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Ball in the House (2001)

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Summary: In this disturbing tale, recovering addict JJ (Jonathan Tucker) returns home from rehab only to find that he was better off in the clinic. Sober and ready for a fresh new start, JJ discovers that his evil family is plotting to cash in on his life insurance policy before he turns 18. As he unravels the cold truth about his greedy relatives, JJ struggles to stay sober, but soon slips into self-destruction.

AKA: Relative Evil

Genres: Comedy, Drama

Country: USA

Directed By: Tanya Wexler

Written By: Matthew Swan

Starring: David Strathairn, Ethan Embry, Jennifer Tilly, Jonathan Tucker, Deirdre O'Connell, Dan Moran

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It's easy 2 c why something this noirish (often literally as many scenes seem deliberately underexposed)& darkly comic never got a big release. Still the script does a nice job of having all of these extreme characters make sense: its easy 2 c why the family hates recovering addict J.J. so much, but u also can't help rooting 4 him given how nightmarishly dysfunctional they are. There's also an impressive curveball in the step-dad character who becomes more & more real, the more he surprises.