That's My Boy

That's My Boy

MADCAPS OF THE CAMPUS!

Directed by Hal Walker

Produced by Paramount Pictures, Wallis-Hazen Inc.

1951104 min5.9 / 10

A lighthearted campus comedy about a football legend's misguided efforts to make his bookish son into an athlete, built on physical comedy, romantic entanglement, and good-natured family warmth.

Jack Jackson, the greatest football player in Ridgefield College history, is disappointed that his only son Junior is an uncoordinated, allergy-ridden bookworm. He uses his athletic reputation and standing as #1 alumni contributor to pressure the coach to take Junior onto the team. In addition, he pays the tuition of Junior's financially needy classmate Bill Baker, a potential all-American, with the understanding that he will room with Junior and mentor him athletically and socially. Junior's initial efforts as quarterback prove disastrous and further complications arise when the room mates both fall in love with the same co-ed.

Questions people ask

  • Is That's My Boy scary? No. Less frightening than 98% of films.

  • Is That's My Boy easy watching? Yes, very. More comforting than 95% of films.

  • Is That's My Boy violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.

  • Does That's My Boy end with hope? Yes, very. More hopeful than 90% of films.

  • Is That's My Boy sad? Barely. Less sad than 89% 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.

23/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity8

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise48

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love20

How much audiences actually like it

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Like That's My Boy

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as That's My Boy

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like That's My Boy, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like That's My Boy, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like That's My Boy, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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