Daddy's Home (film)
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Daddy's Home is a 2015 American buddy comedy film directed by Sean Anders and written by Anders, Brian Burns, and John Morris.[4] The film is about a mild-mannered stepfather (Will Ferrell) who vies for the attention of his wife's (Linda Cardellini) children when their biological father (Mark Wahlberg) returns.
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Directed by | Sean Anders |
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Story by | Brian Burns |
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Cinematography | Julio Macat |
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Music by | Michael Andrews |
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Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 96 minutes[1] |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $50 million[2] |
Box office | $242.8 million[3] |
This is the second collaboration between Ferrell and Wahlberg following the 2010 film The Other Guys. Principal photography began on November 17, 2014, in New Orleans, Louisiana. The film was released on December 25, 2015, by Paramount Pictures and grossed $242 million worldwide, becoming Ferrell's highest-grossing live-action film. It received praise for the performances and chemistry between Ferrell and Wahlberg but criticism for its lack of funny ideas and not fully exploring the premise.[5] A sequel, Daddy's Home 2, was released on November 10, 2017.