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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Wow. That, uh… that must've been a shock. It was.

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Listen, I want you to take as much time… Okay. …as you need. -Thank you. -Five weeks, six weeks. I don-- Whatever. I'll probably need about ten, twenty years. -Well, yeah… -That would do it, but I… I need my job.

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You know? That's why I can't, uh… I can't have that time. Listen, Howard, I was thinking maybe I could just work from home and… and come in as you need me. You know? And when I come in, I'd have to bring my daughter with me. -You're taking care of her? -That's correct. All right. Good. [chuckles] Great. Okay.

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You don't think I can do it. It's not that I don't think you can do it… -Because I'm a man? -[smacks lips] No. See, what is it that a woman has that a man doesn't? Patience. Emotional vulnerability.

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Uh… Breasts. Some men have breasts. I'm gonna let that go 'cause you're grieving. Listen, I love babies. You know, I have three of them myself. They're not babies anymore in the picture, but when they started, they were babies. And I'm tellin' ya, it's brutal. It'll wipe you out. She have solid poops yet? No. Nope. I'm, uh… I'm dealing with the creamy shit right now. Enjoy the creamy shit. It's a big jump. When you get to solid poops, it's not a picnic.

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Okay. Save that. Put it in the… with your roses and your flowers 'cause it's packed with nutrients, that stuff.

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-That's-- It's… it's a great tip. -Yeah. The London account, I know it's comin' up in five weeks. I just wanna tell you, I'm on it. You know, I'm more than capable of doin' the job that needs to be done. You know, but if you feel like I'm… I'm not or I can't be, maybe you could put Oscar on it. -Jesus Christ. Oscar? -And see-- Yeah. No, no, no, no. Nah, no, no. Forget Oscar. -Did you ask him? -Um… Did you ask him, "Do you want Oscar to handle the clients?" -Yeah. I did. -Remember? Like we rehearsed? I said it, Oscar. It worked. -I told you it would. That's great news. -Yeah. Yeah. D-- [sighs]

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It's kind of cruel to send flowers to someone who's grieving.

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'Cause, you know, flowers die, and then you gotta throw them out.

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It's just such a bummer.

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You know, I've never seen, like, a… like, a person pass or anything. But, um, you know, I've seen a squirrel pass. It makes you wonder about the circle of life. But it's not really a circle. It's like a line. -'Cause there's a beginning and an end. -Hey, Oscar.

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Can you stop talking?

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Man, you sound just like my wife.

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[car alarm chirps] You're gonna swaddle Maddy, aren't you? Did you swaddle Liz? I sure did. Then, yeah, I mean, I'mma do whatever Liz would've wanted me to do.

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But this… this looks insane. I mean, that's… that's tight there, Marion. What, do you think she's gonna run away or somethin'? -Hmm. -[Jordan chewing] What up? How you doin'?

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These are Flamin' Hots. Anybody want some? Grandmas? Want me to give one to the baby? Mmm.

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Y'all lookin' good, ladies. Can I say that to you? -Thank you. -[Jordan] Yeah. -No problem. You know-- -Stop it. -Your pajama-robe thingy… -[Matt] Jordan. Stop it. What am I doin'? -You're flirtin' with my mother. -I'm not flirtin'. I'm looking at you flirt with my mama. I'm flirtin' with both your mamas. Hey, Marion, how you doin'? Looking good. -Jordan. -Kind of a blouse-sweater, huh? -[laughs] -Jordan, stop it.

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-I can't help your mom is a GILF. -[Matt] That's it. -[Jordan] Yeah, I said it. -[Matt] Stop. Look, man, I got a… a present for you. Can I give you a present? Wait right here. I'll be right back. I got somethin' for you. We've been makin' a list. We need onesies. And you need a lock. A toilet lock. You know, they can drown in the toilet. Look, I've been meaning to ask, wh-- How long… how long are you stayin'? -I wish I didn't have to go back-- -[Matt] I'm not talking to you, Mom. We've discussed that. But, Marion, I wasn't a hundred percent sure about you. Well, since you refuse to move back to Minnesota, I'll stay six months.

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Six months? -Yes. -What about Mike? [Marion] Oh, I don't care about Mike right now. [Mike] Hey, Matt.

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Hey, uh, Mike. How you doin', man? -[Mike] Doin' well, man. -Okay.

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