Nick KrollUncle Fester (voice)
- Snoop DoggCousin Itt (voice)
- Bette MidlerGrandma (voice)
- Allison JanneyMargaux Needler (voice)
- Martin ShortGrandpa Frump (voice)
- Catherine O'HaraGrandma Frump (voice)