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When his brother asks him to look after his young son, Clifford (Martin Short), Martin Daniels (Charles Grodin) agrees, taking the boy into his home and introducing him to his future wife, Sarah (Mary Steenburgen). Clifford is fixated on the idea of visiting a famed theme park, and Martin, an engineer who helped build the park, makes plans to take him. But, when Clifford reveals himself to be a first-rate brat, his uncle goes bonkers, and a loony inter-generational standoff ensues.
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Ill-conceived and desperately unfunny, Clifford stars Martin Short as a 10-year-old boy. You read that correctly. That's the joke.

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Gene Siskel Chicago Tribune The kid is obnoxious from start to finish, and the way he fantasizes about his uncle's girlfriend (Mary Steenburgen) is tasteless. Rated: 1/4 Dec 28, 2018 Full Review Peter Rainer Los Angeles Times Clifford, starring Martin Short as a precociously nasty 10-year-old, is not a good movie. It's not even good/bad. But Short has a few of those laugh-out-loud moments. Dec 28, 2018 Full Review Jay Boyar Orlando Sentinel Clifford never quite finds its tone. The course of the plot has an inevitability about it that is about as wearying as it is reassuring... And yet Clifford is intermittently hilarious, mainly thanks to Short's performance. Dec 28, 2018 Full Review Andrew Galdi Movie Bitches Its not worthless but it is surely weird, with 15% more direction you could really have something here Apr 24, 2024 Full Review Avaryl Halley Movie Bitches This movie almost could have been great, the bones of a cult classic are there but I still love it. Apr 24, 2024 Full Review Mary Kunz Goldman Buffalo News Kids don't want to see an adult parodying a kid (they don't get the joke) but I laughed like a freak. Rated: 3/5 Feb 29, 2024 Full Review Read all reviews

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Candy Loved it! very cute and funny Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/24/21 Full Review James S One of the funniest movies ever. Just the weird faces and looks alone had me in tears. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/08/24 Full Review Donna A The interactions between Clifford and Martin are priceless. "Can't you just act like a human boy for one minute" lol Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 09/04/24 Full Review Sharky G Having an adult actor play the role of the child is a brilliant idea. It gives the film a unique atmosphere like no other. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 06/16/24 Full Review Carrie S There are some movies that age like fine wine, and others that age like milk. THIS was one of the latter. (Kind of sad too, since I remember really liking it when I was a little kid) Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 10/03/23 Full Review justasimple m Screen writing is average. Plot is OK. But the acting is marvelous. Martin Short is the only actor that could have pulled this one off. And each time I watch it I see some new nuance of his acting previously unnoticed. The comedic timing is perfect, and Charles Grodin plays a perfect neurotic punching bag. And the 13% critic score sounds about right. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/10/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis When his brother asks him to look after his young son, Clifford (Martin Short), Martin Daniels (Charles Grodin) agrees, taking the boy into his home and introducing him to his future wife, Sarah (Mary Steenburgen). Clifford is fixated on the idea of visiting a famed theme park, and Martin, an engineer who helped build the park, makes plans to take him. But, when Clifford reveals himself to be a first-rate brat, his uncle goes bonkers, and a loony inter-generational standoff ensues.
Director
Paul Flaherty
Producer
Larry Brezner, Pieter Jan Brugge
Screenwriter
William Porter, Steven Kampmann
Production Co
Steinberg and Tenenbaum Entertainment (MBST), Orion Pictures, Brezner, Morra
Rating
PG
Genre
Kids & Family, Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 17, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$6.5M
Runtime
1h 29m
Sound Mix
Surround
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