Instructions Not Included fingerprintBig heart, strong craft.
Calm and low-key
Deeply moving and cathartic
Much of it is about family and growing up.
Some situational comedy and slapstick
Not a comedy at heart.
Family, growing up, and everyday modern life
Holds up on a rewatch.
Standout performances, characters, and storytelling
Standout score
Calm and low-key
Instructions Not Included is calm and low-intensity.
Deeply moving and cathartic
Much of it is about family and growing up.
Emotionally, it's deeply moving, cathartic, and wholesome. Much of it is about family and growing up.
Some situational comedy and slapstick
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some situational comedy and slapstick.
Family, growing up, and everyday modern life
Holds up on a rewatch.
Its world is built around family, growing up, and everyday modern life. It holds up on a rewatch.
Standout performances, characters, and storytelling
The performances, characters, and storytelling stand out.
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Life doesn't care if you're ready.
Overall: Similar vibe.
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Instructions Not Included is included with a subscription to Amazon Prime Video and Amazon Prime Video with Ads in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on The CW, Fandango at Home Free, and Plex. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Google Play Movies. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 69/100 (IMDb 7.5, Rotten Tomatoes 63%, and Metacritic 55). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated PG-13 in the United States.
2 h 2 min
Instructions Not Included runs 2 h 2 min.
Not quite. Audiences rate Instructions Not Included higher (80) than critics (59). It's more of a crowd-pleaser than a critics' pick.
Yes, a big one. It cost about $6 million to make and earned $99 million worldwide, 18.0 times its budget.
It was made in Spanish, with some English. Produced in United States, Mexico.
+41GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Instructions Not Included in 55 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 43 storytelling tropes for Instructions Not Included, including Comically Missing the Point, Too Good for This Sinful Earth, STD Immunity.
7.5
