Summary
An eight-year-old boy is willing to do whatever it takes to end World War II so he can bring his father home. The story reveals the indescribable love a father has for his little boy and the love a son has for his father.
Good for
- Date night
- Family movie night
- Friends night
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences like it more than critics (+41)
Critics 29Audiences 70GoodWatch 49
Metascore30
Tomatometer27%
Audience score78%
IMDb7.3
Letterboxd · 9 K ratings3.2/5
User score6.4
Box office
33%of its budget back
- Budget
- $20 M
- Worldwide
- $7 M
Worldwide it made back $7 M of the $20 M it cost.
Running time
1 h 46 min
A typical length for comedies, +6 min on the typical 100
typical 100106Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
Streams in 4 countries, rent or buy in 19 more
Released
2015
April 23, 2015
11 years ago
Genres
ComedyDramaWarLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Mexico
Rated
- PG-13United States
Yes: it's rated PG-13 in the United States for violence, and the viewing guide lists it for kids.
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesMild
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFamily Movie NightFriends NightParty VibeIntergenerationalKidsPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBackground WatchComfort WatchDrop-in FriendlyPure EscapismThought-Provoking
and 58 more83 people
- Jakob SalvatiPepper Flynt Busbee / Little Boy
- Emily WatsonEmma Busbee
- Cary-Hiroyuki TagawaHashimoto
- Michael RapaportJames Busbee
- David HenrieLondon Busbee
- Ben ChaplinBen Eagle
- Eduardo VerásteguiFr. Crispin
- Ted LevineSam
Ali LandryAva
Abraham BenrubiTeacup
Kevin JamesDr. Fox
Tom WilkinsonFr. Oliver
Toby HussColonel Bob
Kelly GreysonTyra
Candice AzzaraBertha
Rick MoraKid Falcon
James DuMontHarvey
Travis T. FlorySoda Fountain Clerk
Sam KindsethRonnie (Bully 2)
David UrySir Pent
James MacDonaldRecruitment Sergeant
Winston James FrancisBukha
Lorna ScottNurse Barbara
Lukas BehnkenLeonard Rice
Directing · 3
- Alejandro Monteverde Director, Screenplay, Producer
- Garrett Warren Second Unit Director, Stunt Coordinator
- Maury Carvajal Script Supervisor
Writing · 1
- Pepe Portillo Screenplay
Production · 18
- Eduardo Verástegui Executive Producer
- Roma Downey Executive Producer
- Mark Burnett Executive Producer
- Kallan Kagan Executive Producer
- Mickey O'Hare Executive Producer
- Bernardo Gomez Martinez Executive Producer
Editing · 4
- Joan Sobel Editor
- Fernando Villena Editor
- Meg Ramsay Editor
- Michael Hatzer Digital Colorist
Sound · 3
- Mark Foster Original Music Composer
- Stephan Altman Music
- Kristoffer Roggemann Music Supervisor
Art · 6
- Bernardo Trujillo Production Design
- Jorge Barba Set Decoration
- Marco Niro Supervising Art Director
- Carlos Benassini Art Direction
- Francisco Blanc Art Direction
- Jay Aroesty Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 2
- Laura Jean Shannon Costume Design
- Rebecca Gregg Costume Design
Visual Effects · 1
- Bret Culp Visual Effects Supervisor
Other crew · 4
- Lisa Dennis Post Production Supervisor
- Andrey Pishalnikov Stunts
- Andrew Cadelago Cinematography
- Brad Reinke Post Production Supervisor
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