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      Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

      2014, Kids & family/Comedy, 1h 21m

      120 Reviews 25,000+ Ratings

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      Affably pleasant without ever trying to be anything more, Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day is a fine -- albeit forgettable -- family diversion. Read critic reviews

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      Dylan Minnette as Anthony and Bella Thorne as Celia in "Alexander and the Terrible Horrible No Good Very Bad Day." Jennifer Garner as Kelly Cooper and Steve Carell as Ben Cooper in "Alexander and the Terrible Horrible No Good Very Bad Day." Ed Oxenbould as Alexander in "Alexander and the Terrible Horrible No Good Very Bad Day." Bella Thorne as Celia in "Alexander and the Terrible Horrible No Good Very Bad Day." Steve Carell as Ben Cooper in "Alexander and the Terrible Horrible No Good Very Bad Day." (L-R) Jennifer Garner as Kelly Cooper, Kerris Dorsey as Emily and Ed Oxenbould as Alexander in "Alexander and the Terrible Horrible No Good Very Bad Day." Jennifer Garner as Kelly Cooper and Steve Carell as Ben Cooper in "Alexander and the Terrible Horrible No Good Very Bad Day." Jennifer Garner as Kelly Cooper and Dick Van Dyke in "Alexander and the Terrible Horrible No Good Very Bad Day." Steve Carell as Ben Cooper in "Alexander and the Terrible Horrible No Good Very Bad Day." Jennifer Coolidge as Ms. Suggs in "Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day." Dylan Minnette as Anthony in "Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day." (L-R) Steve Carell as Ben, Jennifer Garner as Kelly, Kerris Dorsey as Emily and Ed Oxenbould as Alexander in "Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day." Ed Oxenbould as Alexander in "Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day." A scene from "Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day."

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      Gum stuck in his hair signals the start of a disastrous day for 11-year-old Alexander (Ed Oxenbould). One calamity follows another, but when Alexander tells his family about his misadventures, he finds little sympathy. Alexander begins to wonder if bad things happen only to him, but he soon learns that he's not alone when his mother (Jennifer Garner), father (Steve Carell), brother (Dylan Minnette) and sister (Kerris Dorsey) all find themselves living through their own calamitous days.

      • Rating: PG (Rude Humor|Language|Some Reckless Behavior)

      • Genre: Kids & family, Comedy

      • Original Language: English

      • Director: Miguel Arteta

      • Producer: Shawn Levy, Lisa Henson, Dan Levine

      • Writer: Rob Lieber

      • Release Date (Theaters):  wide

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      • Box Office (Gross USA): $67.0M

      • Runtime:

      • Distributor: Walt Disney

      • Production Co: 21 Laps Entertainment, Jim Henson Productions

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      • Jun 14, 2017

        When something fresh and successful comes along, everyone wants a piece of it. Shortly following the films release, a number of copycats emerge and to be honest most of them are terrible. Maybe it's because we tend to compare it to the original or maybe it's because the scripts are rushed and just aren't that good. In any case, after the release of the Wimpy Kid series, we saw a lot of these family comedies, centering on the not so popular kids, and as expected, most of them were awful, with one notable exception. Alexander's bad day focuses on a young man whose birthday coincides with his first day of middle school, which doesn't go so well. After receiving no sympathy from his family, Alexander wishes that they all had their own bad day, and the results were hilarious. This isn't the typical PG family comedy you see from Disney, as it was quite raunchy for them and really pushes the boundary of that PG rating. Ed Oxenbould stars as Alexander and fits the role like a glove. Oxenbould looks and sounds kind of awkward, after all it is a strange age, but watching him gave the feeling that he's not all that unfamiliar with being unpopular. Possibly playing on real life experience, he rivals Alex Gordon with a performance that was not only believable, but it was also very funny. Another advantage this film has over the Wimpy Kid series is that the young cast has help from some of Hollywood's elite, as co-stars include Steve Carell and Jennifer Garner. The pair give a lot of support and the producers use them to break-up the middle school monotony that would has surely ensued. While not my usual genre, I loved the Wimpy kid series, but Alexander's bad day is more than an adequate alternative for those who are looking for something a little bit different.

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      • Jan 04, 2015

        One of the better family comedy movies of late.

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      • Dec 15, 2014

        This is one of those movies where people find themselves in exponentially more and more disastrous situations and we laugh ourselves silly at them. It's kinda funny, and kinda sweet, thoroughly fine, but certainly not terrible, no good, or very bad. Steve Carrell and Jennifer Garner anchor the proceedings very well, and Ed Oxenbould is an endearing enough Alexander. Some of it is even quite funny, but it never rises above a run-of-the-mill family comedy, even though it occasionally promises an edgier bite than it delivers.

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      • Nov 16, 2014

        Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day is a very fun and lovable film that kids and adults alike will enjoy. Its nothing new or original, but the cast and humor is fun enough to make this a childhood classic.

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