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Screenplay by | Matt Lieberman |
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Based on | The Addams Family by Charles Addams |
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Edited by | David Ian Salter |
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Running time | 86 minutes[3] |
Countries | Canada United States |
Languages | English French |
Budget | $24 million[4] |
Box office | $203.7 million[4][5] |
The Addams Family is a 2019 animated supernatural black comedy film based on the characters from the cartoon created by cartoonist Charles Addams. It was directed by Conrad Vernon and Greg Tiernan, with a screenplay by Matt Lieberman and a story by Lieberman, Erica Rivinoja, and Vernon. The film stars the voices of Oscar Isaac, Charlize Theron, Chloë Grace Moretz, Finn Wolfhard, Nick Kroll, Snoop Dogg, Bette Midler, and Allison Janney.
The film was theatrically released in the United States and in Canada by United Artists Releasing on October 11, 2019. It received mixed reviews from critics for its narrative and screenplay, though the voice acting and animation were praised, and grossed $203 million on a $24 million budget.
It is the final project for Kelly Asbury, who served as a story consultant, before his death a year after the film's release in June 2020.
A sequel, The Addams Family 2, was released on October 1, 2021.