Parental Guidance

Parental Guidance

Here come the grandparents. There go the rules.

2012104 min5.9 / 10

A warm, lighthearted family comedy about generational clash that celebrates the bonds between grandparents and grandchildren through playful mishaps and ultimately affirming connections.

Artie and Diane agree to look after their three grandkids when their type-A helicopter parents need to leave town for work. Problems arise when the kids' 21st-century behavior collides with Artie and Diane's old-school methods.

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