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Family Stone, The (2005) Movie Reviews

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Movie critics combined give Family Stone, The (2005) a score of 2.5434 out of 4

based on (220) reviews

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Excellent

(17)

Very Good

(126)

Good

(64)

Fair

(12)

Poor

(1)

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Supercala.com (John Venable)

I don't mind being manipulated as long as it's done well, and writer/director Thomas Bezucha knows how to steer an audience. A great first 'studio' film for Bezucha!...read the complete Family Stone, The (2005) review at Supercala.com (John Venable)

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Reel.com

Slicker by far than Junebug, its Southern meet-the-family counterpart, this comedy-drama has a script so smooth and scenes so carefully wrought that it borders on the contrived. You laugh, you cry, but as you do, you all but feel the hand of the...read the complete Family Stone, The (2005) review at Reel.com

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7M Pictures (Kevin Carr)

After a bit of a rocky start, The Family Stone blossoms into a beautifully crafted morass of dysfunctionality....read the complete Family Stone, The (2005) review at 7M Pictures (Kevin Carr)

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Washington Post (Stephen Hunter)

There are many ways to define the shrieking awfulness of The Family Stone, from the general lack of wit to the cheap exploitation of cancer to its casual cruelty, but it's writer-director Thomas Bezucha's casting that really goes awry....read the complete Family Stone, The (2005) review at Washington Post (Stephen Hunter)

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Hero Realm (Stefan Halley)

What could easily be one of the worst holiday movies ever made, it is painfully unfunny, contrived and completely joyless....read the complete Family Stone, The (2005) review at Hero Realm (Stefan Halley)

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