The Money Pit

The Money Pit

1986 · 91 min · EN · PG · 6.5 (1,014 votes)
Dir. Richard Benjamin · Starring Tom Hanks, Shelley Long, Alexander Godunov, Maureen Stapleton, Joe Mantegna, Philip Bosco · Music Michel Colombier

For everyone who's ever been deeply in Love or deeply in debt.

ComedyRomance

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.

VIBE

This is a relentless, escalating comedic nightmare of home ownership. It feels like a non-stop, physical comedy onslaught where everything that can go wrong does, testing a couple's sanity and relationship amidst a hilariously disastrous money pit. Expect exasperated laughs and chaotic charm.

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