Daddy & Them

Billy Bob Thornton wrote, directed, and stars in a pitch-black comedy as Claude Montgomery, a struggling musician, who travels with wife Ruby (Laura Dern) to Arkansas to lend support to his jailed uncle Hazel (Jim Varney). As the couple deals with their dysfunctional family, they enlist the aid of a defense attorney (Jamie Lee Curtis) in an attempt to clear Hazel’s name. With Diane Ladd, Ben Affleck, Kelly Preston, Andy Griffith, Brenda Blethyn. 102 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital stereo; Subtitles: English.