Eli and Pete decided to adopt a young child to be their son. The couple is surprised to find three brothers in one place, including a 15-year-old rebellious girl. Therefore, they both decided to adopt the three brothers at the same time. They may both discover that family planning needs planning, where the couple find themselves rushing to raise three children suddenly and without introductions.
20 June 1989, Moscow, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia]
15 June 1955, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
24 March 1971, Jackson, Mississippi, USA
2001, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
6 April 1990, West Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
4 June 1972, Wiesbaden, Hesse, Germany
13 November 1958, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
5 November 1967, Bronx, New York, USA
December 22, 2018
Instant Family has a positive message and admirable ambition, and its heart is in the right place.
November 18, 2018
Instant Family has its heart in the right place within a genre that has set the bar low.
November 16, 2018
The laughs are sometimes silly, but often come as moments of relief that the family has made it through something tough. The emotional scenes - both happy and sad - are genuinely emotional. The dark moments are genuinely dark.
November 26, 2018
Instant Family isn't too schmalzy as a feel-good family movie, and it has a certain charm in its earnest appeal to tell a different story.
November 16, 2018
While the pace of Instant Family can be relentless, with the supporting cast and a whole lot of genuine authenticity, Anders hits that sweet-spot of hilarious and heartwarming.
December 13, 2018
Wahlberg and Byrne have great chemistry and excellent comedic timing. Moner is thoroughly believable as the smart, vulnerable, and conflicted older sister who accuses Ellie of being a fake mom and Pete of being a white savior.
December 06, 2018
Sean Anders' endearing, inspirational dramedy about a couple who fostered, then adopted three children.
December 13, 2018
It's an incredibly thin premise that's clumsily (and infuriatingly) stretched out to fill an often interminable 118 minute (!) running time...
December 17, 2018
Instant Family is a fun and entertaining movie that seeks nothing more than to make you spend a pleasant moment. [Full Review in Spanish]
December 02, 2018
I don't know how this happened, but...INSTANT FAMILY is good. It's honest, it's funny, and it resists the temptation to drown the proceedings in sentimentality. Look, I'm as stunned as you.
November 18, 2018
There's genuine heart and feeling scattered throughout Instant Family, enough to make one wish it would stick to a consistent tone without being repeatedly undercut with forced gags.
November 16, 2018
Add up the ingredients and you get a mostly enjoyable dog-eared formula for escapist entertainment without critical perception.
