History Film / IdealHome

* InnocentInsensitive: In one scene Bill reads a report on his home life aloud in class, and explains that his parental figures are gay. He then goes on to list all the slurs that you should definitely ''not'' use to describe gay people. His teachers are horrified at the homophobic and profane terms, but Bill seems completely genuine and sincere, and Erasmus and Paul find the whole thing hilarious.

* FromTheMouthsOfBabes: In one scene Bill reads a report he wrote aloud to his class. It starts off relatively normal, describing his lifestyle with Erasmus and Paul, until he gets to the gay slurs.

* NoAntagonist: Bill's dad is a bad father, but he does genuinely love his son, and he's more a lost soul than a bad person. Likewise, Bill is realistically rough-around-the-edges for a kid who's had an unstable home life, but he's not a devil child. The other characters who present problems for the three leads are all presented as people rather villains, and aside from Bill throwing some slurs around at the beginning, there's no homophobia in the film.

* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Melissa the social worker. She genuinely makes sure that Bill is safe and in a good home and holds no prejudice towards a same-sex couple fostering a child while also ensuring that they are taking proper care of him. She does call them out for leaving their extensive porn stash out around a child, and for letting Bill live off Taco Bell, but allows them time to make appropriate changes.

* TheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: Paul and Erasmus are often shown to be at odds with each other but still know and care about each other inside out. [[spoiler: Even when Erasmus has taken Tino as a lover and Paul takes a job offered to him in New York to get away from him, Paul sees an image of Erasmus that he criticized earlier in the movie at the airport in New York, realizes he misses Erasmus and goes back to Santa Fe to be with him. Afterward, the two of them go out for a romantic dinner and dance with each other.]]

* WhoNamesTheirKidDude: Bill's birth name is Angel, given to him by his mother because she loved angels. Erasmus and Paul have this reaction upon learning it.

* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Melissa the social worker. She genuinely makes sure that Bill is safe and in a good home and holds no prejudice towards a same-sex couple fostering a child while also ensuring that they are taking proper care of him. The worst thing she does is rightfully chide Paul and Erasmus for leaving their porn stash out in the open for Bill to find.

Erasmus Brumble (Creator/SteveCoogan) is a celebrity chef and television personality who hosts as {{cooking show}} primarily directed by his husband, Paul (Creator/PaulRudd). Despite their antagonistic relationship on (and off) set, they've been together for a decade, but the cracks in their foundation are getting bigger.

* ActuallyPrettyFunny: Erasmus and Paul are called in by Bill's teacher after Bill reads a controversial report containing gay slurs out loud to his class. Both of them are in hysterics as they read the same report.

* FromTheMouthsOfBabes: In one scene Bill reads a report he wrote aloud to his class. It starts off relatively normal, describing his lifestyle with Erasmus and Paul, until he starts reading slurs that you should never say to people, including the "f*ggot", "c*cksucker", and "buttfucking".

* BiTheWay: Erasmus had a "bi phase" in his younger years, which resulted in a child who would become Bill's father.

When Erasmus' estranged grandson Bill (Jack Gore) shows up, Eramus and Paul's strained relationship is put to the test -- if they can't provide the kid a suitable living environment, he'll become subject to the foster care system.

* ActuallyPrettyFunny: Erasmus and Paul are called in by Bill's teacher after Bill reads a controversial report containing gay slurs aloud to his class. Both of them are in hysterics as they read the same report.

* ButNotTooGay: Averted. Eramus and Paul are not only seen kissing, but interrupted mid-coitus at one point also.

* UpperClassTwit: Eramus comes off as being this.

* TheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: Paul and Erasmus are often shown to be at odds with each other but still know and care about each other inside out. [[spoiler: Even when Erasmus has taken Tino as a lover and Paul takes a job offered to him in New York to get away from him, Paul sees an image of Erasmus that he criticized earlier in the movie at the airport in New York, realizes he misses Erasmus and goes back to Santa Fe to be with him. Afterward the two of them go out for a romantic dinner and dance with each other.]]

* Can'tLiveWithThem,Can'tLiveWithoutThem: Paul with Erasmus. The former is shown to get annoyed with the latter's antics several times but still sticks by him nevertheless.