Underplayed Gems

Mother Father Sister Brother Frank (2024)

Mother Father Sister Brother Frank poster
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 25m
Rating
6.9 of 10 from 13 voters
Elsewhere
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A dysfunctional suburban family must pull together after a disastrous dinner leaves their uncle dead on the floor. They try to handle the situation while a nosy neighbor watches closely.

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What happens

Mother Father Sister Brother Frank is a Canadian thriller comedy film, directed by Caden Douglas and released in 2024. The film centres on the dysfunctional suburban Jennings family, who have to come together to save themselves after a family dinner goes awry with Uncle Frank lying dead on the floor. The film stars Enrico Colantoni as father Jerry, Mindy Cohn as mother Joy, Melanie Leishman as sister Jolene, Iain Stewart as brother Jim and Juan Chioran as Frank. Sharron Matthews also appears in the film as nosy neighbour Ronda, with Izad Etemadi, Chad Connell and Matthew G. Brown in supporting roles. The film's production was announced in March 2023 by streaming service Highball TV. It was shot in Hamilton, Ontario. The film premiered on April 6, 2024, at Panic Fest in the United States, and had its Canadian premiere on April 26 at the Calgary Underground Film Festival. It was also screened at the 2024 Inside Out Film and Video Festival. Its European Premiere was at the It's Alive! Horror Film Festival in Sofia, Bulgaria. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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