Instructions Not Included (2013)★ 7.9/10

PG-13 · MX · 115 min · August 30, 2013

Comedy
Drama

Written by: Guillermo Ríos, Leticia López Margalli, Eugenio Derbez, Oscar Orlando Torres, Gustavo Rodríguez

A man who has made a new life for himself and the daughter left on his doorstep 6 years ago finds his family threatened when the birth mother resurfaces.

Original title

Instructions Not Included

Storyline

Valentin is Acapulco's resident playboy womanizer, until a former fling, a young American named Julie, leaves a baby on his doorstep and takes off without a trace. Leaving Mexico for Los Angeles to find the baby's mother, Valentin ends up finding a new home for himself and his newfound daughter, Maggie. An unlikely father figure, Valentin raises Maggie for six years, while also establishing himself as one of Hollywood's top stuntmen to pay the bills, with Maggie acting as his on-set coach. As Valentin raises Maggie, she forces him to grow up too. But their unique and offbeat family is threatened when Maggie's birth mom, Julie, shows up out of the blue after six years after turning her own life around and wants full custody of Maggie, and Valentin realizes he's in danger of losing his daughter - and his best friend.

Rating

7.9 / 10 · 34,823

Companies

Alebrije Cine y Video, Fulano, Mengano y Asociados, Alfa Films, Cascade Film, Pantelion Films, Videocine, Blue Swan Entertainment, Castelao Pictures, Divisa Home Video, Edel Media & Entertainment, HBO Max, Pinema, Signature Entertainment, Zima Entertainment, Zima

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