Why Him? (2016)
Of all the guys his daughter could have chosen...
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Why Him? rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic
IMDb6.2/10· 131K votes
Rotten Tomatoes40%
Metacritic39%
TMDb6.4/10· 4K votesWith 40% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 6.2/10 on IMDb and 39/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been modest.
About Why Him?
A dad forms a bitter rivalry with his daughter's young rich boyfriend.
Cast of Why Him?
Bryan Cranston
as Ned Fleming
James Franco
as Laird Mayhew
Zoey Deutch
as Stephanie Fleming
Megan Mullally
as Barb Fleming
Griffin Gluck
as Scotty Fleming
Keegan-Michael Key
as Gustav
Kaley Cuoco
as Justine (voice)
Cedric the Entertainer
as Lou Dunne
Zack Pearlman
as Kevin Dingle
Jee Young Han
as Marnie Dingle
- G
Grace Hazelett
as Vanessa Dingle
- S
Sadie Hazelett
as Vanessa Dingle
Why Him? facts
- Budget
- $38M
- Box office
- $118.1M
Ranked by the iRankMovies editorial teamUpdated August 2026MethodologyData sources
Audience opinions
What the audience liked
- •Family dynamics provide relatable comedy through parent-in-law tensions
- •Ensemble chemistry elevates familiar romantic comedy genre conventions
- •Lighthearted tone delivers consistent laughs without dark subject matter
What the audience disliked
- •Rivalry plotline resorts to predictable comedy clichés throughout film
- •Character development remains surface-level despite capable cast efforts
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