The War with Grandpa

Name: The War with Grandpa
Duration: 1 h 34 min
Rating: 4.2

1hr 34m

(145)
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1hr 34m
(145)
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Sixth-grader Peter (Oakes Fegley) is pretty much your average kid-he likes gaming, hanging with his friends and his beloved pair of Air Jordans. But when his… More Details »

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Movie Info & Cast

Director:

Tim Hill

Producer:

Phillip Glasser, Marvin Peart, Rosa Morris Peart

Writer:

Tom J. Astle, Matt Ember

Release Date:

Oct 9, 2020

Runtime:

1hr 34m

Synopsis

Sixth-grader Peter (Oakes Fegley) is pretty much your average kid-he likes gaming, hanging with his friends and his beloved pair of Air Jordans. But when his recently widowed grandfather Ed (Robert De Niro) moves in with Peter's family, the boy is forced to give up his most prized possession of all, his bedroom. Unwilling to let such an injustice stand, Peter devises a series of increasingly elaborate pranks to drive out the interloper, but Grandpa Ed won't go without a fight. Soon, the friendly combatants are engaged in an all-out war with side-splitting consequences. Based on the award-winning book by Robert Kimmel Smith, The War with Grandpa is a hilarious family comedy featuring an all-star supporting cast: Christopher Walken, Uma Thurman, Rob Riggle, Cheech Marin, Laura Marano and Jane Seymour.

Cast

Robert De Niro
Uma Thurman
Rob Riggle
Oakes Fegley
Cheech Marin
Jane Seymour
Christopher Walken
Laura Marano
Colin Ford
T.J. McGibbon

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4.2 out of 5

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It was okay

Chiquita H

Verified Review

For all these people giving this more than 2 stars, they are CLEARLY desperate for entertainment. Poorly acted jumbled mess that tries desperately to take itself seriously. Pathetically contrived. Even attempts to redeem itself with a “bigger” message at the end. This is where old has-beens like DeNiro come to die.

Shaun S

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Based on 23 Critics

5.1

USER SCORE (33)

Mixed or average reviews based on 33 Reviews

Oct 11, 2020

Despite the efforts of an A-list cast led by Robert De Niro, this so-called family entertainment is barely passable piffle.

Peter Travers

ABC

Oct 9, 2020

There are some random chuckles along the way . . . . For the most part, though, The War with Grandpa seems like the sort of brightly-lit disposable family comedy that fills the Disney Channel schedule, only with an insanely overqualified cast.

Alonso Duralde

TheWrap

Oct 8, 2020

The War with Grandpa will probably prove riotously funny to small fry while providing some compensations to adults with its supremely overqualified cast.

Frank Scheck

The Hollywood Reporter

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