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Instant Family
Comedy, Drama
When Pete (Mark Wahlberg) and Ellie (Rose Byrne) decide to start a family, they stumble into the world of foster care adoption. They hope to take in one small child but when they meet three siblings, including a rebellious 15 year old girl (Isabela Moner), they find themselves speeding from zero to three kids overnight. Now, Pete and Ellie must hilariously try to learn the ropes of instant parenthood in the hopes of becoming a family.
Directed by: Sean Anders
Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Rose Byrne, Isabela Moner, Tig Notaro, Margo Martindale, Julie Hagerty, Octavia Spencer
Produced by: Sean Anders, Stephen Levinson, John Morris, Mark Wahlberg, Eric Kissack
Written by: Sean Anders, John Morris
Music by: Michael Andrews
Cinematography: Brett Pawlak
Edited by: Brad Wilhite
Production company: Closest to the Hole Productions, Leverage, Two Grown Men
Distributed by: Paramount Pictures
Release date: November 16, 2018
Running time: 118 minutes
Country: United States
Language: English
Cast
Mark Wahlberg as Peter "Pete" Wagner.
Rose Byrne as Elinore "Ellie" Wagner.
Isabela Moner as Elizabeth "Lizzy" Wagner.
Gustavo Escobar (Gustavo Quiroz) as Juan Wagner.
Julianna Gamiz as Lita Wagner.
Octavia Spencer as Karen, one of the social workers, who guide the parents-to-be through the foster care process.
Tig Notaro as Sharon, the other social worker, who guide the parents-to-be through the foster care process.
Margo Martindale as Sandy Wagner, Pete's overbearing and goodhearted mother.
Julie Hagerty as Jan, Ellie's mother.
Allyn Rachel as Kim, Ellie's sister.
Tom Segura as Russ, Kim's husband.
Michael O'Keefe as Jerry, Ellie's father.
Brittney Rentschler as Linda, Ellie's sister.
Jody Thompson as Jim, Linda's husband.
Iliza Shlesinger as October, a single woman member of the foster parents support group that wants to adopt an athlete.
Gary Weeks and Joy Jacobson as Dirk and Dana, a religious couple that are members of the support group.
Hampton Fluker and Randy Havens as Kit and Michael, a gay couple who are members of the support group.
Kenneth Israel and Andrea Anders as David and Jessie, a couple who are members of the support group.
Joan Cusack as Mrs. Howard, the Wagners' lonely neighbor.
Valente Rodriguez as Judge Martin T. Rivas, the Adoption Court Judge.
Joselin Reyes as Carla Viara, Lizzy, Juan and Lita's drug-using biological stepmother.
Carson Holmes as Charlie, one of Lizzy's classmates who has a crush on her.
Nicholas Logan as Jacob, the school janitor who has an inappropriate relationship with an underage Lizzy.
Eve Harlow as Brenda Fernandez, a young girl with various addictions.
Rosemary Dominguez as Mrs. Fernandez, Brenda's adoptive mother.
Javier Ronceros as Mr. Fernandez, Brenda's adoptive father.
Charlie McDermott as Stewart, Pete's co-worker.
Erika Bierman as Kylie, one of Lizzy's friends.
Layla Felder as Savannah, one of Lizzy's friends.
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