The Addams Family is a 1991 film directed by Barry Sonnenfeld, based on the 1960s television series. It is a dark comedy that follows the adventures of the bizarre Addams family. 

Plot

The Addams family is anything but a normal family. They are an eccentric, gothic family with a passion for all things macabre and bizarre. They live in a haunted house filled with traps and secret hiding places.

The plot unfolds when Uncle Fester Addams (played by Christopher Lloyd) returns home after a long absence, but Gomez (played by Raul Julia) and Morticia (played by Anjelica Huston) suspect that something is amiss. Meanwhile, a woman named Abigail Craven (played by Elizabeth Wilson) and her son Gordon (played by Tony Azito) attempt to seize the Addams' wealth by pretending that Gordon is Uncle Fester.

The story unfolds through a series of comedic situations, morbid obsessions, and quirky family interactions as the Addams try to uncover the truth about Fester's identity and protect their uniqueness.

"The Addams Family" is a dark comedy with an exceptional cast that captures the eccentric and macabre atmosphere of the Addams family.

Complete Cast:

• Anjelica Huston as Morticia Addams
• Raul Julia as Gomez Addams
• Christopher Lloyd as Uncle Fester / Gordon Craven
• Christina Ricci as Wednesday Addams
• Jimmy Workman as Pugsley Addams
• Judith Malina as Grandmama
• Carel Struycken as Lurch
• Dana Ivey as Margaret Alford
• Elizabeth Wilson as Abigail Craven
• Dan Hedaya as Tully Alford

Director: Barry Sonnenfeld

Producer: Scott Rudin

Writers: Caroline Thompson, Larry Wilson

Music by: Marc Shaiman

Cinematographer: Owen Roizman

Production Cost: Approximately $30 million.

Box Office: Approximately $191.5 million worldwide at the box office.

Awards: The film received several award nominations, including two Academy Award nominations for Best Costume Design and Best Makeup.

Critics' Reception: "The Addams Family" was met with generally positive reviews, praised for its faithfulness to the spirit of the original series and for the performances of the cast, particularly Anjelica Huston and Raul Julia. 

My opinion. For those who have seen the TV serial, this film is rather poor, although there is no shortage of comic situations. Unfortunately (for this film) the serial was so well done and funny that reconstructing the story and characters was an impossible task.

Pretty much hinging on the figure of Uncle Fester, it has a few flashes of hilarity and the scenes are well done.

Still, much, much better could have been done.