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My Father, the Hero

Play trailer Poster for My Father, the Hero PG 1994 1h 30m Comedy Play Trailer Watchlist
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21% Tomatometer 14 Reviews 54% Popcornmeter 10,000+ Ratings
While on a tropical vacation with her father (Gérard Depardieu), a teen (Katherine Heigl) passes him off as her lover, to impress a boy (Dalton James).
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Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times 01/01/2000
2/4
It's amusing, watching a movie like this, to observe the clangingly false notes. Go to Full Review
Matt Brunson Film Frenzy 08/30/2021
3/4
The filmmakers find just the right approach to turn what on paper sounds like a sordid plotline into a breezy, likable comedy. Go to Full Review
Andrea Beach Common Sense Media 10/21/2014
2/5
Iffy premise undercuts what could have been a sweet romance. Go to Full Review
Chuck O'Leary Fantastica Daily 10/09/2005
1/5
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 07/03/2005
1/5
Frank Swietek One Guy's Opinion 09/03/2004
2/5
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Sean O Feb 26 I watched this movie when I was 14 years old and thought it was a worthwhile comedy See more Steve D 02/19/2023 fighting with HOLY MATRIMONY to decide which could be the creepiest film of the year. See more 03/21/2021 Depardieu's accent makes the dialogue hard to understand for half the film and it gets a little uncomfortable when the underage lead in frequently shown in provocative clothing. Not sure what this movie was going for. See more jona i 06/07/2020 Generally stale performances and often creepy material, though some of it is pretty funny. Some nice quips. See more susan j 01/07/2020 This was such a waste of time. Embarrassed to post a review but I saw Gerard Depardieu was in it, and really like him as an actor---and the premise seemed so weird I thought it might be weird in a fun way. It was not. It was painfully bad. The 14% Critics rating is far more accurate than the 48% Audience ratings. The premise is trite. The acting is egregiously bad--the characters are really, really, really stupid. The girl is the most ungrateful spoiled unpleasant repugnant I may ever have seen in a film. Depardieu plays a moron, surrounded by legions of other morons. The madcap hijinx and slapstick shenanigans are unbelievably cringey. Seriously: don't watch this. Nothing redeemable here. See more 01/01/2020 Funny, fluffy feel good film. Put your head on a low light and enjoy See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis While on a tropical vacation with her father (Gérard Depardieu), a teen (Katherine Heigl) passes him off as her lover, to impress a boy (Dalton James).
Director
Steve Miner
Producer
Jacques Bar, Jean-Louis Livi
Screenwriter
Francis Veber, Gérard Lauzier, Charlie Peters
Distributor
Buena Vista Pictures, Laurenfilm S.A.
Production Co
Paramount Pictures, Cité Films
Rating
PG
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Feb 4, 1994, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 18, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$25.3M
Runtime
1h 30m
Sound Mix
Dolby, Surround, Stereo
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