Father Figures
Two brothers (Owen Wilson and Ed Helms) hit the road to find their long-lost dad after they learn that their mom has been lying to them about his death. This comedy was directed by Lawrence Sher.
31 March 1943, Astoria, Queens, New York City, New York, USA
8 September 1968, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
1 October 1978, Milbridge, Maine, USA
27 December 1995, LaGrange, Georgia, USA
24 January 1974, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
1 May 1971, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
19 March 1947, Greenwich, Connecticut, USA
23 December 1943, Los Angeles, California, USA
2 February 1949, The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
9 January 1955, Detroit, Michigan, USA
14 June 1978, Akron, Ohio, USA
January 04, 2018
Lawrence Sher's direction may be no more than workmanlike, but at least he stays out of everyone's way.
December 22, 2017
"Father Figures" is what happens when you throw a comedy and the laughs forget to show up.
December 21, 2017
Would you like to watch Wilson and a young child urinate on each other in a rest stop bathroom? Thought not.
January 03, 2018
...inoffensively entertaining virtually from start to finish.
January 06, 2018
This almost totally fails as a comedy, with broad, unfunny, dumb jokes (such as Wilson and a young boy urinating on each other), though it's marginally better during the goopy, heartwarming parts.
December 22, 2017
Father Figures is not just painfully anti-charming, it is transparently desperate.
December 22, 2017
Distinguished mainly by its overqualified cast and lack of inspiration, "Father Figures" can't decide whether it's a gross-out comedy or an uplifting tale of brotherly love; it embraces the worst of both worlds.
January 05, 2018
Both unfunny and uninspired.
December 28, 2017
None of the pieces comfortably fit with any of the ones that sit alongside of them. Worse, it's just didn't make me laugh, and for a holiday comedy that just might be the most unfortunate misstep of them all.
December 21, 2017
Director Sher shows no special affinity for comic pacing or enlivening dialogue scenes, so the movie just plods from scene to scene, building no momentum.
December 28, 2017
"Father Figures" completely wastes its comedic cast, especially since it doesn't produce even one hearty laugh.
December 22, 2017
At first [Helms and Wilson] seem incompatible. But their journey through family secrets delivers surprising charm.
