Also starring Margo Martindale, Julie Hagerty, Tig Notaro, and Octavia Spencer, Instant Family is the kind of sweet, authentic story that feels like it must be true. And in a way, it is.

"Hopefully it will demystify all of that, and you'll just realize they're just family," he added. Here’s everything to know about the real-life events that inspired Instant Family. Vera ...

It's a sweet premise, and Instant Family is actually based on a true story — or "inspired by a true family," as the trailer puts it. The movie is based on director and co-writer Sean Anders ...

Instant Family stars Mark Wahlberg and Rose Byrne as parents-to-be. The couple adopts three children out of foster care, ages 15, 10, and six. The movie is based on the true story of director and ...

LIZZIE MOVIE: WATCH KRISTEN STEWART IN EXCLUSIVE TRAILER "They must hilariously learn the ropes of instant parenthood if they hope to become a real family. "Inspired by a true story, and also ...

Still, the last thing I wrote in my notebook as the credits rolled on Instant Family was, “It rang true.” Anyone interested in a primer on the ins and outs of foster care would do well to get ...

In the case of filmmaker Sean Anders (Daddy’s Home; We’re the Millers), the statement certainly rings true. Instant Family is Anders’ most personal (and arguably best) film. Loosely inspired ...

A glossy movie that has all the edginess of a network TV pilot, “Instant Family” is essentially true to Anders’ experience. Wahlberg plays director proxy Pete, although “plays” might be ...

Also starring Margo Martindale, Julie Hagerty, Tig Notaro, and Octavia Spencer, Instant Family is the kind of sweet, authentic story that feels like it must be true. And in a way, it is.

Mark Wahlberg, Rose Byrne, Isabela Merced, Gustavo Quiroz and Julianna Gamiz in 'Instant Family' (2018).