Parental Guidance

Parental Guidance

Here come the grandparents. There go the rules.

Directed by Andy Fickman

Produced by Dune Entertainment III, Chernin Entertainment

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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  • Is Parental Guidance easy watching? Yes, very. More comforting than 98% of films.

  • Does Parental Guidance end with hope? Yes, very. More hopeful than 92% of films.

  • Is Parental Guidance sad? Barely. Less sad than 89% of films.

  • Is Parental Guidance violent? Barely. Less violent than 86% of films.

  • Is Parental Guidance scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.

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Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity12

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise24

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love20

How much audiences actually like it

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