Come to Daddy

... Kiwi director Ant Timpson’s wild, unpredictable debut manages to deliver a gory hilarious father-son reunion saga ... a sentimental story about death and rediscovery that explodes into violent mayhem ... an absurd gross-out romp that turns into a tearjerker.

– IndieWire reviewer Eric Kohn, 26 April 2019

They say you should make films for yourself first and foremost but with this one, I was making it for my father. That was the driving philosophy, and that it would turn out to be a movie that we would’ve watched together back in the day.”

– Director Ant Timpson, in an interview with website Bloody Disgusting, 25 April 2019

...a really entertaining time at the movies, a true crowd-pleaser for adventurous audiences that packs a surprising amount of nuance under the hood. The film might be set in America but here’s hoping it’s recognised as the local success story it is.

– Flicks reviewer Tony Stamp in a four star review, 19 February 2020

It's far more accessible than some of the other films I've been involved in. It's more of a slow burn that starts picking up speed then goes a bit bonkers.

– Director Ant Timpson on Come to Daddy, Stuff, 15 July 2019

I’m in two minds—one day, I’ll find it fashionable. The other day, I’m like, 'Oh my God, that’s such a douchebag haircut'.

– Madeleine Sami on Elijah Wood's monk-style haircut in Come to Daddy, Flicks website, 19 February 2020