Daddy Day Care

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Daddy Day Care

PG,

2003,

1h 32m,

Kids & Family/

Comedy

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28%

129 Reviews

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48%

250,000+ Ratings

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48%

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While his wife, Kim (Regina King), brings home the bacon, unemployed Charlie (Eddie Murphy) spends his days caring for the couple's young son. With help from a friend, Phil (Jeff Garlin), Charlie decides to start a day care center. Enrollment quickly surges, and, as they add another employee, goofy Marvin (Steve Zahn), Charlie finds himself dealing with endless red tape. Will he be able to keep the business afloat, or will parents defect to Mrs. Harridan's (Anjelica Huston) day care center?

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Critics Consensus

Daddy Day Care does its job of babysitting the tots. Anyone older will probably be bored.

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Namrata Joshi

Outlook

Jan 7, 2019

1/4

It makes Kindergarten Cop and Bringing Up Baby sparkle in comparison.

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Barbara Ellen

The Times (UK)

Jan 3, 2018

Even allowing for genre limitations, this is a very bad movie indeed.

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Nell Minow

Common Sense Media

Dec 22, 2010

2/5

Eddie Murphy in slapstick potty humor comedy.

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

Sep 5, 2020

3.0/4.0

There's almost no role I prefer Zahn in than one involving children.

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Kaleem Aftab

The List

Apr 17, 2019

2/5

Steve Zahn and Huston apart, this is erosive candy for the Murphy die-hard.

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Kevin Carr

Fat Guys at the Movies

Jan 12, 2016

2.5/5

the appeal of the movie doesn't go much farther than the concept

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Rey W

Mar 9, 2019

Distressed that the score is so low. It's a solid movie!

Hermione G

Jan 24, 2019

Eddie Murphy is okay and Steve Zahn is fine, But, Lame jokes, Too many Sci-fi references to be funny and a terrible preformance by Jeff Garlin.

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Rey S

Jan 20, 2019

the humor is lame and the sci-fi references get old fast. Although Eddie Murphy's and Steve Zahn's preformance is fine. Jeff Garlin's is over the top and annoying.

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Ron L

Nov 7, 2018

If nothing else, Daddy Day Care proves what a rare find the motion picture Holes is - a family film that's made with every member of the family in mind, not just those still in diapers. This is one of those nearly unwatchable movies that becomes an endurance contest for any thinking adult. The comedy - or what passes for it - consists of lame, predictable jokes that would be rejected by many mediocre sit-coms. (If you chuckle twice, you will have a better time than I did.) The sentimentality, which at times reaches unbearable levels, is saccharine and cloying. If you are a fan of Eddie Murphy better avoid this.

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Leia S

Apr 6, 2018

my favorite movie of all time!!!

Kylo L

Feb 24, 2018

I love it. It's a feel good, family/kid friendly movie!

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Steve Carr

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Eddie Murphy

Charlie Hinton

Jeff Garlin

Phil

Steve Zahn

Marvin

Regina King

Kim Hinton

Kevin Nealon

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Synopsis

While his wife, Kim (Regina King), brings home the bacon, unemployed Charlie (Eddie Murphy) spends his days caring for the couple's young son. With help from a friend, Phil (Jeff Garlin), Charlie decides to start a day care center. Enrollment quickly surges, and, as they add another employee, goofy Marvin (Steve Zahn), Charlie finds himself dealing with endless red tape. Will he be able to keep the business afloat, or will parents defect to Mrs. Harridan's (Anjelica Huston) day care center?

Director: Steve Carr
Producer: John Davis, Matt Berenson, Wyck Godfrey
Screenwriter: Geoff Rodkey
Distributor: Columbia Pictures
Production Co: Revolution Studios, Davis Entertainment
Rating: PG (Language)
Genre: Kids & Family, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 9, 2003, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 3, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $104.1M
Runtime: 1h 32m
Sound Mix: Dolby SR, DTS, Dolby Stereo, Surround, SDDS, Dolby A, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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