Old Dads
Three aging best friends confront the indignities of late fatherhood, changing social norms, and the cost of refusing to grow up.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Mild
- irreverent
- witty
- confrontational
- casual group viewing
- comedy night
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film intermittently funny and entertaining but formulaic, disposable, and weakened by stale jokes and a thin script.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Jack, Connor, and Mike confront preschool administrators, millennial executives, and child-rearing expectations that conflict with their older outlook.
The three friends struggle to reconcile demanding parenthood with aging, work, and their established masculine identities.
The protagonists repeatedly collide with contemporary workplace and parenting culture, generating deliberately confrontational jokes.
Jack, Connor, and Mike share a long friendship and business partnership while navigating parallel fatherhood crises.
Films like Old Dads, and why
Bad Moms
r-rated fatherhood comedy built around abrasive male friendship and generational culture clashes
This Is 40
adult ensemble comedy pairing family pressures with workplace and relationship conflict
The Hangover
raunchy buddy comedy driven by immature masculinity, friendship, and contemporary social friction
Movie Details
- Director
- Bill Burr
- Release Date
- 2023-10-20
- Runtime
- 102 min
- Rating
- 6.2 / 10 (498)
Cast
- Bill Burr
- Bobby Cannavale
- Bokeem Woodbine
- Katie Aselton
- Reign Edwards
- Jackie Tohn
- Miles Robbins
- Rachael Harris
- Dash McCloud
- Justin Miles
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 Old Dads about?
- Three aging best friends confront the indignities of late fatherhood, changing social norms, and the cost of refusing to grow up.
- What is Old Dads like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Old Dads as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Old Dads violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Old Dads as mild.
- What did critics think of Old Dads?
- Critics broadly found the film intermittently funny and entertaining but formulaic, disposable, and weakened by stale jokes and a thin script.
- Which films are like Old Dads?
- Films with a similar feel include Bad Moms, This Is 40, and The Hangover.
- How long is Old Dads?
- Old Dads runs 102 minutes.
- Where can I watch Old Dads?
- In United States, Old Dads streams on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads.
