Overview
A seemingly perfect family hides a dark and sinister secret beneath their respectable facade.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Brutal
- aggressive
- unnerving
- darkly absurd
- serious movie night
- true crime viewing
What critics said
Critics broadly praised the film as a gripping, stylish true-crime drama, especially its unnerving soundtrack and controlled depiction of normalized family brutality.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The Puccio family performs middle-class respectability while using its home as a site for kidnapping and ransom crimes.
Critics specifically praised the arresting use of loud, upbeat songs against kidnappings, cruelty, and the family's apparent normalization of violence.
Arquímedes recruits and controls his wife and children as participants in the kidnapping gang.
The film frames the Puccios as a supposedly model family while emphasizing the grotesque contradiction between their public image and crimes.
Films like The Clan, and why
Goodfellas
Shared true-crime subject matter, morally compromised families, tense crime plotting, and a propulsive soundtrack-driven style.
Wild Tales
Shared Argentine crime sensibility, darkly absurd violence, social unease, and sharply controlled ensemble storytelling.
The Vanishing
Shared kidnapping-centered crime narrative, claustrophobic domestic tension, and an unsettling collision between ordinary life and brutality.
The Official Story
Shared historical crime drama about authoritarian-era corruption, family loyalty, and the normalization of cruelty.
Movie Details
- Director
- Pablo Trapero
- Release Date
- 2015-08-13
- Runtime
- 109 min
- Rating
- 6.8 / 10 (458)
Cast
- Guillermo Francella
- Peter Lanzani
- Gastón Cocchiarale
- Franco Masini
- Giselle Motta
- Antonia Bengoechea
- Liliana Popovich
- Stefanía Koessl
- Miguel Ángel Lembo
- Aldo Onofri
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The Clan about?
- A respectable Buenos Aires household becomes the unsettling headquarters of a kidnapping ring led by its tyrannical patriarch.
- What is The Clan like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Clan as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is The Clan violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in The Clan as brutal.
- What did critics think of The Clan?
- Critics broadly praised the film as a gripping, stylish true-crime drama, especially its unnerving soundtrack and controlled depiction of normalized family brutality.
- Which films are like The Clan?
- Films with a similar feel include Goodfellas, Wild Tales, The Vanishing, and The Official Story.
- How long is The Clan?
- The Clan runs 109 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Clan?
- In United States, The Clan is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home.
