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Billy Crystal, Bette Midler and Marisa Tomei prove that laughter is relative in this hilarious comedy that’s fun for the whole family! Old-school grandparents Artie (Crystal) and Diane (Midler) get more than they bargained for when they get stuck babysitting their type-A daughter’s (Tomei) over-protected kids. But things go from hectic to hysterical when Artie realizes the kids are running the house with their newfangled technology. By playing by his own rules, which include sugary snacks, old fashioned games and tough love, Artie manages to outsmart the kids and achieve the impossible-bring the family closer together!

2012 · 1h 44m
Director Andy Fickman

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Billy Crystal, Bette Midler and Marisa Tomei prove that laughter is relative in this hilarious comedy that’s fun for the whole family! Old-school grandparents Artie (Crystal) and Diane (Midler) get more than they bargained for when they get stuck babysitting their type-A daughter’s (Tomei) over-protected kids. But things go from hectic to hysterical when Artie realizes the kids are running the house with their newfangled technology. By playing by his own rules, which include sugary snacks, old fashioned games and tough love, Artie manages to outsmart the kids and achieve the impossible-bring the family closer together!

COMMON SENSE

Predictable family comedy isn't deserving of its stars.

TOMATOMETER
Average 4
Reviews 89
Fresh 16
Rotten 73

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Studio
20th Century Fox
Released
2012
Run Time
1 hr 44 min
Rated
Unrated
Region of Origin
United States
© 2012 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation and Walden Media, LLC. All rights reserved.

Languages

Original Audio
English, English (United Kingdom)
Audio

English (United States) (AD, ⁨Dolby 5.1⁩, AAC), French (Canada) (AAC), Spanish (Latin America) (AAC)

Subtitles

English (CC), English (United States) , French (Canada) , Portuguese (Brazil) , Spanish (Latin America)

Accessibility

Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.
Audio descriptions (AD) refer to a narration track describing what is happening on screen, to provide context for those who are blind or have low vision.