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Daddy Day Care (2003)

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Average Rating: 4.5/10
Reviews Counted: 125
Fresh: 35 | Rotten: 90

Daddy Day Care does its job of babysitting the tots. Anyone older will probably be bored.

Average Rating: 4.6/10
Critic Reviews: 34
Fresh: 9 | Rotten: 25

Daddy Day Care does its job of babysitting the tots. Anyone older will probably be bored.

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Movie Info

Two fathers get a crash course in caring for kids other than their own in this family-friendly comedy. Charlie Hinton (Eddie Murphy) is an advertising executive whose job monopolizes his time, making it difficult for him to stay in touch with his young son, Ben (Khamani Griffin). However, after Charlie and his partner, Phil (Jeff Garlin), are given their pink slips in the wake of a disastrous campaign for a new breakfast cereal, Charlie's wife, Kim (Regina King), goes back to work, and with the

PG, 1 hr. 32 min.

Comedy, Kids & Family

Directed By: Steve Carr (III) , Steve Carr

Written By: Geoff Rodkey

In Theaters: May 9, 2003 Wide

On DVD: Sep 23, 2003

Box Office:$104.1M

Sony Pictures

[Murphy's] charming enough in this restrained mode.

May 13, 2003 Full Review Source: Village Voice

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Ed Park

Village Voice

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It's one of the worst movies of the year.

May 12, 2003 Full Review Source: Ebert & Roeper

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Richard Roeper

Ebert & Roeper

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Murphy is so oddly bland in Daddy Day Care that it seems like he sleepwalked through the making of the film.

May 9, 2003 Full Review Source: USA Today

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Claudia Puig

USA Today

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Tepid attempt at comedy.

May 9, 2003 Full Review Source: Toronto Star

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Peter Howell

Toronto Star

Top Critic

A harmless and amusing summer comedy.

May 9, 2003 Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle

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C.W. Nevius

San Francisco Chronicle

Top Critic

Murphy looks comatose delivering the played-out poopy jokes.

May 9, 2003 Comment

Peter Travers

Rolling Stone

Top Critic

Eddie Murphy in slapstick potty humor comedy.

December 22, 2010 Full Review Source: Common Sense Media

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Nell Minow

Common Sense Media

Anjelica Huston plays the heavy in this lightweight comedy that has the look and feel of a Disney live-action television show

August 13, 2004 Comment

James Plath

Reel.com

My advice is to beat your children rather than take them to Daddy Day Care.

July 6, 2004 Full Review Source: F5 (Wichita, KS)

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Jake Euker

F5 (Wichita, KS) Source: F5 (Wichita, KS)

Daddy Day Care just wants to make you laugh, and make your kids laugh too.

January 4, 2004 Full Review | Comment

Daniel M. Kimmel

Worcester Telegram & Gazette Source: Worcester Telegram & Gazette

And while the movie is only a so-so comedy, the extras, in which the youngsters talk about themselves, about making the movie and about working with Eddie Murphy, are precious

September 25, 2003 Full Review | Comment

Bob Bloom

Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN)

Someone needs a time-out to think about writing a better script.

September 23, 2003 Full Review Source: 3BlackChicks Review

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Kamal 'The Diva' Larsuel

3BlackChicks Review

It moves with such turgid lack of energy that I found myself wincing, trying to smooth over the rhythm with my imagination.

July 20, 2003 Comment

Ian Waldron-Mantgani

UK Critic

The kiddies will love every formulaic moment. Heck, they probably won't even care that quality thespian Angelica Huston is reduced to an embarrassing wreck.

July 16, 2003 Full Review Source: Peterborough This Week

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Mike Sage

Peterborough This Week Source: Peterborough This Week

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Out of all the depressing, lowbrow, dark, idiotic, repugnant family movies Eddie Murphy has created and then cursed cinema with. This is just another one of them. It's a stupid, trashy however passable flick. I'm pretty sure I saw a glimmer of heart once or twice.

January 19, 2012

Directors Cat

Super Reviewer

This can't be worse... right?!?!... Oh wait!!!... they made a sequel?!?!Whole shit!!!!

January 11, 2012

Lucas Martins

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