Con man Ray is going after one last heist – a stash of rare coins – when his estranged son Timmy unexpectedly shows up. Ray is too preoccupied with his robbery to spend time with his son, so Timmy blackmails him into acting like a father, hiding the coins and promises to return them only after Ray takes him to amusement parks and baseball games.
Getting Even with Dad has generally received mixed reviews.
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Getting Even with Dad was released in 1994 and has generally received mixed reviews.
Online reviewers have written 89 reviews, giving Getting Even with Dad (1994) an average rating of 46%.
Overall, cinema-goers prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 57%, compared to film critics, who gave it a lower average score of 40%. Amateur reviewers were more impressed with Getting Even with Dad than critics were.
With a score of 46%, Getting Even with Dad is below the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1994, which stands at 58%.
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