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Parental Guidance

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6.0/10 • 463

2012-12-251h 44m

Comedy

Here come the grandparents. There go the rules.

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.

Directors
Andy Fickman
Editors
Kent Beyda

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Billy Crystal

    Billy Crystal

    Artie Decker

  2. Bette Midler

    Bette Midler

    Diane Decker

  3. Marisa Tomei

    Marisa Tomei

    Alice Simmons

  4. Tom Everett Scott

    Tom Everett Scott

    Phil Simmons

  5. Bailee Madison

    Bailee Madison

    Harper Simmons

  6. Joshua Rush

    Joshua Rush

    Turner Simmons

  7. Kyle Breitkopf

    Kyle Breitkopf

    Barker Simmons

  8. Jennifer Crystal Foley

    Jennifer Crystal Foley

    Cassandra

  9. Rhoda Griffis

    Rhoda Griffis

    Dr. Schveer

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r96sk

Sep 9, 2020

6/10

'Parental Guidance' drags. It's very much a one-man band as the amusing Billy Crystal stops this from dropping to deeply low depths, he has a decent amount of good gags and is full of sharp wit. Bette Midler is a (not so) close second, she bounces off Crystal's comedy well. All of the cast that play their family are entirely forgettable, almost annoying in fact. The premise, though it may conclude with a truckload of heart, is boring. It's a tale we've all seen before and it doesn't really add anything different in that regard. It does, to be fair, at least end with a positive meaning which you can't help but appreciate. Unfortunately, all in all, this fails to the hit correct spot with me.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$25,000,000.00
Revenue
$119,772,232.00
Keywords
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