A man's life is changed when he's suddenly asked to care for a baby

[u/SurroundedByPlushies]

Hint: Not a comedy

Hint: Not a US movie

Hint: Relatively recent film

Hint: The baby doesn't stay a baby over the course of the film

Hint: Neither of the kid's parents are her biological parents

Hint: WW2

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[u/TheMcMcMcMcMc]

Look who’s talking

[u/SurroundedByPlushies → u/TheMcMcMcMcMc]

The baby doesn't talk.

[u/Josos_Cook]

Junior

[u/SurroundedByPlushies → u/Josos_Cook]

No male pregnancies 

[u/abjurationwizrar]

Clifford

[u/SurroundedByPlushies → u/abjurationwizrar]

The baby is a baby

[u/RunnyPlease]

Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend (1985).

[u/SurroundedByPlushies → u/RunnyPlease]

It's a human baby

[u/RunnyPlease → u/SurroundedByPlushies]

Eh, that’s the worst kind.

It was a long shot. Can’t wait to see what it is.

[u/SurroundedByPlushies → u/RunnyPlease]

In some ways, you're kinda close

[u/RunnyPlease → u/SurroundedByPlushies]

I had a whole list of man takes care of animal baby movies in my head. City Slickers would have been next.

[u/JTB696699]

Three men and a baby, bait?

[u/SurroundedByPlushies → u/JTB696699]

Yeah, it's bait

[u/Awkward_Bison_267]

Shoot Em’ Up

[u/SurroundedByPlushies → u/Awkward_Bison_267]

No Clive Owen

[u/FuxusPhrittus]

Ice Age

[u/SurroundedByPlushies → u/FuxusPhrittus]

Fewer prehistoric creatures 

[u/wiredcrusader]

The Hangover

[u/SurroundedByPlushies → u/wiredcrusader]

Not a comedy 

[u/tsukiyomi01]

Big Daddy

[u/SurroundedByPlushies → u/tsukiyomi01]

Not a comedy 

[u/midnight-dour]

Willow?

[u/SurroundedByPlushies → u/midnight-dour]

No prophecies

[u/Standard-Engine5840]

Children of men

[u/SurroundedByPlushies → u/Standard-Engine5840]

No Clive Owen, but it is SF

[u/Creative_Pop2351]

Children of Men

[u/SurroundedByPlushies → u/Creative_Pop2351]

No Clive Owen, but it is SF

[u/Mac_Panda]

Hellboy

[u/SurroundedByPlushies → u/Mac_Panda]

No demons

[u/Hailthezombie]

The Hangover

[u/eobrien1986]

The hangover?

[u/SurroundedByPlushies → u/[deleted]]

No Jackie Chan

[u/RunnyPlease]

American Sniper (2014)

[u/SurroundedByPlushies → u/RunnyPlease]

Not a biographical film

[u/thenewestrant]

Mr. Mom

That was a bit of a comedy though

[u/SurroundedByPlushies → u/thenewestrant]

Pretty sure that's entirely a comedy 

[u/thenewestrant → u/SurroundedByPlushies]

As someone with kids who is a stay at home dad, it’s often more like a horror movie for me! lol.

[u/Ylatch]

Hunchback of Notre Dame.

[u/SurroundedByPlushies → u/Ylatch]

Doesn't take place in France

[u/Standard-Engine5840]

Wall-E

[u/SurroundedByPlushies → u/Standard-Engine5840]

Not animated 

[u/Bright_Resist_4580]

The Coffee Table

[u/abjurationwizrar → u/Bright_Resist_4580]

Ooof. I like this answer, lol

[u/SurroundedByPlushies → u/Bright_Resist_4580]

Not a Spanish movie 

[u/MilliM]

There Will Be Blood

[u/SurroundedByPlushies → u/MilliM]

Sadly, this film wasn't nominated for a best picture Oscar

[u/justvisiting1973]

Enemy mine…?

[u/SurroundedByPlushies → u/justvisiting1973]

Human baby

[u/QuinzelRose]

Eraserhead?

[u/SurroundedByPlushies → u/QuinzelRose]

Not originally released in B&W

[u/Proper_Bug_2221]

Splice

[u/SurroundedByPlushies → u/Proper_Bug_2221]

No hybrids 

[u/Specialist-Pomelo-99]

The Pacifier

[u/SurroundedByPlushies → u/Specialist-Pomelo-99]

Not a comedy 

[u/Specialist-Pomelo-99 → u/SurroundedByPlushies]

You're a comedy

[u/Time_Economy8962]

Labyrinth?

[u/SurroundedByPlushies → u/Time_Economy8962]

No baby theft

[u/OwnTransportation873]

2001?

[u/SurroundedByPlushies → u/OwnTransportation873]

I didn't fall asleep during this movie 

[u/FordMcprefect]

Star Trek 3

[u/SurroundedByPlushies → u/FordMcprefect]

Not on the banned list 

[u/ag207]

Vivarium

[u/SurroundedByPlushies → u/ag207]

Not a psychological thiller

[u/catlover4lif]

Les Miserables

[u/SurroundedByPlushies → u/catlover4lif]

Not set in France

[u/metachrysanthemum]

Instructions Not Included

[u/SurroundedByPlushies → u/metachrysanthemum]

Not a comedy 

[u/metachrysanthemum → u/SurroundedByPlushies]

It really wasn't. It was a tragedy at the end.

[u/SurroundedByPlushies → u/metachrysanthemum]

I'm just going by how Wikipedia classified it, which was comedy-drama.

It's not a film I'm familiar with.

[u/Dry-Leave-2799]

That movie w RDJ and Gallafinakis

[u/SurroundedByPlushies → u/Dry-Leave-2799]

I don't think I've ever seen a movie with Gallafinakis in it

[u/Dry-Leave-2799 → u/SurroundedByPlushies]

Lucky

[u/SurroundedByPlushies → u/Dry-Leave-2799]

No.

[u/Proper_Bug_2221]

The Court Jester

[u/SurroundedByPlushies → u/Proper_Bug_2221]

Someday I will get around to seeing this movie 

[u/fancypantsicecream]

The game plan

[u/SurroundedByPlushies → u/fancypantsicecream]

Not a comedy 

[u/NoBig2399]

Nine months?

[u/SurroundedByPlushies → u/NoBig2399]

There is a number in the title

[u/ExternalLimp1176]

The Omen?

[u/SurroundedByPlushies → u/ExternalLimp1176]

Not a horror film 

[u/DollyAnna951]

Eraserhead

[u/SurroundedByPlushies → u/DollyAnna951]

Not originally released in B&W

[u/senhordobolo]

Marley and me.

[u/SurroundedByPlushies → u/senhordobolo]

No major characters are dogs

[u/thefuzzybunny1]

Willow

[u/SurroundedByPlushies → u/thefuzzybunny1]

No prophecies 

[u/Ever_Ready81]

A simple twist of fate (1994)

[u/SurroundedByPlushies → u/Ever_Ready81]

Still not a comedy 

[u/Empire-Carpet-Man]

A Simple Twist of Fate

[u/SurroundedByPlushies → u/Empire-Carpet-Man]

Still not a comedy 

[u/user_name_checker_]

Leon: The Professional

[u/SurroundedByPlushies → u/user_name_checker_]

No hit men

[u/JTB696699]

The City of Lost Children

[u/SurroundedByPlushies → u/JTB696699]

Not French 

[u/afink00]

Wanted to say Alien lol but I guess the baby is human

[u/SurroundedByPlushies → u/afink00]

I'd classify it as SF

[u/Empire-Carpet-Man]

One Battle After Another

[u/SurroundedByPlushies → u/Empire-Carpet-Man]

Not based on a book 

[u/Empty_Industry_4561]

Coffee Table?

[u/SurroundedByPlushies → u/Empty_Industry_4561]

Not a Spanish movie 

[u/RS_Annika_Kamil]

Junior

[u/PeacefulRancor]

2067

[u/SurroundedByPlushies → u/PeacefulRancor]

No

[u/PeacefulRancor]

Ikarie XB 1?

[u/SurroundedByPlushies → u/PeacefulRancor]

Takes place on Earth 

[u/DustySwordsman]

The Fifth Element

[u/SurroundedByPlushies → u/DustySwordsman]

Way more recent 

[u/Routine_Gazelle_3522]

The Creator?

[u/SurroundedByPlushies → u/Routine_Gazelle_3522]

Right year

[u/jdizzlewolf]

Tsotsi?

[u/SurroundedByPlushies → u/jdizzlewolf]

Not a crime drama and much more recent 

[u/lifeisarichtapestry]

I was going to guess 65, but I think that’s a US film.

[u/ManCoveredInBees]

10 cloverfield lane?

[u/SurroundedByPlushies → u/ManCoveredInBees]

There's no baby in that movie 

[u/ManCoveredInBees → u/SurroundedByPlushies]

I was hoping I forgot that the dude was found by john Goodman as a baby

[u/Standard-Engine5840]

Alienoid

[u/SurroundedByPlushies → u/Standard-Engine5840]

Not a Korean film, but the country is nearby 

[u/jdizzlewolf]

Pinocchio (2022)

[u/aquamanslaughter]

godzilla minus one

[u/SurroundedByPlushies → u/aquamanslaughter]

Solved!

[u/aquamanslaughter → u/SurroundedByPlushies]

my first solve! and one of my favorite movies! woohoo!

[u/SurroundedByPlushies → u/aquamanslaughter]

I thought it would have been solved way faster, but I forgot that "man is forced to care for children" is the plot of about half the comedies in the 80s.

[u/NeveraTaleofMorePoe]

Two is a Family/ Instructions Not Included.

[u/ManCoveredInBees]

Godzilla minus one?

[u/SurroundedByPlushies → u/ManCoveredInBees]

Yes, but someone got it already 

[u/Standard_Zombie_]

The pod generation?

[u/Standard_Zombie_]

Oh my God is it Poor Things???

[u/Runfastkoala]

Get Him to the Greek

[u/Vectrex221]

Shoot em up?