The Boss Baby
PG

The Boss Baby

Born leader.

2017 • 97 min • Animation · Comedy · Family

Synopsis

A story about how a new baby's arrival impacts a family, told from the point of view of a delightfully unreliable narrator, a wildly imaginative 7 year old named Tim.

Our family guide

Best from age 6
84
Movie Knight Score
7534 reviews
  • 100 Reviewers · 3 · 53%
  • 65 Audience · 7531 · 47%

An imaginative 7-year-old boy

Violence & peril
3/10
Language
1/10
Drinking, drugs & smoking
0/10
Romance & sensuality
0/10
Scary moments
2/10

Heads up

  • Some slapstick cartoon violence
  • Mild peril during chase scenes
  • Potty humor

What it models well

  • Family bonds
  • Imagination
  • Teamwork

Talk about it after

  • Adjusting to new siblings
  • The value of family love
  • Truth vs. imagination

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Top billed cast

Director: Tom McGrath • Crew: Michael McCullers

Trailers & clips

Reviewer notes

Recommended

Well here we don't even bother with the gooseberry bush, let along the maternity ward, as the young besuited baby arrives to join mum, dad and elder brother "Tim". These kids don't exactly hit it off. Is that because "Tim" is jealous of the love his parents smother their new arrival with?…

RecommendedTrusted family reviewers

**An elegant and well-made film, but with far-fetched, forced ideas and a certain lack of “soul”.** I am aware that my generation, “Generation Y”, is the first in the history of my country where the majority of us are only children. With the increase in education, health and food costs and low salaries without corresponding increases, for most families it has become insane to have more than one child.…

RecommendedTrusted family reviewers

**The baby on a mission!** If you ask anybody from the pre 90s, they would say their love for animated feature started with 'Toy Story'. But mine was DreamWorks' 'Antz'. So this production house might not be as good as Disney or Pixar, but still a better one than the rest of those who are in the same business, except Sony who comes equal.…

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Details

TMDB audience
6.5/10 (7,531)
Age rating
PG
Status
Released
Budget
$125,000,000
Box office
$527,965,936
Franchise
The Boss Baby Collection

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