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| Director: | Santiago Segura | ||
| Distributor: | Sony Pictures Entertainment Iberia | ||
| Language: | Spanish | ||
| Country: | Spain |
Father There Is Only One 4 (Spanish; Castilian: '''Padre no hay más que uno 4'''|links=no)[1] is a 2024 Spanish comedy film directed, co-written and produced by Santiago Segura, who also co-stars. It is the follow-up to box-office hits Father There Is Only One (2019), Father There Is Only One 2 (2020), and Father There Is Only One 3 (2022).
The plot follows the events unravelling in the García family upon the announcement of the engagement of the eldest daughter Sara with Ocho in her 18th birthday, with the parents (Javier and Marisa) hellbent on averting the marriage while simultaneously dealing with Carlota's new boyfriend.[2]
The film was produced by Bowfinger International Pictures alongside Padre Cuatro AIE, with the association of Sony Pictures Entertainment Iberia and the participation of Netflix, Atresmedia and Crea SGR.[3] It was shot in between Madrid and Gran Canaria.[4]
The film was released theatrically in Spain on 17 July 2024 by Sony Pictures Entertainment Iberia.[5] As it grossed over €860,000 (with 160,000 admissions) on Wednesday 17, it had the best opening day for a Spanish film in 9 years at the domestic box office, and the best opening Wednesday ever for a Spanish film.[6]
Raquel Hernández Luján of HobbyConsolas gave the film 40 points ('bad'), citing the "lack of wit, poor performances, dysfunctional humor and shameless product placement" as the film's worst.[7]
Pablo Vázquez of Fotogramas rated the film 3 out of 5 stars, declaring it "a sparkling vaudeville" that ultimately offers "a consequent reflection on time and its tolls".[8]
Rubén Romero Santos of Cinemanía rated the film 1 out of 5 stars, writing that "one can only think that this franchise and its recalcitrant defense of an obnoxious family responds to a conspiracy to reduce the Spanish population and increase the demographic winter".[9]