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| Director: | Sean Anders | 
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| Writer: | Chris Henchy, Brian Burns, Adam McKay | 
| Staring: | 
| The story of a mild-mannered radio executive who strives to become the best stepdad ever to his wife's two children, but complications ensue when their freewheeling, freeloading real father arrives, forcing stepdad to compete for the affection of the kids. | |
| Release Date: | Dec 25, 2015 | 
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| Director: | Sean Anders | 
| Writer: | Chris Henchy, Brian Burns, Adam McKay | 
| Genres: | Comedy | 
| Keywords | father, family | 
| Production Companies | Paramount Pictures, Gary Sanchez Productions, Red Granite Pictures | 
| Box Office | Revenue: $242,786,137 Budget: $50,000,000 | 
| Updates | Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 | 
| Name | Character | 
|---|---|
| Will Ferrell | Brad Whitaker | 
| Mark Wahlberg | Dusty Mayron | 
| Linda Cardellini | Sara | 
| Thomas Haden Church | Leo Holt | 
| Scarlett Estevez | Megan | 
| Owen Vaccaro | Dylan | 
| Bobby Cannavale | Dr. Francisco | 
| Hannibal Buress | Griff | 
| Bill Burr | Jerry (Bully's Dad) | 
| Jamie Denbo | Doris | 
| Mark L. Young | Dental Hygienist | 
| Matthew Paul Martinez | Pete (Recording Engineer) | 
| Dave Davis | Panda Singer #1 | 
| James Harlon Palmer | Panda Singer #2 | 
| Riley Ann Corbin | Hello Kitty Girl | 
| LaJessie Smith | Jean Jacket | 
| Billy 4 Johnston | Red-Head Kid | 
| Olivia Renee Dupepe | 4th Grade Bully Girl | 
| Billy Slaughter | Instigator Dad | 
| LaMonica Garrett | Marco (Lakers Coach) | 
| Nathaniel Woolsey | Beer Vendor | 
| Kobe Bryant | Kobe Bryant | 
| John Cena | Cool Dad | 
| Alessandra Ambrosio | Karen | 
| Didi Costine | Adrianna | 
| Hector Presedo | Pepe | 
| Zora Ngwaba | Sunday School Girl | 
| Beau Joseph Faucheaux | Sunday School Boy | 
| Paul Scheer | The Whip (Arena Radio DJ) | 
| D'Vitrius Shirley-Davie | Skater Kid | 
| Joshua Probus | Skater Kid | 
| Kerry Cahill | Angry Cone-Lane Mom | 
| Chris Henchy | Panda DJ / Jason Sinclair | 
| Caleb J. Middlebrooks | Panda Call | 
| Cooper Dodson | Hearts of Courage Kid | 
| Joel K. Berger | Corey from Red Bull | 
| Grayson Thorne Kilpatrick | Fist Bump Kid at Half Pipe | 
| Alex Wayne Boutte | Conference Room Employee | 
| JoAnna Wortham | Fertility Clinic Employee | 
| Allen Zwolle | Birthday Guy | 
| Abigail C Addison | Daughter at Daddy & Daughter Dance (uncredited) | 
| Chris Angerdina | Basketball Fan (uncredited) | 
| Michael D. Anglin | Sheriffs (uncredited) | 
| Sue-Lynn Ansari | Guitar Girl (uncredited) | 
| John L. Armijo | Sheriff (uncredited) | 
| Saber Bankson | Daughter at Dance (uncredited) | 
| Charles Barber | TSA Employee (uncredited) | 
| Nazeema Bartek | Office Employee / Airport Passenger / Basketball Game (uncredited) | 
| Tony Beard | Sportscaster (uncredited) | 
| Lukas Bennett | Basketball Player (uncredited) | 
| Eric Berris | Panda Radio Station Tech (uncredited) | 
| Tracy Brotherton | Airline Employee (uncredited) | 
| Brady Calhoun | Police Officer / Father at Dance (uncredited) | 
| Name | Job | 
|---|---|
| Michael Andrews | Original Music Composer | 
| Marshall T. Broyles | Special Effects Technician | 
| Sean Anders | Director | 
| Chris Henchy | Screenplay | 
| Allison Jones | Casting | 
| Dave Jordan | Music Supervisor | 
| Diana Pokorny | Unit Production Manager | 
| Todd Bryant | Stunt Coordinator | 
| Howard Berger | Makeup Artist | 
| Ben Harris | Casting Associate | 
| Anna Behlmer | Sound Re-Recording Mixer | 
| Doc Kane | ADR Mixer | 
| Barbara Harris | ADR Voice Casting | 
| Taryn Terrell | Stunts | 
| Mark De Alessandro | Stunts | 
| Gregory J. Barnett | Stunts | 
| Allan Graf | Stunt Driver | 
| Danny Epper | Stunts | 
| Hugh Aodh O'Brien | Stunts | 
| Brian Burns | Screenplay, Story | 
| Clayton Hartley | Production Design | 
| Eric Kissack | Editor | 
| Julio Macat | Director of Photography | 
| Brad Wilhite | Editor | 
| Elliott Glick | Supervising Art Director | 
| Carol Ramsey | Costume Design | 
| Jan Pascale | Set Decoration | 
| Ian Belgard | Acting Double | 
| Jojo Villanueva | Music Supervisor | 
| Daniel Silverberg | First Assistant Director | 
| James Roque Jr. | Second Assistant Director | 
| Michelle Morrissey | Production Supervisor | 
| Cate Hardman | Script Supervisor | 
| David Wyman | Sound Mixer | 
| Betsy Lindell | Boom Operator | 
| Dan Furst | Video Assist Operator | 
| Christopher TJ McGuire | Steadicam Operator, "A" Camera Operator | 
| Michael Applebaum | "B" Camera Operator | 
| Greg Finkel | First Assistant Camera | 
| Bob E. Krattiger | Chief Lighting Technician | 
| Joseph Krattiger | Assistant Chief Lighting Technician | 
| Jeremy Hays | Special Effects Coordinator | 
| Michael Sabo | Property Master | 
| Twig Leveque | Assistant Property Master | 
| Jed Pendergrass | Assistant Property Master | 
| Joel Prihoda | Leadman | 
| Emma Verdugo | Set Decorating Coordinator | 
| Senna Shanti | Assistant Costume Designer | 
| Richard Schoen | Costume Supervisor | 
| Valerie T. O'Brien | Key Costumer | 
| Giselle Spence | Seamstress | 
| Steve Artmont | Makeup Department Head | 
| Nicole Artmont | Key Makeup Artist | 
| Bridget Cook | Hair Department Head | 
| Jennifer Hodges | Key Hair Stylist | 
| Johnny Villanueva | Hairstylist | 
| Kerri Smeltzer | Production Coordinator | 
| Trang Dang | Assistant Production Coordinator | 
| K. Emily Levine | Art Department Coordinator | 
| Harrison Hartley | Graphic Designer | 
| Ryan Falkner | Storyboard Artist | 
| Diane Slattery | Unit Publicist | 
| Patti Perret | Still Photographer | 
| Timber Kislan | Production Accountant | 
| Maureen O'Reilly | Payroll Accountant | 
| Paul Linden | Visual Effects Supervisor | 
| Jay Vinitsky | Post Production Supervisor | 
| Thomas R. Bryant | Visual Effects Editor | 
| Darren Sunny Warkentin | Supervising Sound Editor | 
| Terry Porter | Sound Re-Recording Mixer | 
| Dan Hegeman | Sound Effects Editor | 
| David Stanke | First Assistant Sound Editor | 
| Michael Payne | Supervising Sound Effects Editor | 
| John C. Stuver | Dialogue Editor | 
| G.W. Brown | Dialogue Editor | 
| Kelly Oxford | Foley Supervisor | 
| Dan O'Connell | Foley Artist | 
| John T. Cucci | Foley Artist | 
| James Ashwill | Foley Mixer | 
| John Guentner | Foley Mixer | 
| Thomas J. O'Connell | ADR Mixer | 
| Ryan Young | ADR Recordist | 
| Jeanette Browning | ADR Recordist | 
| Terry Wilson | Supervising Music Editor | 
| Ryan Castle | Music Editor | 
| Randall S. Coe | Construction Coordinator | 
| James E. Tocci | Set Designer | 
| Walter Schneider | Set Designer | 
| Paul Sonski | Set Designer | 
| Denny Caira | Transportation Coordinator | 
| Lawrence Johnson | Transportation Captain | 
| Wallace Frick | Transportation Co-Captain | 
| James Wright | Dolby Consultant | 
| Aaron Becker | Title Designer | 
| Vanessa Galvez | Digital Intermediate Producer | 
| Curtis Lindersmith | Digital Intermediate Editor | 
| Mike Wilson | Stunt Double | 
| Adam McKay | Screenplay | 
| Anthony "Ace" Thomas | Choreographer, Stunts | 
| Andrew DeCristofaro | Supervising Sound Editor | 
| Name | Title | 
|---|---|
| Chris Henchy | Producer | 
| John Morris | Producer | 
| Sean Anders | Executive Producer | 
| Kevin J. Messick | Executive Producer | 
| Will Ferrell | Producer | 
| David Koplan | Executive Producer | 
| Diana Pokorny | Executive Producer | 
| Riza Aziz | Executive Producer | 
| Joey McFarland | Executive Producer | 
| Adam McKay | Producer | 
| Jessica Elbaum | Executive Producer | 
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> Step-dad versus stepped-in dad. In the past for an action movie, Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg came together and now for a comedy, once again the unusual combo returned. Surprisingly the movie was more hilarious than what I thought after listening to those who saw it already. Being a comedian, ... Will Ferrell was as usual awesome, but Wahlberg contribution had an equally advantageous. The story was a one liner, but individual comedy scenes made an impact for its grand scale success. Generally, the scenes from the comedy films are easy to predict, so in this I felt similarly, but in the many parts it kept turning in another direction. Tried its best to avoid cliches, but we know that's impossible. Either way, it carried out some decent laughs. The movie was all about the dad versus the step-dad. When a man thinks he's finally getting along with his step-kids, then comes their real dad who threatens to take aback his wife and children. So they go head-to-head and followed by a chain of life changing events comes a suitable conclusion. But there's a loop in the end, so possibly we can expect a sequel. Knowing it was not the best comedy of the year, I was not upset either for overall movie. I can even suggest it if you are looking for a simple entertainment. 7/10
Really funny. I die laughing everytime I watch this movie. It's become a new favorite of mine. ...