6.3 Score

1983 • 1h 31min • PG • Comedy, Drama

Mr. Mom

"When mom goes to work, dad goes berserk!"

Jack and Caroline are a couple making a decent living when Jack suddenly loses his job. They agree that he should stay at home and look after the house while Caroline works. It's just that he's never done it before, and really doesn't have a clue...

IMDb 6.6

RT 77%

MC 50

Director

Stan Dragoti

Writer

John Hughes

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Michael Keaton

Jack

Teri Garr

Caroline

Frederick Koehler

Alex

Taliesin Jaffe

Kenny

Courtney-Jane White

Megan

Brittany White

Megan

Martin Mull

Ron

Ann Jillian

Joan

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Michael Keaton Jack

Teri Garr Caroline

Frederick Koehler Alex

Taliesin Jaffe Kenny

Courtney-Jane White Megan

Brittany White Megan

Martin Mull Ron

Ann Jillian Joan

Jeffrey Tambor Jinx

Christopher Lloyd Larry

Tom Leopold Stan

Graham Jarvis Humphries

Carolyn Seymour Eve

Michael Alaimo Bert

Valri Bromfield Doris

Charles Woolf Phil

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