Me Time
A devoted stay-at-home father gets an unruly crash course in self-indulgence when his reckless childhood friend offers him an unforgettable birthday weekend.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Mild
- witty
- irreverent
- breezy
- lazy weekend
- group comedy night
What critics said
Critics broadly found the characters and star pairing more appealing than the screenplay, with the overall comedy judged disposable and poorly executed.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Sonny Fisher's identity as a stay-at-home father is disrupted when he attempts to take time away from his children.
Huck Dembo's birthday activities pull Sonny into increasingly wild situations.
The premise moves Sonny from full-time childcare into an adult-oriented break filled with Huck's shenanigans.
The film combines buddy-comedy antics with conspicuous special-effects-driven set pieces.
Films like Me Time, and why
central intelligence
shares the buddy-comedy format, broad humor, adult friendship dynamics, and escalating personal misadventures
the other guys
shares a mismatched-friends comedy structure, raunchy humor, and a socially awkward protagonist pulled into chaotic schemes
old school
shares an adult friendship comedy built around reckless escapades, male bonding, and exaggerated comic set pieces
Movie Details
- Director
- John Hamburg
- Release Date
- 2022-08-26
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Rating
- 5.8 / 10 (1062)
Cast
- Kevin Hart
- Mark Wahlberg
- Regina Hall
- Luis Gerardo Méndez
- Jimmy O. Yang
- Che Tafari
- Amentii Sledge
- Diane Delano
- Kamilah Michelle Hatcher
- Jai Carter
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Me Time about?
- A devoted stay-at-home father gets an unruly crash course in self-indulgence when his reckless childhood friend offers him an unforgettable birthday weekend.
- What is Me Time like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Me Time as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Me Time violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Me Time as mild.
- What did critics think of Me Time?
- Critics broadly found the characters and star pairing more appealing than the screenplay, with the overall comedy judged disposable and poorly executed.
- Which films are like Me Time?
- Films with a similar feel include central intelligence, the other guys, and old school.
- How long is Me Time?
- Me Time runs 105 minutes.
- Where can I watch Me Time?
- In United States, Me Time streams on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads.
