Family Business is a 1989 film directed by Sidney Lumet with a screenplay by Vincent Patrick, based on his novel. It stars Sean Connery, Dustin Hoffman and Matthew Broderick.
Jessie McMullen is a widower, a tough guy and proud of his past as a career criminal (now semi-retired). He raised his son Vito to follow in his footsteps, but Vito went straight once he had a son of his own, Adam.
Over the years, Vito became ashamed of his family's criminal...
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Family Business is a 1989 film directed by Sidney Lumet with a screenplay by Vincent Patrick, based on his novel. It stars Sean Connery, Dustin Hoffman and Matthew Broderick.
Jessie McMullen is a widower, a tough guy and proud of his past as a career criminal (now semi-retired). He raised his son Vito to follow in his footsteps, but Vito went straight once he had a son of his own, Adam.
Over the years, Vito became ashamed of his family's criminal past. He went into a legitimate business and has tried to raise his son right, which in his mind means keeping young Adam away from his deadbeat grandfather. Little does Vito know that this strategy has backfired; the mystery surrounding Jessie has caused Adam to idolize him.
Now that Adam is grown, he is in college with a scientific grant and has a bright future. So when he approaches Jessie with a scheme for a burglary, Vito is shocked and disappointed. He warns his son not to pursue this crime and even slaps his face to drive home the...
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