It's a film that's trying to get you to think about what brings value to your life. [...] I also like that it's about second chances - you can walk away from certain things but there's also a chance to get back to them.

| Jan 5, 2025

Makes you think about the different paths you could have taken in life. Sweet film

| Dec 24, 2024

The Family Man's premise is simple yet heartfelt and beautiful, with an aching sense of solitude and profundity permeating the film.

| Original Score: 9/10 | Dec 19, 2024

The Family Man proves it is indeed entirely possible to make a crowd-pleasing, highly commercial romantic movie with teeth which respects the audiences intelligence and doesn't spoon-feed them the same old predictable, recycled mish-mash.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Mar 10, 2022

Crowd-pleasing sap.

| Original Score: C | Dec 20, 2020

Its emotional core makes it easy to appreciate as a classical (if not classic) entertainment.

| May 25, 2012

Pleasant movie despite some predictability.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Dec 28, 2010

Ratner isn't a capable enough director to work the alchemy needed to make this cheese into gold.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Feb 15, 2010

Leoni is a revelation. Vibrant and gorgeous, she plays her role of the determined mother in love with teasing, salty charm, providing just enough grit to save the film from Ratner's slushy direction.

| Sep 19, 2008

A hunk of sentimental fluff that boasts an often-overstated performance by Cage and an annoying turn by Leoni.

Full Review | Dec 30, 2006

Without Nicolas Cage and Téa Leoni in the lead roles, the film would most likely have lost whatever charm and entertainment value it has.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Oct 21, 2006

It's rare that an American movie lets slip such a snobbish distaste for the humdrum lives of its blue-collar audience base, but of course it doesn't last.

| Jan 26, 2006

I voted for the happy ending, thusly, my enjoyment was diminished.

| Original Score: 6/10 | Dec 31, 2005

If you're looking for a heartfelt, feel-good holiday movie, just give in and enjoy.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Dec 6, 2005

One of the few films this season able to offer something likely to entertain almost everyone.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Dec 6, 2005

The makers of The Family Man were trying to do a kind of reverse It's a Wonderful Life without ever realizing that it doesn't work on paper, much less on the screen.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Jun 5, 2003

Redeems itself with raw emotion and the evocative force of love.

Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/4 | May 14, 2003

A holiday film Joe Lieberman could love, unembarrassed by its wholesome, sugary pro-family message.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Mar 10, 2003

Cage's delivery of the Big Final Speech is strained and uncomfortable, and the film's ending is unsatisfying, offering a conflicted message and only a meager chance of hope.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Feb 8, 2003

Perfect feel-good Christmas-period family entertainment. Highly recommended.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Oct 30, 2002