Parental Guidance (2012)

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Here come the grandparents. There go the rules.

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.

• Released: 2012-12-25
• Genres: Comedy
• Runtime: 1h 44m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.0/10 from 498 votes

Directed by Andy Fickman.

Top cast

• Billy Crystal as Artie Decker
• Bette Midler as Diane Decker
• Marisa Tomei as Alice Simmons
• Tom Everett Scott as Phil Simmons
• Bailee Madison as Harper Simmons
• Joshua Rush as Turner Simmons
• Kyle Breitkopf as Barker Simmons
• Jennifer Crystal Foley as Cassandra
• Rhoda Griffis as Dr. Schveer
• Gedde Watanabe as Mr. Cheng

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Parental Guidance

• United States: stream on Cinemax Amazon Channel, Cinemax Apple TV channel; 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: rent on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store
• Canada: rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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