The Family Guy Movie (2014)

'The Family Guy Movie' is a 2014 animated comedy adventure film based on the series 'Family Guy'. The film was directed by Seth Macfarlane.
Plot
The Griffins, are a dysfunctional, yet charming family, who live in a town named Quahog. 
Peter learns of a drinking contest with the 1st place prize of a million dollars. Lois is very much against this, and prevents Peter from going to the Drunken Clam, but, Peter tricks her and ends up going there. 
Stewie invites Brian into his room in order to help him build a new machine dedicated to going to different timelines, which would be more advanced than the one they used earlier. 
Upon Peter winning, it is revealed that the whole contest was a scam. Peter, Quagmire, Joe and Cleveland then beat up everyone in the bar, and leave. Stewie and Brian finish the new timeline machine, and are ready to go to check out some timelines. A drunk Peter goes home, and is scolded by Lois, not letting him sleep in their bedroom. A drunk Peter tells her that he wishes that he was never married to her, and an upset Lois goes to her room, telling him that he doesn't deserve her. 
Being forced to sleep on the couch, Peter sneaks into Stewie's room to sleep, however, he's just in the time before they go to the multiverse, and Peter ends up messing up the machine and being sent to the past. A drunk Peter sees his younger self and Lois meeting for the first time, with Lois falling in love with the young Peter, the drunk Peter murders the young Peter claiming there can only be one Peter, Brian takes Peter in the time machine, and are ready to be set in the present, however. Due to Peter murdering his younger self, he is sent to the future with Lois marrying a rich play-boy. Brian reveals to the now sobered Peter that he has 24 hours to make Lois fall in love with him, or else he will be erased from existence, with Chris, Meg and Stewie also being erased, and with Brian being euthanized as a result of not being adopted. 
Peter tries to explain everything to Lois, but she believes that Peter was a different person than the young Peter she fell in love with, and Peter, Stewie and Brian get sent to jail, with Peter on death-row. Peter, Stewie and Brian escape from jail, and become fugitives. They later figure out that Lois' husband 'George' had been abusing her, which makes Peter very angry. With the help of other characters like Cleveland, Joe and Quagmire, whom he managed to convince being the same Peter that he murdered, go on a quest to expose Lois' husband, while at the same time running from the police, and make Lois legitimately fall in love with Peter. 
Peter and the gang manage to sneak into the house, and see Lois, Peter talks to Lois about everything, and she believes Peter that he is the same one she fell in love with all those years earlier. However George finds Peter, and calls the police, resulting in a car chase. Most of the gang gets arrested, but Peter, Brian and Stewie get out. George then suddenly appears with a gun, and reveals that he's not George, but Bertram, who reveals that the beer Peter was drinking made Peter angry and violent, causing him to lush out at Lois and murder his younger self, saying that this was his plan all along. 
Suddenly, Lois appears and hits him in the head, however Bertram shoots Lois, Peter, Brian and Stewie battle Bertram, but they're overpowered, just as they're going to die, Quagmire, Joe and Cleveland battle Bertram, Joe gets shot in the head, Quagmire gets stabbed with only Cleveland barely surviving, but a weak Peter manages to shoot Bertram in the head. 
Peter, Brian and Stewie's time has come, and they start to disappear, but just before they do, an injured Lois states that she's so happy she got to see Peter again, and that she loves him. They both kiss, and Peter, Brian and Stewie disappear, but then, the timeline starts disintegrating. Cleveland, Ernie, Joe and Lois disappear, and the world begins to disappear too, before cutting to Peter, Brian and Stewie through a colorful portal, which brings them to the present day, through the timeline machine. 
Peter then wakes up right as he's going to go to the Drunken Clam, but doesn't go. In the Clam, Quagmire, Joe and Cleveland decide to not drink, as one of the beer's labels fell off revealing a different beer all of them despise, and the people in the bar kick out the judges of the contest. Lois waits for him at the door, but Peter then hugs her and states that he's grateful that he has such a great wife, and that he didn't go to the bar, because he wanted to listen to Lois for once, they kiss, and Peter promises to take better care for the children, and to never lash out at Lois again, and Lois promises the same thing. Stewie, after being through that journey, decides not to build the timeline machine, as it's too much trouble cause of their journey. Brain and Stewie come downstairs, and see Lois and Peter kissing while being happy. Stewie remarks that he's surprised to find that he's also happy for Peter, despite him only helping Peter only to survive, and that it's sweet to see Peter and Lois once again happy towards each other. The shot pans out of the house, and the credits roll. 
Production
In 2005, a film named 'Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story' was released, Macfarlane has expressed interest to make a Family Guy movie on a larger scale. 
In 2007, Seth Macfarlane stated that he would attempt to make it more edgier and raunchier than the series ever was.
On September 2009, Seth stated that he would write and direct the feature, with James Gunn producing it.
On December 2009, Seth has revealed the release date for the film to be Summer 2012.
In 2010, Seth stated that the voice actors of the show will return to voice their characters, he also casted Nick Offerman to play 'the main atagonist' in the film.
On October 12th 2011, the film's release date had been pushed to 2013.
The film went thru many re-writes, and suffered in development hell. 
On July 6th 2012 the film was even pronounced 'shut down' however, the film got back in development 4 months later.
On May 24th 2013, a teaser poster for the film was revealed.
Release
Across 2013 and 2014, lots of sneak peaks, teasers, posters and trailers were released, the film was released on July 2nd 2014.
Reception
The film received positive to mixed reviews.
It had gotten a 7/10 on IMDb, a 44% on Metacritic and a weak 53% critic score on Rotten Tomatoes, however, it also got a 73% audience score.
Controversy
The film was way edgier than the series, the Cutaway Gags in the film had very dark comedy, however, while the Cutaway Gags were generally liked by audiences, other people hated them and a few were even offended by them.