The Money Pit
For everyone who's ever been deeply in love or deeply in debt.
1986 • 91 min • Comedy · Romance
Synopsis
After being evicted from their Manhattan apartment, a couple buy what looks like the home of their dreams—only to find themselves saddled with a bank-account-draining nightmare. Struggling to keep their relationship together as their rambling mansion falls to pieces around them, the two watch in hilarious horror as everything—including the kitchen sink—disappears into the Money Pit.
Our family guide
Best from age 9- 50 Reviewers · 2 · 51%
- 65 Audience · 1261 · 49%
A couple buys their dream home, only to discover it's a dilapidated mansion that literally falls apart around them. Their relationship is tested as they face continuous, absurd home repair disasters.
- Violence & peril
- 2/10
- Language
- 2/10
- Drinking, drugs & smoking
- 2/10
- Romance & sensuality
- 2/10
- Scary moments
- 1/10
Heads up
- Infrequent mild language
- Some drinking at parties
- Suggestive but non-explicit scenes
What it models well
- Perseverance
- Love and commitment
- Teamwork
- Humor in adversity
Talk about it after
- The challenges of home ownership
- Communicating during stressful times
- Recognizing true value vs. appearances
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Top billed cast
Director: Richard Benjamin • Crew: David Giler
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Reviewer notes
RecommendedTrusted family reviewersGood watch, would watch again, and can recommend. Despite this movie releasing in 1986, this movie actually dates really well. With the focus being much more on the horror of real estate and property maintenance, things like smart phones aren't relevant to the story. This could easily be rebooted beat for beat as all the points are still relevant today and the script is well written.…
Not recommendedTrusted family reviewersTonally confused direction, a terminally contrived plot and inconsistent character actions make this nothing more than a light 1980s curio. Too bad, because Hanks and Long do show some chemistry here.
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