Father and Guns

Father and Guns

Directed by Émile Gaudreault

Produced by Cinémaginaire, Alliance Films

2009106 min6.3 / 10

A comedic action-crime film that uses an undercover mission as a vehicle for exploring a fractured father-son relationship through the absurdity of forced group therapy.

To save the life of fellow cop kidnapped by a biker gang, a father and a son who cannot stand the sight of each other infiltrate an outdoor adventure group-therapy for fathers and sons. Their biggest challenge is to survive the therapy without killing each other.

Questions people ask

  • Is Father and Guns sad? Barely. Less sad than 80% of films.

  • Is Father and Guns easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 67% of films.

  • Does Father and Guns end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 62% of films.

  • Is Father and Guns violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Father and Guns scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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.

38/ 100

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Rarity24

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Surprise60

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Love35

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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