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The family Stone - Claire Danes, Tyrone Giordano, Diane Keaton, Thomas Bezucha

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Movie propaganda

Feel the love.

Follows the Stone family as they unite in a common cause when the favourite son arrives home for the holidays with his uptight girlfriend. Overwhelmed by the hostile reception from the family, she begs her sister to join her and lend emotional support, only to trigger more complications.

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Target demographic movie keyword propaganda

Film comedy family holiday girlfriend Christmas in-law

Persons of interest

Claire Danes .... Julie Morton
Tyrone Giordano .... Thad Stone
Jamie Kaler .... John Trousdale
Diane Keaton .... Sybil Stone
Rachel McAdams .... Amy Stone
Dermot Mulroney .... Everett Stone
Craig T Nelson .... Kelly Stone
Sarah Jessica Parker .... Meredith Morton
Elizabeth Reaser .... Susannah Stone
Paul Schneider .... Brad Stevenson
Brian J White .... Patrick
Luke Wilson .... Ben Stone
Thomas Bezucha .... Screenwriter
Thomas Bezucha .... Director

Cinematic intelligence sources

The family Stone official movie sites
The family Stone film production notes
The family Stone QuickTime movie trailers
Awards and film festivals:

Hollywood Foreign Press Association (Golden Globes) 2005: Nominated: Actress In A Leading Role - Musical Or Comedy (Sarah Jessica Parker)

See also The Royal Tenenbaums, Meet the parents, Meet the Fockers
Studios and distributors:

20th Century Fox

Intelligence analyst

Special Agent Matti

Theatrical report

The family Stone is insane not just as a Christmas unit but as individuals as well. Their insanity is probably genetic - they are all crazy in the same direction - but there could well be a large portion of brainwashing, too. The Stones are about as laid-back as a family of middle-class, white, liberal, wacky over-breeders can be, which is also - perhaps - how they have all come to be so nuts. Throw in a stick-up-the-arse, finger-down-the-throat, hair-pulled-back-so-tight-it-could-be-painted-on power chick and you have set the pigeon among the cats. Or the fish out of water.

The family Stone is a romantic Christmas comedy so everyone who isn't married, and is old enough and heterosexual enough, ends up at the altar. It also won't surprise you when the surprise twist comes up (heck, I guessed it before I even saw the movie) but it does show that some thought went into the making. Have a happy summer solstice and post-Christian calendar cyclic beginning.