Parental Guidance

2012 | 1h 44min | 6.0

One week. Three kids. Zero common ground.

Parental Guidance
6.0

Overview

When a couple of baby boomers suddenly inherit three kids for a week, their retro rulebook immediately crashes into modern parenting norms. Artie and Diane operate by the old playbook: unsupervised outdoor play, no participation trophies, actual consequences for misbehavior. Their grandchildren, raised on screens and validation, can barely recognize the world their grandparents describe. Watching these two worlds collide becomes the real entertainment.

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  • Director Andy Fickman
  • Year2012
  • Runtime1h 44min
  • StatusReleased
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Parental Guidance

2012 | 1h 44min
Comedy
★ 6.0
MOVIEVIA.COM
PACING
5.0
Slow Fast
COMPLEXITY
3.5
Casual Mind-Bending
ATMOSPHERE
3.3
Light Dark
VISUALS
5.2
Raw / Indie Epic / CGI
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