Why Him?

Why Him?
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	John Hamburg
Screenplay by	John Hamburg Ian Helfer
Story by	Jonah Hill John Hamburg Ian Helfer
Produced by	Shawn Levy Dan Levine Ben Stiller Jonah Hill
Starring	James Franco Bryan Cranston Megan Mullally Zoey Deutch Cedric the Entertainer Griffin Gluck Keegan-Michael Key
Cinematography	Kris Kachikis
Edited by	William Kerr Dean Zimmerman
Music by	Theodore Shapiro
Production companies	Red Hour Productions 21 Laps Entertainment 75 Year Plan Productions TSG Entertainment
Distributed by	20th Century Fox
Release dates	December 17, 2016 (2016-12-17) (Los Angeles) December 23, 2016 (2016-12-23) (United States)
Running time	111 minutes[1]
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$38–52 million[2][3]
Box office	$118.1 million[2]

Why Him? is a 2016 American romantic comedy film directed by John Hamburg, written by Hamburg and Ian Helfer based on a story by Jonah Hill, produced by Hill, Shawn Levy, and Ben Stiller, and stars James Franco and Bryan Cranston with Zoey Deutch, Megan Mullally, Griffin Gluck and Keegan-Michael Key in supporting roles. The film follows a father who tries to stop his daughter's immature tech-millionaire boyfriend from asking her to marry him.

The film premiered in Los Angeles on December 17, 2016, was released by 20th Century Fox in the United States on December 23, 2016. It received generally negative reviews from critics, but was a financial success, grossing $118.1 million worldwide on a $52 million budget.