Movie

3 Days with Dad

2019 · 94 min

A bittersweet family comedy that mixes awkward laughs with tender moments of reckoning and closure.

Tagline: Dysfunctional is a relative term...
Overview: The last thing Eddie Mills wants to do is go home to deal with his dying Dad. But the Catholic guilt gnaws at him, and he returns home to his crazy family, an overbearing step-mother, and his bear of a father. Once there, Eddie is confronted with a revelation that forces him to deal with the past he has always avoided.
How it feels: Melancholic, warm, satirical and earnest. Measured and easy to follow.
About: Family, grief, guilt, parenthood
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 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
grief
guilt
parenthood
redemption
Places: home
suburbs
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild