The War with Grandpa

"Old school vs new cool."

2020 1h 38m EN

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6.4

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★6.4TMDB · 1,101

ComedyFamily

Synopsis

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Peter is thrilled that his Grandpa is coming to live with his family. That is, until Grandpa moves into Peter's room, forcing him upstairs into the creepy attic. And though he loves his Grandpa, he wants his room back - so he has no choice but to declare war.

“Old school vs new cool.”

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Cast

Robert De Niro
Ed
Uma Thurman
Sally
Rob Riggle
Arthur
Oakes Fegley
Peter
Laura Marano
Mia
Cheech Marin
Danny
Jane Seymour
Diane
Christopher Walken
Jerry

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Tim Hill
Writers: Matt Ember, Tom J. Astle
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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1 / 8

ERA

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Released 6 years ago.

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2 / 8

CAST

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228+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Tim Hill, shot by Greg Gardiner. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Christopher Lennertz. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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6 / 8

CAST

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Robert De Niro and Uma Thurman and Rob Riggle carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

ERA

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Marketing tagline: "Old school vs new cool.".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt4532038 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Tim Hill directs. Greg Gardiner behind the camera. Christopher Lennertz scores. Craig Herring cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Released 6 years ago.
2228+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
3Directed by Tim Hill, shot by Greg Gardiner. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Christopher Lennertz. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Craig Herring shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Robert De Niro and Uma Thurman and Rob Riggle carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Old school vs new cool.".
8IMDB entry: tt4532038 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 10 themes, including "friendship", "birthday", "grandfather", "teenage girl".
10Released under 12 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Greg Gardiner
Original score: Christopher Lennertz
Editing: Craig Herring
Production design: John Collins
Costume design: Christopher Hargadon
Makeup / hair: Joseph Farulla
VFX supervisor: Mark LeDoux
Sound: Luke Gibleon
Stunt coordinator: Rudolf Weber
Runtime: 98 min · 1h 38m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $18,000,000
Box office: $43,387,445
Return: 241% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG
IMDB: The War with Grandpa (2020)

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CyrusPK2020-09-02
★ 7/10
My expectations were not high for this one – a film shot three years ago that failed to get any kind of release, featuring some high profile names (Robert De Niro, Uma Thurman, Christopher Walken) and based on a huge-selling children’s book. I was surprised to find myself smiling throughout, amused both by the pace of the film and its efforts to ensure that every scene had at least one solid laugh. Pitched towards a family audience My War with Grandpa is centred around an average family who invite an older relative to live with them. Due to knee difficulties he cannot easily manage stairs so his grandson is required to give up his bedroom in order for the grandfather to have somewhere to sleep. Banished to an attic bedroom the grandson declares formal war on his senior relative and an amusing battle of wits and practical gags follows. The cast are very game and embrace the silliness of the ever-escalating war and the story has enough of a touch of realism in its family dynamics to make it very relatable. De Niro is clearly willing to try anything despite his advancing years and he is given good support from contemporaries including a frail looking Walken, an enthusiastic Cheech Marin and the forever upbeat Jane Seymour. Uma Thurman has an amusing subplot as the unknowing middle generation between grandfather and grandchild and faces being the victim of circumstance in increasingly amusing encounters with a local police officer. Production values are generally high with some ambitious stuntwork and colourful settings. I was surprised thought that the credits for a simple comedy ran more than ten minutes, even with the inclusion of a few outtakes and behind the scenes footage the slow paced credits seem unnecessary. Overall this was hugely enjoyable and a film I think I will actively revisit until the time when I hopefully become the grumpy grandfather embedded unwanted in his descendant’s household.
SWITCH.2020-11-30
★ 6/10
Sit down, let the screen light up and enjoy the distraction. This is an amazing collection of actors having a bit of fun with a script that's something a little different. In a year where we have had some serious stinkers, you could do considerably worse than 'The War with Grandpa'. This is definitely the kind of film you'll watch once with the family, then forget it ever existed. Still, it's not a bad way to spend 94 minutes forgetting about what's going on outside the cinema doors. - Charlie David Page Read Charlie's full article... https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/article/review-the-war-with-grandpa-a-forgettable-but-fun-family-feud
r96sk2021-03-21
★ 4/10
Rubbish. Everything about <em>'The War with Grandpa'</em> just feels off, nothing feels right to me. What doesn't help is that the first 25-30 minutes are extremely dull, like utterly and truly boring. Once the premise gets underway it slightly improves, yet still produces nothing to remember. Even the 'war moves' that feature fairly cool scenarios just come across as very underwhelming. The acting across the board is subpar, at best. That's a major disappointment, given Robert De Niro (Ed), Uma Thurman (Sally) and Christopher Walken (Jerry) are involved. I don't necessarily feel like they weren't trying or anything, but I just didn't sense any spark from them. The kid actors, meanwhile, are average. Despite a relatively short run time of 94 minutes, I was gagging for the end credits for a rather long while. With that said, knowing me I'll still probably check out the apparently upcoming <em>'The World War with Grandpa'</em> sequel in a few years...