The Family Stone (2005)

An uptight, conservative, businesswoman accompanies her boyfriend to his eccentric and outgoing family's annual Christmas celebration and finds that she's a fish out of water in their free-spirited way of life.

Director:

Thomas Bezucha

Writer:

Thomas Bezucha

Stars:

Claire Danes, Diane Keaton, Dermot Mulroney

Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 3 wins & 6 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Claire Danes	...	Julie Morton
Diane Keaton	...	Sybil Stone
Rachel McAdams	...	Amy Stone
Dermot Mulroney	...	Everett Stone
Craig T. Nelson	...	Kelly Stone
Sarah Jessica Parker	...	Meredith Morton
Luke Wilson	...	Ben Stone
Tyrone Giordano	...	Thad Stone (as Ty Giordano)
Brian White	...	Patrick Thomas
Elizabeth Reaser	...	Susannah Stone Trousdale
Paul Schneider	...	Brad Stevenson
Savannah Stehlin	...	Elizabeth Trousdale
Jamie Kaler	...	John Trousdale
Robert Dioguardi	...	David Silver
Carol Locatell	...	Jeweler

Storyline

The Stone family unites in common cause when their favorite son brings his uptight girlfriend home for the Christmas holiday, with plans of proposing. Overwhelmed by the hostile reception, she begs her sister to join her for emotional support, triggering further complications.

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Plot Keywords:

christmas | secret | deaf | tension | ring | 

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Taglines:

Feel The Love.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for some sexual content including dialogue, and drug references

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English American Sign Language

Release Date:

16 December 2005 (USA)

Also Known As:

Hating Her

Filming Locations:

Connecticut, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$17,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$559,515 (Brazil) (13 January 2006)

Gross:

$6,061,759 (USA) (24 March 2006)

Company Credits

Production Co:

The Family Stone, Fox 2000 Pictures, Michael London Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

103 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital SDDS DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The photo that Meredith gives to all of the family members of a pregnant young Sybil is actually a picture of young Diane Keaton. However, Keaton has never been pregnant and the photo was edited to make her look so.

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Goofs

In the movie the character Amy Stone wasn't engaged. But in many scenes and best represented in the scene where Amy is opening the gift from Brad, the actress Rachel McAdams is seen having a ring on her left ring finger, possibly an engagement ring since she and Ryan Gosling were still together at the time.

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Quotes

John Trousdale: First thing's first: Who's Amy making out with in the ambulance?

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Connections

References Incident at Oglala (1992)

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Soundtracks

"Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!"
Written by Jule Styne and Sammy Cahn
Performed by Dean Martin
Courtesy of Capitol Records
Under license from EMI Film & Television Music

User Reviews

Worse Than a Waste of Time

This may be the worst film I have ever seen. The deaf, homosexual, interracial, gay adopting (I probably left something out)character was the most contrived, liberal and idiotic ploy ever forced on an audience. Dianne Keaton's comment about some guy popping her daughter's cherry was disgusting and unrealistic. All the unfunny jokes are mean spirited. I have lost any respect I had for the Coach for accepting such a role. He must be broke. I would recommend laying on a bed of nails or attempting to wear a beard of bees as alternatives to watching this film. Like many others have said, the film leaves you feeling bad. If you have a suicidal or homicidal reaction to the film you are right on target.