The Money Pit
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The Money Pit

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

6.5 / 10 1986 1h 31mPG English
ComedyRomance

Storyline

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.

Cast & Crew

Tom Hanks

Tom Hanks

Walter Fielding, Jr.

Lead
Shelley Long

Shelley Long

Anna Crowley

Alexander Godunov

Alexander Godunov

Max Beissart

Maureen Stapleton

Maureen Stapleton

Estelle

Joe Mantegna

Joe Mantegna

Art Shirk

Philip Bosco

Philip Bosco

Curly

Josh Mostel

Josh Mostel

Jack Schnittman

Yakov Smirnoff

Yakov Smirnoff

Shatov

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Richard Benjamin's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. The Money Pit is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker