The Boss Baby

The Boss Baby is a 2017 American animated spy comedy film, produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by 20th Century Fox. Loosely based on the 2010 picture book of the same name by Marla Frazee, it was directed by Tom McGrath from a screenplay by Michael McCullers, and stars Alec Baldwin as the title character, with Miles Bakshi, Jimmy Kimmel, Lisa Kudrow, Steve Buscemi and Tobey Maguire in supporting roles. The first installment in The Boss Baby franchise, the film follows a boy helping his baby brother who is a secret agent in the war for adults' love between babies and puppies.

The Boss Baby premiered at the Miami International Film Festival on March 12, 2017, and was released in the United States on March 31. It was one of the final DreamWorks Animation films distributed by 20th Century Fox, following the former's acquisition by NBCUniversal in 2016. The film received mixed reviews from critics upon release, who praised its animation and voice performances but were divided on its screenplay, and criticized its plot and humor. It grossed $528 million worldwide against its $125 million budget. The film received a Best Animated Feature nomination at the 90th Academy Awards, but lost to Coco (2017). The film also received nominations at the Annie Awards, and the Golden Globes.

The success of the film kickstarted a franchise, including two Netflix television series: The Boss Baby: Back in Business (2018-2020) and The Boss Baby: Back In the Crib (2022-2023), and a sequel film, The Boss Baby: Family Business (2021), which was distributed by Universal Pictures, and was less critically and commercially successful.