It Runs In The Family Summary
MPAA Rating: PG13
Director: Fred Schepisi
Genres: Comedy Drama
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A family takes on the difficult task of learning how to get along with one another in this emotional comedy drama. Alex Gromberg (Michael_Douglas) is a middle-aged man who feels caught in the middle of his familial obligations as he muddles he way through a midlife crisis. While a successful businessman, Alex sometimes still feels as if he's under the shadow of his father, Mitchell Gromberg (Kirk_Douglas), a successful attorney whose skills in the courtroom outstripped his gifts as a parent. Elderly Mitchell has recently survived a stroke, and Alex and Mitchell want to mend their relationship while there's still time, but making it so proves difficult, even with Alex getting advice from his wife, psychologist Rebecca (Bernadette_Peters), and Mitchell being prodded by his long-suffering wife, Evelyn (Diana_Douglas). Alex is also trying to reach out to his two sons, who are as different as night and day; college student Asher (Cameron_Douglas) is an aspiring club DJ who seems to be styling himself to bear no resemblance to his father, while 11-year-old Eli (Rory_Culkin) is an overly serious lad who is having trouble navigating the first steps of adolescence. It Runs in the Family marked the first time Kirk_Douglas acted in a film with his son Michael_Douglas; adding to the family atmosphere was Michael's son Cameron_Douglas, working with his family for the first time, and Diana_Douglas, Kirk's former wife and Michael's mother. Mark Deming, Rovi
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