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The Boss Baby: Family Business
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The Boss Baby: Family Business

Playtime is over.

2021 • 107 min • Animation · Comedy · Adventure · Family

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Synopsis

The Templeton brothers — Tim and his Boss Baby little bro Ted — have become adults and drifted away from each other. But a new boss baby with a cutting-edge approach and a can-do attitude is about to bring them together again … and inspire a new family business.

Our family guide

Best from age 6
61
Movie Knight Score
2712 reviews
  • 50 Reviewers · 2 · 51%
  • 73 Audience · 2710 · 49%

Adult brothers Tim and Ted are reunited when a new "Boss Baby" arrives, pulling them into a secret mission. They must go undercover to stop a villainous plot at a school, ultimately rediscovering the importance of family bonds. This animated adventure is full of imaginative hijinks.

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

Heads up

  • Some cartoon slapstick and chases
  • Brief mentions of adult beverages
  • A villain who tries to manipulate children

What it models well

  • Family unity and support
  • Importance of imagination
  • Sibling bonds grow stronger

Talk about it after

  • What makes a family strong?
  • How did Tim and Ted reconnect?
  • Why is it good to use your imagination?

Written by the Movie Knight editorial team for The Boss Baby: Family Business. Our own words, our own scoring — always double-check against your family's standards.

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Top billed cast

Director: Tom McGrath • Crew: Michael McCullers, Tom McGrath, Michael McCullers

Trailers & clips

The Extended Preview Collection

Uncle Ted Arrives At The Templeton House

Official Trailer 2

Official Trailer

Reviewer notes

Recommended

Ok, so I am definitely not the demographic here but I actually found the dynamic quite fun for a while. Following on from the first film (2017) we find that brothers "Tim" and "Ted" have moved on with their lives. The latter is now a successful financier, the former stays at home looking after his own children. It's only when his younger daughter starts to show that she has inherited some of the family business sk...

Not recommended

I found the original Boss Baby really good. Great actually. Unfortunately this one was quite a disappointing. Yes, there are a fair number of funny scenes and gags splattered around the movie. The chase sequences in the beginning of the movie are quite hilarious actually. The story however is pretty lame. The original had a decent story. Yes it was a bit outlandish but at least it was a nice family story. Th...

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Details

TMDB audience
7.3/10 (2,710)
Age rating
PG
Status
Released
Budget
$82,000,000
Box office
$146,745,280
Franchise
The Boss Baby Collection
IMDb
tt6932874
Official site
www.dreamworks.com

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