Summary
A young boy whose parents just divorced finds an unlikely friend and mentor in the misanthropic, bawdy, hedonistic, war veteran who lives next door.
Good for
- Date night
- Family movie night
- Friends night
Skip it if
- You want dark or edgy material
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics and audiences agree
Critics 71Audiences 73GoodWatch 72
Box office
4.2×its budget
- Budget
- $13 M
- Worldwide
- $55 M
Worldwide it earned $42 M more than it cost.
Running time
1 h 42 min
A typical length for comedies
typical 100102Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
Streams in 38 countries, rent or buy in 37 more
+28
Released
2014
October 9, 2014
12 years ago
Genre
ComedyLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Golden Globe Awards2015
- Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy2015Nominated
Rated
- PG-13United States
Yes: it's rated PG-13 in the United States for strong language and drug use, and the viewing guide lists it for family nights.
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesMild
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
- Drug useNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFamily Movie NightFriends NightParty VibeIntergenerationalPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensComfort WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids.
51 people
Bill MurrayVincent MacKenna
Melissa McCarthyMaggie Bronstein
Jaeden MartellOliver Bronstein
Naomi WattsDaka Parimova
Chris O'DowdBrother Geraghty
Terrence HowardZucko
Scott AdsitDavid
Lenny VenitoCoach Mitchell
Nate CorddryTerry
Dario BarossoRobert Ocinski
Kimberly QuinnAna
Donna MitchellSandy
Ann DowdShirley
Reg E. CatheyGus
Deirdre O'ConnellLinda
Ray IannicelliRoger
Greta LeeTeller #23
Maria Elena RamirezAmelda
Ron McLartyPrincipal O'Brien
Niles FitchBrooklyn- EFEmma FisherBridgette
David IaconoJeremiah- AFAlexandra FongRachele
- SDSade DemorcyKeesha
Directing · 1
- Theodore Melfi Director, Screenplay, Producer
Production · 16
- Don Cheadle Executive Producer
- Harvey Weinstein Executive Producer
- Bob Weinstein Executive Producer
- Dylan Sellers Executive Producer
- G. Mac Brown Executive Producer
- Jenno Topping Producer
Camera · 2
- John Lindley Director of Photography
- Atsushi Nishijima Still Photographer
Editing · 2
- Sarah Flack Editor
- Peter Teschner Editor
Sound · 5
- Theodore Shapiro Original Music Composer
- George A. Lara Foley Mixer
- Ed Novick Sound
- Marko Costanzo Foley Artist
- Randall Poster Music Supervisor
Art · 3
- Inbal Weinberg Production Design
- Michael Ahern Art Direction
- Jasmine Ballou Jones Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 11
- Kasia Walicka Maimone Costume Design
- Chris Lyons Special Effects Makeup Artist
- Kyra Panchenko Makeup Artist
- Michael Fontaine Special Effects Makeup Artist
- Mike Marino Prosthetic Makeup Artist
- Nathaniel De'Lineadeus Special Effects Makeup Artist
Visual Effects · 1
- Randall Balsmeyer Visual Effects Supervisor
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