Father Figures

Name: Father Figures
Genre: Comedy
Released: December 22, 2017
Duration: 113 min
Rating: 22
Cast: Ann McKenzie, Bill Irwin, Christopher Walken, Ed Helms, Glenn Close

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Warner Bros. | Release Date: December 22, 2017 | R

Starring: Ann McKenzie, Bill Irwin, Christopher Walken, Ed Helms, Glenn Close, Harry Shearer, J.K. Simmons, Jessica Gomes, June Squibb, Katie Aselton, Mary Grill, Owen Wilson, Retta, Robert Jon Mello, Ryan Cartwright, Terry Bradshaw, Ving Rhames, Zachary Haven

Summary: Kyle and Peter Reynolds (Owen Wilson and Ed Helms) are brothers whose eccentric mother raised them to believe their father had died when they were young. When they discover this to be a lie, they set out together to find their real father, and end up learning more about their mother than they probably ever wanted to know.

Director: Lawrence Sher

Genre(s): Comedy

Rating: R

Runtime: 113 min

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John Hartl

Dec 21, 2017

Helms and Wilson are sometimes a stretch as brothers, especially in the more emotional scenes. But Close is majestic as the mother, a supporting role that feels bigger than it is. Read full review

John DeFore

Dec 21, 2017

As the narrative limps along from one encounter to the next, a suspicion grows: Father Figures doesn't need to exist; but if it's going to exist, perhaps some sharper comedic talents could have developed it as a limited-run Netflix show, with each encounter developed as a half-hour episode. Read full review

Eric Henderson

Dec 22, 2017

Father Figures, which finished shooting more than two years ago before spending endless months without a release date, is both meandering and bloated, suggesting the Frankensteinian result of brutal test screenings. Read full review

Carla Meyer

Dec 21, 2017

Wilson and Helms favor Bradshaw in likability. But they are not two hours’ worth of likable, in a film this flawed. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Nick Allen

Dec 22, 2017

Filled with insincere wackiness and sappiness, Father Figures never quite figures out whether it wants to be a raunchy, zippy road movie or a more dialogue-driven dramedy. Despite having no personality of its own, this movie just yearns to be recognized at all. Read full review

Robert Abele

Dec 21, 2017

Watching Father Figures is like finding a piece of food in the back of your fridge that you barely recognize, but know right away it’s not worth eating. Read full review

Katie Walsh

Dec 22, 2017

Father Figures is a movie, ostensibly. I'm pretty sure it is. Moving images were projected, along with recorded sound, which indicates it is a movie, but the effect was so listless, low-energy and profoundly unentertaining that I jotted down in my notes "what even IS this?" It would be more accurate to describe the experience as a nearly two-hour borderline hostage situation, with torture involving bad, offensive and unfunny "comedy." Read full review

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3ebfan511

Feb 17, 2019

Sometimes movie reviewers are just dead-wrong on comedies. They seem to love when genres are combined in horror films and dramas - but do that with a silly comedy, and they proclaim it the worst thing ever. Anyway, I waited a year to see the film because of the poor reviews..and it was oneSometimes movie reviewers are just dead-wrong on comedies. They seem to love when genres are combined in horror films and dramas - but do that with a silly comedy, and they proclaim it the worst thing ever. Anyway, I waited a year to see the film because of the poor reviews..and it was one of the better comedies of the last year. Its a feel good film, with a lot of heart, and was more enjoyable to watch than many many films in the last year. Is it an amazing film for arts sake ? No, of course not, most comedies are not. But it made me laugh, and it also made me feel something, and was a very well done silly comedy, with heart. Definitely recommend if you like any of Ed Helms or Owen Wilsons other work, or any of Todd Phillips stuff (I think he was the producer.)… Expand

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Ralfbergs

Oct 13, 2018

I don't know, I found it quite funny. Of course it is not anything outstanding, but for me it seemed like a decent comedy

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robbywarren93

Jan 24, 2018

Not as funny as it had potential to be, but this is still a pretty decent watch if you were to catch it for free on TV at some point. It's never boring and there's some good moments throughout.

3 of 30 users found this helpful327

ryu9376

Oct 7, 2019

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.

0 of 24 users found this helpful024

JLuis_001

Jan 11, 2018

Can somebody explain me how this film wasted such a cast?
Seriously, I can't believe that even with all of them this movie failed so miserably.

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steveg322

Aug 25, 2018

What a god-awful movie. Not even worthy of me typing one more sentence. If they still used film to make movies i'd say it's a waste of film.

0 of 26 users found this helpful026

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