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Instructions Not Included (2013)

Instructions Not Included poster
Original title
No se aceptan devoluciones
Directed by
Eugenio Derbez
Genre
comedy film, comedy drama, LGBTQ-related film
Country
Mexico
Runtime
1h 55m
Rated
PG-13
Rating
7.7 of 10 from 958 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A Mexican playboy finds his life turned upside down when an ex-girlfriend leaves their baby daughter with him. He travels to Los Angeles to find her and ends up raising the child on his own.

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What happens

Instructions Not Included (Spanish: No se aceptan devoluciones, lit. 'Returns not accepted') is a 2013 Mexican comedy-drama film directed, co-written, co-produced by, and starring Eugenio Derbez. The plot follows a Mexican playboy who is suddenly saddled with a love child at his doorstep, and sets off to Los Angeles to find the mother. Released in the United States on August 30, 2013, the film received mixed reviews and grossed $100 million worldwide. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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