# Family Plot (1976)

> A reckless fake medium and her cab-driving boyfriend pursue a missing heir while crossing paths with jewel-stealing kidnappers in Hitchcock's witty final mystery caper.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/3259

## Facts

- Runtime: 120 min
- Genres: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
- Director: Alfred Hitchcock
- Cast: Barbara Harris, Bruce Dern, Karen Black, William Devane, Ed Lauter, Cathleen Nesbitt, Katherine Helmond, Warren J. Kemmerling
- TMDB rating: 6.8/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074512/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: witty, macabre, playful, classic movie night, rainy evening

## Synopsis

A séance leads to a tangled web of greed and deception, where the past haunts the present.

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