Addams Family Values (1993)
The family just got a little stranger.
Siblings Wednesday and Pugsley Addams will stop at nothing to get rid of Pubert, the new baby boy adored by parents Gomez and Morticia. Things go from bad to worse when the new "black widow" nanny, Debbie Jellinsky, launches her plan to add Fester to her collection of dead husbands.
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| Type | Movie |
|---|---|
| Released | 19 November 1993 |
| Genre | Comedy, Family, Fantasy |
| Director | Barry Sonnenfeld |
| Starring | Anjelica Huston, Raúl Juliá and Christopher Lloyd |
| Runtime | 94 min |
| Rated | PG-13 |
| Scores | Rotten Tomatoes (average) 6.5/10 · Rotten Tomatoes 76% · Metacritic 61/100 · TMDB users 7.0/10 |
| Budget | $47 million |
| Box office | $111 million worldwide |
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What kind of watch this is
Barry Sonnenfeld directs this 94-minute follow-up. The tone is dry, surreal, and deeply committed to its own weirdness. It does not soften the edges for comfort. The humor lands because the characters are fully invested in their own morbidity. It is a film that treats darkness as a lifestyle choice rather than a mood.
What the critics said
Critics found the sequel sharper than its predecessor, a distinction it earned rather than assumed. Rotten Tomatoes reports a 76% approval rating as of January 2026, while Metacritic assigns a Metascore of 61. The consensus notes that new characters add dimension to the satire, making it more substantial than the original. Janet Maslin of The New York Times cited a screenplay that specializes in arch, subversive humor. Richard Schickel of Time countered, calling it an essentially lazy movie. It is a film that knows its own weight, even if the scales tip toward the gags.
How it did with audiences
It cost $47 million and took in $111 million worldwide, a result that clears the hurdle but lacks the sheer gravitational pull of its predecessor. In the United States, it earned $49 million, a sharp drop from the original’s domestic haul. Audiences still showed up, crowning it the number 1 film for its opening weekend before it slid down the chart as other titles gained momentum. On TMDB, users rate it 7 out of 10. The numbers suggest a solid, if slightly quieter, sequel.
What came next for the cast
Joan Cusack came from Sixteen Candles and Say Anything..., then drifted into The Perks of Being a Wallflower and Shameless. The shift is visible. Christopher Lloyd, known for Back to the Future, later appeared in Nobody and Sin City: A Dame to Kill For. Anjelica Huston moved from This Is Spinal Tap to The Royal Tenenbaums and 50/50. These arcs are distinct. Raúl Juliá went from Presumed Innocent to Street Fighter. The film did not dictate these paths, but the credits show where they landed.
Where it left its mark
Barry Sonnenfeld remembers the box office as a letdown, blaming marketing that leaned too heavily on the original film rather than pushing the Pubert and Fester aspects of the sequel. He saw the first movie as romantic and the second as funnier. Time has flipped that verdict. Critics now praise the dark humor and satire. Christina Ricci and Joan Cusack draw the most attention, with Cusack’s performance spawning a steady stream of internet tributes. The joke lands harder now that nobody is comparing it to a sitcom.
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