Father Figures

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Father Figures

R

2017

1h 53m

Comedy

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Brothers Kyle and Peter Reynolds were raised to believe that their dad died when they were young. They're shocked to discover that their mother lied about his death because she never knew who the biological father was. Setting out on an epic quest to find him, the two siblings soon learn more about their mom's past than they ever wanted to know.

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Critics Consensus

Success has many fathers, but failure is Father Figures.

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Tara Brady

Irish Times

02/20/2018

1/5

Come back, Daddy's Home 2; all is forgiven!

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Linda Marric

HeyUGuys

02/16/2018

1/5

Offensive, amateurish and should be avoided, then forgotten. Who's the Daddy? Who cares?

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Eve Barlow

Empire Magazine

02/15/2018

1/5

Limp jokes, bad chemistry and the least believable onscreen fraternal bond make for a very lacklustre viewing experience.

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

08/30/2021

1.5/4

It's difficult to ascertain what's harder to take in this laugh-free comedy: the sentimental bits or the expected dashes of witless crudity.

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Matt Cipolla

Film Monthly

07/23/2020

1.5/5

[It's] fueled on the fumes of jokes that maybe could have passed in the early 2000s. In what's almost 2018, the blandness that it bleeds makes it as boring as it is unfunny.

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Louisa Moore

Screen Zealots

12/21/2018

2.5/5

Father Figures isn't an inherently bad movie, it just suffers from a serious identity crisis.

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Simon M

@RT94769459 Aug 29

Who wrties this stuff 🙁

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Chris N

@Slimtexan Aug 26

Shocking ratings but still enjoyed it.

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thiago s

@Thiagostone Aug 26

Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom

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John K

@RT97832048 Aug 6

I was not going to watch this based on the ratings people had given. But quite enjoyed it.

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Joel P

@RT37705790 Jun 9

Not sure why it got such a low rating. This movie was fun and full of laughs. Great cast and had a lot of twists. Would watch again just to go on the ride again.

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Yuri B

@RyuBlack 04/18/2025

Honestly, this has to be one of the most underwhelming films that I have ever seen. It was the equivalent of going to the dentist and getting a cleaning.

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Synopsis

Brothers Kyle and Peter Reynolds were raised to believe that their dad died when they were young. They're shocked to discover that their mother lied about his death because she never knew who the biological father was. Setting out on an epic quest to find him, the two siblings soon learn more about their mom's past than they ever wanted to know.

Director: Lawrence Sher
Producer: Ivan Reitman, Ali Bell, Broderick Johnson, Andrew A. Kosove
Screenwriter: Justin Malen
Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co: DMG Entertainment, Montecito Picture Company, Alcon Entertainment
Rating: R (Sexual References Throughout|Language)
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 22, 2017, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 15, 2018
Box Office (Gross USA): $16.8M
Runtime: 1h 53m