Parental Guidance
Film2012104 min

Parental Guidance

Taste attributes: comedyholidaysfamilyfastwholesomelightimaginarysimplelinearglossyenclosed

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"Here come the grandparents. There go the rules."

Boxlist takeA wholesome comedy that is straightforward, breezy and glossy. Best if you like warmth over edge.

Taste details

Quality rating

5.9 /10

TMDB · 381 votes

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  • Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate
  • Wholesomeness: Wholesome, where this profile leans unsavoury

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Synopsis

Artie and Diane agree to look after their three grandkids when their type-A helicopter parents need to leave town for work. Problems arise when the kids' 21st-century behavior collides with Artie and Diane's old-school methods.

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Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

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

Directed by

  • Andy Fickman

Cast

  • Billy Crystal
  • Marisa Tomei
  • Tom Everett Scott
  • Bailee Madison
  • Tony Hawk

Details

Genre
Comedy
Year
2012
Runtime
104 min
Status
Released
Studio
Chernin Entertainment
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