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Like Father

2018 · 103 min

A light, warm-hearted dramedy about reconnecting with family, with laughs and heartfelt moments.

Genres
Drama
Tagline
There are some journeys you can't take alone.
Overview
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.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 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
  • work
  • redemption
  • healing
Places
  • sea
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour6
Realism7
Romance2
Tension2
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Lauren Miller Rogen
Written by
Lauren Miller Rogen
Starring
Kristen Bell, Kelsey Grammer, Seth Rogen, Amber Hodgkiss, Zach Appelman, Brittany Ross, Alex Pérez, Paul W. Downs
Cinematography
Seamus Tierney
Runtime
103 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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