That's My Boy

Comedy · 2012

While in his teens, Donny fathered a son, Todd, and raised him as a single parent up until Todd's 18th birthday. Now, after not seeing each other for years, Todd's world comes crashing down when Donny resurfaces just before Todd's wedding.

Movie details

That's My Boy

Name: That's My Boy
Genre: Comedy
Released: 2012

“The story of a child… and his son.”

2012 Comedy 1h 56m

Critical arithmetic

One number, for now.

Scores change. Arguments endure.

TMDB

5.8 / 10

Community rating

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.

The archetype split

Who fights over That's My Boy?

For the defence

The Popcorn Loyalist

“Big screen, big feelings, no apologies.”

Read their case

For the prosecution

The Big-Idea Head

“You watch with your brain, not your gut.”

Read their objection

The split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.

Where it lives

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Cast & crew

Directed by

Sean Anders

Written by

David Caspe

Adam Sandler

Donny Berger

Andy Samberg

Todd Peterson

Leighton Meester

Jamie Martin

Vanilla Ice

Tony Orlando

Steve Spirou

Will Forte

Phil

Milo Ventimiglia

Chad

Court is in session

Put That's My Boy on trial.

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

The defence The Popcorn Loyalist

“It owes the canon nothing.”

The movie pursues immediacy and audience pleasure without begging institutions to certify its worth.

The prosecution The Big-Idea Head

“Easy pleasure, short half-life.”

It moves efficiently through the moment but offers little reason to keep arguing once the credits end.