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Woody Adjacent – Kristen Bell, Kelsey Grammer & Lauren Miller Rogen – Like Father (2018)
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- May 28, 2026
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Summary
Welcome back to the Woody Allen Retrospective Podcast for another episode of Woody Allen Adjacent! James actually kicks things off this month with a long overdue announcement regarding one of his major personal projects — something we know some listeners will be very interested in hearing about, while others may understandably just want to jump straight into the film discussion itself. So for those purely here for the Woody Adjacent conversation, feel free to skip ahead to: ⏩ 20 minutes, 02 seconds Down the line, James and I will likely do separate discussion episodes covering some of our future non-Woody creative projects and ideas in a bit more detail. As always, we genuinely appreciate the continued support — whether that’s for the podcast itself, our side projects, or simply just taking the time to listen in the first place. Anyway… This time around, we head back into the AI recommendation list — that ongoing collection of Woody-esque films selected and defended by our ever-persistent podcast AI assistant. So far we’ve tackled quite a few picks from the list already, and now it was time for the AI to throw another one onto the table… This episode’s choice: Like Father (2018), directed by Lauren Miller Rogen and starring Kristen Bell, Kelsey Grammer, and Seth Rogen. What initially presents itself as a glossy Netflix dramedy about a workaholic woman reconnecting with her estranged father during an accidental cruise vacation slowly reveals itself to be something a little more reflective underneath — a film about emotional inheritance, loneliness, career obsession, disappointment, forgiveness, and the uncomfortable realization that sometimes we slowly become the very people we spent years resenting. Naturally, this led us into a surprisingly thoughtful discussion about…