Though predictable and formulaic, it is emotional and honest from start to finish, making Fatherhood one of Netflix' best hidden gems of the year. It balances humour and affection perfectly and gives us Hart's best performance to date.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Aug 6, 2023

This is the perfect film for Father’s Day, but beware of its emotional impact.

| Original Score: 8.5/10 | Jan 16, 2023

Fatherhood is a heartbreakingly lovely comedy. It also has Kevin Hart’s very best performance.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Oct 9, 2022

Fatherhood may follow a story structure we've seen many times before, but it's an emotional rollercoaster worth riding nonetheless, especially for the poignant performances from every actor involved, especially Kevin Hart.

| Original Score: 7/10 | Jul 14, 2022

Initially, the buffoonish shenanigans of Matt’s buddies and an overreliance on doodoo humor undermine any attempts at emotional traction.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Jul 3, 2022

There's no denying that Fatherhood aims to be an inoffensive crowd pleaser with a lot of input from test audiences and market researchers, and that isn't necessarily a bad thing.

| Sep 30, 2021

The real scene-stealer is Melody Hurd, who portrays the young Maddy. She forms great chemistry with Hart and that makes the movie worth watching.

| Original Score: B | Jul 29, 2021

Based on the real-life Logelin's 2011 bestselling book, Two Kisses for Maddy: A Memoir of Loss and Love, Fatherhood is as enjoyable as it is in large part due to its talented star, Kevin Hart.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Jul 5, 2021

It's a story of fatherhood that treats its characters with kindness and compassion, rather than as a spectacle.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Jul 1, 2021

Kevin Hart does a great job as a leading man, with a tremendous supporting cast around him.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jul 1, 2021

Not terrible, but very ordinary.

| Jun 30, 2021

Heavy themes are explored throughout Fatherhood, but instead of really digging deep and creating a father-daughter drama around topics like the ones already mentioned, the Paul Weitz-directed film settles for syrupy cliché moments.

| Jun 28, 2021

The film, as a whole, lifelessly plods along, hitting each predictable step in its path, and by the end one can only muster a shrug.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Jun 27, 2021

Hart successfully mines a previously unseen side of his abilities.

| Jun 25, 2021

A blandly formulaic tale of a father who decides to bring up his newborn daughter by himself after his wife suddenly dies...but while inoffensive, it's also innocuous and instantly forgettable.

| Original Score: C+ | Jun 25, 2021

Ultimately, though, Hart is the reason why Fatherhood is never able to reach the dramatic heights it is obviously aiming for, and the reason it's never tedious and always watchable. There might be a great dramatic performance in him.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jun 25, 2021

If you love movies from the heart, you can't beat this one.

| Jun 24, 2021

Fatherhood turns out to be a pretty decent tearjerker, with a few moments of genuine pathos and heartache to power it through the sentiment and schtick.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Jun 23, 2021

It's got laughter and tears, tragedies and triumphs - all the stuff that comes with being a dad. It's got plenty of heart and plenty of Hart.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Jun 23, 2021

Parenting would be easier if it was as predictable as this comic drama from Paul Weitz...

| Original Score: 2/5 | Jun 22, 2021