Big Daddy (1999)

Big Daddy rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb6.5/10· 251K votes

Rotten Tomatoes39%

Metacritic42%

TMDb6.494/10· 4K votes

With 39% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 6.5/10 on IMDb and 42/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been modest.

About Big Daddy

A lazy law school grad adopts a kid to impress his girlfriend, but everything doesn't go as planned. Now he's forced to grow up while navigating the challenges of fatherhood.

Cast of Big Daddy

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  Adam Sandler

  as Sonny Koufax

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  Cole Sprouse

  as Julian McGrath

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  Dylan Sprouse

  as Julian McGrath

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  Joey Lauren Adams

  as Layla Maloney

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  Josh Mostel

  as Arthur Brooks

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  Leslie Mann

  as Corinne Maloney

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  Jon Stewart

  as Kevin Gerrity

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  Allen Covert

  as Phil D'Amato

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  Jonathan Loughran

  as Mike

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  Peter Dante

  as Tommy Grayton

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  Rob Schneider

  as Delivery Guy

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  Kristy Swanson

  as Vanessa

Big Daddy facts

Budget

$34.2M

Box office

$234.8M

Our take on Big Daddy

Dennis Dugan's 1999 comedy-drama follows a slacker law school graduate who adopts a young boy to impress his girlfriend, only for the plan to unravel in ways he never anticipated. Forced to actually raise the kid, he stumbles through the messy, unglamorous business of growing up and learning what fatherhood really demands. Built around loose, laid-back humor with a soft sentimental center, the film swings between crude gags and genuine warmth as its reluctant guardian matures. It suits viewers who enjoy easygoing buddy comedies with an emotional payoff, and anyone in the mood for laughs that eventually give way to heart. Undemanding but affectionate.