The War with Grandpa Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Plot

What's the story about?

Plot

Sixth-grader Peter (Oakes Fegley) is pretty much your average kid-he likes gaming, hanging with his friends and his beloved pair of Air Jordans. But when his recently widowed grandfather Ed (Robert De Niro) moves in with Peter's family, the boy is forced to give up his most prized possession of all, his bedroom. Unwilling to let such an injustice stand, Peter devises a series of increasingly elaborate pranks to drive out the interloper, but Grandpa Ed won't go without a fight. Soon, the friendly combatants are engaged in an all-out war with side-splitting consequences.

Comedy Adaptation

Top Cast

The lead cast starring in The War with Grandpa.

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  Robert De Niro

  Zero Day (limited series), The Alto Knights

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  Christopher Walken

  Dune: Part Two, Domino

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  Laura Marano

  ... Mia

  Choose Love, Saving Zoë

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  Max Jenkins

  ... Peter

• J
  Juliocesar Chavez

  ... Billy

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  Lydia Styslinger

  ... Lisa

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  Uma Thurman

  The King of Kings, The Old Guard 2

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  Rob Riggle

  Status Update, Night School

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  Cheech Marin

  Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Road Trip, Champions

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  Jane Seymour

  Puppy Love, Austenland

Crew Behind the Film

The The War with Grandpa behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Tim Hill last directed Hop and Alvin and the Chipmunks. The film's writer Matt Ember last wrote Home and Get Smart.

Director

Tim Hill

Screenwriters

Matt Ember
Tom Astle

Producers

Phillip Glasser
Eugene Levy
Marvin Peart
Rose Morris Peart

Production Details

What we know about the The War with Grandpa movie production.

Key Facts

• Based on the novel by Robert Kimmel Smith.

Production Updates for The War with Grandpa

Dec 2018

Completed

Changed The War with Grandpa movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

Aug 2017

Post-Production

Changed the movie production status to Post-Production. Filmed over six weeks in Atlanta.

Apr 2017

Production

Changed the movie production status to Production. The adaptation of the Robert Kimmel Smith novel starts filming May 1, 2017.

Mar 2017

Production

Changed the movie production status to Production. Filming planned for Spring 2017 in Atlanta, Georgia.

Jul 2016

Pre-Production

Changed the movie production status to Pre-Production. Preparations are underway to start production.

Jun 2016

Development

Changed the movie production status to Development. Likely begins production spring 2017.

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