The Great Outdoors fingerprintFunny, low-key.
Calm and low-key
Nostalgic and hopeful
Much of it is about family.
Plenty of situational comedy and slapstick
Family and everyday modern life
Solid, not remarkable
Functional look and sound
Nostalgic and hopeful
Much of it is about family.
Emotionally, it's nostalgic and hopeful. Much of it is about family.
Plenty of situational comedy and slapstick
Expect plenty of situational comedy and slapstick.
Family and everyday modern life
Its world is built around family and everyday modern life.
Solid, not remarkable
The craft is serviceable rather than remarkable.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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The Great Outdoors is included with a subscription to Netflix, Philo, and YouTube TV in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on YouTube Free. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and YouTube. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 50/100 (IMDb 6.6, Rotten Tomatoes 44%, and Metacritic 24). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated PG in the United States. Content advisories: strong language.
1 h 31 min
The Great Outdoors runs 1 h 31 min.
Not quite. Audiences rate The Great Outdoors higher (67) than critics (34). It's more of a crowd-pleaser than a critics' pick.
Roughly broke even. It cost about $24 million to make and earned $43 million worldwide, 1.8 times its budget.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
+58GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for The Great Outdoors in 72 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 51 storytelling tropes for The Great Outdoors, including Tall Tale, Bring My Brown Pants, Everytown, America.
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