The Other F Word

The Other F Word (2011)

  • 77% of critics liked it
    (31 reviews)

  • 83% of users liked it
    (1,743 ratings)

Punk rock dad: an oxymoron? The Other F Word, with charm and wit, explores the bizarre transformation of punk rockers (featuring Pennywise's Jim Lindberg, whose anthem is "F--- Authority") into soccer dads. The L.A. punk scene's leading men - among them Flea (Red Hot Chili… More

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Unrated,
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Genres
Documentary, Musical & Performing Arts, Special Interest
In Theaters
Nov 2, 2011 Limited
Oscilloscope Labs

Critic Reviews

  • Joe Heim, Washington Post

    There are delicious contrasts between the musicians in full-on punk-rock mode and in full-on dad mode.

  • Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer

    Blink-182's Mark Hoppus has an especially good line about the all-consuming nature of being a pop: "It's like red matter from Star Trek. It just sucks everything in."

  • Amy Biancolli, Houston Chronicle

    These cute little domestic interludes give The Other F Word a light humor and large awwwww factor that's unavoidable, understandable and entirely un-punk.

  • Bill Goodykoontz, Arizona Republic

    For the most part the film is an interesting, and occasionally fascinating, look at getting older and taking on responsibility.

  • Mark Feeney, Boston Globe

    Lindberg's throwaway self-description of himself as getting by during a tour "on Ambien and hair dye'' may be the best line in a movie full of good ones.

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  • Chris W


    Punk rockers traditionally seem like the last type of guys you would think of as being good fathers, but that is exactly what this documentary sets out to prove: that being a "punk rock dad" isn't an oxymoron after all. The film was initially inspired by Pennywise… More

  • Eric B


    "The Other F Word" (hint: it's "fatherhood") is a nice little documentary if (if!) you can focus on the emotional issues and ignore the punk-rock participants' adolescent crudeness and formulaic, retread music. Adding a couple of skateboarders to the… More

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