• Daddy's Home (2015)

    Brad Whitaker (Will Ferrell) is a kindhearted radio executive who wants to be the best possible stepfather to his wife's (Linda Cardellini) two children. When her freewheeling ex-husband, Dusty (Mark Wahlberg), breezes back into town, Brad's feeling of insecurity quickly develops into an inferiority complex. As Dusty demonstrates his flair for athletics, home repair and bad-boy...

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Daddy's Home
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Release Date: December 25th, 2015

DVD Release Date: June 7th, 2016

PG-13 |1 hr 36 min

Plot Summary

Brad Whitaker (Will Ferrell) is a kindhearted radio executive who wants to be the best possible stepfather to his wife's (Linda Cardellini) two children. When her freewheeling ex-husband, Dusty (Mark Wahlberg), breezes back into town, Brad's feeling of insecurity quickly develops into an inferiority complex. As Dusty demonstrates his flair for athletics, home repair and bad-boy charisma, Whitaker finds himself in a no-holds-barred battle to one-up his rival and win the approval of his family.

Cast: Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg, Linda Cardellini, Thomas Haden Church, Scarlett Estevez, Owen Vaccaro, Hannibal Buress, Bobby Cannavale

Director: Sean Anders

Genres: Comedy

Production Co: Gary Sanchez Productions

Distributors: Paramount Pictures

Keywords: Amusing, Wife, Rivalry, Competition

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  • 30
    Jon FroschThe Hollywood Reporter

    Its rhythms are sluggish, its jokes predictable and the gags are set up with such thudding deliberateness that even the sight of Ferrell losing control of a motorcycle, careening through the air and crashing straight through his house barely raises an eyebrow. show more

  • 45
    Alonso DuraldeTheWrap

    Ferrell and Wahlberg are both game, but the material only sporadically lets them let loose and do something truly creative, while poor Cardellini transitions from naggy to unreliable. show more

  • 40
    E. Oliver WhitneyScreenCrush

    Daddy’s Home is the white bread of family comedies, stuffed with everything you’ve seen before. show more

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