Cheaper by the Dozen

Cheaper by the Dozen (2022) — watch online this family comedy directed by Gail Lerner on iFILM. The Baker household runs twelve deep: two parents, ten kids from various combinations of previous relationships, and a family restaurant that somehow has to function while the house does not.

Gabrielle Union and Zach Braff play the couple at the centre, holding together a blended family whose kids range from toddlers to teenagers, each with their own take on why the current living arrangement is the problem. The film updates the 1950s source material for a modern multiracial American household — the chaos is the same, the context is different.

It delivers exactly what the premise promises: hectic, warm, light on surprises. If you have children or grew up in a big household, you will recognise most of it before it happens — and that's kind of the point. Stream Cheaper by the Dozen (2022) online on iFILM.