Big Daddy
Film199993 min

Big Daddy

Taste attributes: comedydramalightcomplex relationship

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"Nature called. Look who answered."

Boxlist takeAn accessible comedy-drama, balanced on most other counts. Best if you like escapism over depth.

Taste details

Quality rating

6.4 /10

TMDB · 2,515 votes

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What lines up

  • Wholesomeness: Balanced wholesomeness, just how this profile likes it
  • Linearity: Balanced linearity, just how this profile likes it
  • Setting / scale: Balanced setting / scale, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Intricacy: Balanced intricacy, where this profile leans smart / intricate
  • Weightiness: Light / accessible, where this profile leans weighty / heavy

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Synopsis

A lazy law school grad adopts a kid to impress his girlfriend, but everything doesn't go as planned and he becomes the unlikely foster father.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

complex relationship

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Cast

Adam SandlerJoey Lauren AdamsJon StewartCole SprouseDylan Sprouse

Details

Genre
Comedy
Year
1999
Runtime
93 min
Status
Released
Studio
Columbia Pictures
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