Mr. Mom (1983)

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When mom goes to work, dad goes berserk!

Jack and Caroline are a couple making a decent living when Jack suddenly loses his job. They agree that he should stay at home and look after the house while Caroline works. It's just that he's never done it before, and really doesn't have a clue...

• Released: 1983-07-22
• Genres: Comedy, Drama
• Runtime: 1h 31m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.6/10 from 363 votes

Directed by Stan Dragoti.

Top cast

• Michael Keaton as Jack
• Teri Garr as Caroline
• Frederick Koehler as Alex
• Taliesin Jaffe as Kenny
• Courtney-Jane White as Megan
• Brittany White as Megan
• Martin Mull as Ron
• Ann Jillian as Joan
• Jeffrey Tambor as Jinx
• Christopher Lloyd as Larry

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Mr. Mom

• United States: stream on YouTube TV; watch free on Hoopla, The Roku Channel, YouTube Free, Tubi TV; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: stream on MGM Plus Amazon Channel; watch free on Tubi TV, YouTube Free; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
• India: stream on MGM Plus Amazon Channel; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store
• Canada: stream on MGM Amazon Channel; watch free on Hoopla, Tubi TV; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: stream on MGM Amazon Channel; watch free on 7plus, Tubi TV; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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