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I remember really liking the six season 2010s series based on this movie for so a long time I’ve been interested on checking this out. And while the film fails to sustain and deliver on the number of laughs as it does during its first 30 minutes or so as it starts to lean more into the drama camp, it still was consistently charming, with Martin and Weist being the standouts. Grandma was also really funny. I really missed comedy films where we had a funny and crazy grandma cracking up jokes and commenting on the least expected things, mostly regarding sex. dildo, to be more specific. All in all, if you are into family dramas where every family member is played by an established or up-and-coming big name, some at their best, this one is worth checking out. TODAY SCHEDULE The Clan of the Cave Bear Tea and Sympathy Can you kill a child? Parenthood
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that scene when tod talks about paternal figures gets me every time bc you can’t help but imagine that the delivery of That line came from such a real place. also, bb keanu being a male figure to an even bbier joaquin (LEAF!) is THE softest thing god i love this movie
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You know, Mrs. Buckman, you need a license to buy a dog, or drive a car. Hell, you need a license to catch a fish! But they’ll let any butt-reaming asshole be a father.
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Steve Martin’s toddler who keeps ramming his head into things is so inspiring.
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Steve Martin’s character announces in the first scene that he’s 35 years old — almost five years younger than I am now — and when he said that my soul completely left my body. It turns out Martin was more like 45 when this movie was made, so I feel a little better. But it’s still touch and go, to be honest.
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Could have been a 5 star if we had more stoner Keanu Reeves explaining sex to little kid Joaquin Phoenix
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“Yeah, well, it depends on the man. I had a man around. He used to wake me up in the morning by flicking lit cigarettes at my head. ‘Hey, asshole, get up and make me breakfast.’ You know, Ms. Buckman, you need a license to buy a dog or drive a car. Hell, you need a license to catch a fish. But they’ll let any butt-reaming asshole be a father.” – High school burnout Keanu Reeves, accidentally assuming an older brother role to a very young Joaquin Phoenix because Joaquin thought he might be a “pervert” after “slapping the salami” a lot. Being a parent is the absolute best. Also, it’s the absolute worst. Up and down, down and up.…
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If an ensemble comedy this good dropped out of the sky and showed up on Netflix today, people would lose their fucking minds. Pandemonium in the streets, think pieces in the sheets. It would probably kickstart a whole movement where you could make comedies again about people just living their lives where one of those people isn’t Ryan Reynolds blowing up an Arby’s and saying “yeah, so THAT happened” straight into the camera.
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Not enough time is spent discussing the fact that Tom Hulce named his son Cool
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Heartfelt and true. Keanu Reeves with the greatest line in cinema history: “You need a license to buy a dog, or drive a car. Hell, you need a license to catch a fish! But they’ll let any butt-reaming asshole be a father.”
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Recordatorio de que, en un mundo justo, Dianne Wiest debería tener una carrera espectacular. Y de por qué no quiero hijos.
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White families amiright. The scene where the grown ass man asked his dad for like $26,000 cuz he lost it in gambling and then his dad gives it to him, and then he slaps him casually on the shoulder and asked for walking around money for a trip. My parents wouldve laughed in my face wtf 🤣🤣 All jokes aside, internal fan girl seeing young Keanu and Martha Plimpton casted as a couple I would’ve ate that up in 9th grade 🙂↕️
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kevin is my child actually
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watched for Keanu
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Did Richard Curtis lift the cards scene in Love Actually from this movie? Knew that guy was a hack!
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I forgot how much I love this movie. Now that I’m a stepparent, Tio, and MeeMaw, this hits hard. What a great cast and outstanding dialogue.
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I love joaquin phoenix
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More serious than I expected. Kind of slice-of-life-y which is cool, but it was also a little long. Some pretty funny moments. Reminded me of Love Actually in how the movie is broken into distinct plot lines that come together in the end.
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What a cast! What a wholesome picture! Very funny with a great arc for everyone. I was surprised how much they could fit into 2 hours. So glad they turned this into a TV show. Absolutely deserved
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I wish he was butt booty naked but crawling out from under a bed in nothing but undies is close enough. 3 stars for Keanu.
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More fuel for my not-having-kids mindset
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Parenthood is hard and this movie showed that. Parenthood also shows some bad parenting mistakes. Relationships are hard, family is hard, being a child is hard. All you can do is try and give it your best shot because it isn’t perfect but it might be. 0.5 stars added because I really like the tv show Song: It isn’t perfect but it might be – Olivia Dean
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Ron Howard making the most endearing movie about generational trauma, but it was in the 80s, so naturally the resolution to all of the issues was for everyone (and I mean everyone) to have more babies. “Well that was money well spent” – Steve Martin “We can record our love” – Keanu Reeves “We grew apart… as people do in these troubling times” – Larry Kroger aka Pinto “That Tod” – Dianne Wiest “Hubba hubba” – Kevin
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When Steve Martin was talking about having more kids and said, “Great, let’s have a dozen.” 🫵😲
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Families are messy and complicated, and hindsight is 20/20. Insert here any more idioms that apply. This one was a thinker which I appreciate.
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I get it. Being a spouse is hard. Being a parent is hard (as fuck). Probably just functioning in society is hard. This is kind of a movie version of that. I didn’t feel very strongly about it. And it pains me to say that because the cast is elite, and I’m a big Ron Howard fan (this is my 32nd Howard movie). It’s all fine! I only wish I enjoyed it more.
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Conspiracy theory Mary Steenburgen and Steve Martin got divorced. She decides she wants to get away and move to the LA area for a fresh start. They say you can either stay with dad or go with mom. Kevin isn’t gonna go obviously because he’s a little worrier. Taylor being the most normal of the four decides to stay with dad because he’s so much fun. The baby stays and becomes the next Larry, mooching off Jason Robards until his…
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This movie is so good, so touching, and I think everyone who watches has one character they can really relate to. I wish we would have seen more of how the families interact with each other and support each other, but it’s kind of on point that they don’t see each other all day everyday because they all have their own families to take care of LOL
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Me atemoriza, me llena de náuseas; me parece una deuda a la que nunca podré restarle ni mucho menos dejar de sumarle.
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I love that it ended with all of them reentering parenthood in some form or another 🙂
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I’ve only seen this one other time when I was about 12 years old and I remember really liking it. But this schmaltzy late 80s/early 90s sentimentality just doesn’t work on me anymore—I find it borderline painful. It’s also crazy that even at this young of an age, Joaquin Phoenix always finds a way to be the best performer. He and Dianne Weist are the best parts of the movie, followed by Steve Martin’s undeniable charm. The worst part is the school shooting joke which is so offensive and grotesque that it put such a sour taste in my mouth. Just a very topsy turvy movie.
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dysfunctional families for the win🌬️❤️
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Truly GREAT movie!
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the way i gasped “KEANU REEVES” when i saw his name come on the screen in the beginning
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Honestly, really good depiction of different stages of life.
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i wish gil buckman was my dad
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This is very clearly Ron’s best movie which annoys me ever so slightly because he also made a space movie based on a true story starring Tom Hanks that I absolutely adore (a premise cooked up in a lab specifically for me) and somehow, almost unbelievably, that now lives in the two hole. I’d take a fuckin’ bullet for Kevin. He deserves the world.
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Forgot just how damn good Parenthood is. So many great lines and just how funny and emotional it gets. I do get tired of Kevin, but I imagine that’s on purpose so we get a little of what Gil and Karen are going through. I also think Marilyn(the grandmother… and by end the great grandmother) had a story we didn’t see. But with her very little screen time she conveyed everything we needed to know. And of course I’m a huge Keanu fan so this will come as no surprise but I love him as “that Todd!”
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Made me feel entirely ready for it and not with it all at the same time, which I think was the intent. Very comfy and cozy vibes/humor all throughout this one, definitely a top contender Steve Martin joint. *4.1
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“Tod!” “Yeah?” “Do you want me to cook you breakfast?” “Oh, thanks, Helen, Julie’s gonna do it.” “Great, I’ll get the fire extinguisher.” … “Hi. Where’s my wife?” “She’s still at school, she’s got cheerleading practice.” “Bitchin’. So what’s up?!” … “Can I speak frankly, no holds barred?” “Please.” “That is one messed up little dude. You sure we can talk straight? Um… A few months ago, Gary got his first boner. You know what that is?” “If memory serves.”…
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I found out that Steve Martin has been grey since his thirties
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You know, Mrs. Buckman, you need a license to buy a dog, or drive a car. Hell, you need a license to catch a fish! But they’ll let any butt-reaming asshole be a father. The only thing I knew about Parenthood was the cover with Steve Martin holding two kids upside down. It always looked like one of those typical Steve Martin comedies that would either be hilarious or completely miss for me. I finally watched it and I’m honestly…
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Had no cats in it. 1 star.
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My mom kept getting mad at the characters for their behavior and that was both the best and worst part.
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I dont think it is discussed enough how Steve Martin and Mary Steenburgen have looked the exact same for the last 40 years
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Saccharin rubbish. This movie made $100 million ???
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Still love Steve Martin. Just wish he wasn’t so held back at times.
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Man Jason Robarbs speech to Steven Martin got me 😭 Your kids will always be your kids and you can’t stop them from making a mistake, no matter how much you try
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Most of them should not have been parents
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(Viewing Format: Netflix Streaming, 1.85:1 HD)
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Would you rather have to coach your son’s little league baseball team or be killed over unpayable gambling debts
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Definitely a good idea to leave the scene of Tom Hulce’s dead body in a ditch on the cutting room floor.
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Apart from one scene that really hasn’t aged well, I enjoyed this a lot. Lots of people I like giving me life lessons in a highly entertaining way.
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Watching this on the eve of parenthood, with my mom. Put me right at ease.
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men are scum
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The Great Actor Crawl of 2026: #17 Rick Moraines character would have never let his child watch Madagascar and they should be forever grateful for that.
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Watched with mom and dad at home. Feel like I couldn’t totally appreciate it cause I’m not a parent.
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This family is startlingly fertile, but with all the 80s superstar actors in it I can see why.
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Now I know they are gonna have to figure out what Jules Vern’s middle name is…
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This is actually incredible beautiful and should be more of a classic this should be something you watch a couple of times before becoming fully conscious and gets engraved in your memory
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Still much to like about this, mostly Keanu, but the bell tower shootings played for laughs must have been edited out of the TNT cut because I do not remember that atrocious mistake at all.
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Genuinely everyone who is able to have a baby in this movie has a newborn within the runtime. I’m not even exaggerating.
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Parenthood is one of those movies that feels like it should be much worse than it is. The premise is broad, the cast is enormous, the emotions are constantly threatening to spill over into schmaltz, and Ron Howard is juggling about six different family dramas at once. Somehow it works. It’s hilarious. More than that, it’s weirdly moving. It understands that parenthood is simultaneously one of the most important things a person can ever do and one of the few…
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This show really has a place in my heart, because the show has really deep emotions in it and feels as if you are really there in the moment. Although the acting can sometimes be bad! If you are into emotional 2000s shows that you can get really into this is the show for u.
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It looks different for everyone
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Enjoyable, but probably wouldn’t watch it again. It had a good cast and I liked that it explored complicated family dynamics, though. I think I had a crush on Rick Moranis as a kid. Not him specifically in this movie (cause his character kinda sucks) but just in general. Wacky 😳
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A few scenes didn’t age well… Still funny
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Hearing Johnny Utah say, “Slapping the salami” is wild.
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Weird start… but dang this an oddly refreshing and strong validation of current feelings I have as a new(ish) parent. “Some like rollercoasters, and some like carousels” granny’s line brought a little tear to my eye as a father. I definitely like the roller coaster.
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LLia 8 月 13, 2026
I want to make this about River Phoenix somehow
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Joaquin Phoenix was the reason I watched this.
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“i thought i’d find you here” mind you it’s her house i’m rolling on the floor
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This movie used to give me Anxiety. I could see myself in so many characters as a kid and it felt overwhelming. The chaotic feeling of family was comforting though. It felt like watching my future. Seeing this post transition and in 2026 completely changed how I view this movie. It feels like something we can never have for multiple reasons. Idk if this is obtainable to me anymore. Thanks Ron Howard.
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tying my tubes
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give it up for Steve Martin parenting once again everyone
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A really great look and analysis on the ups and downs of family life through all the various stages. A great late 80s movie
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Why are assistant coaches always named wayne
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A less funny Steve Martin, but it’s got a well rounded cast that does a good job of showing the highs & lows of family life. The film does a good job of balancing comedy & truth without getting to ahead of itself. I also can’t help but wonder if Ron Howard was living in Florida at some point cause this & Cocoon were both filmed here in the late 80’s.
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keanu done fked her up with that buzz. smh
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A family movie that goes hard. I’ve watched it in every era of my life and let me tell you, it hits different when you’re a parent. Grandma’s line about the rollercoaster 🥹 and Steven Martin as a cowboy is peak Steve Martin.
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“Im too young to be a grandma, I was at woodstock for christ sake” Steve Martin plays a dad in every single movie hes in and its always a family comedy with serious notes, give me young keanu reeves NOW
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I love movies like this as someone with a strange relationship with my parents. 80s-90s family movies are so melancholy to me for this reason. My parents and I watch these together every few weeks but once they’re over I always find myself longing for closer relationships to my mother and father. I wish I had the chance to be friends with them, but as a kid they were so stressed having moved to a new continent and redoing school…
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Well, that was a very pleasant surprise. In the beginning I thought that there were way too many characters and that some were even unlikable, but as things progressed that changed dramatically. There are children and parents alike of vastly different personalities, issues, and even one complete failure all together and it all became so very powerful to witness. Martin gives the best performance that I’ve personally seen of his, but I must say that his dipping back into his…
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Keanu Reeves is literally the best thing in this film. There’s one scene where he absolutely steals this film away and he is literally the funniest part, while being sincere.
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Trying to make Rick Moranis a worse dad than Steve Martin??? Not on my watch.
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Very cute. I like the show more
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I love Steve Martin, I wish we still had feel good comedies, they just ain’t doing it like this anymore. The fact that this movie was made in ‘89 was definitely showing, and only one scene made me fully gasp out loud, but otherwise this was great.
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I wonder if this film was provocative for the time. It was very classic 80’s film in that it was hokey but then there were dark parts that showed a more realistic portrayal of life.
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Steve Martin could make anything watchable. He seems like he’s just a great dad. The plot is pretty ‘90s and has a lot of plot points that Ron Howard probably thought were pretty fitting when the movie came out. After this movie, the characters having more kids at the end seems pretty sadistic and fits why my parents didn’t stop after 2 children. Great acting by Robards, Martin, Steenbergen, Moranis and Weist, but a very out of date plot.
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I cried a little
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I had a real crush on both Leaf (now Joaquin) Phoenix and Keanu Reeves when I was a kid, which I think is the sole reason I liked it back then. Now I see it for what it is, a kind of “family and life can be as wacky and wild as you want, so long as you all conform to the marriage and kid route, as that’s the true essence of being alive”. While within that rather binary framework…
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Steve Martin being 35 in this is not believable.
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So much happens in this movie and in a good way
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i’m convinced this movie was made about my family
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It is remarkable how much of this I remember from more than 25 years ago. It must speak for somethinfm The performances are good, Robards and Wiest are great, Martin not so much. But the rote nature of the meditations on parenthood make it a little too corny.
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this movie really encapsulates all the different facets of family dynamics wow
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Steve Martin in his prime. A movie made in the good old days, and it shows.
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more comedies need to find the balance of also being serious the way this one does
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In life would you rather be on a roller coaster or Ferris wheel? Steve Martin’s character has got to be the gold standard for best movie dads and is gonna be my new inspiration in my own parenting journey.
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“Some people preferred the merry-go-round. But it just goes round in circles. I like the roller coaster. You get more out of it.” – Grandma
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I’ve been watching this movie since I was about 6ish years old, it was in heavy rotation with my brother and I as kids. It really shows the dynamics of different families and what we all are dealing with, we all identify with some aspect of this film The little brother Larry suuuuucks absolutely ignoring his child he just found out about only to dump him on his parents. 🫢😒 Cowboy Gil is some top tier birthday shit 🔥 🥳…
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Surprisingly has some decent messaging but also not surprisingly has some pretty goofy messaging and tones. Not Ron’s best work, but I’m not a real Ron truther, never have been so for me seems par the course.
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I get it now.
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I watched this movie only because I love Martha Plimpton, Keanu Reeves and Joaquin Phoenix…
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really nice and cozy
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I’ve only ever seen steve martin play a goofy father and I’m not looking to change that anytime soon
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a really good poignant movie, i just thought the editing was a little off
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i think this movie healed a piece of my childhood
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Who really names their kid Cool
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Back in the day, I had a vibrator like the one Dianne Wiest has in this movie. I guess that’s the only kind you could get. Good times.
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why do movies about white families always give the fuck up a mixed kid?
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This dragged on wayyyyyy to long
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had no idea that corny early 2000’s was based off a movie but i’ll be damned, this was great. steve martin will always hold a special place in my heart. i can’t believe how stacked the rest of this cast was! dianne wiest, rick moranis, joaquin phoenix, martha plimpton, EVERYONE! this felt so comforting i can’t believe this was such a blind spot.
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Back when movies about parenthood were actually good and not weird 🥲
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This movie has held up and it’s easy to see why it was made into a TV series (full disclosure: I never saw the series). Dianne Wiest and her immediate family’s storyline is still my favorite. First Dianne is amazing and does excellent work here. “I was at Woodstock….I thought you looked familiar.” A+++ delivery. Keanu Reeves and Martha Plimpton are wonderful together. Joaquin Phoenix still heartbreaking. The whole cast is great, with only Rick Moranis being hard to buy as an intellectual yuppie dad. Great rewatch.
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steve martin is a treasure and this movie is really really cute
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definitely a dated movie but i still enjoyed it HAHAHHAHA its interesting to see all different types of parents
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GGGips 8 月 6, 2026
They call me Cowboy Gil, as in guil-ty. I saw Cowboy Dan. I didn’t like the look on his face…so I killed him. I blew a hole in him this big. Actually it was about this big. You know, when I think about it the hole was actually thisss big. And his guts were spilled out all over the floor. As I was walking away I slipped on his guts. A couple of other people came by and they started slipping on his guts too. After I blow a hole in somebody and slip around on their guts I always like to make balloon animals.
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Some characters work better than others but still enjoyable peak Steve Martin and cool to see young Keanu and Joaquin Phoenix
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When you’re sliding into first and you feel something burst.. diarrhea!
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Amazing movie and one of my all time favorite comedies….Steve Martin and Dianne Wiest are the standouts. We wouldn’t have the “Diarrhea Song” without this classic
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Was crying at the end which I did not expect
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“𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘴 19, 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘱𝘢 𝘵𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘮𝘦 𝘰𝘯 𝘢 𝘳𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳. 𝘖𝘩, 𝘶𝘱, 𝘥𝘰𝘸𝘯, 𝘶𝘱, 𝘥𝘰𝘸𝘯. 𝘖𝘩, 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘢 𝘳𝘪𝘥𝘦… 𝘐𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘢 𝘳𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘮𝘦 𝘴𝘰 𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘥, 𝘴𝘰 𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘥, 𝘴𝘰 𝘴𝘪𝘤𝘬, 𝘴𝘰 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘥, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳. 𝘚𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘥𝘯’𝘵 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘪𝘵, 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘸𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘳𝘺-𝘨𝘰-𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥. 𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘨𝘰𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥… 𝘐 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘳𝘤𝘰𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳. 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘪𝘯’ 𝘰𝘧𝘧 𝘰𝘧 𝘪𝘵?” This film has quite a special meaning behind it – for me at…
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It had some good character moments and jokes but I really don’t like stories about miserable people being mean to each other which is most of the run-time. Thankfully the movie has a slightly less offensive depiction of autism than the tv show.
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This was surprisingly deep and spoke to me on a weird level tonight.
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As a parent now, in watching this I have a much greater appreciation for this film now than I did saw this in the theater with my own parents. What a phenomenal cast, with particularly great performances from Steve Martin and Dianne Wiest.
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Genuinely one of the saddest films I have ever seen
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Ik what you’re all thinking about these last two logs. I watched these before the challenge started.
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Dianne Wiest at the dragway… Clint Howard is in this too but only appears behind chain link fences.
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Crazy this has a full-on school shooter dream sequence. Don’t think that one would fly these days. Decided to finally watch this now that I’m a parent myself. Definitely has that slower 80s/90s pace, but does a good job showing how messy life and family can be. Randy Newman intro and outro is peak too. Also cool (adjective, not the character) seeing Keanu Reeves and Joaquin Phoenix so young, knowing where they’d both end up. Steve Martin somehow looks exactly…
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I like rollercoasters
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Loved it! Cozy and heartfelt. Certain parts didn’t age well but over loved! Made me so excited for motherhood hehe
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All that was on tv while I’m in a hotel room, still a good movie
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Top tier
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#85 Ron Howard sent us on an emotional rollercoaster with this one. Martin and Moranis banter made it fun but also tough to watch at times . You could see how goofy Keanu could be back then. Emotions hit all at once but definitely a great movie that will be difficult to beat on this 89 list. Watched 08/02/26
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The toddler nudity felt unnecessary but it reminded me how a 1980s PG-13 is a 2000s R
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Everyone just overly a MESS😭😭
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Diarrhoea diarrhoea
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My Rating System Key 5 = exactly what I like 4 = good watch 3 = ok. Entertaining enough. 2 = nothing special. 1 = wouldn’t recommend Watching this when I was 18 vs watching it at 35 makes it a completely different movie. They just don’t make this kind of genre anymore.
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If Cowboy Gil showed up at my birthday party I think I’d spontaneously combust Pretty good, didn’t really stand out. It didn’t succeed enough in either comedy or drama to make me really root for any of the characters besides Mary Steenburgen’s
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MACCU Week #26 — Family Reunion/Vacation Week A very fun late 80’s film that essays the modern american nuclear family. All the cliche, bittersweet, yet trite phenomena that every parent encounters. A kid saying “hubba hubba” to his mom, a grandfather asking his son for parenting advice, the cyclical nature of our habits being passed down to our kids; all of these things and more are so beautifully depicted and exposed. Not to mention it’s an all star cast with a young Joaquin Phoenix!
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Just watched bc I’m on a Keanu kick but lowkey so cute and heartwarming. Tons of fabulous actors come together to give live action slice of life.
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Well this just warmed my heart! Was not expecting to have male puberty explained to Dianne Wiest by a young Keanu Reeves WAIT THAT KID WAS JOAQUIN PHOENIX???
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Scary
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everything about this movie made me feel miserable but Martha Plimpton’s undercut was cool as hell. All of the wives need purple hearts for what they went through. You know it’s bad when even i (resident mousy bespectacled nerd lover) cannot sympathize with the Rick Moranis character. He was straight up elitist and manipulative and talked down to his wife and acted like she was stupid for wanting her child to be well rounded .. all the other couples…
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Surprisingly touching movies about several generations or a family. Should be required viewing for everyone that has kids, or a family, or anyone.
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THE GREAT OUTDOORS (1988) CAMEO AT 1:06:43 GREAT OUTDOORS MENTIONED RAAAAHHHHHHHH 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🐻🐻🐻🐻🐻🐻🐻🐻🐻🐻🐻🐻🐻🐻 did not have a good time. not even my newest film crush could save this
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Hubba hubba.
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Pretty good parenthood movie I watched! Each family in this movie showed several engaging and comedic moments as well!
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Feel good movie altijd 10/10
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Will always be one of my favorite movies 💞🍿
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I really enjoyed this movie and all its moving parts/parallels
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Definitely of its time and not the kind of movie you really see anymore. It is kind of all over the place tonally as a dramedy but overall a good watch
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Pretty deftly rides a line between the tragic and comedic that always finds it way back to somewhere grounded. By using this more realistic writing approach (though this is still clearly an 80s Hollywood film at the end of the day) among several generations of different characters, it manages to resonate and feel relatable from a variety of perspectives.
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steve martin really is the goat of film dads
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Ron Howard’s “Parenthood” is a delicate balancing act between comedy and truth, a movie that contains a lot of laughter and yet is more concerned with character than punch lines. It’s the best kind of comedy, where we recognize the truth of what’s happening even while we’re smiling, and where we eventually acknowledge that there is a truth in comedy that serious drama never can quite reach. The movie is about a lot of parents and children – four generations,…
- Synopsis
- The story of the Buckman family and friends, attempting to bring up their children. They suffer/enjoy all the events that occur: estranged relatives, the 'black sheep' of the family, the eccentrics, the skeletons in the closet, and the rebellious teenagers.
- Director
- Ron Howard
- Writer
- Babaloo Mandel, Lowell Ganz
- Studio
- Universal Pictures, Imagine Entertainment
- Country
- USA
- Language
- English
- Year
- 1989
- Runtime
- 124 mins
- USA31 Jul 1989
- Japan05 Oct 1989
- Australia26 Oct 1989
- Netherlands10 Nov 1989
- France15 Nov 1989
- UK12 Jan 1990
- Portugal09 Feb 1990
- Germany07 Jun 1990
- Denmark31 Jul 1989
- Netherlands22 May 2003
- Netherlands15 Aug 2012
- Belgium31 Jul 1989
- Netherlands05 Jun 2003
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