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.

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Is it Twister?

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It's a form of Twister. -Okay, okay. -[laughing] All right, so now that I have this information, I wanna be honest. Okay.

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I just wanna make sure that I'm… -That I'm keeping Maddy-- -First. -Yes. Like, she has to be… -I know. …a priority, you know?

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-I understand. -That's… I really do. I get it. Okay.

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That's part of what I like about you.

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Well, then maybe I should teach you how to play poker.

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-[indistinct chattering] -[bell rings]

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Wow! This is amazing! [Matt] I know, right? It's gonna be so much fun. -[screaming] -[upbeat instrumental music playing] [Matt screaming]

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Hey, y'all gotta stop it!

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That's enough. Hey, slow it do-- -It's way too loud in here! -[pump engages] [bloodcurdling screaming in distance] -You okay, Maddy? -Yes. -Yeah? -[man laughing evilly] Yeah? -[Maddy] Hey, this is cool. -Hey! Y'all gotta turn this-- It's too loud! [women screaming] Come on, stay close. -[clown screams] -[screaming] Dad! You hit the clown! [Matt] Oh my God!

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He… he okay, Maddy.

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Yeah, yeah. -[Matt] Thank you. -[Maddy] Thank you. Come on, give me your hand. Give me your hand, honey.

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What an amazing day, huh? -Mm-hmm. -It's, like, the best day ever. I feel like nothing can mess up a day like this. -It was so perfect. -Yeah, it was very fun. Yeah. I wanted, um… I wanted to talk to you. Can I talk to you? -Yeah. -So… I, um… I wanna introduce you to somebody that I've been seeing. It's like a… it's like a friend I got-- Well, I've been dating. I've… I've been dating a friend, right?

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That I've… that I've been… that I've been seeing, but I… I think that you would… you would like her. -[Maddy] Daddy? -Yeah.

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Can I have a lollipop? Absolutely. Yeah, let's… let's get you some more stuff. Some more candy, okay? Maybe take one home, and we finish this talk? Okay, but I don't wanna meet anyone.

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[upbeat instrumental music playing]

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Hey, come… come here. Come here, Maddy. -Come here, come here, come here. -[Maddy] What? -Hey. -Hey.

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-[Matt] How are you? -[Lizzie] Good. Good. Uh, Maddy, this is… this is Lizzie. Hey! Well, you can call me "Swan" or "Dude" or "Butthead"! [laughs] Hey, so you guys wanna go to the Tea Party thingy? -You wanna do that? -Mmm.

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-Mmm. -No? After 15 minutes, I heard they throw the tea in the water, which could be cool. -Mmm. -Yeah. I'm super ambivalent too. Mmm. I do hear there's a cool spiders exhibit in this kids' museum. Wanna do that? -I like tarantulas, but we already went. -[Matt] Yeah. Okay, how about we wing it? -Yeah? -[Maddy] Okay. -Let's wing it, Swan. -[Matt] Let's wing it! This is nice. You guys are-- -Right? This is cool. Maybe it's too soon. -Look at that over there! -[chiming] -[clapping]

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[girls squealing] Ah.

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