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Three Men and a Baby is an Americanized remake of the 1985 French comedy hit Three Men and a Cradle. Tom Selleck, Ted Danson and Steve Guttenberg play three upwardly mobile New York bachelors who shar... read more read more...e an apartment. Their even-keel lifestyle is thrown out of whack when a young woman leaves a baby on their doorstep, suspecting that film director Danson is the father. The balance of the film is devoted to milking as much humor as possible out of the situation of three urbane young men trying to play nursemaid with nary a clue of what they're doing (at one point, a desperate Selleck offers Guttenberg a thousand dollars if Guttenberg will change a diaper). A subplot involving drug dealers is thrown in to sustain audience interest after our trio of heroes become accustomed to a baby around the apartment. "Urban legend" aficionados please note: That cardboard cutout of Ted Danson briefly glimpsed in one scene of Three Men and a Baby is not the ghost of a little boy who died in the bachelors' apartment before filming started. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

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PG, 1 hr. 42 min.

Directed by: Leonard Nimoy

Release Date: November 25, 1987

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DVD Release Date: April 2, 2002

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  • February 6, 2011
    A silly movie, a little stupid at times, but it's got a good cast and it's pretty funny most of the time too. Overall, it's okay.
  • January 15, 2011
    A warm gentle comedy about three bachelors trying to raise a baby - a situation that naturally promises a lot of funny scenarios.
    A timeless classic.
  • February 23, 2010
    That is not a ghost.
  • September 28, 2009
    This is quite a good film, a favourite as a child. It?s a little dated but still entertaining enough. Look out for the ghost behind the curtain!!!
  • September 6, 2008
    A funny comedy as 3 men struggle with looking after a baby for the first time as it alters their bachelor lifestyle.
  • February 15, 2008
    The original French version was much better.
  • February 14, 2008
    What can I say, I was young and impressionable...
  • December 29, 2007
    Three bachelors are landed with a baby girl, who turns their lives upside down. They become very attached to her, just as her mother returns to take her back.
  • November 23, 2007
    classic, i love this flick
  • July 30, 2007
    The only reason we watch this is because of Steve Guttenburg and the ghost behind the curtain.

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Variety Staff
May 23, 2011
Variety Staff, Variety

Film is a good showcase for the comic abilities of this threesome, all of whom seem to have their one-liner timing down pat. Full Review

Janet Maslin
May 20, 2003
Janet Maslin, New York Times

The balance of the film is devoted to milking as much humor as possible out of the situation of three urbane young men trying to play nursemaid with nary a clue of what they're doing. Full Review

Roger Ebert
January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

The movie never steps wrong as long as it focuses on the developing love between the two big men and the tiny baby. Full Review

Rita Kempley
January 1, 2000
Rita Kempley, Washington Post

As long as the script tracks the men's relationship with the baby, the picture is lively froth. Full Review

Desson Thomson
January 1, 2000
Desson Thomson, Washington Post

Director Leonard Nimoy does not use his ears for comedy -- nor his eyes, even. His three leads recite their lines as though they wanted to take their jumbo-sized salaries and run -- which, given this ... Full Review

May 23, 2011
TV Guide's Movie Guide

The leads acquit themselves fairly well, but the biggest winner is Selleck, whose low-key charm and gift for light comedy are put to good use here. Full Review

Emma Cochrane
May 23, 2011
Emma Cochrane, Empire Magazine

Still charming and watchable. The three leads show their comedy potential. Full Review

M. Faust
January 2, 2011
M. Faust, Common Sense Media

Coasts on the charisma of its three stars. Full Review

February 9, 2006
Time Out

It is shamelessly sentimental, and could well send the hardboiled home to kick the cat. Full Review

Steve Crum
October 24, 2004
Steve Crum, Kansas City Kansan

Funny, dated sexist comedy

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  • This 80s movie helped spawn the idea of three men raising children in the T.V. show Full House.   Answer »
  • This 1987 movie starring three men had this tag line: "They changed her diapers. She changed their lives."  Answer »
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  • Ted Danson, Steve Guttenburg, and Tom Selleck starred in what famous "three" movie?  Answer »

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