Amid the spooky season, not everyone wants the intense scares orgore of a film likeTerrifier 3. Over onNetflix, a heartwarming French family comedy with werewolves is thriving as Halloween nears.Family Pack, which hit the platform earlier this week, has already reached #1 worldwide and is far outpacing other originals likeThe Shadow Strays,Justice, andLiam Hemsworth’sLonely Planet. Directed byLupinco-creatorFrançois Uzan, the film is based on the board gameThe Werewolves of Miller’s Hollowcreated by and whisks a family off to medieval times to play a “deadly” game of deception.
Family Pack, also known under the French titleLoups-Garous, follows a modern family who gather for what starts as a typical game night that features the devious social card game.The Werewolves of Miller’s Hollowis your standardMafia-style gamewhere players are assigned cards with roles, and it’s up to the townspeople toidentify and execute the werewolvesbefore they can kill everyone in the fictional village. However, the family unknowingly uses a magical board that pulls them back in time to 1400s France to the real-life Miller’s Hollow. Everything in the game comes to life a laJumanji, including the titular beasts. To return home, they must play by the game’s rules and root out the werewolves around them before they fall victim to their attacks in the night.
Though it’s packed with monsters, executions, and the threat of death around every corner, Uzan’s feature is stillan adventure to be enjoyed by the whole family. It’s all aboutbringing a family that is increasingly disconnected and distrustful back togetherthrough terrifying yet comedic means. The trailereven shows the sort of predicaments the family gets intoas outsiders in a past France that lacks the technology they’re glued to and forces them to learn, often hilariously, how to survive such a time.Céleste Balinco-wrote the film with Uzan, who most recently helped bring to life Netflix’s mockumentaryFiasco. His credits beyond that andLupinincludePaper SoulsandRepresent.
Who Makes Up the Cast for ‘Family Pack’?
LeadingFamily PackisLéon: The Professionalhimself,Jean Reno. Also remembered for his roles inRoninandThe Pink Panther, Reno pulled double duty at Netflix this year after appearing in theKevin Hart-ledLiftback in January. Another familiar face from the streaming platform coming to family game night isBruno Gouery, best knownas one of the main cast membersofEmily in Paris. Rounding out the cast areFranck Dubosc, Suzanne Clément, Gregory Fitoussi, Jonathan Lambert, Lisa Do Couto, Raphaël Romand, andAlizée Caugnies.
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Family Pack
A modern family is sent back to the Middle Ages through the Werewolves game. To survive and get back to their time, they must master the game’s rules and work together to defeat their foes. This is based on Werewolves of Millers Hollow by Philippe des Pallières and Hervé Marly.
