Instant Family
In a story that looks more comedy and drama, Pete and Ely begin their lives without children. Both decide to adopt one child. But when they meet with three brothers, everything seems to be quite different. They have decided to take the baby, including a 15-year-old rebel girl. At that moment, each of them must try to keep the new family and the decent children alive.
24 March 1971, Jackson, Mississippi, USA
4 June 1972, Wiesbaden, Hesse, Germany
27 December 1995, LaGrange, Georgia, USA
December 22, 2018
Instant Family has a positive message and admirable ambition, and its heart is in the right place.
December 13, 2018
It's an incredibly thin premise that's clumsily (and infuriatingly) stretched out to fill an often interminable 118 minute (!) running time...
November 18, 2018
Instant Family has its heart in the right place within a genre that has set the bar low.
December 06, 2018
Sean Anders' endearing, inspirational dramedy about a couple who fostered, then adopted three children.
November 16, 2018
While the pace of Instant Family can be relentless, with the supporting cast and a whole lot of genuine authenticity, Anders hits that sweet-spot of hilarious and heartwarming.
November 18, 2018
There's genuine heart and feeling scattered throughout Instant Family, enough to make one wish it would stick to a consistent tone without being repeatedly undercut with forced gags.
November 16, 2018
Add up the ingredients and you get a mostly enjoyable dog-eared formula for escapist entertainment without critical perception.
November 16, 2018
The laughs are sometimes silly, but often come as moments of relief that the family has made it through something tough. The emotional scenes - both happy and sad - are genuinely emotional. The dark moments are genuinely dark.
December 17, 2018
Instant Family is a fun and entertaining movie that seeks nothing more than to make you spend a pleasant moment. [Full Review in Spanish]
December 02, 2018
I don't know how this happened, but...INSTANT FAMILY is good. It's honest, it's funny, and it resists the temptation to drown the proceedings in sentimentality. Look, I'm as stunned as you.
November 26, 2018
Instant Family isn't too schmalzy as a feel-good family movie, and it has a certain charm in its earnest appeal to tell a different story.
December 13, 2018
Wahlberg and Byrne have great chemistry and excellent comedic timing. Moner is thoroughly believable as the smart, vulnerable, and conflicted older sister who accuses Ellie of being a fake mom and Pete of being a white savior.
