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Family Weekend

Family Weekend

Comedy · Drama · 2013

A 16-year-old girl takes her parents hostage after they miss her big jump-roping competition.

Movie details

Family Weekend

“If a family doesn't stick together, sometimes you have to use a little tape.”

2013 Comedy · Drama 1h 45m

Critical arithmetic

One number, for now.

TMDB

6.3 / 10

Community rating

A 16-year-old girl takes her parents hostage after they miss her big jump-roping competition.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

Who fights over Family Weekend?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Benjamin Epps

Written by

Matt K. Turner

Olesya Rulin

Olesya Rulin

Emily Smith-Dungy

Kristin Chenoweth

Kristin Chenoweth

Samantha Smith-Dungy

Matthew Modine

Matthew Modine

Duncan Dungy

Joey King

Joey King

Lucinda Smith-Dungy

Shirley Jones

Shirley Jones

GG

Eddie Hassell

Eddie Hassell

Jackson Smith-Dungy

Chloe Bridges

Chloe Bridges

Kat

Court is in session

Put Family Weekend on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Sentimental Softie

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Cool Ironist

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.