Parenthood

Name: Parenthood
Released: 1989-8-2
Cast: Steve Martin, Rick Moranis, Keanu Reeves, Jason Robards, Mary Steenburgen

Parenthood

PG-13
2h 3m
1989

91%

age 14+

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Relive all the heart-warming moments of the unforgettable film that explores life's most rewarding occupation in Parenthood. Steve Martin stars as Gil Buckman, a funny and loving husband who's also trying too hard to be the "perfect" parent to his uniquely different kids. Rick Moranis, Keanu Reeves, Jason Robards, Mary Steenburgen and Dianne Wiest also star in this family affair you'll want to watch again and again!

Director:

Ron Howard

Producer:

Brian Grazer

Writer:

Lowell Ganz, Babaloo Mandel

Cast:

Steve Martin, Rick Moranis, Keanu Reeves, Jason Robards, Mary Steenburgen, Dianne Wiest, Martha Plimpton, Tom Hulce, Joaquin Phoenix

Rotten Tomatoes® Score

TOMATOMETER®

91%

Critics Consensus: Bolstered by a delightful cast, Parenthood is a funny and thoughtfully crafted look at the best and worst moments of family life that resonates broadly.

Reviews

Gone With The Twins

Mike Massie

Plenty of realistic drama makes its way into the slightly exaggerated scenarios.

...an engaging and often engrossing picture that benefits substantially from the efforts of a uniformly superb cast...

The glorification of fatherhood in today's films combined with the portrayal of women in the same movies as little more than breeding machines... is a treason against active motherhood and an attack on women who choose not to have children.

September 7, 2019

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Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

Dennis Schwartz

A feel-good sitcom about three generations of middle-class California suburban dwelling parents trying to deal with their vexing children as they experience growing pains.

It's hard to imagine a theme more universal and filled with human pitfalls than parenthood. And it's hard to imagine a movie treatment of that theme more humane and filled with gentle sympathy than director Ron Howard's Parenthood.

June 25, 2017

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Common Sense Media

age 14+

Common Sense Says

Poignant family dramedy with lots of adult themes.

What Parents Need to Know

Parents need to know that this affecting dramedy treads lightly on racy subjects -- porn and teen sexuality, for instance -- and does so with great heart and humor. It's a fairly realistic -- pumped up a bit for comedy, of course -- look at parenthood, warts and all. It may be a little too frank for tweens and young teens, but older teens will find it instructive about what their moms and dads may be feeling and thinking (and vice versa). There's some swearing and social drinking, and straightforward discussions about the difficulties and joys of child-rearing.