The War with Grandpa is a 2020 American family comedy film directed by Tim Hill. It stars Robert De Niro, Oakes Fegley, Uma Thurman, Rob Riggle, Laura Marano, Cheech Marin, Jane Seymour, and Christopher Walken. The film is about a young boy who works to get his grandfather to move out of his room after he moves in with his family. It received generally negative reviews from critics, with the plot and script being criticized.
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The War with Grandpa is a 2020 American family comedy film directed by Tim Hill, from a screenplay by Tom J. Astle and Matt Ember, based upon the novel of the same name by Robert Kimmel Smith. It stars Robert De Niro and Oakes Fegley, along with Uma Thurman, Rob Riggle, Laura Marano, Cheech Marin, Jane Seymour, and Christopher Walken. The film is about a young boy who works to get his grandfather to move out of his room after he moves in with his family. It received generally negative reviews from critics, with the plot and script being criticized, although the humor and cast was praised. The movie was released theatrically in the United States on October 9, 2020 by 101 Studios, abroad beginning in August 2020 by Brookdale Studios, and by Universal Pictures internationally. It was originally filmed in May 2017, but the release was delayed several times due to photography changes and the closure of The Weinstein Company, the original distributor.
The two brothers, Ed and Peter, play a game of dodgeball against each other. Ed and his team manage to beat them during the second round, but during the third round, Danny’s jaw is injured; as a result, the game is declared a tie. As a result of their hijinks, they inadvertently reveal their war with each other, resulting in further property damage and injuries to multiple guests and Ed is ejected from his chair. Ed leaves to be with Diane, whom he is now in a relationship with, and Peter decides to declare war on Ed, declaring a relationship on a day when he is supposed to be on a date with Diane. The war ends when Ed returns to his old house and learns that his brother Chuck has already checked him out and begs Ed to move back in with the family, and begs him to make amends.
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