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Fathers' Day

1997 · 99 min

A frantic, good-natured road comedy where mismatched men bicker and bond while chasing a runaway teen, mixing slapstick with mild sentiment.

Directed by
Ivan Reitman
Genres
Comedy, Family
Tagline
All she said was "My son is yours." Unfortunately, she said it to both of them.
Overview
A woman cons two old boyfriends into searching for her runaway son by convincing both that they are the boy's father.

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Directed by
Ivan Reitman
Genres
Comedy, Family
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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 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
  • parenthood
  • friendship
  • family
  • identity
  • coming-of-age
Places
  • road trip
  • big city
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror0
Humour7
Realism6
Romance3
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Genres
comedy, family
Directed by
Ivan Reitman
Written by
Babaloo Mandel, Lowell Ganz
Starring
Robin Williams, Billy Crystal, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Nastassja Kinski, Charlie Hofheimer, Bruce Greenwood, Dennis Burkley, Haylie Johnson
Music
James Newton Howard
Cinematography
Stephen H. Burum
Runtime
99 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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