Family Plot
1976 · Movie · 120 min · ★ 6.8 · 86% critics
A fake psychic and her cab-driving partner chase a cash reward by searching for a long-missing heir in California. Their small-time con turns risky when their investigation crosses paths with a far more dangerous criminal duo, mixing mystery, close calls, and offbeat humor.
Based on The Rainbird Pattern
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Details
- Years
- 1976
- Release date
- 1976-04-09
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 120 min
- Critic score
- 86/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.8/10 (503 votes)
- Box office
- $13,200,000
- Budget
- $4,500,000
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a light, twisty mystery that blends suspense with goofy humor and two intersecting crime stories, in the vein of The Last of Sheila; Not for you if you prefer tight pacing and serious, grounded thrills.
Pros: intriguing mystery setup; dark, playful humor; tense runaway-car scene | Cons: meandering, uneven pacing; thin character depth; abrupt, underwhelming finish
Themes
- fortune teller
- kidnapping
- detective
- greed
- investigation
- fraud
- fake identity
- murder
- heir
- spiritualist
- armed robbery
Awards & recognition
- National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
Cast & crew
Barbara Harris
as Blanche Tyler
Bruce Dern
as George Lumley
Karen Black
as Fran
William Devane
as Arthur Adamson
Ed Lauter
as Joseph Maloney
Cathleen Nesbitt
as Julia Rainbird
Katherine Helmond
as Mrs. Maloney
Warren J. Kemmerling
as Hank Granderson
Edith Atwater
as Mrs. Clay
William Prince
as Bishop Wood
Directed by Alfred Hitchcock