Like Father
After being abandoned at the altar, a career-obsessed woman takes her honeymoon cruise with the father whose absence shaped her life.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- None
- witty
- sincere
- warm
- lazy sunday
- comfort viewing
What critics said
Critics broadly found the talented cast appealing but judged the father daughter comedy drama predictable and insufficiently distinctive.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Rachel and Harry are compelled to spend a honeymoon cruise together after her wedding collapses, confronting years of estrangement.
Rachel’s overinvestment in her career contributes directly to the failed wedding and complicates her relationship with her father.
The father and daughter’s reunion unfolds aboard the honeymoon cruise they take together despite the cancelled marriage.
The film mixes awkward cruise encounters and generational friction with serious father daughter drama.
Films like Like Father, and why
The Descendants
shared father daughter reconciliation, comedy drama balance, and emotionally accessible family conflict
The Guilt Trip
shared adult family estrangement, warm situational humor, and relationship-centered drama
Bridesmaids
shared wedding disappointment, personal reinvention, and breezy romantic-comedy sensibility
Movie Details
- Director
- Lauren Miller Rogen
- Release Date
- 2018-08-03
- Runtime
- 103 min
- Rating
- 6.2 / 10 (713)
Cast
- Kristen Bell
- Kelsey Grammer
- Seth Rogen
- Amber Hodgkiss
- Zach Appelman
- Brittany Ross
- Alex Pérez
- Paul W. Downs
- Leonard Ouzts
- Blaire Brooks
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 Like Father about?
- After being abandoned at the altar, a career-obsessed woman takes her honeymoon cruise with the father whose absence shaped her life.
- What is Like Father like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Like Father as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Like Father violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Like Father.
- What did critics think of Like Father?
- Critics broadly found the talented cast appealing but judged the father daughter comedy drama predictable and insufficiently distinctive.
- Which films are like Like Father?
- Films with a similar feel include The Descendants, The Guilt Trip, and Bridesmaids.
- How long is Like Father?
- Like Father runs 103 minutes.
- Where can I watch Like Father?
- In United States, Like Father streams on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads.
