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Family Business

Family Business

5,7 /10 (276 Votes)
1989 EN 110 min

Overview

Jessie is an aging career criminal who has been in more jails, fights, schemes, and lineups than just about anyone else. His son Vito, while currently on the straight and narrow, has had a fairly shady past and is indeed no stranger to illegal activity. They both have great hope for Adam, Vito's son and Jessie's grandson, who is bright, good-looking, and without a criminal past.

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Release date

06/12/1989

Votes

276

Popularity

1.7

There's nothing like a good robbery to bring a family together.

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Status

Released

Language

EN

Runtime

110 min

Revenue

$12,195,695

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kevin2019

2025-03-28

⭐ 8

"Family Business" is primarily concerned with the fractured familial dynamics within the McMullan family and the robbery which ironically enough is responsible for reuniting them - "There's nothing like a good robbery to bring a family together" as the poster tells us - is very much used as almost nothing more than a catalyst to examine what drives Jessie and his son Vido apart as decades old grievances gradually and inevitably begin to resurface once more. The film also makes good use of Vido's concerted efforts to keep his son Adam on the straight and narrow, but unfortunately no matter how …

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