Movie

Instant Family

2018 · 118 min

A warm, funny, bumpy ride through foster care that earns its tears without ever getting too heavy.

Tagline: Just add chaos, laughter, awkwardness, mistakes, love...
Overview: When Pete and Ellie decide to start a family, they stumble into the world of foster care adoption. They hope to take in one small child but when they meet three siblings, including a rebellious 15 year old girl, they find themselves speeding from zero to three kids overnight.
How it feels: Warm, earnest, melancholic and light. Measured and easy to follow.
About: Family, parenthood, found family, trauma
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: warmstrength 3 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
parenthood
found family
trauma
healing
Places: suburbs
home
school
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild