Synopsis
A brother and sister return to their family home in search of their world famous parents who have disappeared.
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Cast
- Jason BatemanBaxter Fang
- Nicole KidmanAnnie Fang
- Christopher WalkenCaleb Fang
- Maryann PlunkettCamille Fang
- Marin IrelandSuzanne Crosby
- Kathryn HahnYoung Camille
- Jason Butler HarnerYoung Caleb
- Ali WentworthSally Schiff
- Harris YulinHobart Waxman
- Michael ChernusKenny
Recommendations
- 90
The Hollywood Reporter
[A] smart, tart adaptation of Kevin Wilson's best-selling 2011 debut novel, which thumbs its nose at the clichés of the over-trafficked dysfunctional family genre to dissect the sometimes lifelong quest of children to understand their parents in ways that are funny and bittersweet, poignant and often bracingly dark. - 80
Variety
It’s a measure of Bateman’s skill in front of and behind the camera that his performance here betrays nary a shred of actorly indulgence, operating instead in a subdued register that achieves quietly aching moments in the final stretch. - 80
Time Out
The Family Fang goes deep into dysfunction, but even more impressively, it smuggles in the daredevilish art theories of the late Chris Burden and his ilk. - 75
The Playlist
A dysfunctional structure and some bizarre plotting stop the film from reaching greatness, but never from being endearingly satisfying. - 70
Screen Daily
Films about dysfunctional families are as common as families themselves. But for most of its running time, The Family Fang impressively negotiates around the familiar trappings, finding a relatively new way to discuss familiar themes. - 70
Village Voice
Bateman is nimble in handling a tricky mix of flashbacks and pranks, genres and tones. As you might expect from such a gifted ensemble performer, he's also an actor's director. - 60
The Telegraph
The Family Fang, based on a book of the same name by Kevin Wilson, looks on paper like your typical, middleweight, dysfunctional-family angst-fest. But it’s rather better, and considerably more eccentric, than you might expect. - 58
Hitfix
The movie wants to make a statement about the intersection of art and family, but it’s all too muddled to add up to anything that astute.
