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Daddy Day Care

2003, Kids & family/Comedy, 1h 32m

132 Reviews 250,000+ Ratings

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

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Movie Info

While his wife, Kim (Regina King), brings home the bacon, unemployed Charlie (Eddie Murphy) spends his days caring for the couple's young son. With help from a friend, Phil (Jeff Garlin), Charlie decides to start a day care center. Enrollment quickly surges, and, as they add another employee, goofy Marvin (Steve Zahn), Charlie finds himself dealing with endless red tape. Will he be able to keep the business afloat, or will parents defect to Mrs. Harridan's (Anjelica Huston) day care center?

Rating:

PG (Language)
Genre:

Kids & family, Comedy
Original Language:

English
Director:

Steve Carr
Producer:

John Davis, Matt Berenson, Wyck Godfrey
Writer:

Geoff Rodkey
Release Date (Theaters):

May 9, 2003 wide
Release Date (Streaming):

May 24, 2005
Box Office (Gross USA):

$104.1M
Runtime:

1h 32m
Distributor:

Columbia Pictures
Sound Mix:

Dolby SR, DTS, Dolby Stereo, Surround, SDDS, Dolby A, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio:

Flat (1.85:1)

Cast & Crew

Eddie Murphy
Charlie Hinton

Jeff Garlin
Phil

Steve Zahn
Marvin

Regina King
Kim Hinton

Kevin Nealon
Bruce

Jonathan Katz
Mr. Dan Kubitz

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Critic Reviews for Daddy Day Care

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Audience Reviews for Daddy Day Care

Nov 21, 2012

Enjoyed it more than I thought I would of, Worth a watch, Plus Eddie Murphys on screen son is pretty cute.

Jamie C Super Reviewer
Jun 17, 2012

A horrible movie with unbearably annoying characters.

Bram S Super Reviewer
Jan 19, 2012

[img]http://images.rottentomatoes.com/images/user/icons/icon13.gif[/img] 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.

Directors C Super Reviewer
Jan 11, 2012

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

Lucas M Super Reviewer

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