The Addams Family (2019)
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The story
After an angry mob of villagers disrupts their wedding and drives them away, the Addams family finds a new home in an abandoned asylum in New Jersey. Thirteen years later, the family lives in isolation until a reality TV host, Margaux Needler, discovers their home. Margaux attempts to ruin the family's reputation by spreading rumors on social media, while the children, Wednesday and Pugsley, navigate the complexities of their unique traditions and the intrusion of the outside world. As tensions rise between the two families, the Addamses must decide how much of their macabre identity they are willing to compromise for the sake of their community.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
After being exiled from their wedding by a mob, the Addams family settles in an abandoned asylum in New Jersey. Thirteen years later, Gomez prepares Pugsley for his 'Sabre Mazurka' while Morticia tries to keep Wednesday from exploring the outside world. Meanwhile, reality TV host Margaux Needler discovers the mansion and attempts to brand the family as freaks on social media. Wednesday befriends Margaux's daughter, Parker, and the two eventually discover that Margaux has planted hidden cameras throughout the town. During the Mazurka, a mob attacks the mansion, but Pugsley uses his love of explosives to defend the family. The truth about the Addamses' harmless nature is revealed to the town, and Margaux's deceit is exposed via a live stream. The film ends with the Addamses and the townspeople making peace, and Margaux becoming a business partner to Fester.
- First release year
- 2019
- Runtime (minutes)
- 86
- Production countries
- Canada; United States
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- Conrad Vernon; Greg Tiernan
- Writers
- Matt Lieberman · screenplay; Matt Lieberman · story; Erica Rivinoja · story; Conrad Vernon · story
- Cast and characters
- Oscar Isaac · Gomez Addams; Charlize Theron · Morticia Addams; Chloë Grace Moretz · Wednesday Addams; Finn Wolfhard · Pugsley Addams; Nick Kroll · Uncle Fester; Snoop Dogg · Itt; Bette Midler · Grandmama; Allison Janney · Margaux Needler
- Genres
- animated; supernatural; comedy
- Themes
- non-conformity; family unity; acceptance
- Tone and mood
- dark; whimsical
- Setting
- New Jersey
- Premise and plot tags
- fantasy; comedy; horror
- Source material / true-story basis
- comic strip
- Franchise connections
- The Addams Family
- Reception
- The film received mixed reviews from critics.
- Reported review scores
- Rotten Tomatoes · score: 46% · scale: percentage; Metacritic · score: 46 · scale: 100 · review count: 22; CinemaScore · score: B+ · scale: A+ to F
- Production trivia
- The film was originally planned as a stop-motion animation.
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