Instructions Not Included
dir. Eugenio Derbez · 2013
Finding purpose and connection in unexpected relationships can lead to personal growth and transformation.
"Instructions Not Included" masterfully blends humor and heart, capturing the transformative journey of a playboy unexpectedly thrust into fatherhood. It invites viewers to explore themes of family and cultural identity with a unique comedic flair that resonates across borders.
Valentin is Acapulco's resident playboy, until a former fling leaves a baby on his doorstep and him heading with her out of Mexico.
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Valentin is Acapulco's resident playboy womanizer, until a former fling, a young American named Julie, leaves a baby on his doorstep and takes off without a trace. Leaving Mexico for Los Angeles to find the baby's mother, Valentin ends up finding a new home for himself and his newfound daughter, Maggie. An unlikely father figure, Valentin raises Maggie for six years, while also establishing himself as one of Hollywood's top stuntmen to pay the bills, with Maggie acting as his on-set coach. As Valentin raises Maggie, she forces him to grow up too.
But their unique and offbeat family is threatened when Maggie's birth mom, Julie, shows up out of the blue after six years after turning her own life around and wants full custody of Maggie, and Valentin realizes he's in danger of losing his daughter - and his best friend.
