Daddy and Them

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Daddy and Them

R,

2001,

1h 41m,

Comedy

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86%

7 Reviews

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54%

1,000+ Ratings

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86%

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7 Reviews

54%

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1,000+ Ratings

Welcome to America's Heartland, home of hurricanes, tornadoes, heat waves... and Claude (Billy Bob Thornton) and Ruby (Laura Dern) Montgomery. Never has a couple in these parts been as madly in love, or as often at odds. When news reaches them that Claude's Uncle Hazel (Jim Varney) has been arrested, they head to the family homestead in Little Rock to lend their support. As the extended family reunites, it quickly becomes clear that, with this bunch, anything goes and everyone speaks their mind.

Eddie Cockrell

Variety

Jul 6, 2010

Beneath its deadpan and often absurdist exterior, "Daddy and Them" feels like a very personal piece of work about how family really does come first, warts and all.

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Jamie Gillies

Apollo Guide

Aug 25, 2004

71/100

Isn't horrible and isn't a classic either.

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Matt Brunson

Creative Loafing

Feb 4, 2004

1.5/4

As long as yahoo endeavors like this keep getting financed, don't expect the South to rise again any time soon.

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

Feb 1, 2004

3/4

...how many other opportunities are you going to get to hear Andy Griffith use a particularly nasty euphemism for prison rape?

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Brent Simon

Entertainment Today

Jan 26, 2004

C+

With only modest expectations in mind, this dysfunction-palooza turns out to be a loosely knit, affable enough treat.

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Betty Jo Tucker

ReelTalk Movie Reviews

Jan 14, 2004

These dysfunctional characters seem so real, thanks to excellent acting by everyone involved and to Billy Bob Thornton's intuitive writing and directing.

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Jan 18, 2018

Funny, cute, sweet & very "COUNTRY" movie about what everyone needs to know about family, acceptance & love,?

Ron S

Feb 18, 2010

I'm not sure what Billy Bob Thornton was thinking when he made this movie. I thought it was trash and it certainly wasn't funny. A disappointing way to end Jim Varney's career as he passed away before it was released. (First and only viewing - 7/12/2017)

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Synopsis

Welcome to America's Heartland, home of hurricanes, tornadoes, heat waves... and Claude (Billy Bob Thornton) and Ruby (Laura Dern) Montgomery. Never has a couple in these parts been as madly in love, or as often at odds. When news reaches them that Claude's Uncle Hazel (Jim Varney) has been arrested, they head to the family homestead in Little Rock to lend their support. As the extended family reunites, it quickly becomes clear that, with this bunch, anything goes and everyone speaks their mind.

Director: Billy Bob Thornton
Producer: Robert Salerno, Larry Meistrich, J. Geyer Kosinski
Screenwriter: Billy Bob Thornton
Distributor: Showtime Entertainment, Miramax Films
Production Co: The Shooting Gallery, WMG Film, Free Hazel Films, Miramax Films, Industry Entertainment
Rating: R (Strong Language)
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 6, 2001, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 1, 2019
Runtime: 1h 41m
Sound Mix: Surround, SDDS, Dolby Digital

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