Raising Arizona
Their lawless years are behind them. Their child-rearing years lay ahead...
1987 • 94 min • Comedy · Crime
Synopsis
When a childless couple—an ex-con and an ex-cop—take one of a wealthy family’s quintuplets to raise as their own, their lives grow more complicated than anticipated.
Our family guide
Best from age 13- 71 Audience · 2393 · 100%
An ex-con and an ex-cop, unable to have children, decide to "borrow" a baby from a wealthy family with quintuplets. Their newfound parenthood quickly spirals into chaotic adventures involving oddball characters, slapstick chases, and a surprisingly heartfelt quest for a normal family life.
- Violence & peril
- 3/10
- Language
- 4/10
- Drinking, drugs & smoking
- 2/10
- Romance & sensuality
- 2/10
- Scary moments
- 2/10
Heads up
- Some slapstick violence and cartoonish gunplay.
- Mild crude humor and infrequent strong language.
- Brief scenes of characters drinking and smoking.
- A sense of chaotic unpredictability throughout the story.
What it models well
- The meaning of family
- Unconventional love
- Persistence in pursuit of dreams
Talk about it after
- What makes a family, and are biological ties essential?
- How do characters' choices, even if misguided, reflect deeper desires?
- The difference between legal and moral rights to a child.
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Top billed cast
Director: Joel Coen • Crew: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
Trailers & clips
Directors on Raising Arizona
Quentin Tarantino on Raising Arizona
Simon Pegg on Raising Arizona: "It's a living, breathing Looney Tunes cartoon"
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Details
- TMDB audience
- 7.1/10 (2,393)
- Age rating
- PG-13
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $6,000,000
- Box office
- $29,180,280
- IMDb
- tt0093822
