The Boss Baby
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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.
What critics thought
Critics were split down the middle on this one — the film lands solidly with family audiences but left reviewers underwhelmed by its thin premise and reliance on lowbrow gags. Baldwin's comic timing and the satirical contrast between corporate jargon and infant helplessness earned genuine laughs from some, while others found the plot overstuffed and derivative, drawing unflattering comparisons to the similarly structured but better-executed Storks.
“The contrast between the helpless-infant stage of life and corporate-speak is funny but fairly high-concept for a kiddie movie, and the plot grows denser as it goes along and the baby and Tim reluctantly join forces to stop a conspiracy by which puppies would corner all the love in the world.”
Neil Genzlinger·The New York Times
“it doesn't help that there are strong similarities with Sony's equally disorganized yet superior 2016 film Storks. Both films work off the same premise — that humans don't bear live young.”
Peter Hartlaub·San Francisco Chronicle
“a funny and frenetic animated comedy which is blessed to have Alec Baldwin calling the shots as this little bundle of power who looks he should be running Exxon Mobil, not sucking his thumb.”
Pete Hammond·Deadline Hollywood
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Genres
Animation, Comedy, Family
Cast & Crew
Tom McGrathDirector
Miles BakshiTim (voice)
Alec BaldwinBoss Baby (voice)
Jimmy KimmelDad (voice)
Lisa KudrowMom (voice)
Steve BuscemiFrancis Francis (voice)
Tobey MaguireAdult Tim / Narrator (voice)
James McGrathWizzie / Elvis Impersonator (voice)
Conrad VernonEugene (voice)
ViviAnn YeeStaci (voice)
Eric Bell Jr.Triplets (voice)
David SorenJimbo (voice)
Steve MazzaroComposer
Hans ZimmerComposer
Marla FrazeeWriter
Michael McCullersWriterFrom the studio
The Boss Baby
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.
What critics thought
Critics were split down the middle on this one — the film lands solidly with family audiences but left reviewers underwhelmed by its thin premise and reliance on lowbrow gags. Baldwin's comic timing and the satirical contrast between corporate jargon and infant helplessness earned genuine laughs from some, while others found the plot overstuffed and derivative, drawing unflattering comparisons to the similarly structured but better-executed Storks.
“The contrast between the helpless-infant stage of life and corporate-speak is funny but fairly high-concept for a kiddie movie, and the plot grows denser as it goes along and the baby and Tim reluctantly join forces to stop a conspiracy by which puppies would corner all the love in the world.”
Neil Genzlinger·The New York Times
“it doesn't help that there are strong similarities with Sony's equally disorganized yet superior 2016 film Storks. Both films work off the same premise — that humans don't bear live young.”
Peter Hartlaub·San Francisco Chronicle
“a funny and frenetic animated comedy which is blessed to have Alec Baldwin calling the shots as this little bundle of power who looks he should be running Exxon Mobil, not sucking his thumb.”
Pete Hammond·Deadline Hollywood
Accolades
Genres
Animation, Comedy, Family
Cast & Crew
Tom McGrathDirectorMiles BakshiTim (voice)Alec BaldwinBoss Baby (voice)Jimmy KimmelDad (voice)Lisa KudrowMom (voice)Steve BuscemiFrancis Francis (voice)Tobey MaguireAdult Tim / Narrator (voice)James McGrathWizzie / Elvis Impersonator (voice)Conrad VernonEugene (voice)ViviAnn YeeStaci (voice)Eric Bell Jr.Triplets (voice)David SorenJimbo (voice)Steve MazzaroComposerHans ZimmerComposerMarla FrazeeWriterMichael McCullersWriterFrom the studio
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