- Comedy
- 90 min
- PG-13
Rotten Tomatoes36%Metacritic39IMDb5.8
Feathers will be ruffled.
Encouraged by his girlfriend Ellie, Sebastian and his Italian immigrant father, Salvo, spend the 4th of July weekend with her wealthy and exceedingly eccentric family. The gathering soon develops into a culture clash, allowing father and son to discover the true meaning of family.
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Classical in form, contemporary, effortless and comic.
- classical in formformally daring
- contemporarynostalgic
- effortlessdemanding
- gravecomic
- warmbleak
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- The New York TimesGlenn KennyMay 2023‘About My Father’ Review: De Niro in Dad Mode Again
The comedian Sebastian Maniscalco enlists his “Irishman” colleague in this labored comedy, where gags fall flat.
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Cast
- Sebastian ManiscalcoSebastian Maniscalco
- Robert De NiroSalvo Maniscalco
- Leslie BibbEllie Collins
- Anders HolmWilliam 'Lucky' Collins XIII
- David RascheWilliam 'Bill' Collins XII
- Brett DierDoug Collins
- Kim CattrallSen. Tigger MacArthur (Collins)
- Arielle PrepetitMichelle
- Adan James CarrilloYoung Sebastian
- Colby ShinnBrett
Crew
- Laura TerrusoDirector
- Sebastian ManiscalcoWriter
- Austen EarlWriter
- Rogier StoffersDirector of Photography
- Stephanie EconomouOriginal Music Composer
- Scott D. HansonEditor
- Paul WeitzProducer
- Chris WeitzProducer
- Andrew MianoProducer
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