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Ideal Home benefits from the chemistry between a well-chosen cast, whose work helps tip the scales against the script's inconsistent -- and occasionally retrograde -- humor. Read critic reviews

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Movie Info

Celebrity chef Erasmus and his partner, Paul, have a happy and rather self-indulgent life together. Their perfect existence is soon turned upside down when, at a dinner party, Erasmus is confronted by the grandson he never knew he had. With the child's father in prison, Erasmus and Paul decide to take him in since he has nowhere else to go.

Genre:

gay and lesbian, comedy
Original Language:

English
Director:

Andrew Fleming
Producer:

Gabrielle Tana, Maria Teresa Arida, Maxime Rémillard, Aaron Ryder, Clark Peterson
Writer:

Andrew Fleming
Release Date (Theaters):

Jun 29, 2018 limited
Release Date (Streaming):

Jul 1, 2018
Runtime:

1h 31m
Production Co:

Raygun Productions
Aspect Ratio:

Scope (2.35:1)

Cast & Crew

Paul Rudd
Paul

Steve Coogan
Erasmus

Alison Pill
Melissa

Jake McDorman
Beau

Jack Gore
Bill

Lora Martinez-Cunningham
Ms. Garcia

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Critic Reviews for Ideal Home

All Critics (54) | Top Critics (23) | Fresh (36) | Rotten (18)

This is a slight film, but it is a low-key delight.

December 14, 2019 | Full Review…

Claudia Puig
FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)
Every joke's punchline is that these characters are gay, making it difficult to understand who exactly, in 2018, the film hopes to make laugh.

July 8, 2018 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…

Simran Hans
Observer (UK)
Maybe it's all a meta joke? Or an ironic bad-taste prank? Let's hope so.

July 6, 2018 | Rating: 1/5 | Full Review…

Kevin Maher
Times (UK)
There are simply no funny lines here.

July 6, 2018 | Rating: 1/5 | Full Review…

Peter Bradshaw
Guardian
Ideal Home may not startle us with its plot twists but it's a good deal fresher and more irreverent than most family fables - and it never gets too preachy either.

July 5, 2018 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…

Geoffrey Macnab
Independent (UK)
Plotted this thinly, and played this unevenly, it can't get to the finish line with good intentions alone.

July 5, 2018 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…

Tim Robey
Daily Telegraph (UK)
The film looks and sounds great but what really pulls the viewer in are the humor and the performances. Paul Rudd particularly shines by being his usual self but with something more to it than his usual mildly goofy, sometimes aloof performances.

April 12, 2020 | Rating: 4.5/5 | Full Review…

Emilie Black
Cinema Crazed
I enjoyed this far more than I thought I would. Very funny and equally frustrating, mostly because of Coogan's character.

December 2, 2019 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…

Katie Hogan
She Likes Movies
Families come in an endless assortment. But it's a safe bet that few of them are as ill-assorted at first as flamboyant TV chef Erasmus, his panic attack-prone partner, Paul, and the pugnacious 10-year-old grandson Erasmus didn't know he had.

July 7, 2019 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…

Andiee Paviour
Nobody's Reading This But Me
Coogan and Rudd get a surprise visitor in Andrew Fleming's gay rom-com, with lightweight results.

June 4, 2019 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…

Rich Phippen
HeyUGuys
May not be groundbreaking queer cinema but it's a meaningful and genuinely hilarious movie-going experience that caters to a wide audience despite its colourful mentality.

May 4, 2019 | Full Review…

Peter Gray
Qnews
Like eating an old piece of candy. It tastes sweet but sometimes you can't help feeling its outdatedness.

February 12, 2019 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…

Sarah J
One Room With A View

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