# Daddy's Home 2 (2017)

> Two newly cooperative co-dads face a Christmas cabin meltdown when their radically different fathers join the family holiday.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/248429

## Facts

- Runtime: 100 min
- Genres: Comedy
- Director: Sean Anders
- Cast: Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg, Mel Gibson, John Lithgow, Linda Cardellini, Alessandra Ambrosio, Owen Vaccaro, Scarlett Estevez
- TMDB rating: 6.3/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5657846/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: mild
- Complexity: simple
- Violence: none
- Mood: cheerful, breezy, irreverent, christmas gatherings, lazy holiday afternoon

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