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Come to Daddy

Come to Daddy

Comedy · Horror · Mystery · 2019

After receiving a cryptic letter from his estranged father, Norval travels to his dad’s oceanfront home for what he hopes will be a positive experience. If only he’d known the dark truth about his old man beforehand.

Movie details

Come to Daddy

“You never know what secrets your loved ones may be hiding.”

2019 Comedy · Horror · Mystery 1h 36m

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6.0 / 10

Community rating

After receiving a cryptic letter from his estranged father, Norval travels to his dad’s oceanfront home for what he hopes will be a positive experience. If only he’d known the dark truth about his old man beforehand.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Ant Timpson

Written by

Toby Harvard

Elijah Wood

Elijah Wood

Norval Greenwood

Stephen McHattie

Stephen McHattie

Gordon

Michael Smiley

Michael Smiley

Jethro

Madeleine Sami

Madeleine Sami

Gladys

Martin Donovan

Martin Donovan

Brian

Ona Grauer

Ona Grauer

Precious

Garfield Wilson

Garfield Wilson

Ronald Plum

Court is in session

Put Come to Daddy on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Arthouse Gremlin

“Its refusal to behave is the point.”

The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.

The prosecution The Prestige Tourist

“Oddness is not depth.”

A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.