I Love My Dad

"They've never been closer."

2022 1h 35m EN

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5.9

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★5.9TMDB · 53

Comedy

Synopsis

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A hopelessly estranged father catfishes his son in an attempt to reconnect.

“They've never been closer.”

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Cast

Patton Oswalt
Chuck
James Morosini
Franklin
Claudia Sulewski
Becca
Rachel Dratch
Erica
Lil Rel Howery
Jimmy
Amy Landecker
Diane
Ricky Velez
Derek

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: James Morosini
Writers: James Morosini
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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1 / 8

ERA

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Released 4 years ago.

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2 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by James Morosini, shot by Steven Capitano Calitri. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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5 / 8

CAST

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Patton Oswalt and James Morosini and Claudia Sulewski carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "They've never been closer.".

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt14935966 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 53 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

James Morosini directs. Steven Capitano Calitri behind the camera. Jeremy Bullock scores. Josh Crockett cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Released 4 years ago.
2Directed by James Morosini, shot by Steven Capitano Calitri. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Jeremy Bullock. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Josh Crockett shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Patton Oswalt and James Morosini and Claudia Sulewski carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "They've never been closer.".
7IMDB entry: tt14935966 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 53 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Steven Capitano Calitri
Original score: Jeremy Bullock
Editing: Josh Crockett
Production design: Bret August Tanzer
Costume design: Laura Barreto
Makeup / hair: Christina Samuels
Sound: Nathan Ruyle
Runtime: 95 min · 1h 35m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: I Love My Dad (2022)

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r96sk2023-06-21
★ 7/10
<em>'I Love My Dad'</em> works way better than it should! All in all, it's an amusing little flick from 2022. Patton Oswalt is perfectly cast in his role, he is an actor who's work I want to see more and this is a good start in that regard. Elsewhere, Claudia Sulewski impresses highly. It's a fairly tricky role to take on I'd imagine, but she nailed it. Like Oswalt, hope to see more of her! James Morosini plays Oswalt's character's son and Morosini is also the writer/director if this true (!) story - which I only just found out about as of typing this review, given I didn't know what he looked like and didn't clock the opening credits (assuming they made it clear he was also acting in it). That's cool! Lil Rel Howery is the best of the rest of the cast. It's a well made film, its music is its standout feature away from those portraying events onscreen. The score for that scene where Rachel Dratch's character makes a discovery is magnificent, I was supremely impressed - it somehow fits so, so well. Scene of the movie, no doubt. Closely followed by the initial 'kissing' scene, admittedly, None of the more heartfelt moments did anything for me personally, and there are some (intentionally, sure) cringey bits too. Overall though, I enjoyed watching it.

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