The War With Grandpa
for rude humor, language, and some thematic elements.
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| Moral Rating: | Not Recommended |
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| Primary Audience: | Family |
| Genre: | Family Comedy Adaptation |
| Length: | 1 hr. 34 min. |
| Year of Release: | 2020 |
| USA Release: |
October 9, 2020 (wide release—2,250 theaters) DVD: December 22, 2020 |
Family relationships and conflicts
12-year-old who acts like a brat for most of the movie
Resentments
Selfishness
Lack of empathy
Escalating mean-spirited pranks
What is LOVE, for a follower of Christ? Answer
For a follower of Christ, what is LOVE—a feeling, an emotion, or an action? Answer
Friendship
Bullying / bullies
A grandfather who steals groceries on one occasion because he’s so irritated at the self checkout system
A pre-teen child who is obsessed with a SECULAR version of Christmas decorations, clothing, and practices (all without Jesus the Christ)
| Featuring |
Robert De Niro … Ed —Sally’s widowed father Uma Thurman … Sally Decker —Ed’s daughter Rob Riggle … Arthur Decker —Ed’s son-in-law Oakes Fegley … Peter Decker —Ed’s 12-year-old grandson Laura Marano … Mia Decker —Ed’s granddaughter Cheech Marin … Danny —one of Ed’s two friends Christopher Walken … Jerry —one of Ed’s two friends Jane Seymour … Diane Juliocesar Chavez … Billy See all » |
| Director | Tim Hill — “SpongeBob SquarePants” (TV 1999-2016), “The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie” (2004) |
| Producer |
Marro Films Emmett/Furla/Oasis Films (EFO Films) See all » |
| Distributor | 101 Studios |
This film is based on the children’s book of the same name by Robert Kimmel Smith.
Here’s what the distributor says about their film: “Peter is thrilled that Grandpa is coming to live with his family. That is, until Grandpa moves into Peter's room, forcing him upstairs into the creepy attic. And though he loves his grandpa he wants his room back - so he has no choice but to declare war. With the help of his friends, Peter devises outrageous plans to make Grandpa surrender the room. But Grandpa is tougher than he looks. Rather than give in, Grandpa plans to get even. Grandfather fights back with some pranks of his own and assistance from his friends (Cheech Marin and Christopher Walken).”
- Sex: • Lascivious grandfather who gawks at younger women’s bodies • Grandfather remarks about women in yoga pants, “Those yoga pants are gonna be the death of me” • A bratty teenage daughter is having an overly intimate relationship with her boyfriend—deceiving and rebelling against her parents • Boyfriend who ignores the wishes of his girl friend’s parents to the point of having to be chased and tackled by the mother
- Profane language: • “G*d” (misused 4 times) • D*mn • “Hell” (6), including “Welcome to Hell” (on school sign) • “Holy heck” (a euphemistic replacement for the word “Hell”)
- Vulgar/Crude language: • “Did somebody say b**bies?” (breasts) • “Oh cr*p” • “A**” • “Pain in the butt” • “Farts” (comment about trying to freeze them in baggies) • “Suck” • “No aiming for the junk” (male genitals) • “Wouldn't have the cajones” • “Nutsies” • “Wise-ass kids” • “The old hell-raiser” • “Punk” • “Hell-bent on f…unning it up” • “Shut up” • and various crude humor
- Nudity: • Shirtless • Senior man is accidentally seen naked (full-frontal twice) by another man (but not seen by movie viewers)
- Alcohol: • Drinking some hard liquor eggnog • Song lyrics: “Waking up shaking yesterday’s booze, yeah” and “OJ with a champagne tune-up. Mimosa holy ghost running through ya.” • Man seeks a bar
- Violence: Moderate slapstick violence (no heavy violence)
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