Barely. Less sad than 89% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Carpool easy watching?

Yes. More comforting than 82% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Carpool end with hope?

Yes. More hopeful than 81% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Not especially. Less violent than 62% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Carpool

Name: Carpool
Genre: Family, Comedy
Released: 1996
Duration: 89 min
Rating: 5.2
Cast: Tom Arnold, David Paymer, Rhea Perlman, Rod Steiger, Kim Coates

A dad in a hurry. A man on the run. And five kids with an attitude.

Directed by Arthur Hiller

Produced by Regency Enterprises

199689 min5.2 / 10

A lighthearted family comedy about a harried father and a bank robber forced together with schoolchildren, where chaos and mishaps lead to unexpected personal growth and bonding.

A man with an important business meeting finds himself having to take care of the carpool for the neighborhood school children when his wife gets sick. Stopping to get donuts for the kids, things go even more awry when he finds himself a victim of a robbery. However, the situation only gets worse as a desperate man who had been contemplating a bank robbery robs the robbers and takes the man and the kids hostage in their van as his truck is blocked by an armored car. The thing then proceeds into a comedic chase movie. The father finds his kids don't really respect him and they react better to the robber. The end result is everyone gets a lifestyle change, including the original store owner.

Clusters

Underdog Comedy Teams Silly Comedy Movies Odd Couple Comedies Underdog Friendship Stories Roads and Railways

Genres

Family Comedy

Keywords

Robbery Carpool

Questions people ask

Is Carpool sad? Barely. Less sad than 89% of films.
Is Carpool easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 82% of films.
Does Carpool end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 81% of films.
Is Carpool scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.
Is Carpool violent? Not especially. Less violent than 62% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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