Grown Ups — Characters & Cast

To guide his entitled sons toward genuine childhood pleasures and recapture the unpretentious warmth of his New England roots.

Lenny starts as an affluent Hollywood agent whose family is consumed by luxury and electronic devices. Through the reunion, he reconnects with his blue-collar roots, gains perspective on fatherhood, and trades superficial professional vanity for familial presence.

To protect his family's pride and conceal his professional struggles from his successful peers.

Struggling with unemployment and feelings of inadequacy, Eric overcompensates with boisterous humor and indulgence. Admitting his financial struggles to his childhood friends relieves his shame and cements their mutual support.

To receive basic acknowledgment and respect for the domestic work he provides for his family.

Kurt is a stay-at-home father whose domestic labor is taken for granted by his pregnant wife and overbearing mother-in-law. Reinvigorated by his friends, he regains his self-respect and asserts his value within his household.

To avoid emotional vulnerability and preserve a perpetual, consequence-free youth.

A lifelong bachelor indulging in drinking and superficial flirtation, Marcus observes his friends' domestic bonds and confronts the hollow loneliness beneath his carefree facade.

To maintain spiritual harmony and bridge the emotional distance between himself and his estranged children.

Bearing emotional scars from three divorces, Rob seeks tranquility through holistic remedies and his much older wife Gloria. Over the weekend, he confronts lingering friction and repairs bonds with his estranged adult daughters.