---
title: 'Why Him? (2016)'
type: 'film'
director: 'John Hamburg'
released: '2016-12-17'
runtime_minutes: 111
certification: 'R'
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/why-him-2016'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4501244/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Why Him? (2016)

2016 · R · 111 min · Comedy · United States


## Synopsis

Why Him? is a 2016 American romantic comedy film directed by John Hamburg, written by Hamburg and Ian Helfer based on a story by Jonah Hill, produced by Hill, Shawn Levy, and Ben Stiller, and stars James Franco and Bryan Cranston with Zoey Deutch, Megan Mullally, Cedric the Entertainer, Griffin Gluck and Keegan-Michael Key in supporting roles. The film follows a father who tries to stop his daughter's immature tech-millionaire boyfriend from asking her to marry him.

## Credits

- **Director:** [John Hamburg](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-hamburg)
- **Screenplay:** [John Hamburg](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-hamburg)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Theodore Shapiro](https://cinepixo.com/people/theodore-shapiro)
- **Producer:** [Ben Stiller](https://cinepixo.com/people/ben-stiller), [Shawn Levy](https://cinepixo.com/people/shawn-levy), [Stuart Cornfeld](https://cinepixo.com/people/stuart-cornfeld)
- **Editor:** [William Kerr](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-kerr)

## Cast

- [Cedric the Entertainer](https://cinepixo.com/people/cedric-the-entertainer)
- [Griffin Gluck](https://cinepixo.com/people/griffin-gluck)
- [Bob Stephenson](https://cinepixo.com/people/bob-stephenson)
- [Paul Stanley](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-stanley-2)
- [Zack Pearlman](https://cinepixo.com/people/zack-pearlman)
- [Adam DeVine](https://cinepixo.com/people/adam-devine)
- [Elon Musk](https://cinepixo.com/people/elon-musk)
- [Mary Pat Gleason](https://cinepixo.com/people/mary-pat-gleason)
- [James Franco](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-franco)
- [Keegan-Michael Key](https://cinepixo.com/people/keegan-michael-key)
- [Bryan Cranston](https://cinepixo.com/people/bryan-cranston)
- [Zoey Deutch](https://cinepixo.com/people/zoey-deutch)
- [Megan Mullally](https://cinepixo.com/people/megan-mullally)
- [Casey Wilson](https://cinepixo.com/people/casey-wilson)
- [Steve Bannos](https://cinepixo.com/people/steve-bannos)

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Official site: http://www.whyhimmovie.com/
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/why-him-2016
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