Grown Ups 2

"Just because they're a little older doesn't mean they've grown up."

2013 1h 41m EN

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6.2

MID

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ROTTEN

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METACRITIC

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5.4

IMDB

★6.2TMDB · 4,836🥫8%Rotten Tomatoes●19Metacritic★5.4IMDB · 190,524

Comedy

Synopsis

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Lenny has relocated his family back to the small town where he and his friends grew up. This time around, the grown ups are the ones learning lessons from their kids on a day notoriously full of surprises—the last day of school.

“Just because they're a little older doesn't mean they've grown up.”

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Cast

Adam Sandler
Lenny Feder
Kevin James
Eric Lamonsoff
Chris Rock
Kurt McKenzie
David Spade
Marcus Higgins
Salma Hayek Pinault
Roxanne Chase-Feder
Maya Rudolph
Deanne McKenzie
Maria Bello
Sally Lamonsoff
Nick Swardson
Nick

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Dennis Dugan
Writers: Fred Wolf, Tim Herlihy, Adam Sandler
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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Fun facts 🍿

1 / 8

MONEY

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Mid-budget at $80M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.

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MONEY

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Made its money back 3.1× over at the box office.

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3 / 8

ERA

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Released 13 years ago.

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4 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Grown Ups Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Dennis Dugan, shot by Theo van de Sande. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Rupert Gregson-Williams. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Tom Costain shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Adam Sandler and Kevin James and Chris Rock carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Dennis Dugan directs. Theo van de Sande behind the camera. Rupert Gregson-Williams scores. Tom Costain cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Mid-budget at $80M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.
2Made its money back 3.1× over at the box office.
3Released 13 years ago.
4Part of the "Grown Ups Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Directed by Dennis Dugan, shot by Theo van de Sande. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Rupert Gregson-Williams. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Tom Costain shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Adam Sandler and Kevin James and Chris Rock carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "Just because they're a little older doesn't mean they've grown up.".
10IMDB entry: tt2191701 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Classified under 8 themes, including "friendship", "journey in the past", "cliff", "past".

The technical file

Cinematography: Theo van de Sande
Original score: Rupert Gregson-Williams
Editing: Tom Costain
Production design: Aaron Osborne
Costume design: Ellen Lutter
Makeup / hair: Melissa Yonkey
Sound: Fredrick Cuevas
Runtime: 101 min · 1h 41m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $80,000,000
Box office: $247,022,278
Return: 309% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: Grown Ups 2 (2013)
Rotten Tomatoes: 8% 🥫 Rotten
Metacritic: 19/100
IMDB rating: 5.4/10 · 190,524 votes
MPAA: PG-13

Awards

5 wins & 15 nominations total

Part of

Grown Ups Collection

Grown Ups is a 2010 American buddy comedy film directed by Dennis Dugan, written by Adam Sandler, and starring Sandler, Kevin James, Chris Rock, David Spade, and Rob Schneider. Sandler and Fred Wolf wrote the script. The film was produced by Sandler's production company Happy Madison Productions and was distributed by Columbia Pictures. Sandler, Rock, Schneider, and Spade all joined the cast of Saturday Night Live in the 1990–1991 season; supporting cast including Colin Quinn, Maya Rudolph, Tim Meadows and Norm Macdonald have also been SNL cast members. A sequel, Grown Ups 2, was released on July 12, 2013.