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A Deadly Adoption

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Things go awry when an author (Will Ferrell) and his wife (Kristen Wiig) welcome a pregnant woman (Jessica Lowndes) into their home, with plans to adopt her baby.

Critics Reviews

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Keith Uhlich The Hollywood Reporter 06/22/2015
Beyond Ferrell, Wiig and company's superficial assurance at keeping the one-joke premise going (right up to a climactic musical number that elicits a chuckle or two), the film feels disconnected and utterly disposable. Go to Full Review
Joshua Alston AV Club 06/22/2015
B-
Adoption is a fun oddity instead of the minor cultural moment it could have been. Go to Full Review
Brian Lowry Variety 06/22/2015
So with apologies to all concerned, what on Earth was the point of that? Go to Full Review
Andrew Galdi Movie Bitches 04/28/2020
It was like they didn't know the script before that minute. Go to Full Review
Avaryl Halley Movie Bitches 04/28/2020
It's a failed experiment. Go to Full Review
Melissa Camacho Common Sense Media 06/22/2015
2/5
Despite the movie's best intentions, it fails to deliver most of the expected humor that you'd think would come from watching Wiig and Ferrell play it straight. Go to Full Review
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Audience Reviews

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Jerod S @jeroduptown 11/10/2023 It felt like it would break into an SNL skit at any moment. Wiig and Ferrell were given cheesy lines. The whole feel was a joke. See more 07/17/2021 Even 10 minutes of this was an utter waste of time. This is "Plan 9 From Outer Space" bad, without a hint of Plan 9's irony. I believe this was meant to be an attempt to sendup of the old movie blackmail trope where the joke was meant to be that the acting was so bad. It didn't work on any level. Think of the most awkward thing that has ever happened to you, multiply by 2, then convince a whole cast to ruin their careers acting it out, and extend it one hour and 24 minutes. I bet even the Craft Services catering was bad. A better use of the money used to make this movie would have been to use Scotch tape to create rolls of toilet paper. I wondered why Will Ferrell and Kristin Wiig went a little quiet in the last few years. Why does comedy talent and stardom always seem to devolve in the hubris that produces a long a long string of obviously shitty movies (obvious from the first paragraph of the script) before fading to black or Christmas specials. See more 11/27/2020 Very corny movie , do not recommend See more 01/01/2020 Absolutely brilliant. Will Ferrell and Kristen Wiig play it completely straight. Critics of this movie are looking for jokes when the real punchline is the fact that two of the funniest people on the planet made a freaking Lifetime movie! And it's 100% Lifetime. They've strictly followed the Lifetime formula and the result is the perfect parody. The entire thing is underscored with a subtle irony that really works. It's cheese with a side of cheese. And it's perfect. Oh, and Will Ferrell's hair deserves it's own Emmy. See more 03/24/2016 The story was not very authentic and believable. See more 01/07/2016 Lol it's not too bad, I've seen worse. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis Things go awry when an author (Will Ferrell) and his wife (Kristen Wiig) welcome a pregnant woman (Jessica Lowndes) into their home, with plans to adopt her baby.
Director
Rachel Lee Goldenberg
Producer
Adam Silver, Fritz Manger, Max Osswald
Screenwriter
Harper Steele
Production Co
Gary Sanchez Productions, MarVista Entertainment
Rating
TV-14 (L|V)
Genre
Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 23, 2020
Runtime
1h 30m
Sound Mix
Stereo