I Love My Dad Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

It’s never too late to start a relationship with your son.

Amy Renner

Nov. 5, 2022

I Love My Dad

Release Date: Friday, August 5, 2022 Limited Friday, August 5, 2022 VOD / Digital

Lil Rel Howery, Patton Oswalt, Rachel Dratch, Amy Landecker, James Morosini, Ricky Velez, Claudia Sulewski

R Comedy 1 hr, 36 m

5

52% WILL SEE

48% WON'T SEE

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Plot

What's the story about?

Inspired by writer, director, and star James Morosini’s true life experience, I LOVE MY DAD follows Chuck (Patton Oswalt), a hopelessly estranged father who desperately wants to reconnect with his troubled son, Franklin (Morosini). Blocked on social media and concerned for his son’s life, Chuck impersonates a waitress online and starts checking in with Franklin. But things begin to spiral when Franklin falls for this imaginary girl (Claudia Sulewski) and wants nothing more than to meet her in person, as Chuck has inadvertently catfished his own son.

Cited as official plot version

Comedy True Story

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Top Cast

The lead cast starring in I Love My Dad.

Patton Oswalt
The Boss Baby, Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
J
James Morosini
It's What's Inside, It’s What’s Inside
C
Claudia Sulewski
L
Lil Rel Howery
Dog Man, Harold and the Purple Crayon
A
Amy Landecker
Missing, All is Bright
R
Ricky Velez
The Listener
R
Rachel Dratch
The 4:30 Movie, The Hebrew Hammer

Crew Behind the Film

The I Love My Dad behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

Director: James Morosini
Screenwriter: James Morosini
Producer: James Morosini

Studio: Magnolia Pictures
Production Companies

Additional Information

MPA Rating: R Restricted for sexual content and language
Runtime: 1 hr, 36 m
Tagline: It’s never too late to start a relationship with your son.
Also known as: Not available
Language: English

All Trailers

Official I Love My Dad movie trailers and clips.

Comedy

I Love My Dad Official Trailer #2

Comedy

I Love My Dad Official Trailer

Production Details

What we know about the I Love My Dad movie production.

Key Facts

*Winner* Grand Jury Prize for Narrative Feature – SXSW, Narrative Feature Competition Audience Award – SXSW, Audience Award for Narrative Feature – Chicago Critics Film Festival, Best Feature Film – Hill Country Film Festival

Production Updates

Jun 2022

Completed

The film was tagged as Completed.

Release Dates

When was the film released?

I Love My Dad was released in limited movie theaters on Friday, August 5, 2022. There were 18 other movies released on the same date, including Bodies Bodies Bodies, Bullet Train and Easter Sunday. As a limited release, I Love My Dad was shown in select movie theaters in major markets.

Movie Theaters

2022-08-05 Limited

United States

Streaming

2022-08-05 VOD / Digital

United States

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