Parenthood
Comedy Drama

Parenthood

Jul 31, 1989 124 min PG-13 TMDb 6.7/10 IMDb 7.1/10 Rotten Tomatoes 92%

It could happen to you.

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 Writers: Babaloo Mandel, Lowell Ganz, Ron Howard US
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Original titleParenthood
TaglineIt could happen to you.
Release dateJul 31, 1989
Runtime124 min
Content ratingPG-13
Certification regionUS
TMDb rating6.7
DirectorRon Howard
WritersBabaloo Mandel, Lowell Ganz, Ron Howard
ProductionUniversal Pictures, Imagine Entertainment
Budget$20,000,000
Revenue$126,297,830
Languageen
CountryUS
IMDbtt0098067

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TMDb 6.7/10 720 votes Source
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Rotten Tomatoes 92%
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kevin2019 Dec 20, 2024 8.0/10

"Parenthood" effortlessly covers all the trials and tribulations, the successes and the failures, the hopes and the disasters of being a parent in the modern age while also managing to underscore some of the truths about the hardships of being both a child and an adult at the same time. According to this film a man's life is all about having to do things while a woman's life is all about responsibility. Life isn't all swings and roundabouts, it is all roller coasters and roundabouts. The highs and the lows. The go...

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Peter McGinn Aug 24, 2020 9.0/10

Parenthood is a great movie, and has aged well after 30 years have passed. The writing team included the writers who also gave us two other movies I like: City Slickers and Fever Pitch. Parenthood accomplishes in general what the movie Rain Man did for my wife and me. It reminded us of our autistic daughter And made us laugh at stuff that frustrated us in “real life.“ Similarly Parenthood touches upon a lot of hotspots in the parenting experience and helps us laugh at them. Their is a fine Ensemble cast. I particu...

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