A 2012 comedy film starring Adam Sandler will soon leave Netflix. That’s My Boy is one of many film titles scheduled to depart the streaming giant next month. Notably, at the time of its release, the film didn’t fare well critically and commercially. It flopped at the global box office and received overwhelmingly negative critical reviews.
That’s My Boy will leave Netflix in February
That’s My Boy is reportedly leaving Netflix on February 1, 2026. Accordingly, subscribers have four days to stream the film before its scheduled departure. Other major film titles expected to leave the OTT platform that day include 28 Days Later, Anaconda, Mr. & Mrs. Smith, and The Terminator.
At the time of its theatrical release, That’s My Boy grossed $57.7 million against an estimated budget of $57.5-70 million worldwide.
On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds a rotten score of 20% and an average audience score of 51%. Meanwhile, on Metacritic, the film has a Metascore of 31 and a user score of 4.9 — the former indicating “generally unfavorable” perception and the latter denoting “mixed or average” perception.
That’s My Boy’s story follows Donny Berger, a teenager who develops an infatuation with his high school teacher, Mary McGarricle. The pair subsequently begin an illicit sexual relationship but are caught by the school, resulting in Mary’s imprisonment on statutory rape charges and Donny becoming a celebrity. As a result of their affair, Donny fathers a boy named Han Solo. He raises the boy for 18 years until they become estranged due to the former’s poor parenting.
Several years later, Donny tries to reconnect with his son, who has changed his name to Todd Peterson, has become a successful businessman, is preparing to marry his fiancée, and wants nothing to do with his father. Seeing his son’s distant attitude towards him, Donny begins reflecting on his years of bad parenting.
Sean Anders directed the film from David Caspe’s screenplay. Meanwhile, Adam Sandler co-produced the film with Allen Covert, Jack Giarraputo, and Heather Parry.
Originally reported by Abdul Azim Naushad on ComingSoon.
