Cheaper by the Dozen
Disney+ | Release Date (Streaming): March 18, 2022 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
42
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Mixed or average reviews based on 11 Critic Reviews
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5
Negative:
5
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
70
The New York TimesCalum MarshMar 17, 2022
The ensemble of children has a natural, authentic-seeming rapport, and Braff and Union, as the beleaguered but loving parents, have an easy, irresistible chemistry, buzzing with big-hearted charisma every time they share the screen. Read full review
60
The GuardianAdrian HortonMar 20, 2022
Braff and Union have passable chemistry, but Union’s charisma and confidence is magnetic in any context including this one. It’s all breezy – there are no bad actors or malicious intent (other than that one Calabasas woman), so the drama is light and the messes are quickly cleaned up. Read full review
60
IGNMatt FowlerMar 18, 2022
Zach Braff and Gabrielle Union are great pillars here, though the film itself isn't consistent enough with its tone, snapping back and forth between sweet sentiment and cheap gags. Read full review
50
Movie NationRoger MooreMar 18, 2022
“Cheaper” in this case plays like a TV pilot, one that could use a lot more laughs. Read full review
50
Screen RantFerdosa AbdiMar 17, 2022
It is great that this blended family is so diverse, but if there is no thoughtful integration of their stories, they remain merely set dressing. Read full review
40
VarietyCourtney HowardMar 17, 2022
This new adaptation’s noteworthy commentary on poignant, timely issues is often eclipsed by predictability, superficial character development and inconsistent pacing. Read full review
38
RogerEbert.comNell MinowMar 18, 2022
The latest Cheaper by the Dozen is worse than formulaic; it is lazy and condescending to its audience. Read full review
35
SlashfilmJosh SpiegelMar 17, 2022
Cheaper by the Dozen, every time it tries to walk down a thornier path, seems to be guided away by executive fiat to ensure that nothing gets too dicey. There was potential here, but it goes unrealized. Read full review
30
Screen DailyTim GriersonMar 17, 2022
Director Gail Lerner’s Cheaper By The Dozen is aggressively cutesy while trying to address real-world issues such as race and class. Lerner’s version feels busy and laboured, its sitcom treatment straining equally for laughs and pathos. Read full review
30
Los Angeles TimesMichael OrdoñaMar 17, 2022
The new Cheaper by the Dozen feels less like a feature than a lengthy sitcom pilot. It’s an assembly-line product scrubbed clean of personality. Read full review
25
TheWrapElizabeth WeitzmanMar 17, 2022
A joyless exercise in IP mining, Cheaper by the Dozen is all the more depressing for its glimpses of unfulfilled potential. Read full review
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