The Boss Baby

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The Boss Baby

PG

2017

1h 37m

Kids & Family

Comedy

Adventure

Animation

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A new baby's arrival impacts a family, told from the point of view of a delightfully unreliable narrator -- a wildly imaginative 7-year-old named Tim. The most unusual Boss Baby (Alec Baldwin) arrives at Tim's home in a taxi, wearing a suit and carrying a briefcase. The instant sibling rivalry must soon be put aside when Tim discovers that Boss Baby is actually a spy on a secret mission, and only he can help thwart a dastardly plot that involves an epic battle between puppies and babies.

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Critics Consensus

The Boss Baby's talented cast, glimmers of wit, and flashes of visual inventiveness can't make up for a thin premise and a disappointing willingness to settle for doody jokes.

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K. Austin Collins

The Ringer

Aug 10, 2017

A funny premise and Alec Baldwin aren't enough to save this wet blanket of a kids' movie.

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Roxana Hadadi

Chesapeake Family Magazine

Apr 14, 2017

3.5/5

The smartly written The Boss Baby lightly takes on commercialism while delivering a variety of witty gags that sound charmingly smug coming from Alec Baldwin's mouth.

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Simran Hans

Observer (UK)

Apr 9, 2017

3/5

The jokes are decidedly one-note, but still, I admit: I laughed.

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Nov 1, 2021

2/4

It becomes less interesting as it grows more convoluted.

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Richard Crouse

Richard Crouse

Feb 28, 2021

3.5/5

A pleasant diversion for big and small but the story and its lessons feel like things we've seen done before and done better.

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Steven Prokopy

Third Coast Review

May 5, 2020

It got me to chuckle a few times, director McGrath keeps things moving at a lively pace, and as far as family-friendly entertainment, it does the trick.

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Lisa

Jul 7, 2021

Loved the movie, kids loved it. and grandpa

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Amanda R

Jul 4, 2021

If you liked the first one, you will love the second

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Matt C

@RT21378340 2 days ago

It seems like I liked this movie see since it feels like Sunny bunnies, Versace on the floor, and even other stuff.

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Gerox M

@RT19784297 Sep 24, 2026

this movie is so dumb

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Netra L

@Netra08 Aug 25, 2026

Oof, The Boss Baby is such a weirdly chaotic, dramatic film. Earlier, I simply watched it as a kid, but as I grew older, I swear I can see favouritism with a side of emotional damage. I never thought that such an animated, Pixar-style film would teach us things like brotherhood and favouritism with enough action-packed madness and espionage to make it oddly chaotic and dramatic. What on earth indeed!

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Nicholas T

@nicktalbert2025 Aug 21, 2026

the boss baby not a good family film it okay film

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Tom McGrath

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Boss Baby

Miles Christopher Bakshi

Tim

Tobey Maguire

Narrator

Jimmy Kimmel

Dad

Lisa Kudrow

Mom

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Synopsis

A new baby's arrival impacts a family, told from the point of view of a delightfully unreliable narrator -- a wildly imaginative 7-year-old named Tim. The most unusual Boss Baby (Alec Baldwin) arrives at Tim's home in a taxi, wearing a suit and carrying a briefcase. The instant sibling rivalry must soon be put aside when Tim discovers that Boss Baby is actually a spy on a secret mission, and only he can help thwart a dastardly plot that involves an epic battle between puppies and babies.

Director: Tom McGrath
Producer: Ramsey Ann Naito
Screenwriter: Michael McCullers
Distributor: 20th Century Fox
Production Co: DreamWorks Animation
Rating: PG (Some Mild Rude Humor)
Genre: Kids & Family, Comedy, Adventure, Animation
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 31, 2017, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 4, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $174.9M
Runtime: 1h 37m
Sound Mix: Dolby Atmos, Dolby Digital, SDDS, Datasat
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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