Why Him? (2016)
- Directed by
- John Hamburg
- Genre
- comedy film, Christmas film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 51m
- Rated
- R
- Rating
- 6.4 of 10 from 4,436 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A protective father visits his daughter for Christmas and meets her eccentric tech billionaire boyfriend. The dad tries to stop the boyfriend from proposing.
lightheartedcringeyfast-pacedsillyfarcicalawkwardwarmover-the-top
What happens
Why Him? is a 2016 American romantic comedy film directed by John Hamburg, written by Hamburg and Ian Helfer based on a story by Jonah Hill, produced by Hill, Shawn Levy, and Ben Stiller, and stars James Franco and Bryan Cranston with Zoey Deutch, Megan Mullally, Cedric the Entertainer, Griffin Gluck and Keegan-Michael Key in supporting roles. The film follows a father who tries to stop his daughter's immature tech-millionaire boyfriend from asking her to marry him. The film premiered in Los Angeles on December 17, 2016, was released by 20th Century Fox in the United States on December 23, 2016. It received generally negative reviews from critics, but was a financial success, grossing $118.1 million worldwide on a $52 million budget. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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