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Father Hood

He's America's Most Wanted...Dad!

1993 · 1h 35m · PG-13 Action, Comedy, Family
Directed by Darrell James Roodt

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Overview

Deadbeat dad kidnaps his kids from the bus to an abusive foster home and they go on a run. The cops are after them, they bicker constantly and his idea of a way out is grim, yet this dangerous ride might just turn them into a family.

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All reviews
11%
Tomatometer
Fresh

Most of the characters may be trapped in programmed spontaneity, but you can get a real lift out of the landscapes, the crisp sunlight splayed over gas stations and billboards, and the cannonade of '50s and '60s rock oldies.

Michael Wilmington, Los Angeles Times
Rotten

Father Hood isn't so much undemanding as vapid, disjointed rather than antic. And if this film is a romp, then so is bearbaiting.

Jay Boyar, Orlando Sentinel
Rotten

Despite its best intentions, Father Hood is destined to become leftovers in the video store.

Jeff Shannon, Seattle Times
Rotten

It does suggest, ultimately, that if more wards of the state would run off to join their fathers on cross-country crime sprees, we could lick these corrupt foster-care and inattentive-dad problems.

Steve Johnson, Chicago Tribune
Rotten

The movie develops a hopelessly split personality.

Desmond Ryan, Philadelphia Inquirer

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