Father Never Bothered

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Father Never Bothered

PG-13

Released Jan 27, 2017

1h 34m

Comedy

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Don Servando Villegas (Héctor Bonilla) is an old-fashioned Mexican patriarch who gets kicked out of his retirement home for bad behavior. With no place else to go, Don must now live with his estranged son Francisco (Benny Ibarra de Llano) in the house that he shares with his girlfriend. New Age collides with old age as father and child soon start to clash over just about everything.

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Randy Cordova

Arizona Republic

The characters are fully rounded, and you wind up emotionally invested in them.

Rated: 4/5

Jan 26, 2017

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Yvonne Condes

Common Sense Media

Mostly sweet Spanish-language comedy has some iffy stuff.

Rated: 3/5

Jan 30, 2017

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Avi Offer

NYC Movie Guru

Tender, warm, witty and refreshingly honest. Hctor Bonilla gives a bravura performance.

Rated: 8.8/10

Jan 26, 2017

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Fausto Ponce

Proceso

A film that gets better at the end, but it's not enough to save it. Too bad because it had more to offer. [Full review in Spanish]

Dec 27, 2016

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Mario P. Székely

Siete24.mx

A decent film with great performances and a warm story. [Full review in Spanish]

Dec 27, 2016

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Adrián Ruiz

Excelsior (MX)

Within its genre and its proposal the film is familiarly fun, you see it, you forget, but it entertains you. [Full review in Spanish]

Dec 27, 2016

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Stephen C

Funny in 1 hour and 34 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The USA grossed over $2,100,000.00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/10/25

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Gustavo R

Héctor Bonilla , Jaqueline Bracamontes y Benny Ibarra actúan en esta película acerca de un abuelo que corren de un asilo por que se queda sin dinero pero también porque es un maleducado y amargado. Se tiene que ir a vivir con un hijo que no tiene una vida que el abuelo aprueba. Una bonita película que da buenos consejos de vida. 🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿/5 en Vix

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

03/03/25

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Audience Member

Tiene buenas actuaciones, una trama entretenida y bellos paisajes, la recomiendo.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/16/23

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Audience Member

Un padre no tan padre es una muestra de que Mexico aun produce buenas películas

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/22/23

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Audience Member

This was a very beautiful movie. I could relate on a personal level throughout many parts of the creation. I would highly recommend for anyone looking for sad/emotional and hilarious moments.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

01/26/23

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Audience Member

Excelente película mexicana. Muy entretenida y refleja muy bien nuestros prejuicios como sociedad, así como también la forma en que nos vamos adaptando a su transformación.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/14/23

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Synopsis

Don Servando Villegas (Héctor Bonilla) is an old-fashioned Mexican patriarch who gets kicked out of his retirement home for bad behavior. With no place else to go, Don must now live with his estranged son Francisco (Benny Ibarra de Llano) in the house that he shares with his girlfriend. New Age collides with old age as father and child soon start to clash over just about everything.

Director: Raúl Martínez
Producer: Gerardo Gatica González, A. Müffelmann
Screenwriter: Alberto Bremer
Distributor: Lionsgate Films
Production Co: Panorama Global
Rating: PG-13 (Drug Material|Some Language|Partial Nudity)
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: Spanish
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 27, 2017, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 13, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $2.1M
Runtime: 1h 34m
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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