Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Mild
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Mild
- broad
- irreverent
- energetic
- casual movie night
- comedy double feature
What critics said
Critics broadly regarded the sequel as an unnecessary and unfunny repetition of the series' disguise formula.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Malcolm and Trent infiltrate an all-girls school while posing as Big Momma and Charmaine.
FBI agent Malcolm works undercover with his son Trent after Trent witnesses a murder.
The school community accepts the undercover personas while viewers know Malcolm and Trent are FBI-linked male infiltrators.
The undercover pair must navigate an all-girls performing arts school while searching for a murderer.
Films like Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son, and why
Some Like It Hot
shares broad gender disguise comedy, undercover identities, and escalating farce
White Chicks
shares comic law-enforcement partnership, disguise-based deception, and action-comedy pacing
The Pacifier
shares family-centered buddy comedy, undercover investigation, and broad physical humor
Tootsie
shares fish-out-of-water comedy, institutional disguise, and father-child bonding
Movie Details
- Director
- John Whitesell
- Release Date
- 2011-02-16
- Runtime
- 107 min
- Rating
- 5.5 / 10 (1328)
Cast
- Martin Lawrence
- Brandon T. Jackson
- Jessica Lucas
- Portia Doubleday
- Emily Rios
- Ana Ortiz
- Michelle Ang
- Henri Lubatti
- Lorenzo Pisoni
- Tony Curran
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- 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 Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son about?
- An FBI father and his aspiring musician son adopt outrageous female disguises to solve a murder inside an elite performing arts school.
- What is Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son as brisk, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son as mild.
- What did critics think of Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son?
- Critics broadly regarded the sequel as an unnecessary and unfunny repetition of the series' disguise formula.
- Which films are like Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son?
- Films with a similar feel include Some Like It Hot, White Chicks, The Pacifier, and Tootsie.
- How long is Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son?
- Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son runs 107 minutes.
- Where can I watch Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son?
- In United States, Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son is available to rent or buy from Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video.
