Grandma's Boy
A displaced video game tester hides his housing crisis behind outrageous lies while navigating life with his grandmother and her eccentric roommates.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- None
- irreverent
- juvenile
- crude
- stoner movie night
- casual comedy night
What critics said
Critics broadly viewed the film as a derivative, low-quality gross-out comedy whose crude humor outweighs its comedic rewards.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Alex and his friends repeatedly use cannabis, including pot smoking and bong-centered comic situations.
Thirty-five-year-old Alex works in a juvenile gaming environment and struggles to manage housing, romance, and adult responsibility.
After his roommate squanders the rent, Alex moves in with Grandma Lilly and her two roommates.
Alex is a video game tester whose professional competence contrasts with his embarrassing personal life and workplace posturing.
Films like Grandma's Boy, and why
Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle
Shares gross-out humor, cannabis-centered antics, immature adult protagonists, and irreverent male friendship comedy.
Employee of the Month
Shares stoner comedy conventions, crude sexual humor, workplace dysfunction, and a deliberately juvenile comic tone.
The New Guy
Shares video game culture, nerdy male characters, workplace rivalry, and broad adult comedy.
Movie Details
- Director
- Nicholaus Goossen
- Release Date
- 2006-01-06
- Runtime
- 95 min
- Rating
- 6.5 / 10 (776)
Cast
- Allen Covert
- Doris Roberts
- Linda Cardellini
- Joel David Moore
- Shirley Knight
- Shirley Jones
- Nick Swardson
- Jonah Hill
- Peter Dante
- Kelvin Yu
Where to watch in United States
- 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 Grandma's Boy about?
- A displaced video game tester hides his housing crisis behind outrageous lies while navigating life with his grandmother and her eccentric roommates.
- What is Grandma's Boy like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Grandma's Boy as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Grandma's Boy violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Grandma's Boy.
- What did critics think of Grandma's Boy?
- Critics broadly viewed the film as a derivative, low-quality gross-out comedy whose crude humor outweighs its comedic rewards.
- Which films are like Grandma's Boy?
- Films with a similar feel include Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle, Employee of the Month, and The New Guy.
- How long is Grandma's Boy?
- Grandma's Boy runs 95 minutes.
- Where can I watch Grandma's Boy?
- In United States, Grandma's Boy is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
