# Why Him? (2016)

> An overprotective father wages an increasingly frantic holiday campaign against his daughter's eccentric Silicon Valley millionaire boyfriend.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/230800

## Facts

- Runtime: 111 min
- Genres: Comedy
- Director: John Hamburg
- Cast: Bryan Cranston, James Franco, Zoey Deutch, Megan Mullally, Griffin Gluck, Keegan-Michael Key, Kaley Cuoco, Cedric the Entertainer
- TMDB rating: 6.4/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4501244/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: simple
- Violence: mild
- Mood: raunchy, awkward, witty, christmas viewing, holiday party

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- [Four Christmases (2008)](https://ember.film/movie/6983)
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- [Son in Law (1993)](https://ember.film/movie/7611)
- [Family Switch (2023)](https://ember.film/movie/567270)
- [Holidate (2020)](https://ember.film/movie/248744)
- [Our Little Secret (2024)](https://ember.film/movie/2982802)
- [Deck the Halls (2006)](https://ember.film/movie/5094)
- [Holiday in Handcuffs (2007)](https://ember.film/movie/14440)
- [Love Hard (2021)](https://ember.film/movie/248896)
- [Your Christmas or Mine? (2022)](https://ember.film/movie/616473)

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