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Mixed or average reviews- based on 143 Ratings

  • Starring: Adam Sandler, Andy Samberg, James Caan, Leighton Meester
  • Summary: While still in his teens, Donny fathered a son, Todd, and raised him as a single parent up until Todd's 18th birthday. Now, after not seeing each other for years, Todd’s world comes crashing down on the eve of his wedding when an uninvited Donny suddenly shows up. Trying desperately to recononnect with his son, Donny is now forced to deal with the repercussions of his bad parenting skills. (Sony Pictures) Expand
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 27
  2. Negative: 14 out of 27
  1. Reviewed by: Bilge Ebiri
    Jun 16, 2012
    80
    The results are soul-corrodingly funny.
  2. Reviewed by: Chris Hewitt
    Sep 3, 2012
    60
    Not nearly as terrible as burped-out Sandler disasters of recent years, there's enough funny stuff here to remind us of his talent. Still, it's not for everyone.
  3. Reviewed by: Ethan Gilsdorf
    Jun 14, 2012
    38
    Sadly, That's My Boy relies on caricatures, rather than characters, to make you laugh.
  4. Reviewed by: Joe Williams
    Jun 15, 2012
    38
    In matters of personal taste, there is no right or wrong, so if erasing brain cells is your idea of a good time, That's My Boy could be your cup of turpentine.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 29 out of 51
  2. Negative: 15 out of 51
  1. I really am a big fan and I love Adam Sandler and defend and seen some really bad reviews for this movie. Personally I think the latest movies of Adam Sandler lose their essence as such in Jack and Jill and grown ups, this movie did not expect much but I really loved it because it felt like one of the old movies of Adam Sandler Collapse
  2. 8
    A movie so embarrassingly tasteless and vulgar, however I can only judge it by what it was intended to do, and that was make you laugh, and it succeeded. I guess you just have to take it for what it was. Expand
  3. i found the movie funny only thing bout it adam sandler thru out the movie is having drink not see him without it none the less it get irritating when he laugh thru movie could done whole lot better but the adam sandler son in movie he was good

    but the whole vanilla ice man that guy still round i was shock...... but this movie like his other film let say one he dresses like woman in that film what was it name jack and jill and screaming whats up thru movie irritating


    i thought this movie would be good like his early work like happy gilmore or water boy love those 2 but to this no i give it 5
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  4. 0
    This movie was vulgar, crude and absolutely disgusting. It was the worst movie I had ever seen. I can believe the Adam Sandler stooped to such a low. I am telling everyone I know not to waste their time or money on the diaster. Expand

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