Sentences with phrase «uptight father»

Bryan Cranston and James Franco are stuck in one - note roles as an uptight father and his wild, would - be son - in - law, respectively, in this raunchy, R - rated comedy.

The reception he gets from her uptight father Jack (Robert De Niro) is anything but cordial.

Hugh Bonneville is perfect as the uptight father, bumbling his cynical way through the absurd adventure with a straight face and spouting ridiculous statistics about health and safety («7 per cent of childhood accidents start with jumping»).

After 10 years of marriage and two children, it seems that Greg Focker (Ben Stiller) has finally earned a place in the «circle of trust» of his uptight father - in - law, Jack (Robert De Niro).

Not exact matches

The In - Laws is a comedy about two father - in - laws to be; uptight Jewish dentist Sheldon Kornpett (Alan Arkin) and crazy Italian American criminal / government agent Vince Ricardo (Peter Falk).

Equally - annoying, are the colorful supporting characters displaying an array of increasingly bizarre behaviors, ranging from Sheeni's uptight, Bible - thumping parents (M. Emmet Walsh and Mary Kay Place) to her rebellious big brother (Justin Long) whose idea of a practical joke is to lace Thanksgiving dinner with hallucinogenic mushrooms which cause their father to smear mashed potatoes on his own face.

«Changing Lanes» on Blu - ray: Compelling drama about the adversarial relationship between an uptight attorney (Ben Affleck in his best role) and a stressed - out father (Samuel L. Jackson) that develops after they're involved in a minor traffic accident.

A particularly hilarious scene - stealer is Christopher Meloni, as Pascal, Minnie's mom's uptight psychologist ex-boyfriend who continues to insist upon being a father figure to Minnie and her nosy sister Gretel (Abby Wait).

The topic comes to mind partly because of this year's transcendent moment of joy in Cannes, the scene in Maren Ade's Toni Erdmann in which an uptight young corporate woman is persuaded by her father to sing Whitney Houston's «The Greatest Love of All» at a party and ends up pouring her entire soul into it.

Together with her sister, Vinnie (Jennifer Ehle, in a rare role worth her warm talent), and an irreverently modern friend, Vryling Buffam (Catherine Bailey), Emily bats guests, suitors, and uptight relatives around like a cat playing with its food — an intellectual game hunt that seems to fill her father (Keith Carradine) with a mixture of disapproval and begrudging pride.

Maybe it was your father's gambling problem, or your mother's uptight way of controlling the household finances.