Solidly cast but overall misconceived, Why Him? offers the odd chuckle, but ultimately adds disappointingly little to its tired father-vs.-fiancé formula.
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          Director 
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            John Hamburg 
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          Producer 
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            Shawn Levy , Ben Stiller , Jonah Hill , Dan Levine 
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          Screenwriter 
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            John Hamburg , Ian Helfer 
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          Distributor 
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            20th Century Fox 
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          Production Co 
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            Red Hour Productions , TSG Entertainment , 21 Laps Entertainment 
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          Rating 
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            R (Strong Language|Sexual Material Throughout) 
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          Genre 
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            Holiday , Comedy 
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          Original Language 
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            English 
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          Release Date (Theaters) 
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            Dec 23, 2016, Wide 
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          Release Date (Streaming) 
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            Mar 14, 2017 
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          Box Office (Gross USA) 
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            $60.2M 
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          Runtime 
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            1h 51m 
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          Aspect Ratio 
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            Flat (1.85:1) 
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