Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Mild
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- None
- witty
- breezy
- warm
- lazy sunday
- family movie night
What critics said
Critics broadly regarded the film as a weak, formulaic body-swap comedy, though some found Dudley Moore and Kirk Cameron charming together.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Jack and Chris accidentally drink a brain-exchanging serum and must navigate each other's lives.
The identity switch makes the doctor confront school problems while his son experiences adult professional pressures.
Jack's work absorption and lack of understanding for Chris's school problems are challenged by the exchange.
The film derives complications from an adult living as a teenager and a teenager functioning as a physician.
Films like Like Father Like Son, and why
Freaky Friday
shared body-swap fantasy, generational role reversal, and broad family comedy
Vice Versa
shared identity-switch premise, teen comedy, and warm parent-child reconciliation
18 Again!
shared body-swap fantasy, workplace and school complications, and playful intergenerational satire
Big
shared high-concept comedy, adolescent wish fulfillment, and affectionate family themes
Movie Details
- Director
- Rod Daniel
- Release Date
- 1987-10-02
- Runtime
- 96 min
- Rating
- 5.8 / 10 (155)
Cast
- Dudley Moore
- Kirk Cameron
- Margaret Colin
- Catherine Hicks
- Patrick O'Neal
- Sean Astin
- Camille Cooper
- Micah Grant
- Bill Morrison
- Skeeter Vaughan
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Howdy Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Like Father Like Son about?
- A driven doctor and his troubled teenage son trade identities, turning professional ambition and school anxiety into a chaotic lesson in empathy.
- What is Like Father Like Son like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Like Father Like Son as brisk, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Like Father Like Son violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Like Father Like Son.
- What did critics think of Like Father Like Son?
- Critics broadly regarded the film as a weak, formulaic body-swap comedy, though some found Dudley Moore and Kirk Cameron charming together.
- Which films are like Like Father Like Son?
- Films with a similar feel include Freaky Friday, Vice Versa, 18 Again!, and Big.
- How long is Like Father Like Son?
- Like Father Like Son runs 96 minutes.
- Where can I watch Like Father Like Son?
- In United States, Like Father Like Son streams on Howdy Amazon Channel.
