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Daddy Day Care

2003 · 92 min

A light, silly comedy full of slapstick and warmth, easy to watch with family and guaranteed to make you smile.

Directed by
Steve Carr
Genres
Comedy, Family
Starring
Eddie Murphy, Jeff Garlin, Steve Zahn
Tagline
Who's your daddy?
Overview
Two men get laid off and have to become stay-at-home dads when they can't find jobs, which inspires them to open their own day-care center.

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Directed by
Steve Carr
Genres
Comedy, Family
Starring
Eddie Murphy, Jeff Garlin, Steve Zahn
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Tone
  • lightstrength 3 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • parenthood
  • friendship
  • work
  • class
Places
  • suburbs
  • home
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour7
Realism6
Romance2
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity2
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
comedy, family
Directed by
Steve Carr
Written by
Geoff Rodkey
Starring
Eddie Murphy, Jeff Garlin, Steve Zahn, Anjelica Huston, Regina King, Khamani Griffin, Jonathan Katz, Siobhan Fallon Hogan
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
92 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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