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Daddy and Them

2001 · 101 min

A cringe-inducing yet tender Southern family reunion where every conversation simmers with old grudges and awkward laughs.

Tagline
It's hard to stand by your man... when your sister's sitting in his lap.
Overview
Ruby and her husband Claude are a working-class couple who live in suburban Arkansas. As crazy as they are for each other, their relationship is far from harmonious. (The lack of money doesn't help matters, either.) In fact, their whole family is fraught with unresolved conflicts. Then Claude's uncle is arrested on a felony charge, and everyone rallies round. Ruby's mother Jewel and flirtatious sister Rose (Claude's ex-girlfriend) even fly in from Tennessee; but, far from being a source of support, Jewel seems only to want to break up Ruby and Claude.

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Tone
  • absurdstrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • betrayal
  • class
  • love
  • guilt
Places
  • suburbs
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour7
Realism7
Romance3
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Genres
drama, comedy
Directed by
Billy Bob Thornton
Written by
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Starring
Billy Bob Thornton, Laura Dern, Brenda Blethyn, Andy Griffith, Diane Ladd, Kelly Preston, Jim Varney, John Prine
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
101 min
Languages
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