The Boss Baby: Family Business
The Boss Baby: Family Business

The Boss Baby: Family Business

2021Movie107 minEnglish

The Templeton brothers — Tim and his Boss Baby little bro Ted — have become adults and drifted away from each other. But a new boss baby with a cutting-edge approach and a can-do attitude is about to bring them together again … and inspire a new family business.

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IMDb6.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes57%
Metacritic54/100
Google Users72%
Director: Tom McGrathGenres: Animation, Comedy, Family

Plot Summary

The Templeton brothers, Ted and Tim, are now grown up and have drifted apart. Tim is a married stay-at-home dad, while Ted is a Wall Street CEO. When a new boss baby arrives with an urgent mission, they must reunite and go undercover to save the company and their relationship. They discover a new, even more advanced boss baby who is secretly plotting to turn adults into perpetual babies.

Critical Reception

The Boss Baby: Family Business received mixed to positive reviews from critics and audiences. While praised for its animation, humor, and nostalgic elements for fans of the original, some critics found the plot to be overly convoluted and less original than the first film. The voice performances, particularly Alec Baldwin's return as the Boss Baby, were generally well-received.

What Reviewers Say

  • Praised for its vibrant animation and comedic moments that appeal to both children and adults.
  • Some viewers found the storyline to be a bit predictable and less engaging than the original.
  • The voice acting, especially Alec Baldwin's, was a consistent highlight.

Google audience: Google users generally enjoyed the film, appreciating its humor, visual style, and the return of familiar characters. Many found it to be a fun and entertaining family movie, though some commented that it didn't quite recapture the magic of the first installment.

Fun Fact

The film's plot involves the idea of adults being turned into babies, a concept that plays on the film's original premise and the perceived anxieties of growing up.

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CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

Ok, so I am definitely not the demographic here but I actually found the dynamic quite fun for a while. Following on from the first film (2017) we find that brothers "Tim" and "Ted" have moved on with their lives. The latter is now a succes...
Per Gunnar Jonsson

Per Gunnar Jonss...

I found the original Boss Baby really good. Great actually. Unfortunately this one was quite a disappointing. Yes, there are a fair number of funny scenes and gags splattered around the movie. The chase sequences in the beginning of the ...