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Family Plot
1976 · Comedy · Crime
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4.7K votes
They have a plan, but not a clue.
In the deep south during the 1930s, three escaped convicts search for hidden treasure while a relentless lawman pursues them.
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Wuchak
July 22, 2021
_**Amusing rural Mississippi odyssey in the 30s**_ During the Depression, three guys escape a chain gang in Mississippi (George Clooney, Tim Blake Nelson and John Turturro) to experience many misadventures with a blind prophet, a gifted musician (Chris Thomas King), a radio station, baby-face Nelson (Michael Badalucco), baptism in a river, “sirens,” a one-eyed Bible salesmen (John Goodman), an ex-wife (Holly Hunter),…
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Andre Gonzales
July 21, 2023
Weird convicts that escape. With no money they try to find treasure. Has some weird comedy as well. Good cast though.
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CinemaSerf
March 19, 2025
Having just escaped from a chain gang, the eloquent “Everett” (George Clooney) and the two men who share his chain - “Pete” (John Turturro) and the not so bright “Delmar” (Tim Blake Nelson) set off on a journey to find his $1.2 millions in treasure buried in the ground in an area designated to be flooded to generate hydro-electric power. First things first, they have to get the chains off and that’s just the start of…
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