B.J. Novak, Brett Kelly, Dominique Saldana

The film is based on writer Susan Burton's childhood experience of being snowed in at Chicago's O'Hare Airport the day after Christmas, stranded with a lot of other kids from divorced families who spe...( read more  read more... )nt the holidays flying from one parent to the other.

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63% liked it

6,922 ratings

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27% liked it

82 critics

PG, 1 hr. 29 min.

Directed by: Paul Feig

Release Date: December 8, 2006

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DVD Release Date: August 7, 2007

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  • December 26, 2008
    "Six kids, snowbound in an airport without supervision. Someone please call security!

    A snowstorm has cancelled all flights at Hoover International, and all are stranded. That's bad news for most. But for children shuttling unaccompanied from one place to another, its a ti...( read more)cket for adventure!"

    Warning! Unless you want yourself and the kids to go to sleep, stay away from this!

    I know its a kids film... But I thought this was just flat out lame. I was expecting to watch clean fun chaos, but this had no originality, no interesting kiddie escapades, an insult to every rich girl there is, and please dont tell me parents these days let their kids have that "Jon Bon Jovi" hairstyle! --- If theres any consolation to watching this, you get to see Wilmer Valderrama (Fez, That 70's Show) on screen again, but he just plays a character that goes in and out of the movie, and even his lines were weak and recycled. Theres also a couple of dancing scenes where Tyler James Williams (kid from Everybody Hates Chris) shows off his funky side, but other than that.. There really isnt much to get from this flick.


    It really is just a kids version of The Breakfast Club IN The Terminal, except... those two movies were atleast good. Youre better off watching something else.

    Now if you would excuse me, I have to whap my head for getting this thing...

    Directed by: Paul Feig
    Genres: Comedy, Kids & Family
  • December 25, 2007
    I didn't see the whole thing. Just enough to know I don't want to see the rest of it.
  • November 13, 2007
    cheesy as hell but it made me laugh...especially when the boy from Bad Santa jumped on Santa and knocked him over, lol
  • September 7, 2007
    It was a decent movie nothing excellent but viewable. The story is based on real childhood experiences from writer Susan Burton, but it makes me very difficult to believe that a bunch of pre-teens do that kind of things. The plot was kinda weak and undeveloped. the cast has dece...( read more)nt acting, all performances were good but the best one in my opinion comes from Tyler James Williams. Wilmer Valderrama's performance was so unconvincing and dissapointing, its like watching him in his role of Fez but working in an airport and Lewis Black as the movie villian was good.
    In conclusion, this movie is dull but enjoyable to watch it on a boring weekend.
  • August 26, 2007
    awesome movie. started out crazy... but in the end had me in tears it was so touching.
  • October 15, 2009
    the kid's loved it and so did I actually...a decent family movie for a Saturday night, gave me some chuckles
  • October 3, 2009
    Breakfast Club in an airport!
  • September 4, 2009
    reccomended by my 16 year old
  • July 2, 2009
    Cute kids movie, seemed very much like it was trying to be the new Breakfast Club but their situations and actions are a little more unrealistic.
  • June 25, 2009
    LLLLLAAAALLLLLAAAAVVVVV iiiitttttt

Critic Reviews


December 8, 2006
A.O. Scott, The New York Times

Not for the faint of heart, the movie is unsettling and startlingly true to life.

December 8, 2006
Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer

A noisy, not particularly charming collection of skits and skirmishes. full review

December 8, 2006
Kyle Smith, New York Post

A lot of crotches get abused in the kiddie comedy Unaccompanied Minors. And as a viewer, I felt a lot like a crotch. full review

December 7, 2006
Colin Covert, The Minneapolis Star Tribune

Though it doesn't reek of originality, Unaccompanied Minors manages to keep familiar routines entertaining and find fresh ways to revive the laughs fossilized inside old gags. full review

View more Unaccompanied Minors (Grounded) reviews at RottenTomatoes.com

Comments


  • BrittyWitty
    August 20, 2007
    lol I cracked up laughing when Charlie was in the suitcase! omg this movie rocks! if u dont like it then u have no taste...
  • deyaaliaga
    April 14, 2007
    this movie is so kewl and funi, you should all watch it!!
  • smileyclarineteer
    January 2, 2007
    omg, I almost peed in my pants I was laughing so hard!!!! I absolutely loved it!!! I saw it with a bunch of my friends, and we were all cracking up!!!! There was never an un-funny moment...especially the cute, fat kid, he always brought in a laugh, especially when he was trudging through the snow with the tree!!! XD
  • ebony387212003
    December 7, 2006
    who is this.....
  • ilyforever
    December 7, 2006
    No thanks. I'll pass

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