That's My Boy
An irresponsible father crashes his estranged son's wedding while trying to repair a relationship damaged by years of reckless parenting and vulgar misbehavior.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Mild
- vulgar
- irreverent
- crude
- raunchy comedy night
- adam sandler marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film relentlessly vulgar and morally misguided, arguing that its raunchy taboo humor repeats familiar Adam Sandler formulas without sufficient comic payoff.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The film builds its comedy around statutory rape, incest, neglect, sexual behavior, and other deliberately transgressive material.
Donny's reunion with Todd forces both men to confront the consequences of Donny's adolescent parenting and years of separation.
Donny arrives uninvited immediately before Todd's wedding and destabilizes the event through his attempts to reconnect.
Donny's alcoholism and reckless drinking are recurring sources of personal, familial, and comic disorder.
Films like That's My Boy, and why
The Hangover
Shares raunchy comedy, dysfunctional family dynamics, offensive humor, and an irresponsible adult protagonist.
Bad Santa
Combines crude comedy, alcoholism, reckless behavior, and a troubled male protagonist in an adult-rated studio comedy.
The Change-Up
Features vulgar ensemble comedy, dysfunctional relationships, and deliberately tasteless humor centered on immature adults.
Movie Details
- Director
- Sean Anders
- Release Date
- 2012-06-14
- Runtime
- 116 min
- Rating
- 5.8 / 10 (2212)
Cast
- Adam Sandler
- Andy Samberg
- Leighton Meester
- Vanilla Ice
- Tony Orlando
- Will Forte
- Milo Ventimiglia
- Susan Sarandon
- James Caan
- Blake Clark
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Netflix, Starz Apple TV channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Plex
- 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 That's My Boy about?
- An irresponsible father crashes his estranged son's wedding while trying to repair a relationship damaged by years of reckless parenting and vulgar misbehavior.
- What is That's My Boy like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of That's My Boy as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as simple.
- Is That's My Boy violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in That's My Boy as mild.
- What did critics think of That's My Boy?
- Critics broadly found the film relentlessly vulgar and morally misguided, arguing that its raunchy taboo humor repeats familiar Adam Sandler formulas without sufficient comic payoff.
- Which films are like That's My Boy?
- Films with a similar feel include The Hangover, Bad Santa, and The Change-Up.
- How long is That's My Boy?
- That's My Boy runs 116 minutes.
- Where can I watch That's My Boy?
- In United States, That's My Boy streams on Netflix, Starz Apple TV channel.
