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Don't Worry Baby (film)

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Don't Worry Baby
Directed byJulian Branciforte
Screenplay byJulian Branciforte
Produced byJean-Raphael Ambron
Sam Harper
Thomas Kaier
Brendan McHugh
Nick Shore
StarringJohn Magaro
Christopher McDonald
Dreama Walker
Talia Balsam
CinematographyDaniel Katz
Edited byMatthew C. Hart
Music byCharlie Klarsfeld
Production
companies
Manamarin
The Sight Group
Distributed byOrion Pictures
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Release dates
  • April 16, 2015 (2015-04-16) (Sarasota)
  • July 22, 2016 (2016-07-22)
Running time
88 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Don't Worry Baby is a 2015 American comedy drama film written and directed by Julian Branciforte. The film stars John Magaro, Christopher McDonald and Dreama Walker.[1]

Plot

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Robert Lang (John Magaro) discovers his father Harry (Christopher McDonald) has a new child with a young woman named Sara-Beth (Dreama Walker) only to discover he also had sex with Sara-Beth shortly before his father did. Robert and Harry become determined to find out who the father of the child is.

Cast

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Release

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The film was screened on April 16, 2015 at the Sarasota Film Festival and wide released on July 22, 2016.

Reception

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Review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 57% approval rating, with a rating average of 5.5/10, based on 7 reviews.[2] On Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 based on reviews from critics, the film has a score of 55 based on 6 reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[3] Nick Allen of RogerEbert.com gave the film 2 out of 4 stars.[4] Gary Goldstein of the Los Angeles Times praised John Magaro's acting stating he brought his "A-game".[5]

References

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  1. ^ Webster, Andy (21 July 2016). "Review: 'Don't Worry Baby' and a Case of Uncertain Paternity". The New York Times. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
  2. ^ "Don't Worry Baby (2016)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2019-08-06.
  3. ^ "Don't Worry Baby". Metacritic. Retrieved 2019-08-06.
  4. ^ Allen, Nick (2016-07-22). "Don't Worry Baby Movie Review (2016)". RogerEbert.com. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
  5. ^ Goldstein, Gary (21 July 2016). "'Don't Worry Baby' takes high road in father-son paternity sweepstakes". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
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