---
title: 'Family Business (1989)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Sidney Lumet'
released: '1989-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 108
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/family-business-1989'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097328/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Family Business (1989)

1989 · 108 min · Comedy · United States


## Synopsis

Family Business is a 1989 American neo-noir comedy drama crime film directed by Sidney Lumet based on the 1985 novel of the same name by Vincent Patrick, who also wrote the film's screenplay. It stars Sean Connery, Dustin Hoffman, and Matthew Broderick. Family Business was released by Tri-Star Pictures on December 15, 1989. The film received mixed to negative reviews from critics and grossed $12.1 million.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Sidney Lumet](https://cinepixo.com/people/sidney-lumet)
- **Screenplay:** [Vincent Patrick](https://cinepixo.com/people/vincent-patrick)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Cy Coleman](https://cinepixo.com/people/cy-coleman)
- **Producer:** [Lawrence Gordon](https://cinepixo.com/people/lawrence-gordon)
- **Director of Photography:** [Andrzej Bartkowiak](https://cinepixo.com/people/andrzej-bartkowiak)
- **Editor:** [Andrew Mondshein](https://cinepixo.com/people/andrew-mondshein)

## Cast

- [Nick Vallelonga](https://cinepixo.com/people/nick-vallelonga)
- [Matthew Broderick](https://cinepixo.com/people/matthew-broderick)
- [Deborah Rush](https://cinepixo.com/people/deborah-rush)
- [Wendell Pierce](https://cinepixo.com/people/wendell-pierce)
- [Rosanna DeSoto](https://cinepixo.com/people/rosanna-desoto)
- [Dustin Hoffman](https://cinepixo.com/people/dustin-hoffman)
- [James Tolkan](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-tolkan)
- [Rex Everhart](https://cinepixo.com/people/rex-everhart)
- [Sean Connery](https://cinepixo.com/people/sean-connery) as Jessie McMullen
- [David Warshofsky](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-warshofsky)
- [Salem Ludwig](https://cinepixo.com/people/salem-ludwig)
- [Victoria Jackson](https://cinepixo.com/people/victoria-jackson)
- [Luis Gómez](https://cinepixo.com/people/luis-gomez)
- [John Capodice](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-capodice)
- [Willie C. Carpenter](https://cinepixo.com/people/willie-c-carpenter)

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