Problem Child

Problem Child

Attila the Hun. Ivan the Terrible. Al Capone. They were all seven once.

199081 min6.2 / 10

A high-energy family comedy built on escalating chaos and mischief, where a disruptive adopted child wreaks havoc on his new parents' attempts at normalcy.

Ben Healy and his social climbing wife Flo adopt fun-loving seven year old Junior. But they soon discover he's a little monster as he turns a camping trip, a birthday party and even a baseball game into comic nightmares.

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