What is the Metascore for Instructions Not Included?

Instructions Not Included has a Metascore of 45 out of 100 on Celluloid.

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Q: Is Instructions Not Included worth watching?

Instructions Not Included (2013) has a Celluloid Score of 68%, averaged across critic reviews, audience ratings, Metascore, Letterboxd, and IMDb. It comes recommended overall. Directed by Eugenio Derbez.

Directed by Eugenio Derbez · 2013

Quick Verdict

Instructions Not Included (2013) has a 68% Celluloid Score — our average across critic reviews, audience ratings, Metascore, Letterboxd, and IMDb. Recommended — recommended by most critics and audiences.

68%

Celluloid Score Recommended

Averaged from 5 sources

59% Critic Score

81% Audience

45 Metascore

★★★½☆ Letterboxd 3.9

7.5 IMDb /10

Runtime: 2h 2m
Cast: Eugenio Derbez , Karla Souza , Jessica Lindsey

Is Instructions Not Included worth watching?

Yes — Instructions Not Included earns a 68% Celluloid Score. Recommended — recommended by most critics and audiences.

Critics Consensus

Derbez's bilingual comedy became the highest-grossing Spanish-language film in U.S. history at release.
Celluloid Critics Consensus

Audiences (81%) responded more warmly than critics (59%).

What is Instructions Not Included about?

A Mexican playboy suddenly becomes father to a girl left on his doorstep, raising her in Los Angeles while hiding from her mother.

Critic Reviews

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Instructions Not Included (2013) Review: A Mexican Classic

★★★★½ 4.5/5

Eugenio Derbez's Instructions Not Included (2013) endures as a defining comedy landmark from Mexico, with scores that still shape how audiences discover cinema from the region.

Worth watching for context — influential even where opinions split.