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Why Him? (2016) — Where to Stream · CriticCrunch

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Why Him?

Movie2016·111 min

Why Him?

Directed by John Hamburg

A comedy film directed by John Hamburg.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 52%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

6.4/10

4K ratings

About Why Him?

A dad forms a bitter rivalry with his daughter's young rich boyfriend.

Pacing: Brisk (6 of 9)
Tone: Hopeful (7 of 9)
Intensity: Gentle (2 of 9)
Complexity: Easy to follow (2 of 9)
Humor: Comedy-driven (9 of 9)
Scale: Intimate (1 of 9)
Spirit: Heartfelt (7 of 9)
Texture: Playful
Story Tags: family dysfunction, forbidden love, domestic home, parent child, rivals, everyman, outsider misfit, fish out of water, con deception, romcom meet cute

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Details

Director: John Hamburg
Language: English

Cast

Bryan Cranston, James Franco, Zoey Deutch

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How Why Him? Ranks

All movies

Top 52%

2010s movies

Top 44%

Comedy movies

Top 48%

2010s Comedy movies

Top 37%

★John Hamburg films#2 of 4

Among the best films we track.

Second-best John Hamburg film, behind I Love You, Man.

the vibe

Why Him? Vibe

What it feels like

briskhopefulgentleeasy to followcomedy-drivenintimateheartfelt

playful

What it's about

fish out of watercon deceptionfamily dysfunctionforbidden loveeverymanoutsider misfitparent childrivalsmeet-cutedomestic home

pacing

brisk 6/9brisk 6/9

tone

hopeful 7/9hopeful 7/9

intensity

gentle 2/9gentle 2/9

complexity

easy to follow 2/9easy 2/9

humor

comedy-driven 9/9comedy 9/9

scale

intimate 1/9intimate 1/9

spirit

heartfelt 7/9heartfelt 7/9

texture

playfulplayful