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      Problem Child

      PG 1990 1 hr. 21 min. Comedy List
      0% 30 Reviews Tomatometer 42% 50,000+ Ratings Audience Score Ben (John Ritter) is a good-hearted guy who's always wanted a son of his own, but so far he and his wife have had no success. The couple adopt Junior (Michael Oliver), a redheaded hellion who quickly makes their lives miserable. Disaster follows Junior wherever he goes, from camping trips that require emergency-room visits to birthday parties that turn into Grand Guignol affairs. When Ben's incensed family tells him to get rid of the boy, he starts to wonder if they might be right. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Premiered Aug 30 Buy Now

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      Mean-spirited and hopelessly short on comic invention, Problem Child is a particularly unpleasant comedy, one that's loaded with manic scenery chewing and juvenile pranks.

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      Matt J Movie holds up all these years later. Stellar cast all the way around. With that said, you probably want to watch 1 and 2 back-to-back. If this is done, it makes for a good Saturday movie night. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/23/24 Full Review Malorie P This movie was a huge part of my childhood and gave me the belly laughs when I was younger. Even now watching with my boys and watching them belly laugh is the best. How is this rated so low! 😱 Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/29/24 Full Review Brianna B I don't get why people hate this movie, the 2nd one sure, but this one is good. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 11/18/23 Full Review Demented N Hmmm pass garbage it flopped Rated 1 out of 5 stars 08/17/23 Full Review Tee K Made me laugh and it's stupid premise still holds up. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 06/27/23 Full Review alexa h These Reviews Are Honestly Bad. This Movie is SOOO Good! I'd Call it a Amazing Academy Award Cult Classic Comedy. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/22/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Michael Wilmington Los Angeles Times Sound funny? The filmmakers here think so. They've jacked this loud, lame shrieker of a movie up to the highest decibels, both aural and visual, and rammed it in our faces with almost numbing aplomb. Jul 14, 2014 Full Review Carrie Rickey Philadelphia Inquirer Some kids are born bad. Others achieve badness. And some have badness thrust upon them. The same can be said of movies. Rated: 2/4 May 21, 2013 Full Review Dave Kehr Chicago Tribune Inside Dennis Dugan's uncertainly staged, awkwardly sentimental Problem Child is another movie fighting to get out-one that's much meaner and probably more interesting. Rated: 2/4 May 21, 2013 Full Review Rene Jordan El Nuevo Herald (Miami) Problem Child takes the theme of the mischievous child to an alarming, and sociopathic limit. [Full review in Spanish] Nov 30, 2022 Full Review Joaquin de Luna El Pais (Spain) Terrible. [Full review in Spanish] Mar 27, 2019 Full Review Dennis King Tulsa World It's misguided. It's not funny. And in its lame efforts to be irreverent and hip, it turns out to be just plain mean. Rated: 1/4 Jul 14, 2014 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Synopsis Ben (John Ritter) is a good-hearted guy who's always wanted a son of his own, but so far he and his wife have had no success. The couple adopt Junior (Michael Oliver), a redheaded hellion who quickly makes their lives miserable. Disaster follows Junior wherever he goes, from camping trips that require emergency-room visits to birthday parties that turn into Grand Guignol affairs. When Ben's incensed family tells him to get rid of the boy, he starts to wonder if they might be right.
      Director
      Dennis Dugan
      Screenwriter
      Scott Alexander, Larry Karaszewski
      Production Co
      Universal Pictures, Imagine Entertainment
      Rating
      PG
      Genre
      Comedy
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Sep 11, 2015
      Box Office (Gross USA)
      $53.5M
      Sound Mix
      Surround
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