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House of My Father

Play trailer House of My Father R 2012 1h 24m Comedy Play Trailer Watchlist
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Armando's (Will Ferrell) younger brother, Raul (Diego Luna), returns to the family ranch with his beautiful fiancée, Sonia (Genesis Rodriguez), and promises to fix its financial problems. Trouble soon follows when Armando falls in love with Sonia, and they discover Raul's business dealings are less than legitimate. All hell breaks loose when the most feared drug lord in Mexico, Onza (Gael García Bernal), declares war on Raul and the rest of the family.
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Critics Consensus

Thinly written and not as funny as it needs to be, Casa de mi Padre would have worked better as a fake trailer or short film; stretched to feature length, it wears out its welcome far too quickly.

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Tara Brady Irish Times 06/11/2012
3/5
In this bat-crazy Mexican telenovela, replete with flimsy scenery and fake horses, Ferrell's stilted Spanish delivery chimes perfectly with the stilted, soapy dialogue. Go to Full Review Robbie Collin Daily Telegraph (UK) 06/08/2012
1/5
No es cmico, Seor Ferrell. Go to Full Review Phelim O'Neill Guardian 06/07/2012
3/5
It's all a little undercooked, playing more like an extended version of a very funny trailer than an actual, full-bodied comedy. Go to Full Review Keith Garlington Keith & the Movies 08/19/2022
2.5/5
Yet another potentially funny but underachieving comedy starring Will Ferrell. Go to Full Review Mike Massie Gone With The Twins 12/01/2020
5/10
It takes a funny, fresh little skit and tries to stretch it out to a feature length movie. Go to Full Review Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com 09/05/2020
3.0/4.0
While this film isn't quite a home run, it's a bold experiment in cinema. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Stephen C @bob25009 Feb 20 Funny in 1 hour and 24 minutes. Rated R for Drug Use, Bloody Violence, Language and Some Sexual Content. See more avidos h @RT56280731 06/15/2025 Chúpame los huevos, señor Ferrell, igual que tu película también me chupa los huevos. See more Deron B @DapigeonOne 08/30/2023 If you don't take this movie seriously it can be enjoyed. Watching stoned would probably make it better 🤣 See more 02/20/2022 Silly and a bit pointless, but nice cast. Nice to see Will do a whole movie in Spanish See more 12/30/2020 I'm a fan of W. Ferrell and I can appreciate him speaking Spanish. On the other hand this movie was a giant pile of 💩 See more 08/19/2020 Curiosity led to its unique merit of production performative authenticity when putting a comedic spin on telenovelas dramatized with a nice cast being the best charming quality while letdown by twofold frivolous focus and mostly targeted to the invited frequent viewers of the televised genre. (B-) See more Read all reviews
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Matt Piedmont

Director

Will Ferrell

Armando Alvarez

Gael García Bernal

Onza

Nick Offerman

Agent Parker

Diego Luna

Raul

Efren Ramirez

Esteban

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House of My Father

(L-R) Will Ferrell as Armando Alvarez and Diego Luna as Raul in "Casa de mi Padre." Pedro Armendáriz Jr. as Miguel Ernesto Alvarez in "Casa de mi Padre." Gael García Bernal as Onza in "Casa de mi Padre." Will Ferrell as Armando Alvarez in "Casa de mi Padre." Diego Luna as Raul Alvarez in "Casa de mi Padre." (L-R) Efren Ramirez as Esteban, Adrian Martinez as Manuel and Will Ferrell as Armando in "Casa de mi Padre." Diego Luna as Raul Alvarez in "Casa de mi Padre." (L-R) Will Ferrell as Armando Alvarez, Efren Ramirez as Esteban and Adrian Martinez as Manuel in "Casa de mi Padre." (L-R) Adrian Martinez as Manuel, Efren Ramirez as Esteban and Will Ferrell as Armando Alvarez in "Casa de mi Padre." (L-R) Nick Offerman as Agent Parker and Will Ferrell as Armando Alvarez and Diego Luna as Raul in "Casa de mi Padre." View more photos

Movie Info

Synopsis Armando's (Will Ferrell) younger brother, Raul (Diego Luna), returns to the family ranch with his beautiful fiancée, Sonia (Genesis Rodriguez), and promises to fix its financial problems. Trouble soon follows when Armando falls in love with Sonia, and they discover Raul's business dealings are less than legitimate. All hell breaks loose when the most feared drug lord in Mexico, Onza (Gael García Bernal), declares war on Raul and the rest of the family.
Director
Matt Piedmont
Producer
Will Ferrell, Adam McKay, Emilio Diez Barroso, Darlene Caamano Loquet, Jessica Elbaum, Harper Steele, Kevin J. Messick
Screenwriter
Harper Steele
Distributor
Lionsgate Films, Pantelion Films
Production Co
Nala Films, Gary Sanchez Productions
Rating
R (Drug Use|Bloody Violence|Language|Some Sexual Content)
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
Spanish
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 23, 2012, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 15, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$5.9M
Runtime
1h 24m