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Big Daddy (1999)

★ 6.5 · 3,525 ratings on TMDB

Nature called. Look who answered.

Big Daddy poster★ 6.5

A lazy law school grad adopts a kid to impress his girlfriend, but everything doesn't go as planned. Now he's forced to grow up while navigating the challenges of fatherhood.

DirectorDennis Dugan
CastAdam Sandler, Allen Covert, Cole Sprouse, Dylan Sprouse, Joey Lauren Adams, Jon Stewart
GenresComedy, Drama
The emergence reading

Big Daddy keeps every mind human — it fights its subject at zero distance. The story fights on E8/E10 of the E0–E14 reality ladder.

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Shared director or cast.

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