A loving father (Bryan Cranston) cannot allow a happy-go-douchie millenial millionare (James Franco) to marry his daughter in this comedy....
A loving father (Bryan Cranston) cannot allow a happy-go-douchie millenial millionare (James Franco) to marry his daughter in this comedy. From the director of I Love You, Man.
Over the holidays, Ned (Cranston) and his family visit his daughter (Zoey Deutch) at Stanford, where he meets his biggest nightmare: her well-meaning but socially awkward Silicon Valley billionaire boyfriend, Laird (Franco). The straight-laced Ned thinks Laird, who has absolutely no filter, is a wildly inappropriate match for his daughter. The one-sided rivalry and Ned’s panic level escalate when he finds himself increasingly out of step in the glamorous high-tech hub, and learns that Laird is about to pop the question.
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39 %155 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
51 %22,487 reviewsAudience score rating
"The question in this movie's title gets a lot of use. A version of it could also apply to pretty much everyone involved, especially Cranston."
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Vulture
Vulture"It's bluntly cheeky, it goes on for too long, but the concept keeps on giving."
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Variety
Variety"The title isn't the only "why" question viewers should be asking themselves."
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Time Out
Time Out"Proving definitively that slapping Mr. Franco's scenery-eating grin on any old drivel doesn't guarantee entertainment, "Why Him?" is trite, crass and insultingly moronic."
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The New York Times
The New York Times"A disposable bit of Yuletide fun."
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The Guardian
The Guardian"There is a passable 85-minute comedy in here, caked in an additional 30 minutes of flab. Call it a dad-bod comedy."
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New York Post
New York Post"Almost nothing anyone does registers as recognisably human; it's all just a pretext for yet another round of envelope-pushing outrageousness."
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Hollywood Reporter
Hollywood Reporter"Why Him? is the best Judd Apatow movie that Judd Apatow had nothing to do with: it's sweet, raunchy, big-hearted, and very, very funny."
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FilmInk
FilmInkWhy Him? | Details
- Rating
- 15, strong language, sex references
- Runtime
- 111
- Genre
- Comedy
- Country of origin
- USA
