Fresh
A rolling boil of sex and violence beneath the bland surfaces of suburban placidity.
Richard Brody, New Yorker
Family Plot
There's no body in the family plot.
1976 · 2h · PG
Comedy, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Directed by
Alfred Hitchcock
Overview
Spiritualist Blanche Tyler and her cab-driving boyfriend encounter a pair of serial kidnappers while trailing a missing heir in California.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
90%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Hitchcock has a deviously complicated tale to tell, and he's going to tell it with labyrinthine detail, and he's not going to cheat.
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Fresh
A witty, relaxed lark.
Vincent Canby, New York Times
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