What is Why Him? about?
A dad forms a bitter rivalry with his daughter's young rich boyfriend.
Does it have a happy ending? (spoiler-safe)
Yes. It lands on a happy note.
Why Him? (2016)
A Silicon Valley millionaire tries to win over his girlfriend's dad with raunchy humor and campy antics.
Crowd-pleasing. A date-night pick at a brisk pace. Emotionally it carries some weight.
Not on a US subscription service as of Oct 26, 2026.
Why Him? parents guide
Moderate sex and nudity, and some violence, about what an R should carry.
- Scare
- Not scary
- Jump scares
- None noted
- Gore
- No gore
- Violence
- Some violence
- Some fighting or peril.
- Sex and nudity
- Moderate
- Moderate means a sex scene or nudity on screen, even brief, or sexual violence that is described or implied but never shown.
- Language
- Strong
- Frequent strong profanity or slurs.
How we rate: an AI reads what is known about each title and tags it 0 to 3; we check the tags against a hand-rated set and correct them by hand when readers tell us. Estimates, not a scene-by-scene review. Spot a mistake? Tell us.
Cast and crew
Directed byJohn Hamburg
StarringBryan Cranston, James Franco, Zoey Deutch, Megan Mullally, Griffin Gluck, Keegan-Michael Key
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