🎬 That’s My Boy 2 (2025)
👉 Starring: Adam Sandler, Andy Samberg, Leighton Meester
👉 Directed by: Sean Anders (original director influence)
The Wildest Dad in Comedy Is Back
When That’s My Boy (2012) hit theaters, it divided critics but found a cult following among fans of outrageous, no-holds-barred comedy. With Adam Sandler in full “unhinged” mode as Donny and Andy Samberg playing the exasperated straight man Todd, the film thrived on shock humor, raunchy gags, and a surprisingly heartfelt undercurrent about family reconciliation.
More than a decade later, That’s My Boy 2 (2025) crashes onto the screen, bringing back Sandler, Samberg, and Meester for another round of chaos. If the first film was about an estranged father barging back into his son’s life, the sequel asks a dangerous question: what happens when Donny becomes a grandfather?
Plot: Fatherhood Was Hard Enough… Now There’s a Baby
Todd (Andy Samberg) and his wife Jamie (Leighton Meester) are finally settling into married life, juggling careers and preparing to start a family. Just as they begin to think they have things under control, Donny (Adam Sandler) shows up — beer in hand, stories half-true, and zero sense of boundaries.
When Jamie gives birth to their first child, Donny decides it’s his duty to teach his grandkid “the Sandler way” of life — which means junk food diets, wildly inappropriate lullabies, and turning playtime into a full-contact sport. Todd, desperate to be the responsible parent, finds himself once again battling against the hurricane of his father’s bad influence.
Add in Donny’s old drinking buddies, Todd’s in-laws, and a few scandalous family secrets, and what should be a quiet chapter of adulthood turns into a whirlwind of absurdity.
The Cast in Peak Comedy Form
- Adam Sandler doubles down on Donny’s outrageous persona, bringing manic energy and gleeful vulgarity. Whether he’s babysitting with disastrous results or crashing PTA meetings with inappropriate advice, Sandler proves he’s still a master of cringe comedy.
- Andy Samberg once again plays the perfect foil — neurotic, tightly wound, and constantly exasperated. His dynamic with Sandler creates the heart of the film, as Todd tries to protect his family while begrudgingly realizing he might need his dad’s chaos more than he admits.
- Leighton Meester gives Jamie sharper edges this time, her patience tested not just by her father-in-law’s antics but also by her husband’s inability to fully escape Donny’s shadow. Her reactions anchor the film in reality, making the comedy land even harder.
Bigger, Louder, Crazier Comedy
The first film pushed boundaries with its raunchy humor — and the sequel doesn’t hold back. Expect:
- Donny taking over babysitting duties that spiral into an R-rated disaster montage.
- Todd reluctantly joining his dad on a bachelor party-style misadventure he swore he’d never repeat.
- A family vacation gone off the rails when Donny insists on “bonding” with his grandson at a chaotic theme park.
- A wedding-vow renewal that explodes into chaos after Donny volunteers to officiate.
The comedy is outrageous, vulgar, and unapologetically inappropriate — but that’s exactly what fans expect from a Sandler-Samberg pairing.
Themes Beneath the Madness
Like the original, That’s My Boy 2 balances crude humor with unexpected sweetness. At its heart, it’s about:
- Generational chaos: showing how dysfunctional family traits don’t disappear — they just get passed down in new ways.
- Forgiveness and growth: Todd struggles to accept that while his dad may never change, their bond still matters.
- Parenthood in all its messiness: reminding audiences that no one has the perfect roadmap for being a parent — or a grandparent.
The film delivers its life lessons between drunken escapades, diaper explosions, and cringe-worthy misunderstandings — but they land nonetheless.
Why It Works
What makes That’s My Boy 2 (2025) work is the chemistry between Sandler and Samberg. Their clash of personalities — wild versus uptight, reckless versus responsible — is comedy lightning in a bottle. With Meester grounding the insanity, the film strikes a balance between absurd comedy and genuine family heart.
For fans of the first movie, this sequel delivers exactly what they want: bigger shocks, louder laughs, and the return of one of Sandler’s most chaotic characters.
