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A Balasaur Score of 69 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.5/10, Rotten Tomatoes 70%, Metacritic 51/100. Audiences rate it 24 points higher than critics do. Scores higher than 72% of the 4,610 2020s comedy movies in this catalog. Streaming on Hulu.
Synopsis
When a lively young family moves in next door, grumpy widower Otto Anderson meets his match in a quick-witted, pregnant woman named Marisol, leading to an unlikely friendship that turns his world upside down.
Ratings
IMDb7.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes70%
Metacritic51/100
Audiences rate it 24 points higher than critics do.
3,751 audience votes
Key crew
- Marc ForsterDirector
- David MageeScreenplay
- Thomas NewmanOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Tom HanksOtto Anderson
- Mariana TreviñoMarisol
- Cameron BrittonJimmy
- Mack BaydaMalcolm
- Manuel Garcia-RulfoTommy
- Juanita JenningsAnita
- Peter Lawson JonesReuben
- Truman HanksYoung Otto
- Rachel KellerSonya
- John HigginsHardware Store Clerk
- Tony BinghamHardware Store Customer
- Lily KozubHardware Store Taylor
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Themes
friendshipbased on novel or booksuicide attemptflashbackremakemiscarriagenew neighborsocial mediaforced retirementdeath of wifebus accidentreal estate developer
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