Family Business (1989)

Directed by

Sidney Lumet

Genre

comedy film, comedy drama, heist film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 48m

Rated

R

Rating

5.7 of 10 from 281 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Three generations of a New York crime family decide to pull a heist together. The grandfather is an aging ex-con, the father runs a legitimate business, and the grandson wants to prove himself. Their different values and ways of doing things cause friction.

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What happens

Family Business is a 1989 American neo-noir comedy drama crime film directed by Sidney Lumet based on the 1985 novel of the same name by Vincent Patrick, who also wrote the film's screenplay. It stars Sean Connery, Dustin Hoffman, and Matthew Broderick. Family Business was released by Tri-Star Pictures on December 15, 1989. The film received mixed to negative reviews from critics and grossed $12.1 million. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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