Father of the Year

TV-14

2018

1 hr. 30 min.

Comedy

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When a drunken debate between two college graduates about whose father would win in a fight is taken seriously by their dads, jobs are lost, relationships ruined, and best friends come of age as they come to grips with the identity of their fathers.

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DanteCarterDC32

Literally a movie to just sit back and laugh at. A true comedy.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

12/06/23

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JCJ D

A decent comedy. I'd watch again

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

09/02/23

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Ahmad M

Fair summer comedy, could've done better and less crap-like.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

05/05/23

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r n

It's funny. Got number of good laughs out of it.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/27/24

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cory e

It's not Avatar, and it's not Goodfellas, but for what it is - a goofy little comedy with weird characters and a young-love story - "Father of the Year" was a pleasantly harmless bit of fun. David Spade playing a dirtbag is always going to work on some level, and the supporting cast and physical comedy worked up a combination that was at times sincerely charming and straight-up hilarious. Don't turn your nose up at the prospect of an entertaining flick - we can't all be fans of Casablanca and self-important irony. The online reviewers falling over themselves to try to out-dismiss this film is a solid reminder that living in your parents' basement and asserting your superiority by trolling basic entertainment continues to attract the predictable level of smug, unimaginative elitism. Give this one a watch, and give yourself the freedom to laugh at silliness - hey, it's Netflix... it's not like you paid extra for it!

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Paige J

This movie has absolutely no plot and sixth grade humor. It wasn't funny, and I was wondering when the climax of the plot was the entire time. Then, the movie ended. I was confused. Plus I don't know why it was called Father of the Year because the whole dad situation seemed like a sub-plot and not the entire focus of the movie. Although, that's ironic for me to say because I don't even know if the movie had a focus. I was not impressed.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

10/24/22

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Tyler Spindel

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David Spade

Wayne

Nat Faxon

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Joey Bragg

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Matt Shively

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Bridgit Mendler

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Glenn Kenny

New York Times

A lot of third-tier Farrelly-brothers-influenced gross-out humor.

Aug 3, 2018

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Brian Tallerico

RogerEbert.com

You won't hate the experience of watching it, but you'll forget you saw it before it's even over.

Rated: 1.5/4

Jul 20, 2018

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

A typically underwhelming Happy Madison production...

Rated: 2/4

Jan 20, 2019

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Louisa Moore

Screen Zealots

I suffered through this movie so you don't have to - unless you really, truly feel like wasting ninety minutes of your life.

Rated: 1.5/5

Dec 22, 2018

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Brian Orndorf

Blu-ray.com

Graceless and woefully inspired, adding another bomb to Spade's cratered filmography, also triggering a distinct desire to never see another Tyler Spindel picture.

Rated: D-

Jul 26, 2018

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Renee Schonfeld

Common Sense Media

Raunchy, lowbrow disaster with cursing, slapstick action.

Rated: 1/5

Jul 25, 2018

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Synopsis

When a drunken debate between two college graduates about whose father would win in a fight is taken seriously by their dads, jobs are lost, relationships ruined, and best friends come of age as they come to grips with the identity of their fathers.

Director: Tyler Spindel
Production Co: Happy Madison Productions
Rating: TV-14
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 20, 2018

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