Comedy drama

Daddy Longlegs (2010): Ratings, Box Office & Plot

Name: Daddy Longlegs
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Released: 2010-05-14
Duration: 1 h 40 min

Daddy Longlegs is a 2010 comedy drama directed by Joshua Safdie. It runs 1 hour 40 minutes and earned $33,217 worldwide. It earned 1 award nomination, including Best Male Lead at the Spirit Awards 2011. Critics gave it 80% on Rotten Tomatoes and 74 on Metacritic.

Rotten Tomatoes: 80%
worldwide gross: $33.2K
award nomination: 1
Metascore: 74

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Released: May 14, 2010
Runtime: 1h 40m (100 min)
Director: Joshua Safdie
Genres: Drama , Comedy
Studio: IFC Films
After the credits: No No extra scene

The story

What Is Daddy Longlegs About?

The premise of Daddy Longlegs without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.

Lenny, a man in his mid-thirties, takes his two young sons, Sage and Frey, on a journey of self-discovery. Living in a midtown studio apartment, they experience the unpredictable nature of city life together. During their two-week adventure, Lenny grapples with the complexities of fatherhood, finding himself blurring the lines between being a parent and a friend. The experience becomes a tender exploration of growing up, learning to let go, and ultimately, finding one’s place in the world.

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Crew

The Director of Daddy Longlegs

Directed by Joshua Safdie.

Director Joshua Safdie

From the director

More from Joshua Safdie

More films directed by Joshua Safdie, best-rated first: Heaven Knows What and Lenny Cooke.

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Ratings

Daddy Longlegs Reviews & Ratings

Critics gave Daddy Longlegs 80% on Rotten Tomatoes and 74 on Metacritic.

Rotten Tomatoes

80% Tomatometer

Popcornmeter 51%
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Metacritic

74 Metascore
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TMDB

68% User score
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Plot

Daddy Longlegs Plot Summary

What happens in Daddy Longlegs from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 15 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 5-minute read.

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Lenny is a divorced father who works as a projectionist at a Manhattan movie theater, and he has custody of his two sons, Sage and Frey, for a strict two-week window each year. The arrangement is loose and fluid, and Lenny leans into a more playful, carefree attitude with the boys, even as his own sense of responsibility slips away. He argues openly with adults around them—sometimes the school principal, sometimes a homeless veteran—yet he drags Sage and Frey into these conversations, turning everyday moments into odd, improvised games that blur the line between fun and chaos. Joining him in this cycle is his on-and-off girlfriend Leni, who shares in the irresponsibility and lends a shaky rhythm to their family life.

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