Storyline

When Janet Beindorf (Jamie Lee Curtis) and her husband, Ned (Kevin Pollak), announce their separation, their two kids decide to lock them in the basement of their home until they sort things out. Soon other parents are getting the same treatment from their children, including the divorce-happy Vic Finley (Wallace Shawn), with all the adults confined to the Beindorfs' basement along with Janet and Ned. Unable to escape their prison, will the parents finally make some changes in their lives?

Plot Keywords

father, mother, son, daughter, friend, love interest, spirited, emotional, ohio, town, household, basement, suburbia, parent/child relationship, marital problems, trapped, family dysfunction, childish mischief, discovery, escape, 1990s

Short Review

The performances of both adults and youngsters are uniformly strong and, despite the occasional invasion of sentimentality, this makes for thoughtful entertainment.

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