Failure to Launch fingerprintFunny.
Calm and low-key
Romantic and hopeful
Much of it is about family.
Plenty of situational comedy and cringe comedy
Family and everyday modern life
Solid, not remarkable
Functional look and sound
Calm and low-key
Failure to Launch is calm and low-intensity.
Romantic and hopeful
Much of it is about family.
Emotionally, it's romantic and hopeful. Much of it is about family.
Plenty of situational comedy and cringe comedy
Expect plenty of situational comedy and cringe comedy.
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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Failure to Launch is included with a subscription to fuboTV, Paramount+, and MGM+ in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy, Hoopla, and Tubi TV. 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.
Reviews are weak, with a GoodWatch score of 45/100 (IMDb 5.7, Rotten Tomatoes 23%, and Metacritic 47). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated PG-13 in the United States. Content advisories: strong language and sexual content.
1 h 37 min
Failure to Launch runs 1 h 37 min.
Not quite. Audiences rate Failure to Launch higher (54) than critics (35). It's more of a crowd-pleaser than a critics' pick.
Yes. It cost about $50 million to make and earned $130 million worldwide, 2.6 times its budget.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
+84GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Failure to Launch in 98 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 11 storytelling tropes for Failure to Launch, including Basement Dweller, Brilliant, but Lazy, Casual Kink.
5.7
