The Family

20132013
RR
1h 51min

Robert De Niro, Michelle Pfeiffer, Dianna Agron, and John D'Leo in The Family (2013)

The Manzoni family, a notorious mafia clan, is relocated to Normandy, France under the witness protection program.

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The Manzoni family, a notorious mafia clan, is relocated to Normandy, France under the Witness Protection Program, where fitting in soon becomes challenging, as their old habits die hard.The Manzoni family, a notorious mafia clan, is relocated to Normandy, France under the Witness Protection Program, where fitting in soon becomes challenging, as their old habits die hard.The Manzoni family, a notorious mafia clan, is relocated to Normandy, France under the Witness Protection Program, where fitting in soon becomes challenging, as their old habits die hard.

Director
- Luc Besson
Writers
- Luc Besson(screenplay)
- Michael Caleo(screenplay)
- Tonino Benacquista(based on the book by)
Stars

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Awards
- 1 nomination

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Robert De Niro and John D'Leo in The Family (2013)

Robert De Niro and Dianna Agron in The Family (2013)

Robert De Niro, Michelle Pfeiffer, Dianna Agron, and John D'Leo in The Family (2013)

Dianna Agron and John D'Leo in The Family (2013)

Robert De Niro and Michelle Pfeiffer in The Family (2013)

Michelle Pfeiffer in The Family (2013)

Michelle Pfeiffer, Domenick Lombardozzi, and Jimmy Palumbo in The Family (2013)

Robert De Niro and Michelle Pfeiffer in The Family (2013)

Michelle Pfeiffer in The Family (2013)

Robert De Niro and Michelle Pfeiffer in The Family (2013)

Robert De Niro in The Family (2013)

Robert De Niro, Michelle Pfeiffer, and John D'Leo in The Family (2013)

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A mafia boss and his family are relocated to a sleepy town in France under the witness protection program after snitching on the mob. Despite the best efforts of FBI Agent Stansfield (Tommy Lee Jones) to keep them in line, Fred Manzoni (Robert De Niro), his wife Maggie (Michelle Pfeiffer) and their children Belle (Dianna Agron) and Warren (John D'Leo) can't help but revert to old habits and blow their cover by handling their problems the "family" way, enabling their former mafia cronies to track them down. Chaos ensues as old scores are settled in the unlikeliest of settings. —Minoesch

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Taglines
- Some call it organized crime. Others call it family.
Genres
Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
- Rated R for violence, language and brief sexuality
Parents guide

Trivia
When John D'Leo first met Dianna Agron on-set, he unknowingly asked her if she was the Make-up Girl. Agron burst out laughing and said, "I'm your sister!"

Goofs
In the movie, the personnel guarding the family are FBI agents. In actuality, the Witness Security Program is operated by the U.S. Marshals Service, not the FBI.

Quotes
Belle Blake: [after beating Andre with a tennis racket] Hey boys, is this your approach to women? You're not gonna get very far. Girls are not some toys that you fuck in the park! Okay? Your future depends on women, don't you care about your future? So take care of them, or else you're not gonna have one.

Crazy credits
At the beginning, the words "father", "mother", "son" and "daughter" are shown and intersected. Some of the letters vanish, and the remaining ones spell the film's title.

Connections
Featured in The Graham Norton Show: Robert De Niro/Michelle Pfeiffer/Jennifer Saunders/Cher (2013)

Soundtracks
Shine Brightly
Written by Don Boyette, Brittany Butler, Ted Silbert

Top review

6/10

Mildly Amusing Occasionally

Mafia boss Giovanni Manzoni (Robert De Niro) and his family are in witness protection, and relocated for the upteempth time to Normandy France. Agent Robert Stansfield (Tommy Lee Jones) tries desperately to keep this crime family in line.

Director Luc Besson is trying to make a black comedy, but it's only mildly amusing occasionally. It's cute to see Dianna Agron smash a guy with a racket. And it's cool to see Michelle Pfeiffer blowing up the convenience store. Of course, Besson is winking at us as Robert De Niro enjoys a showing of Goodfellas. But it's doesn't translate into a funny comedy. At best, there were a couple of chuckle worthy moments.

The movie probably needs a comedian. Looking around, there isn't one known comedian in the bunch. I can't imagine somebody who thinks the pairing of De Niro and Jones would result in hilarity. They could be funny, but only if paired with a great comedian. De Niro needs Ben Stiller for the Meet the Parents movies, and Billy Crystal for 'Analyze This'. And Grumpy face Jones can really only do the straight man. The Tommy Lee Jones role would be better played by somebody funny. Grumpy face is not that somebody.

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10

SnoopyStyle
Dec 5, 2013

Release date
- September 13, 2013 (United States)
Countries of origin
Official sites
- Official Facebook
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Languages
Also known as
- Malavita
Filming locations
- Gacé, Orne, France
Production companies
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Budget
- $30,000,000 (estimated)
Gross US & Canada
- $36,918,811
Opening weekend US & Canada
- $14,034,764
- Sep 15, 2013
Gross worldwide
- $78,418,811

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Runtime
- 1h 51min
Color
- Color
- Black and White
Sound mix
Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1

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