The War With Grandpa

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The War With Grandpa

PG

2020

1h 34m

Comedy

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Peter and his grandpa used to be very close, but when Grandpa Jack moves in with the family, Peter is forced to give up his most prized possession: his bedroom. Peter will stop at nothing to get his room back, scheming with friends to devise a series of pranks to drive him out. However, grandpa doesn't give up easily, and it turns into an all-out war between the two.

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Critics Consensus

Fitfully funny but mostly misguided, The War with Grandpa will leave audiences with a handful of chuckles -- and a lot of questions about what this talented cast was thinking.

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Robbie Collin

Daily Telegraph (UK)

03/21/2021

2/5

Hollywood family entertainment at its most humdrum and stupefying - less a babysitter in motion picture form than an audio-visual bowl of Mogadon-laced Coco Pops.

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Amy Nicholson

FilmWeek (LAist)

10/10/2020

It depends on your tolerance for watching Robert De Niro flash people.

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Bilge Ebiri

New York Magazine/Vulture

10/09/2020

It's the kind of film that seems to vanish from the mind even as you're watching it.

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

08/19/2023

C

It could have been worse--it could have run for 100 minutes instead of 94.

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M.N. Miller

Ready Steady Cut

09/03/2022

1.5/5

It’s a family film about lessons without the burden of having any.

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Daniel Howat

Next Best Picture

05/20/2022

4/10

So much of The War with Grandpa feels utterly cheap. It plays more like a Disney Channel Original Movie that somehow got Robert De Niro and Uma Thurman to sign on. While the film didn’t work for me, it may keep younger kids entertained for the most part.

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liz

09/20/2021

Great idea but plot lost some momentum. Overall, fun and warm movie.

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R

05/10/2021

Good movie all the way through. Ending didn't fit. Kids loved it.

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Betty Ann

05/10/2021

We really enjoyed this movie for a great laugh on a Sunday afternoon! Family friendly!

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Dana

03/28/2021

My kids age 6 and 8 and myself loved the movie! So funny!

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Teresa

03/08/2021

I liked that it gave a “Dennis the menace” vibe but felt more corney.

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Chanelle

03/05/2021

Great movie over all, but the ending wasn’t very good.

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Synopsis

Peter and his grandpa used to be very close, but when Grandpa Jack moves in with the family, Peter is forced to give up his most prized possession: his bedroom. Peter will stop at nothing to get his room back, scheming with friends to devise a series of pranks to drive him out. However, grandpa doesn't give up easily, and it turns into an all-out war between the two.

Director: Tim Hill
Producer: Phillip Glasser, Marvin Peart, Rosa Morris Peart
Screenwriter: Tom J. Astle, Matt Ember
Distributor: 101 Studios
Production Co: West Madison Entertainment , Dimension Films, Emmett/Furla/Oasis Films, Marro Films, TRI G
Rating: PG (Rude Humor|Language|Some Thematic Elements)
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 9, 2020, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 10, 2020
Box Office (Gross USA): $21.3M
Runtime: 1h 34m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)