A myriad of outrageous calamities befalls an eccentric English clan with more than a few skeletons in its closets when the family's patriarch dies an unexpected death.
Acting
Peter Dinklage's scene-stealing blackmailer with impeccable timing.
Direction
Frank Oz orchestrates escalating disaster like a maestro.
Writing
Every line builds to catastrophe — no wasted breath.
Director
Frank Oz
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Frank Oz shot this between Muppet duties and later directed the 2010 American remake — the rare director to remake his own film.
The 2010 U.S. version swapped British repression for broader physical comedy, proving some chaos transcends accents.
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The ORIGINALversion...FLAWLESS!! 👏👏👏👏👏👏
@gabrielalopetegui 8
The Brit version is the best
@janicemacintosh5324 24
No succession comments? I'll make one. Glad to see Tom had a better relationship with his family than Shiv did
@abigailjessop6589 2
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