Grandma's Boy
Seen it?2006 | 95 min | Comedy
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With just 16% 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. Audiences love it more than critics do: a crowd-pleaser first.
- The mood
- Light and funny.
- The pace
- Breezy, at 1 hr 35 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: meant for adults.
- Critics were cooler on it than audiences.
Even though he's 35, Alex acts more like he's 13, spending his days as the world's oldest video game tester and his evenings developing the next big Xbox game. But when he gets kicked out of his apartment, he's forced to move in with his grandmother.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
16% on Rotten Tomatoes, 33 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
6.5 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$7 million worldwide on a $5 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 175K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Nicholaus Goossen
- Allen CovertAlex
- Doris RobertsGrandma Lilly
- Linda CardelliniSamantha
- Joel David MooreJ.P.
- Shirley KnightBea
- Shirley JonesGrace
- Nick SwardsonJeff
- Jonah HillBarry
- Peter DanteDante
- Kelvin YuKane