The Boss Baby: Family Business
Seen it?2021 | 107 min | Animation, Comedy, Adventure, Family
Sunday Safe BetWhy it’s a Sunday Safe Bet
Audiences rate it highly (7.3 out of 10), though it had middling reviews (47% on Rotten Tomatoes). A safe bet when you want something reliable.
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, adventure fans and families. If you loved Incredibles 2 or The Mitchells vs. the Machines, start here. Audiences love it more than critics do: a crowd-pleaser first.
- The mood
- Light and funny, feel-good.
- The pace
- Breezy, at 1 hr 47 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.
The Templeton brothers — Tim and his Boss Baby little bro Ted — have become adults and drifted away from each other. But a new boss baby with a cutting-edge approach and a can-do attitude is about to bring them together again … and inspire a new family business.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
47% on Rotten Tomatoes, 39 on Metacritic
- AudiencesStrong
7.3 out of 10
- AwardsWeak
0 wins and 1 nomination from smaller awards and festivals
- Box office & staying powerSolid
$147 million worldwide on a $82 million budget; spent 1 week in Netflix's global Top 10
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 186K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Tom McGrath
- James MarsdenTim (voice)
- Alec BaldwinBoss Baby (Ted) (voice)
- Amy SedarisTina (voice)
- Ariana GreenblattTabitha (voice)
- Jeff GoldblumDr. Armstrong (voice)
- Eva LongoriaCarol (voice)
- James McGrathWizzie (voice)
- Jimmy KimmelGrandpa (Ted Sr.) (voice)
- Lisa KudrowGrandma (Janice) (voice)
- Raphael AlejandroNathan / Lead Baby Ninja (voice)