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Why Him?

R Released Dec 23, 2016 1h 51m Holiday Comedy TRAILER for Why Him?: Trailer 1 List
39% Tomatometer 155 Reviews 51% Audience Score 10,000+ Ratings
During the holidays, loving but overprotective Ned (Bryan Cranston) travels to California to visit his daughter Stephanie (Zoey Deutch) at Stanford University. While there, he meets his biggest nightmare: her well-meaning but socially awkward boyfriend, Laird (James Franco). Even though Laird is a multimillionaire, Ned disapproves of his freewheeling attitude and unfiltered language. His panic level escalates even further when he learns that Laird plans to ask for Stephanie's hand in marriage. Read More Read Less
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Solidly cast but overall misconceived, Why Him? offers the odd chuckle, but ultimately adds disappointingly little to its tired father-vs.-fiancé formula.

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Wendy Ide Observer (UK) If the film drags a little at the end, it's perhaps because the film-makers were enjoying the company of these characters as much as the audience undoubtedly will. Rated: 4/5 Jan 1, 2017 Full Review Jake Wilson The Age (Australia) Why Him? has all the flaws you'd expect, from the non-existent visual style to the shortchanging of the women in the cast. Rated: 2.5/5 Dec 28, 2016 Full Review Donald Clarke Irish Times We do not predict a lifespan to compare with that of Meet the Parents. Rated: 2/5 Dec 27, 2016 Full Review Matt Brunson Film Frenzy Why Him? Why me? Rated: 1.5/4 Aug 17, 2021 Full Review Richard Crouse Richard Crouse Balances raunchy humour - an awkward electronic toilet sequence rivals anything from the Adam Sandler canon - with actual heartfelt storytelling resulting in an enjoyably bawdy holiday pastime. Rated: 3.5/5 Feb 3, 2021 Full Review Ricardo Gallegos Pólvora It consistently makes you laugh throughout the 110 minute duration. [Full review in Spanish] Jul 2, 2020 Full Review Read all reviews

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Mortal Bad message, minimal humor. 22 year girl having a rebellion against the wishes of her father. F that. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 03/31/24 Full Review Clever1 Great cast, funny from start to finish. James Franco is adorable, Brian Cranston is exactly how a dad would be and Megan Mullaly is hilarious. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/17/24 Full Review Dhanpreet S The silliest, whackiest and over-the-top thing I've seen in a long while! the characters are too much but in the funniest way and adore all the actors, comedic geniuses most of them! when I thought it couldn't get any weirder, it did haha. will def watch again when I need to have a good laugh! Rated 4 out of 5 stars 12/11/23 Full Review Georgan G This comedy had some touching moments that helped the plot. The relationships grew as the story progressed. Lots of laughs. The film would have been better had it been shorter. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 07/31/23 Full Review Gareth v I didn't mind this movie. No masterpiece but a funny story that's essentially about the generation gap. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 06/22/23 Full Review Olympia P Amazing act by the Comedy King James Franco himself. In the last 6 years, I've seen it at least 11 times no joke! Each time, the brilliant plotline never fails to entertain and amuse me. However at the same time, I am humbled and moved by how strong their family tie is. Although it contains highly explicit content, (not recommending it to kids below the age of 18) it still manages to lift my Christmas spirits. I am really excited for my 12th round lets gooo! Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 04/08/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis During the holidays, loving but overprotective Ned (Bryan Cranston) travels to California to visit his daughter Stephanie (Zoey Deutch) at Stanford University. While there, he meets his biggest nightmare: her well-meaning but socially awkward boyfriend, Laird (James Franco). Even though Laird is a multimillionaire, Ned disapproves of his freewheeling attitude and unfiltered language. His panic level escalates even further when he learns that Laird plans to ask for Stephanie's hand in marriage.
Director
John Hamburg
Producer
Shawn Levy, Ben Stiller, Jonah Hill, Dan Levine
Screenwriter
John Hamburg, Ian Helfer
Distributor
20th Century Fox
Production Co
21 Laps Entertainment, TSG Entertainment, Red Hour Productions
Rating
R (Strong Language|Sexual Material Throughout)
Genre
Holiday, Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Dec 23, 2016, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 14, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$60.2M
Runtime
1h 51m
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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