Daddy and Them

"It's hard to stand by your man... when your sister's sitting in his lap."

Jun 14 2002 R 1h 41m
Comedy, Drama

Ruby and her husband Claude are a working-class couple who live in suburban Arkansas. As crazy as they are for each other, their relationship is far from harmonious. (The lack of money doesn't help matters, either.) In fact, their whole family is fraught with unresolved conflicts. Then Claude's uncle is arrested on a felony charge, and everyone rallies round. Ruby's mother Jewel and flirtatious sister Rose (Claude's ex-girlfriend) even fly in from Tennessee; but, far from being a source of support, Jewel seems only to want to break up Ruby and Claude.

Plot

When an uncle is charged with murder, the event reverberates throughout a poor Arkansas family, including a struggling musician and his wife, her mother, her sister, and his father.

Written by

Billy Bob Thornton

Directed by

Billy Bob Thornton

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
2,670
Average Rating
5.6 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA