The Breadwinner

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Starring record-shattering comedian Nate Bargatze in his first feature film, The Breadwinner stars Bargatze as salesman Nate Wilcox and Mandy Moore as his wife, Katie. To Nate and their three children, Katie is the ultimate mom -- she manages their comically chaotic household with equal parts efficiency and love, and everything runs perfectly. But when Katie's household invention leads to a once-in-a-lifetime deal on Shark Tank and takes her on a prolonged business trip, Nate has to figure out how to keep the house from (literally) falling apart. He and his kids soon learn that while he may not do it like mom, he can figure out how to do it his way. Welcome to the dad era.

Critics Consensus

As unlikely to ruffle any feathers as it is to drum up many laughs, The Breadwinner's half-baked jokes turn Nate Bargatze's avatar of the befuddled patriarch into one stale oaf.

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Odie Henderson

Boston Globe

1d

1.5/4

“The Breadwinner” thinks big laughs should come from scenes where a father doesn’t know a damn thing about his kids.

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Matt Zoller Seitz

RogerEbert.com

1d

0.5/4

These sorts of movies do more damage to the culture than any bloody horror flick you can name, because they make the unforgivable adorable.

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Peter Travers

The Travers Take

4d

1.5/4

Standup’s comedy king of clean Nate Bargatze riffs on Mr. Mom for his screen acting debut. He deserves better than this phoned-in excuse for family fun. So do audiences.

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Marlon Wallace

The M Report (WBOC.com)

15h

Bargatze wasn't really given anything to play, other than being an idiot at doing basic house chores. It's one thing to depict a man being overwhelmed with things he's not used to doing. It's another to simply have him be a complete idiot.

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Tara McNamara

Common Sense Media

17h

2/5

Bargatze's clean but underwhelming comedy is proof that stand-up routines often translate better as half-hour sitcoms than feature-length films.

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Dustin Rowles

Pajiba

1d

Maybe Nate Bargatze is a huge arena act, maybe he was decent a couple of times on SNL, and maybe he’s a terrifically nice guy, but the man is the absolute pits at co-writing and starring in his first feature film.

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Alex M

3h

We are big Nate Bargatze fans and were happy to support his first foray into movies. We found the film very entertaining and family-friendly. Once the movie finishes its theatrical run, I can see it doing well on streaming services and as an in-flight offering,

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Cesar S

5h

It was a funny movie

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Chris G

5h

Don't see this full priced. Lol.

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Adriana

7h

Family friendly, funny ! A must go see

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Vivian

7h

My family laughed the majority of the movie. Our ages range from 19-49

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N

7h

Great laughs! We all enjoyed

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Synopsis

Starring record-shattering comedian Nate Bargatze in his first feature film, The Breadwinner stars Bargatze as salesman Nate Wilcox and Mandy Moore as his wife, Katie. To Nate and their three children, Katie is the ultimate mom -- she manages their comically chaotic household with equal parts efficiency and love, and everything runs perfectly. But when Katie's household invention leads to a once-in-a-lifetime deal on Shark Tank and takes her on a prolonged business trip, Nate has to figure out how to keep the house from (literally) falling apart. He and his kids soon learn that while he may not do it like mom, he can figure out how to do it his way. Welcome to the dad era.

Director: Eric Appel
Producer: Jeremy Latcham, Nate Bargatze, Dan Lagana
Screenwriter: Nate Bargatze, Dan Lagana
Distributor: TriStar Pictures
Production Co: TriStar Pictures, Wonder Project
Rating: PG (Mild Suggestive References)
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 29, 2026, Wide
Runtime: 1h 35m