Help, I Shrunk My Parents (2018): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2018, Help, I Shrunk My Parents is an action, comedy, adventure and family film directed by Tim Trageser, running about 90 minutes. “Small parents. Big trouble.” — that tagline sets the tone.

What it’s about. Felix's school is haunted again, only this time it's not the benevolent spirit of school founder Otto Leonhard and the nuisance he caused, but the hated and long-since dead Director Hulda Stingbeard. A coincidence causes the former shrunken and skeletonized school principle to rise again. When she manages to return to real life she almost defeats Otto Leonhard, manages to shrink Dr. Schmitt-Gössenwein and Felix' parents, and takes over the school. It takes Felix, Ella and their gang to set the levers in motion to save the school and bring Dr. Schmitt-Gössenwein and his parents back to their original size again.

Who’s in it. Help, I Shrunk My Parents stars Oskar Keymer as Felix Vorndran, Lina Hüesker as Ella Borsig, Otto Waalkes as Otto Leonhard and Andrea Sawatzki as Direktorin Hulda Stechbarth, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 5.5/10, Help, I Shrunk My Parents has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response. It went on to earn $8.4M at the box office.

Where to watch. In US you can rent or buy it from Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube and Fandango At Home. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Help, I Shrunk My Parents page.

If you liked it. Fans of Help, I Shrunk My Parents tend to enjoy The Dark Knight, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Inception and The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.