Blockers
Three anxious parents launch an increasingly chaotic campaign to stop their daughters from having sex on prom night, only to confront the limits of parental control.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- irreverent
- witty
- warm
- casual group viewing
- comedy night
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film an energetic and crude but warm gender-swapped teen sex comedy elevated by strong performances, smart jokes, and an enlightened perspective on teenage sexuality.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Lisa, Mitchell, and Hunter pursue increasingly desperate measures to stop their daughters from having sex at prom, making parental anxiety the film's central comic viewpoint.
The story centers Julie, Kayla, and Sam's sexual agency and gives their parents the task of confronting outdated assumptions about teenage girls.
Crude prom-night schemes and sexual sight gags coexist with warm conversations about raising children and learning to let go.
The parents' attempts to intervene and the teenagers' plans for their first sexual experiences develop in parallel around prom night.
Films like Blockers, and why
American Pie
Shares a raunchy teen sex comedy framework, ensemble energy, and affectionate treatment of adolescent sexuality.
The Edge of Seventeen
Combines crude generational comedy with parents struggling to understand and protect their teenage children.
The Parent Trap
Features irreverent family humor, parental anxiety, and a warm emotional core beneath provocative jokes.
Girls Trip
Pairs an adult ensemble's chaotic comic behavior with a contemporary, gender-aware approach to sexuality and friendship.
Movie Details
- Director
- Kay Cannon
- Release Date
- 2018-03-14
- Runtime
- 102 min
- Rating
- 6.3 / 10 (2176)
Cast
- Leslie Mann
- John Cena
- Ike Barinholtz
- Kathryn Newton
- Geraldine Viswanathan
- Gideon Adlon
- Ramona Young
- Graham Phillips
- Miles Robbins
- Jimmy Bellinger
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- HBO Max Amazon Channel, HBO Max
- 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 Blockers about?
- Three anxious parents launch an increasingly chaotic campaign to stop their daughters from having sex on prom night, only to confront the limits of parental control.
- What is Blockers like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Blockers as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Blockers violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Blockers as mild.
- What did critics think of Blockers?
- Critics broadly found the film an energetic and crude but warm gender-swapped teen sex comedy elevated by strong performances, smart jokes, and an enlightened perspective on teenage sexuality.
- Which films are like Blockers?
- Films with a similar feel include American Pie, The Edge of Seventeen, The Parent Trap, and Girls Trip.
- How long is Blockers?
- Blockers runs 102 minutes.
- Where can I watch Blockers?
- In United States, Blockers streams on HBO Max Amazon Channel, HBO Max.
