Fatherhood
Fatherhood is a 2021 American comedy-drama film directed by Paul Weitz from a screenplay by Weitz and Dana Stevens based on the 2011 memoir Two Kisses for Maddy: A Memoir of Loss and Love by Matthew Logelin. The film stars Kevin Hart, Alfre Woodard, Frankie R. Faison, Lil Rel Howery, DeWanda Wise, Anthony Carrigan, Melody Hurd, and Paul Reiser, and follows a new father who struggles to raise his daughter after the sudden death of his wife. Originally scheduled to be released in theaters by Sony Pictures Releasing, Fatherhood was sold to Netflix during the COVID-19 pandemic and was digitally released on June 18, 2021. The film received mixed reviews from critics, with criticism for its formulaic approach but the emotional weight and Hart's against-type performance receiving praise.
Okay. You know, if you wanna call me anything like, "Your Highness," or like, my mom was gonna name me Majesty. Anything along those lines is great. Okay. Noted. -Mm-hmm. -What about Hank? [laughing] [chuckles] What about Hank? Why? -You said anything I want. -Okay. -Okay? -Okay, we'll… we'll test it out. -Okay. Let's test it out right now. -Is that a deal? Okay. We'll test it out. Go. Go get in the… go get in the house safe, Hank. -[Lizzie laughing] Oh my God. -[Matt laughs] -Thanks for the good time, Hank. -[Lizzie in deep voice] Hank! -[in deep voice] Hank! -[Lizzie] Good night! [Matt] No, all right, stop it. That's enough. Thank you.
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Hey. You're late. What do you mean, I'm late? You told Rose you'd be home at 11. Well, guess what? It is 11:13 right now. [Maddy] Yeah. Late. [Matt] All right. That is not that late. Hey, Rose. Hey. [chuckles] I swear I put her to bed. -Did you? -Uh-huh. What are you gonna do? Are you gonna ground me because I'm late? Huh? Is that what you wanna do? Do you wanna ground your dad because he's late, huh? -Yes, yes. -There you go. -Good. -Are your shoes tied? -I don't think his shoes are tied. -Hey. -Hey, Maddy. -Where's Daddy?
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Sorry, it's Bring Your Kid to Work Day, so you can only imagine the-- -No, it's not. -Yes, it is. -Let's go out. -No. Wait a second. Stop it, Maddy. Stop. [laughs] -We are… we are… -[keys jingling] -[Maddy] I've got your keys. -Put my keys down. [Maddy] I'm gonna throw them out the window. Wait, put my key-- [banging] Give me the keys. Stop. What are you doing? What is-- -[Matt] What's your favorite movie? -[Lizzie] His Girl Friday.
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