Summary
Leo and Angela Russo live a simple life in Queens, surrounded by their overbearing Italian-American family. When their son finds success on his high school basketball team, Leo tears the family apart trying to make it happen.
Good for
- Date night
- Family movie night
- Friends night
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics a little warmer than audiences (+5)
Critics 77Audiences 72GoodWatch 73
Tomatometer92%
Metascore61
Audience score92%
IMDb6.8
Letterboxd · 10 K ratings3.4/5
User score6.2
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 74 more
Released
2023
April 21, 2023
3 years ago
Genres
ComedyDramaLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
PortugueseMade in
- United States
Rated
No age rating yet.
Yes: its content advisories are strong language, and the viewing guide lists it for family nights.
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesMild
- Strong languageNamed 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 WatchTeensBackground WatchComfort WatchDrop-in FriendlyPure EscapismThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids.
and 28 more38 people
- Ray RomanoLeo Russo
- Laurie MetcalfAngela Russo
- Jacob WardMatthew 'Sticks' Russo
- Sadie StanleyDani Brooks
- Jennifer EspositoPamela Carmelo
- Deirdre FrielRosa Russo
- Jon ManfrellottiPetey
- Danny GarciaSal
Erik GriffinDJ Joey Bones
June GableMama Russo
Sebastian ManiscalcoFrank Russo
Tony Lo BiancoDominic 'Pops' Russo
Adam KaplanMarco
Katie KreislerConnie
Franco MaicasLuigi
Jennifer SimardPatsy
Jackson PaceDani's Mall Date
P.J. ByrneBen Parson
Karen Lynn GorneyRose Marie
Geoffrey OwensScotty
Caryn RichmanDorothy
J.C. MacKenzieMr. Mack
Elizabeth YuAmy
Lauren BiazzoAlexandra
Directing · 1
- Ray Romano Director, Writer, Producer
Writing · 1
- Mark Stegemann Writer, Producer
Production · 5
- Amy Greene Executive Producer, Stunt Coordinator
- Chris Stinson Executive Producer
- Albert Berger Producer
- Ron Yerxa Producer
- Ally Romano Co-Producer
Camera · 1
- Maceo Bishop Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Robert Nassau Editor
Sound · 3
- Mark Orton Original Music Composer
- Tracy McKnight Music Supervisor
- Biko Gogaladze Foley Artist
Other crew · 2
- Leigha Hancock Stunts
- Victoria Lee Parella Stunts
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