Another member of that family, Mikey Carver, was played by an actor who more recently played a cannibal hitman named Kevin in Sin City.  
The character of Dot was played by The West Wing's Allison Janney, while Francis Davenport was played by a young David Krumholtz.  One of the families in this film includes such youngsters as Sandy and Jim, who were played by Adam Hann-Byrd and Jamey Sheridan.  Another member of that family, Mikey Carver, was played by an actor who more recently played a cannibal hitman named Kevin in Sin City.  Wendy and Paul, the children of Ben and Elena Hood, were played by Christian Ricci and Tobey Maguire.  FTP, name this 1997 film which also starred Joan Allen and Kevin Kline, a work set in Connecticut during Thanksgiving in 1973 which was directed by Ang Lee.
The character of Dot was played by The West Wing's Allison Janney, while Francis Davenport was played by a young David Krumholtz.  
The Ice Storm