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The Family Stone (2005) -- An uptight, conservative, businesswoman accompanies her boyfriend to his eccentric and outgoing family's annual Christmas celebration and finds that she's a fish out of water in their free-spirited way of life.
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The Family Stone (2005) -- An uptight, conservative, businesswoman accompanies her boyfriend to his eccentric and outgoing family's annual Christmas celebration and finds that she's a fish out of water in their free-spirited way of life.
The Family Stone (2005) -- An uptight, conservative, businesswoman accompanies her boyfriend to his eccentric and outgoing family's annual Christmas celebration and finds that she's a fish out of water in their free-spirited way of life.
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Overview

User Rating:
6.3/10   22,770 votes
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Director:
Writer (WGA):
Thomas Bezucha (written by)
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Release Date:
16 December 2005 (USA) more
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Tagline:
Feel The Love.
Plot:
An uptight, conservative, businesswoman accompanies her boyfriend to his eccentric and outgoing family's annual Christmas celebration and finds that she's a fish out of water in their free-spirited way of life. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 1 win & 6 nominations more
User Comments:
Trailers do not do it Justice more (439 total)

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Hating Her (USA) (working title)
Untitled Thomas Bezucha Project (USA) (working title)
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for some sexual content including dialogue, and drug references.
Runtime:
103 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Trivia:
Luke Wilson chipped a tooth while filming this movie and asked Diane Keaton to recommend a dentist. Keaton decided to play a joke on him and, when he called the number she had given him, it was actually the number to a psychologist. more
Goofs:
Plot holes: Everett and Julie look for Meredith by visiting the inn and walking through town. During this time, the movie indicates their relationship is developing. Later that evening, when they've finished their searching, we see Everett dial his cell phone and Meredith's then ringing while she's sitting with Ben in his car. Dialing someone's cell phone is one of the first things you do when you're looking for them. In reality, Everett would have dialed her number at the outset of the search. more
Quotes:
Patrick Thomas: [the family is playing Charades and Thad is up. No one is guessing right, but Patrick finally gets it] Ooh! "Billy Don't Be a Hero"!
Thad Stone: Yes! THANK you!
Amy Stone: That's a song?
Susannah Stone: Yes, it's a song. You've heard it.
Ben Stone: Whose clue was that? It's not very... it's not good.
Meredith Morton: Ahem.
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Movie Connections:
References "Survivor" (2000) more
Soundtrack:
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas more

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134 out of 218 people found the following comment useful.
Trailers do not do it Justice, 2 January 2006
8/10
Author: virgtrom from Melbourne, Australia

I totally agree with The Unemployed Critic that the trailers (and the poster) for "The Family Stone" are misleading, and ultimately an insult to the film. My husband and I are cinema addicts, but the trailers convinced us that we could live without another silly and predictable "clash of family cultures" movie. Fortunately the good-to-glowing reviews in American and Australian papers encouraged us to at least give the film a chance. We were rewarded with great writing and acting, lots of laughs and some tears. "The Family Stone" was my favourite of the many movies we saw over the Holidays -- but we almost missed out on it, due to bad Marketing.

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