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The Dad Quest

2025 · 83 min

A breezy, good-natured road comedy that mixes easy laughs with a soft sentimental pull about what makes a family.

Overview
When a father-son duo learns that they may not be biologically related, the two embark on a wild adventure through Mexico to find the truth.

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  • Netflix
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How it feels

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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 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
  • identity
  • love
  • deception
Places
  • road trip
  • countryside
  • small town
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
Action3
Horror0
Humour6
Realism7
Romance2
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
comedy, drama
Directed by
Salvador Espinosa
Written by
Mariano Vera, Tato Alexander
Starring
Michel Brown, Martino Leonardi, Mayra Hermosillo, Fernanda Castillo, Julieta Egurrola, Angélica Vale, Erik Rubín, Arath de la Torre
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
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Languages
Spanish

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