Parental Guidance

Parental Guidance

Here come the grandparents. There go the rules.

2012•1h 44m•6.0/10

Comedy

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.0/10(476)

Artie and Diane agree to look after their three grandkids when their type-A helicopter parents need to leave town for work. Problems arise when the kids' 21st-century behavior collides with Artie and Diane's old-school methods.

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Production

Dune Entertainment III, Chernin Entertainment, Face Productions, Dune Entertainment, Walden Media

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Trailers & Videos

Cast

Billy Crystal

Billy Crystal

Artie Decker

Bette Midler

Bette Midler

Diane Decker

Marisa Tomei

Marisa Tomei

Alice Simmons

Tom Everett Scott

Tom Everett Scott

Phil Simmons

Bailee Madison

Bailee Madison

Harper Simmons

Joshua Rush

Joshua Rush

Turner Simmons

Kyle Breitkopf

Kyle Breitkopf

Barker Simmons

Jennifer Crystal Foley

Jennifer Crystal Foley

Cassandra

Rhoda Griffis

Rhoda Griffis

Dr. Schveer

Gedde Watanabe

Gedde Watanabe

Mr. Cheng

Tony Hawk

Tony Hawk

Tony Hawk

Steve Levy

Steve Levy

Steve Levy

Cade Jones

Cade Jones

Ivan Halloran

Mavrick Moreno

Mavrick Moreno

Cody

Madison Lintz

Madison Lintz

Ashley

Corey James Wright

Drayton Glass

Justin R. Kennedy

Brad Zolick

Fyodor Cherniavsky

Orchestra Conductor

Brad James

Brad James

Rookie Cop

Christine Lakin

Christine Lakin

Helen

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