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The War With Grandpa

Play trailer 2:13 Poster for The War With Grandpa PG Released Oct 9, 2020 1h 34m Comedy Play Trailer Watchlist
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Peter and his grandpa used to be very close, but when Grandpa Jack moves in with the family, Peter is forced to give up his most prized possession: his bedroom. Peter will stop at nothing to get his room back, scheming with friends to devise a series of pranks to drive him out. However, grandpa doesn't give up easily, and it turns into an all-out war between the two.
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Fitfully funny but mostly misguided, The War with Grandpa will leave audiences with a handful of chuckles -- and a lot of questions about what this talented cast was thinking.

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Robbie Collin Daily Telegraph (UK) Hollywood family entertainment at its most humdrum and stupefying - less a babysitter in motion picture form than an audio-visual bowl of Mogadon-laced Coco Pops. Rated: 2/5 Mar 21, 2021 Full Review Amy Nicholson FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles) It depends on your tolerance for watching Robert De Niro flash people. Oct 10, 2020 Full Review Bilge Ebiri New York Magazine/Vulture It's the kind of film that seems to vanish from the mind even as you're watching it. Oct 9, 2020 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews It could have been worse--it could have run for 100 minutes instead of 94. Rated: C Aug 19, 2023 Full Review M.N. Miller Ready Steady Cut It’s a family film about lessons without the burden of having any. Rated: 1.5/5 Sep 3, 2022 Full Review Daniel Howat Next Best Picture So much of The War with Grandpa feels utterly cheap. It plays more like a Disney Channel Original Movie that somehow got Robert De Niro and Uma Thurman to sign on. While the film didn’t work for me, it may keep younger kids entertained for the most part. Rated: 4/10 May 20, 2022 Full Review Read all reviews

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liz Great idea but plot lost some momentum. Overall, fun and warm movie. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 09/20/21 Full Review R Good movie all the way through. Ending didn't fit. Kids loved it. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 05/10/21 Full Review Betty Ann We really enjoyed this movie for a great laugh on a Sunday afternoon! Family friendly! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/10/21 Full Review Dana My kids age 6 and 8 and myself loved the movie! So funny! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/28/21 Full Review Teresa I liked that it gave a “Dennis the menace” vibe but felt more corney. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 03/08/21 Full Review Chanelle Great movie over all, but the ending wasn’t very good. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/05/21 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Peter and his grandpa used to be very close, but when Grandpa Jack moves in with the family, Peter is forced to give up his most prized possession: his bedroom. Peter will stop at nothing to get his room back, scheming with friends to devise a series of pranks to drive him out. However, grandpa doesn't give up easily, and it turns into an all-out war between the two.
Director
Tim Hill
Producer
Phillip Glasser, Marvin Peart, Rosa Morris Peart
Screenwriter
Tom J. Astle, Matt Ember
Distributor
101 Studios
Production Co
TRI G, Dimension Films, Emmett/Furla/Oasis Films, Marro Films, West Madison Entertainment
Rating
PG (Rude Humor|Language|Some Thematic Elements)
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 9, 2020, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 10, 2020
Box Office (Gross USA)
$21.3M
Runtime
1h 34m
Sound Mix
Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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