Film199081 min

Problem Child

Name: Problem Child
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1990
Duration: 81 min
Cast: John Ritter, Jack Warden, Michael Oliver, Gilbert Gottfried, Michael Richards

Taste attributes: comedyfamilydetectivefasttried & testedimaginarylinearcoming of agefighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardyunderdog triumphs

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"Attila the Hun. Ivan the Terrible. Al Capone. They were all seven once."

Boxlist takeA comedy that sits near the middle on every taste dimension: nothing pushed to extremes.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

Quality rating

6.0 /10

TMDB · 568 votes

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What lines up

Setting / scale: Balanced setting / scale, just how this profile likes it
Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it

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Emotional punch: Balanced emotional punch, where this profile leans emotive / stirring
Originality: Tried & tested, where this profile leans fresh / original

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Synopsis

Ben Healy and his social climbing wife Flo adopt fun-loving seven year old Junior. But they soon discover he's a little monster as he turns a camping trip, a birthday party and even a baseball game into comic nightmares.

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