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The Family Stone
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PG13,1hr 43min
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December 16, 2005
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20th Century Fox Distribution
Synopsis: A woman meets her future in-laws and discovers they don't much care for her in this comedy from writer and director Thomas Bezucha. Everett Stone (Dermot Mulroney) is a successful young businessman who is dating Meredith Morton (Sarah Jessica Parker), and has asked her to spend Christmas with his family, with plans to ask his mother Sybil (Diane Keaton) for the titular family wedding band and propose to Meredith on Christmas. Meredith is more than a bit nervous about meeting Everett's folks, and ... Full Synopsis
Critics' Reviews
By John Hartl, Film Critic, MSNBC
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"... desperately wants to be a 21st century Christmas classic, and at times it comes heartbreakingly close to achieving that goal." Full Review
Derek Armstrong
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The good news? Sylvester Stallone never makes an appearance. The bad news? After some early indications it might do so, The Family Stone doesn't break the mold for holiday family dysfunction movies. However, ... Full Review
Featured Cast
Meredith Morton
Julie Morton
Sybil Stone
Everett Stone
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