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Like Father

Like Father

Drama · 2018

When a workaholic young executive is left at the altar, she ends up on her Caribbean honeymoon cruise with the last person she ever expected: her estranged and equally workaholic father. The two depart as strangers, but over the course of a few hilarious adventures, a couple of umbrella-clad cocktails and a whole lot of soul-searching, they return with a renewed appreciation for family and life.

Movie details

Like Father

“There are some journeys you can't take alone.”

2018 Drama 1h 43m

Critical arithmetic

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TMDB

6.2 / 10

Community rating

When a workaholic young executive is left at the altar, she ends up on her Caribbean honeymoon cruise with the last person she ever expected: her estranged and equally workaholic father. The two depart as strangers, but over the course of a few hilarious adventures, a couple of umbrella-clad cocktails and a whole lot of soul-searching, they return with a renewed appreciation for family and life.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Lauren Miller Rogen

Written by

Lauren Miller Rogen · Anders Bard

Kristen Bell

Kristen Bell

Rachel Hamilton

Kelsey Grammer

Kelsey Grammer

Harry Hamilton

Seth Rogen

Seth Rogen

Jeff

Amber Hodgkiss

Amber Hodgkiss

Ginny

Zach Appelman

Zach Appelman

Steve

Brittany Ross

Brittany Ross

Amy

Alex Pérez

Alex Pérez

Porter

Court is in session

Put Like Father on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Prestige Tourist

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Adrenaline Seeker

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.