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It Runs in the Family
Directed by
Fred Schepisi
PG-13
2003
1h 49m
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5.5
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This is the story of a dysfunctional New York family, and their attempts to reconcile.
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Cast of It Runs in the Family
Michael Douglas
Alex Gromberg / Producer
Kirk Douglas
Mitchell Gromberg
Bernadette Peters
Rebecca Gromberg
Rory Culkin
Eli Gromberg
Cameron Douglas
Asher Gromberg
Diana Douglas
Evelyn Gromberg
Josh Pais
Barney
Michelle Monaghan
Peg Maloney
Geoffrey Arend
Malik
Sarita Choudhury
Suzie
Annie Golden
Deb
Audra McDonald
Sarah Langley
Cameron Boyd
Skateboarder
Kelly Overton
Erica
Sara Meyer
Jogger
Carmen López
Rosario
David Greenspan
Howard
Wynter Kullman
Katie
Fred Schepisi
Director
Jesse Wigutow
Writer
It Runs in the Family Ratings & Reviews
Mister Arn
May 20, 2025
The movie attempts to explore the internal conflicts of all family members. It might have been a better film if it had narrowed its focus. Still, I found the interactions engaging and found it worth watching.
Common Sense Media
Nell Minow
Disappointing story of a dysfunctional family.
MovieFreak.com
Sara Michelle Fetters
Trying to figure out what's going to happen day-by-day and planning for life's twists and turns is the best a person can ask for.
Observer
Rex Reed
A funny, articulate, imperfect, sometimes messy, often infuriatingly sentimental, but always caring and spirited movie.
Village Voice
Ed Park
Goes easy on the schmaltz, and the catastrophes have the puncturing feel of real life.
Ebert & Roeper
Richard Roeper
A lot of things, we see coming about three scenes in advance ... But, the three generations of Douglas' in particular, that's why I'm recommending this film.
USA Today
Claudia Puig
Worthwhile, though the story is predictable.
Seattle Times
Mary Brennan
A pretty unpalatable blend of syrup and formaldehyde-basted turkey.
San Francisco Chronicle
Mick LaSalle
Achingly long and pointless, Runs is a movie about family that's dishonest in its presentation of every relationship.
Newsday
Gene Seymour
Edgier and a lot less sappy than you'd expect, but there are way too many complications in the mix.
New York Daily News
Jami Bernard
Three generations of the Kirk Douglas family strain against mawkish material about a dysfunctional family that ties up all its loose ends in 109 cringe-worthy minutes.
Detroit News
Tom Long
Sometimes shrill, often dull, it has nowhere in particular to go, and it takes far too long not getting there.
Boston Globe
Ty Burr
This one's for your parents, your grandparents, and the entire state of Florida.
Washington Post
Michael O'Sullivan
Much to my surprise and delight, the movie is nothing like its marketing.
Washington Post
Rita Kempley
Has echoes of The Wonder Years to On Golden Pond, though with fewer laughs and less poignancy.
New York Post
Megan Lehmann
An exercise in drudgery.
Detroit Free Press
Terry Lawson
A family drama that manages to be affectingly bittersweet without being as satisfying.
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert
The movie deals with these touchy subjects, and others, but in a plot so jammed with events, disputes, tragedies and revelations that the most serious matters don't seem to receive enough attention.
Salon.com
Stephanie Zacharek
A family comedy that's also something of a drama (or maybe it's the other way around), the picture never quite finds its footing.
New York Times
Stephen Holden
Throughout the movie you can feel the actors' offscreen relationships resonating with their performances and enriching them immeasurably.
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