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A Balasaur Score of 46 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6/10, Rotten Tomatoes 18%, Metacritic 36/100. Audiences rate it 24 points higher than critics do. Most of the 4,375 2010s comedy movies in this catalog score higher.
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.
Ratings
IMDb6/10
Rotten Tomatoes18%
Metacritic36/100
Audiences rate it 24 points higher than critics do.
497 audience votes
Key crew
- Marc ShaimanOriginal Music Composer
- Lisa AddarioScreenplay
- Joe SyracuseScreenplay
- Andy FickmanDirector
Cast
- Billy CrystalArtie Decker
- Bette MidlerDiane Decker
- Marisa TomeiAlice Simmons
- Tom Everett ScottPhil Simmons
- Bailee MadisonHarper Simmons
- Joshua RushTurner Simmons
- Kyle BreitkopfBarker Simmons
- Jennifer Crystal FoleyCassandra
- Rhoda GriffisDr. Schveer
- Gedde WatanabeMr. Cheng
- Tony HawkTony Hawk
- Steve LevySteve Levy
Stills
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Themes
housepunishmentfamilyaftercreditsstingerchoresplayfuldramaticcriticaladmiringadoringamusedappreciative