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Film · 2018

Ideal Home

Directed by Andrew Fleming · starring Jesse Luken, Paul Rudd and Steve Coogan

  • 1 h 31 min
  • 15
  • Comedy · Drama · LGTB
  • USA
  • Released in the UK 5 July 2018
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Synopsis

Paul (Paul Rudd) and Erasmus (Steve Coogan) are a homosexual couple who see their life change completely when a mysterious ten-year-old boy shows up at their door claiming to be the grandson of Erasmus. Neither is willing to leave behind their extravagant way of life and, much less, be parents but with the arrival of the child, they will discover that the child has one or two things to teach them about the life and value of the family. This tragicomedy is directed by Andrew Fleming ('Arrested Development') and along with Coogan and Rudd, the cast is completed by Jack Gore as the little boy who appears in their lives called Bill, Kate Walsh, Courtney Cunningham, Alison Pill and Jake McDorman, among others.

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The essentials

Runtime
91 min1 hour and 31 minutes
Budget
$10mIndieproduction
Rating
15Suitable only for 15 years and over
How long is Ideal Home?
1 hour and 31 minutes (91 minutes).
When was Ideal Home released in the UK?
It was released in the UK on 5 July 2018.
Who directed Ideal Home?
Andrew Fleming.
Who is in Ideal Home?
It stars Jesse Luken, Paul Rudd, Steve Coogan and Jack Gore.
Where can I watch Ideal Home?
In the UK it is available free on Pluto TV and Prime Video and to rent on Apple TV.
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Cast

Full cast (15)
Director
Andrew Fleming
Writers
Andrew Fleming
Producers
Steve Coogan, Lisa Wolofsky

Videos and trailers

All 2 videos
'Ideal Home' Trailer 2:0411 June 2018

Photos and posters

All 10 photos

Reviews

All 4 reviews

What the critics say 5.0, from one outlet

  • 5.0 IndiewireDavid Elrich Fleming is unable of creating any kind of conflict. Read
  • VarietyOwen Gleiberman 'Ideal Home' es una baratija, pero más que eso, está atrapada entre épocas, preparado para hacerte querer hasta a las prima donnas que son sus personajes y hacerte llorar ante la revelación de sus… Read
  • The Hollywood ReporterFrank Scheck Good-hearted film whose positive message about same-sex parenting is emphasized in the end credits sequence featuring photos of numerous real-life examples. Read

Soundtrack

All 5 songs
  1. FamilyHolly Palmer Spotify
  2. Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)C+C Music Factory, feat, Martha Wash, arrangement with Sony Music Licensing Spotify
  3. For The Widows In Paradise, For The Fatherless In YpsilantiSufjan Stevens, arrangement with Ghost Town, Inc
  4. Cake And Eat ItDavid Gray

Trivia

  • Inclusion

    Many of the straight charters of the movie are played by homosexual actors.

  • Rudd and Coogan, well-known actors

    Paul Rudd and Steve Coogan had already stared together in other three movies before.

  • Premiere in Australian lands

    The world premiere of the film was in Mardi Gras Film Festival (Australia), in February 2018.

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