Family Plot

Family Plot

There's no body in the family plot.

Directed by Alfred Hitchcock

Produced by Universal Pictures, Alfred J. Hitchcock Productions

1976120 min6.8 / 10

A lighthearted, twisty caper about a fortune teller and her boyfriend stumbling into a kidnapping scheme, balancing comedy with genuine thrills.

Spiritualist Blanche Tyler and her cab-driving boyfriend encounter a pair of serial kidnappers while trailing a missing heir in California.

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  • Is Family Plot sad? Barely. Less sad than 80% of films.

  • Is Family Plot easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 77% of films.

  • Does Family Plot end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 70% of films.

  • Is Family Plot violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Family Plot scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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60/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity52

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise69

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love60

How much audiences actually like it

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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