Film

Breakfast with Scot

Name: Breakfast with Scot
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 2007
Cast: Tom Cavanagh, Ben Shenkman, Noah Bernett, Benz Antoine, Jeananne Goossen

Family drama

A Canadian comedy-drama about two men whose orderly life is upended when they become guardians of an exuberant, gender-nonconforming kid. It's warm and occasionally messy, balancing humour with genuine heart. For anyone who's ever felt caught between who they are and who the world expects them to be.

TMDb rating

3.1

Should you watch it?

Watch it if you like warm, slightly rueful comedies where the humour grows out of character rather than gags, and a stubborn household gets rattled by someone who refuses to be ignored.

Skip it if you want a brisk plot or a sharply consistent tone; this one can feel loose, shifts between sweetness and sitcom beats, and sometimes lingers on its premise longer than it needs to.

What it asks of you: Ninety-five minutes of unhurried conversation, with comedy arriving in small, dry beats rather than big set pieces, so patience counts for more than sharp attention.

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