Parenthood

Fortunately this wasn't the definitive musing on the topic of parenthood because I don't know if I could live without Bad Moms.

I get so angry watching these movies because everyone is saying they're 30 something and live in giant houses working as like an ice cream taster and will retire at 45 with a yacht.

Everything is tied up and solved in the end with a typical Ron Howard bow, but the ride is enjoyable enough. Steve Martin is the lynch pin of the film, but impressive performances come from Robards and Wiest. Most importantly, however, is Joaquin Phoenix's haircut. The film would fall apart without that gem.

Nice heartfelt movie with some good moments and a great cast.

I think this is one of the more underated movies from its time period. A lot of funny moments. It's not gutbuster but parts of it feel very honest and real. One of the few roles that perfectly cast Keanu Reeves (along with I Love You to Death).

Ron Howard has assembled a great ensemble cast (look out for a young Joaquin Phoenix and Keanu Reeves) for this multi-layered relationship dramedy. Even twenty years later, the themes ring true, and while this isn't a particularly sprawling and powerful film, it works pretty well. Rather than suffering through something recent like "The Family Stone," this late 80s film showcases some funny and genuinely heartfelt moments revolving around an extended family.

Deserves more recognition than it recieves

I have not seen this in what must be close to 30 years. All I really remember is the 'Diarrhoea Song'. Mature, I know.

Young adult Martha Plimpton looks like a man in drag.

This movie is just perfectly done. Every character is completely believable, the story is low-key and true to life without ever being dull, flat, listlessly tawdry or inert. There are many shockingly witty & memorable lines. One of the best family comedies I've ever seen. Has some sexy moments, but probably nothing you couldn't watch with your grandma.

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rvw. glad it led to a wayyyyy better tv show. i love rick moranis lol. cowboy dan, gill-t. shooting, you made me play 2nd base! i'm waiting for her head to spin around! lmao. rick sang why do birdssss

The ensemble cast does a nice job in this film. Unfortunately the script becomes to sappy and in some cases unrealistic. With a better script this could have been a really good movie. Overall this film is disappointing.

Interweaves drama and comedy to great effect. The cast is terrific, and the script has many really funny jokes. The sentimental moments are well-judged, too.

The script here is well-developed, and its multiple narrative strands are expertly pieced together; you get a really good feel for each of the characters (thanks also to a great cast), and the film never feels disjointed. The stories contain a nice blend of comedy and drama, never becoming too outrageous in either aspect, favouring realism over shock value, and they are capped off by a touching silent final scene as the family comes together to welcome yet another generation.

I'm actually a huge fan of the Parenthood TV show adaptation on NBC - I've put it on my top 10 TV shows of the year list for three years running - so this movie was more of a curiosity compared to that than anything else. But it still had a fair number of moving and/or funny moments, mostly strong performances and an enjoyably shaggy feel to it. It's also interesting as a relic of its era: Movies of this genre/tone/pacing have been essentially absent from major multiplex screens for years now.

Hard not to like this when it has a cast full of everyone's favorite 80s actors and actresses, from Rick Moranis to Dianne Wiest.

80.500

5+ pretty good

Some great moments. Quite a few schmaltzy ones.

Alright and surprisingly edgy, especially for the ~parenting comedy~ subgenre that can be so fucking atrocious.

Rambling family comedy/drama has moments and performances that work very well, but the film can't shake off its lack of a strong narrative spine, which means the various story threads tend to drift aimlessly a little too often, and a screenplay which strays into a glib sitcom. However, Martin is terrific in an unusually straight role (for his 80s era filmography), Robards is excellent as the elder of the family and Wiest steals the film (as usual) in an excellent portrait of bitter loneliness.

Some scenes are masterfully hilarious, but it is never irreverent. Quite good.

82.500

Some clever stuff, some risque stuff. Good stuff!

Ron Howard's first-rate dramatic comedy Parenthood, with Steve Martin headlining a first-rate cast in a most clever script about the joy and pain of being both a parent and a child.

"Parenthood is a middlebrow masterpiece. Not a masterpiece of middlebrow but a middlebrow masterpiece, with the latter word being the subject, not the modifier." - Eric Henderson

A charming film about family, particularly the struggles of parenthood.

remember this as a sort of classic from my childhood, won't watch it again unless it's on tele so positive score

One of the best overall Hollywood scripts, for what it's worth. It's appropriately sentimental with some great moments (Cool with his grandfather) - but the film's direction never quite matches the excellent acting and dialogue. And I still hate Randy Newman.

A decent Steve Martin comedy.

Not one of my favourite Steve Martin comedy's from the 1980's, but all in all its entertaining.

My favorite Ron Howard film, though I'd say it feels more like a vehicle for Steve Martin than "a Ron Howard film." The right amount of humor and sad reality, rounded out with a great cast.

A funny comedy, produced by Brian Grazer, on the relationships of an entire family, from various points of view.

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Love Steve Martin. The grandmother talking about the roller coaster I find to be pretty true, and I don't even have kids.

Ideal father.

Really funny and entertaining. Great cast.

good

Funny ensemble film. Great direction by Ron Howard. All around pretty good.

Surprisingly unfunny given the cast, the only points are for the blowjob in the car scene.

First sight of Steve Martin losing it.

funny and family!

Uneven, a bit sentimental, but overall pretty enjoyable. Good performances all around, especially by Steve Martin, and a script that's actually pretty clever.

When you are sliding into first... And whatever happened to Martha Plimpton.

Feels a bit too loose but mildly enjoyable.

Literally a family comedy. Very funny and engaging

Not bad.