Yours, Mine & Ours
Seen it?2005 | 90 min | Comedy, Family, Romance
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With just 6% on Rotten Tomatoes, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for romantics, anyone who wants a laugh and families. Audiences love it more than critics do: a crowd-pleaser first.
- The mood
- Light and funny, romantic.
- The pace
- Breezy, at 1 hr 30 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG. Worth a look first if you have very young kids.
- Critics were cooler on it than audiences.
Admiral Frank Beardsley returns to New London to run the Coast Guard Academy, his last stop before a probable promotion to head the Guard. A widower with eight children, he runs a loving but tight ship, with charts and salutes. The kids long for a permanent home. Helen North is a free spirit, a designer whose ten children live in loving chaos, with occasional group hugs. Helen and Frank, high school sweethearts, reconnect at a reunion, and it's love at first re-sighting. They marry on the spot. Then the problems start as two sets of kids, the free spirits and the disciplined preppies, must live together. The warring factions agree to work together to end the marriage.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
6% on Rotten Tomatoes, 38 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
6.2 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerSolid
$72 million worldwide on a $45 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 131K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Raja Gosnell
- Dennis QuaidFrank Beardsley
- Rene RussoHelen North
- Rip TornCommandant Sherman
- Linda HuntMrs. Munion
- Jerry O'ConnellMax Algrant
- David KoechnerDarrell
- Danielle PanabakerPhoebe North
- Drake BellDylan North
- Lil J.J.Jimi North
- Sean FarisWilliam Beardsley