Parental Guidance

Name: Parental Guidance
Genre: Comedy
Released: 2012-12-25
Duration: 1 h 44 min
Rating: 6
Cast: Billy Crystal, Bette Midler, Marisa Tomei, Tom Everett Scott, Bailee Madison

2012·Movie·PG·104 min·★ 6.0(486)

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“Here come the grandparents. There go the rules.”

Artie and Diane agree to look after their three grandkids when their type-A helicopter parents need to leave town for work. Problems arise when the kids' 21st-century behavior collides with Artie and Diane's old-school methods.

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About Parental Guidance

Parental Guidance is a 2012 English-language comedy film directed by Andy Fickman. The cast is led by Billy Crystal, Bette Midler, Marisa Tomei. It has a runtime of 1h 44m. Viewers rate it 6.0/10 across 500 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on Cinemax Amazon Channel, Cinemax Apple TV Channel.

Parental Guidance was produced by Dune Entertainment III, Chernin Entertainment, and Face Productions and made in United States of America. It was released on December 25, 2012, and carries a PG certification. Made on a budget of about $25 million, it went on to gross $120 million worldwide.

Director: Andy Fickman
Writers: Joe Syracuse, Lisa Addario
Release date: December 25, 2012
Original language: English
Age rating: PG
Status: Released
Country: United States of America
Budget: $25 million
Box office: $120 million
Production: Dune Entertainment III, Chernin Entertainment, Face Productions

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Parental Guidance cast & crew

Parental Guidance was directed by Andy Fickman and written by Joe Syracuse and Lisa Addario.

The cast features Billy Crystal as Artie Decker, Bette Midler as Diane Decker, Marisa Tomei as Alice Simmons, Tom Everett Scott as Phil Simmons, Bailee Madison as Harper Simmons, and Joshua Rush as Turner Simmons.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Marc Shaiman, cinematography is by Dean Semler, and it was produced by Kevin Halloran and Billy Crystal.

Is Parental Guidance worth watching?

Parental Guidance holds an audience score of 6.0/10 from 486 ratings, a more divisive comedy films.

At 1h 44m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy comedy, Parental Guidance is worth a place on your watchlist.

How and where to watch Parental Guidance

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