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By Chandler Levack (49) for The Globe and Mail (Toronto) (4,018) on 15 Nov 2018

At two hours, Instant Family is shorter than a Judd Apatow joint but far less funny or complex. It’s Sean Anders’s best movie…

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By Bilge Ebiri (1,050) for New York Magazine (Vulture) (3,519) on 15 Nov 2018

Instant Family is a surprisingly foul-mouthed, filled-to-bursting roller coaster of a comedy-melodrama that tosses you in eight different directions…

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By Nell Minow (2,357) for Movie Mom (753) on 15 Nov 2018

This story could have been cloying or it could have been soap opera. But Anders and his cast make it into a genuinely heartwarming experience…

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By Adam Graham (720) for Detroit News (2,682) on 15 Nov 2018

Instant Family's heart is in the right place…

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By Michael Ordoña (350) for Common Sense Media (4,943) on 15 Nov 2018

Heartwarming family dramedy has some mature moments…

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By Josh Bell (1,421) for Film Racket (579) on 15 Nov 2018

Both the parents and the kids are completely insufferable and unsympathetic, and their moments of bonding and joy are as unconvincing as the…

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By Rendy Jones (321) for Rendy Reviews (320) on 15 Nov 2018

You want to raise awareness about children in foster care…

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By Robert Kojder (605) for Flickering Myth (680) on 14 Nov 2018

Drifting between lighthearted laughs and a respectable amount of serious themes, Instant Family is genuinely moving…

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By Cain Noble-Davies (18) for FILMINK (Australia) (1,405) on 14 Nov 2018

this film's heart is undeniably in the right place…

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By Fred Topel (1,193) for Monsters and Critics (513) on 14 Nov 2018

Instant Family is putting a lot of good out into the world…

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By Nate Adams (71) for The Only Critic (71) on 14 Nov 2018

Mark Whalberg and Rose Byrne, being the talented actors they are, at least keep you laughing and invested through the jagged storytelling…

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By Julian Roman (454) for MovieWeb (460) on 14 Nov 2018

Instant Family has a whole lot of heart. There are so many children languishing in the foster system…

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By Gary Thompson (1,554) for Philadelphia Daily News (1,596) on 14 Nov 2018

The foster-care comedy Instant Family has more heart than laughs, but enough of the former to squeak by…

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By Danielle Solzman (397) for Solzy at the Movies (339) on 14 Nov 2018

Both heartwarming and inspiring, Instant Family is a family comedy that displays the importance that comes with being a foster parent…

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By Scott Menzel (120) for We Live Entertainment (357) on 14 Nov 2018

By incorporating his own story along with many others, Sean Anders has created something extraordinary that has the potential to help hundreds,…

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By Peter Canavese (1,744) for Groucho Reviews (1,725) on 14 Nov 2018

Humor is subjective, of course, but the film offers this litmus test: do you laugh when a sane adult finally slaps Ellie ('You listen to me,…

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By Mike Reyes (98) for CinemaBlend (829) on 14 Nov 2018

While Instant Family doesn't totally break the conventions of the family comedy, it uses them to its advantage…

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By William Bibbiani (788) for TheWrap (3,203) on 14 Nov 2018

Instant Family is a decent, involving, endearing story, with funny performances and heartfelt, entirely earned dramatic crescendoes…

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By Ign Staff (1) for IGN Movies (1,472) on 14 Nov 2018

Successfully walking the line between sharp comedy and thoughtful dramedy, Instant Family delivers, warming the heart and generating plenty…

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By Jordan Calhoun (35) for Black Nerd Problems (146) on 14 Nov 2018

Instant Family operates in a level of self-awareness by discussing the white savior narrative and looking some of its challenges in the eye…

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