---
title: 'The Addams Family (1991)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Barry Sonnenfeld'
released: '1991-11-22'
runtime_minutes: 95
certification: 'PG-13'
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'Horror'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-addams-family-1991'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0101272/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Addams Family (1991)

1991 · PG-13 · 95 min · Comedy, Horror · United States


## Synopsis

The Addams Family is a 1991 American supernatural black comedy film based on the comic strip characters created by Charles Addams. Directed by former cinematographer Barry Sonnenfeld in his feature directorial debut, the film stars Anjelica Huston, who was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Comedy or Musical for her performance as Morticia Addams, Raul Julia as Gomez Addams and Christopher Lloyd as Fester Addams. The film focuses on a bizarre, macabre, aristocratic family who reconnect with someone whom they believe to be a long-lost relative, Gomez's brother Fester Addams.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Barry Sonnenfeld](https://cinepixo.com/people/barry-sonnenfeld)
- **Screenplay:** [Caroline Thompson](https://cinepixo.com/people/caroline-thompson)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Marc Shaiman](https://cinepixo.com/people/marc-shaiman)
- **Producer:** [Scott Rudin](https://cinepixo.com/people/scott-rudin)
- **Director of Photography:** [Owen Roizman](https://cinepixo.com/people/owen-roizman)
- **Editor:** [Dede Allen](https://cinepixo.com/people/dede-allen)

## Cast

- [Mercedes McNab](https://cinepixo.com/people/mercedes-mcnab)
- [John Franklin](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-franklin) as Cousin Itt
- [Elizabeth Wilson](https://cinepixo.com/people/elizabeth-wilson)
- [Anjelica Huston](https://cinepixo.com/people/anjelica-huston) as Morticia Addams
- [Christopher Lloyd](https://cinepixo.com/people/christopher-lloyd) as Uncle Fester
- [Christina Ricci](https://cinepixo.com/people/christina-ricci) as Wednesday Addams
- [Cousin Itt](https://cinepixo.com/people/cousin-itt)
- [Judith Malina](https://cinepixo.com/people/judith-malina) as Grandmama
- [Paul Benedict](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-benedict)
- [Dana Ivey](https://cinepixo.com/people/dana-ivey)
- [Dan Hedaya](https://cinepixo.com/people/dan-hedaya)
- [Christopher Hart](https://cinepixo.com/people/christopher-hart-2) as Thing
- [Raul Julia](https://cinepixo.com/people/raul-julia) as Gomez Addams
- [Jimmy Workman](https://cinepixo.com/people/jimmy-workman) as Pugsley Addams
- [Carel Struycken](https://cinepixo.com/people/carel-struycken) as Lurch

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