Dutch
Seen it?1991 | 107 min | Comedy, Drama, Adventure
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With just 17% on Rotten Tomatoes and soft box office, 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 anyone who wants a laugh and adventure fans. Audiences love it more than critics do: a crowd-pleaser first.
- The mood
- Funny with heart.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 47 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG-13: slapstick violence. Probably too much for younger kids.
- Critics were cooler on it than audiences.
To get to know his girlfriend's son, a man volunteers to pick him up from a prep school... only to learn that her son's not the nicest kid.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
17% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesSolid
6.5 out of 10
- AwardsWeak
1 win and 1 nomination from smaller awards and festivals
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$17 million worldwide on a $17 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 68K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Peter Faiman
- Ed O'NeillDutch Dooley
- Ethan EmbryDoyle Standish
- JoBeth WilliamsNatalie Standish
- Christopher McDonaldReed Standish
- Ari MeyersBrock
- E. G. DailyHailey
- L. Scott CaldwellHomeless Woman
- Kathleen FreemanGritzi
- Mickey JonesTruck Driver
- Robert Sutherland TelferSchoolboy