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Hitchcock's diabolically funny and exciting movie about a search for a missing heir proved to be his final film. Starring Bruce Dern, Barbara Harris, William Devane, and Karen Black, Family Plot is the story of a cabbie (Dern) and a psychic (Harris) who team up to find a dead man who's not really dead in exchange for a $10,000 .. Read more

Starring	Bruce Dern, Karen Black, William Devane, Barbara Harris
Director	Alfred Hitchcock
Genres	Drama, Thriller

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- With his last film, Hitchcock made a triumphant return to form in the comic thriller. His most relaxed, witty and... read more on Time Out
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- - Time Out
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- - 4
  - 0
  Worth More Than Five Minutes
  
  I admit that the first five minutes are a little slow, but without them you would not get the gist of the plot.
  
  There is a big jump in story line ... read more »
  
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  - Wakefield England
  - 02 Feb 2005 at 09:08
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  A pleasant end to a unique career
  
  I was expecting - not a great deal, to be honest. Hitchcock's last film, perhaps the creative juices were gone. Whilst hardly North by North West, this wasn... read more »
  
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  - 04 May 2011 at 14:32
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  Family Plot
  
  This was one of the most disappointing films I have seen in a long time. I could hardly bear to watch this film and would have turned it off had I not paid for ... read more »
  
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  - Cambridge
  - 02 Mar 2011 at 08:43
- - 0
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  Terrible
  
  Bogus medium tries to con a wealthy widow by finding her sister's missing son. Gets help from taxi driving/detective boyfriend. The 'missing' son ... read more »
  
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- - Bassman71
  - 426 reviews
  - Didsbury, England
  - 04 Sep 2009 at 10:35
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  - 1
  good to watch chose to see it
  
  good to watch chose to see it
  
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  - London
  - 01 May 2009 at 01:47
- - 0
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  hitchcock
  
  A classic by alfred hitchcock
  
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- - casper18
  - 83 reviews
  - Skelmersdale
  - 26 Jun 2008 at 19:08
- - 0
  - 0
  Superb
  
  If you like quirky characters and an 'off-the-wall' plot you'll love this. Some great performances & an easy-to-spot Hitchcock. Despite a bit of... read more »
  
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  - Devon
  - 08 Apr 2008 at 11:09
- - 0
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  poor
  
  It could & should have been funny with Karen Black & Bruce Dern (both more than competent, & terrific with a good script), a missing-heir mystery, &... read more »
  
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  - Sandy
  - 10 Jan 2008 at 17:19
- - 0
  - 0
  Disappointing
  
  I was so disappointed with this (as I've always'enjoyed' Hitch ,apart from 'The Birds' !)I felt it was the sort of film you might watch on a... read more »
  
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- - H. D
  - UK
  - 21 Nov 2007 at 13:22
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  hitchcock
  
  A classic by alfred hitchcock.
  
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- - mark leather
  - secret hideaway
  - 19 Oct 2006 at 15:06
- - 1
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  A Hidden Gem!
  
  A fake medium and her out-of-work actor boyfriend try to track down a person who may or may not be the key to a huge inheritance, and end up embroiled in a ... read more »
  
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- - robertconnor
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  - Gloucestershire
  - 25 Sep 2006 at 16:01
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- - 4
  - 0
  Worth More Than Five Minutes
  
  I admit that the first five minutes are a little slow, but without them you would not get the gist of the plot.
  
  There is a big jump in story line ... read more »
  
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  - Wakefield England
  - 02 Feb 2005 at 09:08
- - 1
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  A Hidden Gem!
  
  A fake medium and her out-of-work actor boyfriend try to track down a person who may or may not be the key to a huge inheritance, and end up embroiled in a ... read more »
  
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- - robertconnor
  - 177 reviews
  - Gloucestershire
  - 25 Sep 2006 at 16:01
- - 1
  - 1
  One of the best
  
  This is one of the best Hitchcock films. It's a supense revolving around the dissapearance of a missing heir and and diamond theft.
  
  It is ... read more »
  
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  - London
  - 13 Nov 2003 at 14:05
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  - 1
  Not Hitchcock's finest
  
  Dreadful, switched off after 20 mins
  
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- - Lynda
  - Berkshire
  - 23 Nov 2005 at 16:24
- - 0
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  Got to be Hichcock at his funniest !
  
  This film is not one of Hichcocks best films but it does have his usual twists in it. Plenty of comedy. Well worth watching anyway.
  
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  - West Midlands
  - 15 Jan 2006 at 10:28
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  Past his sell-by date
  
  Interesting to see at last Hitchcock's final film; overall it is too long and far too talky - comparisons with his earlier work are inevitable and Family ... read more »
  
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- - Paul Thompson
  - King's Lynn, Norfolk
  - 02 Jul 2006 at 11:58
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  - 0
  Lighthearted
  
  Family Plot was Hitchcock’s final film, written by North by Northwest’s Ernest Lehman.
  
  This is in a similarly light-hearted vein, and ... read more »
  
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- - spooby
  - London
  - 10 Jun 2004 at 14:35
- - 0
  - 0
  hitchcock
  
  A classic by alfred hitchcock.
  
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- 375887
- - mark leather
  - secret hideaway
  - 19 Oct 2006 at 15:06
- - 0
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  Disappointing
  
  I was so disappointed with this (as I've always'enjoyed' Hitch ,apart from 'The Birds' !)I felt it was the sort of film you might watch on a... read more »
  
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- 497109
- - H. D
  - UK
  - 21 Nov 2007 at 13:22
- - 0
  - 0
  poor
  
  It could & should have been funny with Karen Black & Bruce Dern (both more than competent, & terrific with a good script), a missing-heir mystery, &... read more »
  
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- - blabla
  - 68 reviews
  - Sandy
  - 10 Jan 2008 at 17:19

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  Hitchcock's diabolically funny and exciting movie about a search for a missing heir proved to be his final film. Starring Bruce Dern, Barbara Harris, William Devane, and Karen Black, Family Plot is the story of a cabbie (Dern) and a psychic (Harris) who team up to find a dead man who's not really ...