World's Greatest Dad (2009)

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Lance Clayton is about to get everything he deserves.

In the wake of a freak accident, Lance suffers the worst tragedy and the greatest opportunity of his life. He is suddenly faced with the possibility of fame, fortune and popularity, if he can only live with the knowledge of how he got there.

• Released: 2009-08-20
• Genres: Comedy, Drama
• Runtime: 1h 39m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.6/10 from 676 votes

Directed by Bobcat Goldthwait.

Top cast

• Robin Williams as Lance Clayton
• Alexie Gilmore as Claire Reed
• Daryl Sabara as Kyle Clayton
• Evan Martin as Andrew Troutman
• Geoff Pierson as Principal Wyatt Anderson
• Henry Simmons as Mike Lane
• Mitzi McCall as Bonnie McBon
• Jermaine Williams as Jason
• Lorraine Nicholson as Heather Johnson
• Morgan Murphy as Morgan

Full cast & crew

Where to watch World's Greatest Dad

• United States: stream on Philo, Magnolia Selects Amazon Channel; watch free on Kanopy, Hoopla, The Roku Channel, Fandango at Home Free, Plex, Plex Channel, Xumo Play, 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 Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
• India: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; watch free on Plex, Plex Channel; rent on Amazon Video
• Canada: watch free on Hoopla, Tubi TV, Plex; rent on Apple TV Store; buy on Apple TV Store
• Australia: watch free on Plex

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