Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- witty
- mordant
- quirky
- lazy sunday
- quirky date night
What critics said
Critics found the cast's playful performances and offbeat premise intermittently enjoyable, but broadly viewed the mordant humor and romantic caper as tonally discordant and underdeveloped.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The romance develops amid infidelity, a fatal heart attack, covert surveillance, and threats, while the film maintains a comic register.
Dorian courts Sally while she remains unaware of the affair and the Montier family's efforts to monitor her.
Angus acts violently in service of his mother's honor, while Beatrice recruits her sons into managing the consequences of her husband's infidelity.
Sally's routine at a hamburger restaurant becomes the surveillance point for military threats, family intrigue, pregnancy, and an unconventional romance.
Films like Home Fries, and why
Grosse Pointe Blank
offbeat romantic comedy built around dysfunctional families, eccentric characters, and mordant humor
The Mexican
quirky romantic comedy blending criminal complications with an unusual outsider relationship
The Ref
darkly comic romance featuring flawed characters, family dysfunction, and escalating caper elements
Movie Details
- Director
- Dean Parisot
- Release Date
- 1998-11-25
- Runtime
- 93 min
- Rating
- 5.1 / 10 (109)
Cast
- Drew Barrymore
- Catherine O'Hara
- Luke Wilson
- Jake Busey
- Shelley Duvall
- Kim Robillard
- Daryl Mitchell
- Lanny Flaherty
- Chris Ellis
- Blue Deckert
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- History Vault, Howdy Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Home Fries about?
- A pregnant hamburger-joint waitress becomes the unwitting center of a lethal family cover-up and an unlikely romance with one of its participants.
- What is Home Fries like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Home Fries as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Home Fries violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Home Fries as mild.
- What did critics think of Home Fries?
- Critics found the cast's playful performances and offbeat premise intermittently enjoyable, but broadly viewed the mordant humor and romantic caper as tonally discordant and underdeveloped.
- Which films are like Home Fries?
- Films with a similar feel include Grosse Pointe Blank, The Mexican, and The Ref.
- How long is Home Fries?
- Home Fries runs 93 minutes.
- Where can I watch Home Fries?
- In United States, Home Fries streams on History Vault, Howdy Amazon Channel.
