10 Best Movies About Parenting That You Should Watching Update 03/2024

Movies About Parenting

It’s a lot of labor to raise a child.

You’ll need to take a break and have some fun at some point.

You want to know that you’re not the only one going through this. In the same way, it feels like there are other parents who are going through the same things.

In order to help you out, we’ve put together this list of 10 great comedies about parenthood.

What type of film do you prefer? Take a moment to relax and have a good chuckle with one of the options below.

1. Mr. Mom (1983)

Mr. Mom (1983)

Mr. Mom is based on a true story about a stay-at-home parent who becomes a stay-at-home mom after being laid off from his job as an automotive engineer. His wife, Caroline (Teri Garr), is a former ad executive who returns to the boardroom to prove her worth. Using coupons, Jack and his mommy pals play poker; Caroline uses her domestic prowess to land a tuna campaign; Jack conquers a rogue vacuum cleaner, while Caroline fends off her randy employer; When Jack returns home, he discovers that his wife Caroline does more than he ever imagined while he is abroad.

2. Parenthood (1989)

When Gil (Steve Martin), Helen (Dianne Wiest), and Susan (Haley Jane Kozak) become parents for the first time, they learn that there is still a lot of growing up to do. There are three kids in the house, one of whom has anxiety, so Gil and his wife (Mary Steenburgen) have a lot on their plates. In addition, Gil’s work pressures put a lot of strain on both of their schedules. Mother Helen (Martha Plimpton) is up against an adolescent daughter (Joaquin Phoenix) and a little son (Joaquin Phoenix) who would rather be alone than spend any time with either of them. Helen is a single mom. Susan’s husband (Rick Moranis) believes that starting their daughter’s education in preschool is the best way to prepare her for college, but she isn’t sure. To make matters even more difficult for Gil, Helen and Susan as well as their cantankerous father (Jason Robards), Tom Hulce, their youngest sibling, arrives out of the blue.

3. Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)

Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)

Daniel Hillard (Robin Williams) is crushed when his wife, Miranda (Sally Field), files for divorce and gains custody of the children in MRS. DOUBTFIRE. When he learns that Miranda is in need of a nanny/housekeeper, he enlists the help of his make-up artist brother (Harvey Fierstein) to disguise him as an elderly matron. Daniel, posing as Mrs. Iphegenia Doubtfire, gets the job and swiftly wins over the children. Stu complicates his double-life lie when he starts dating the gorgeous and debonair Stu (Pierce Brosnan).

4. Cheaper by the dozen (2003)

Just as his wife Kate (Bonnie Hunt) hears that her book about the Baker family has been accepted for publication, Steve Martin portrays Tom Baker, a coach who is offered his dream job at his alma mater. The 11 children who remain at home do not want to move, but Tom assures them that it will strengthen and improve their relationship as a whole. The new work is hard, and when Kate needs to go on tour to promote the book, Tom rapidly becomes overwhelmed by the demands of caring for his children while Kate is away.

5. Daddy Day Care (2003)

Daddy Day Care (2003)

Charlie (Eddie Murphy), who is married to Kim (Regina King) and has a 4-year-old son, Ben, has a high-pressure career in marketing and has problems finding time to spend with his family. Charlie and his pal Phil (Jeff Garlin) lose their jobs after their vegetable-based breakfast cereal fails. Charlie stays at home with Ben because Kim has recently begun her new job. Prep school kids in Chamberlin Academy’s snobbish uniforms study Freud, Portuguese and SAT vocabulary words in the only preschool in town. Ms. Harridan is in charge of it (Anjelica Huston). They decide to open Daddy Day Care at Charlie’s house when they can’t find new jobs.

6. Yours, Mine and Ours (2005)

Helicopter pilot Frank Beardsley, a Coast Guard admiral, is reunited with his gorgeous high school girlfriend Helen North (Dennis Quaid) (Rene Russo). Both have experienced the death of a spouse and have huge families (he has eight, she has ten, six of whom are adopted). They wed without informing their children. Naturally, the children are dissatisfied with their new living arrangements. Artistic and free-spirited, Helen’s children utilize a “talking stick” to hold family discussions; Frank’s children are more regulated and accustomed to following commands and operating in a “tight ship.” Arguments between the children are the first sign of a rift in the family (including competition between the two teen girls over a cute boy at school). Once their parents’ marriage has been dissolved, the children decide to break up the family.

7. Little Miss Sunshine (2006)

Little Miss Sunshine (2006)

After Olive (Abigail Breslin) unexpectedly secures a berth in the regional Little Miss Sunshine beauty contest, the Hoover family chooses to travel from Albuquerque to Southern California. All of the family members, including Olive (Toni Collette), Sheryl (Greg Kinnear), Richard (Alan Arkin), Dwyane (Paul Dano), and Uncle Frank (Steve Carell), pack into their yellow Volkswagen bus (which has become the movie’s hallmark image) and set off on a cross-country road trip. Unexpected deaths, car issues, and a lot of squabbling are all part of the adventure down that path. As a result of working together on Olive’s pageant entry, the Hoovers begin to see each other in a different light… accept that no one but each other can understand what they’re saying.

8. Life as We Know It (2010)

In the beginning, Alison and Peter set Holly Berenson (Katherine Heigl) up on a blind date with Eric Messer (Josh Duhamel), a womanizing TV sports producer, but they quickly realized that they couldn’t stand each other—but that doesn’t stop Alison and Peter from making the “frenemies” godparents of their daughter, Sophie. In the aftermath of Alison and Peter’s deaths in a car accident, their 1-year-old daughter, Sophie, is placed in the care of their friends, Holly and Messer. In spite of the child welfare caseworker’s orders, the strange pair begins to fall in love as they adjust to their unconventional schedule. When faced with a difficult decision, things get much more complicated.

9. What to Expect When You’re Expecting (2012)

What to Expect When You’re Expecting (2012)

It’s time for couples to tackle the greatest challenge of their lives: parenthood. Let’s start with Cameron Diaz’s character, fitness trainer Jules, and Matthew Morrison’s character, dancer Evan, who fall in love and become pregnant while competing in a reality TV program for celebrities. When it comes to Wendy (Elizabeth Banks), the proprietor of a children’s clothing company, her husband Gary (Ben Falcone) and stepmother Brooklyn (Brooklyn Decker) appear to be racing for the maternity ward, as well. She can’t wait to adopt with her husband, but he’s not so convinced about it. Holly is a photographer. When Rosie (Anna Kendrick) the food truck owner in her 20s has an extramarital affair with an old classmate and business rival (Chace Crawford), things get complicated. There are many physical and emotional hurdles that come with becoming a mom in this ensemble comedy.

10. Bad Moms (2016)

While working a full-time job and caring for two children, Amy (Mila Kunis) is also juggling an intense part-time job (that’s actually more full-time), her marriage is in trouble, she has two kids, household duties, and everything else — all while being monitored by the PTA mothers who attend her children’s elementary school. Her husband had been having internet sex with another lady across the country, so Amy kicked him out and was forced to deal with even more stress in her already stressful life. She soon comes to the conclusion that she’s had enough of trying to be a great mother and gives up. Amy resolves to embrace “poor motherhood” with the help of two new friends, Carla (Kathryn Hahn) and Kiki (Kristen Bell), both mothers at the school who feel her anguish. However, at what price?

Bonus: Parenthood – TV Show (2010 – 2015)

In PARENTHOOD, which is based on the 1989 film of the same name, Zeke (Craig T. Nelson) and Camille (Julianne Moore) Braverman’s children are the focus of the family’s day-to-day dramas (Bonnie Bedelia). His three younger siblings rely on him as a de facto “Mr. Fix-It” because married Adam (Peter Krause) appears to have it all together: single mom Sarah (Lauren Graham), free spirit Crosby (Dax Shepard) and workaholic Julia (Jennifer Garner) (Erika Christensen). Even Adam, though, requires a little parental direction from time to time. The kids these thirtysomethings are parenting, including an autistic youngster and a group of sullen teenagers, are caught in the middle of all the drama.