THE BOSS BABY: FAMILY BUSINESS
Don’t grow up too fast in this hilarious, wholesome family comedy.
Should You Watch It?
Yes. The Boss Baby: Family Business is a delightful, hilarious animated comedy with beautiful animation, sharp puns, witty dialogue, and memorable characters. Its central concern is deeply wholesome: taking care of your family.
The movie also encourages children not to grow up too fast. It celebrates childhood innocence, good parenting, family love, and a healthy work-life balance. Christian touches include a Christmas pageant with an angel and baby Jesus, while the story presents babies as coming from above.
There is some slapstick violence, brief potty humor, bullying, and mild language. Those concerns are present but do not overwhelm the film’s strong moral, pro-family, and pro-life worldview. For a funny family movie with something worthwhile underneath, this is worth seeing.
The Story
NO SPOILERS — WE KEEP THE SURPRISESTim is now a stay-at-home dad raising two daughters, while his younger brother, Ted, has become a successful businessman. When the brothers discover that Tim’s youngest daughter, Tina, works for Baby Corp, their family life takes an unexpected turn.
A potion transforms Tim and Ted into younger versions of themselves, forcing them to blend in with children. At the same time, they uncover a troubling plan at Tabitha’s advanced school—one that threatens parents’ authority over their children.
Is It Any Good?
Four stars means this is an especially enjoyable family film. The Boss Baby: Family Business is laugh-out-loud funny and beautifully animated, with puns, wit, great characters, and imaginative comic situations.
The voice cast—including Jeff Goldblum, Eva Longoria, Alec Baldwin, and James Marsden—is well suited to the animated characters. Comical slow-motion sequences should appeal to children, and viewers who enjoyed the first Boss Baby will likely enjoy this sequel too.
The Worldview
The movie’s strongest idea is that family care matters. Tim loves the time he spends with his children, even though his wife is the family’s breadwinner. The story values good parenting, family responsibility, childhood innocence, and resisting the pressure to grow up too fast.
The film also presents babies as coming from above through its Baby Corp setting. Christian elements include a Christmas pageant, an angel, and a depiction of baby Jesus. The story supports working hard and expresses pro-capitalist views, while also recognizing the importance of a healthy work-life balance and not becoming a slave to technology.
The main conflict is built around an educator who wants to take authority away from parents. The film therefore strongly affirms parental responsibility and warns against secular educators taking control of children. It also includes a pro-life perspective.
The movie’s central reminder echoes Scripture: “When I was a child, I spoke like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child” (1 Corinthians 13:11). Childhood has value, and growing up should not mean losing love, wonder, or family.
The Content Guide
The specifics — spoilers included by nature — so you can judge for your own family.
Dominant Worldview and Other Worldview Content/Elements
Very strong Christian, moral, pro-life, pro-family, anti-Communist-anti-government indoctrination worldview where taking care of one’s family and not allowing the secular educators to steal our children drives the plot, and it’s clear parents love their children, the movie’s “Baby Corp” setting is an allegory for babies coming down from Heaven, a baby Jesus and angel appear in a Christmas pageant, there’s a reference to the “hounds of Hell,” movie stresses the beauty of a child’s innocence and not growing up too fast, teachers see the potential in educating children, but an educator wants to take all authority away from parents, and there’s a stress on good parenting and not being a slave to technology, with strong pro-capitalist views on working for a living, but also seeing the value of a healthy work/life balance.
Foul Language
No obscenities, one OMG profanity, some burping jokes, crap is said once, stupid is said twice, and a few “Oh my gosh” exclamations
Violence
Some imaginative action sequences and slapstick violence, including baby ninjas throw throwing stars and other sharp objects at a fellow baby, babies run into walls and get bonked on the head, etc.
Nudity
Rear baby nudity
Alcohol Use
No alcohol use
Smoking and/or Drug Use and Abuse
No smoking or drugs;
Miscellaneous Immorality
Male children dress in girl’s clothing in one scene because there isn’t any boy clothing available, and there’s some bullying.
Talk About It
Questions for the drive home, the dinner table, or the youth group.
The movie celebrates childhood innocence and warns against growing up too fast. What childhood qualities—wonder, trust, joy, or dependence—should adults work to preserve?
1 Corinthians 13:11 · Matthew 18:3Tim values time with his children even though Carol is the family’s breadwinner. How can your family honor both work and time together?
Ephesians 5:15–16 · Proverbs 14:23The story emphasizes that parents should care for and guide their children. What does loving authority look like in your home?
Ephesians 6:4 · Proverbs 22:6The film includes a Christmas pageant with an angel and baby Jesus. What does Jesus’ coming into the world show us about God’s care for families?
Luke 2:10–14 · Matthew 1:21The Final Word
Funny, beautifully animated, and grounded in family love, The Boss Baby: Family Business gives children permission to enjoy childhood while reminding adults what matters. Its mild content concerns do not eclipse its strong moral and pro-family message. For older children and adults—and for families looking for wholesome laughs—this is WORTH THE TRIP.
