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‘Instant Family’ True Story: Meet the Actual Family Who Inspired the Mark Wahlberg Movie on Netflix

The 2018 Mark Wahlberg movie, Instant Family, is now streaming on Netflix and audiences can’t get enough of this heartwarming comedy. Over the weekend, this feel-good family film shot to the top of Netflix’s Top 10 trending movie titles list, knocking off the Netflix original Nonnas from its No. 1 spot. Can you blame audiences for wanting to laugh and feel good, in times like these?

Directed by Sean Anders, who co-wrote the script with John Morris, Instant Family stars Wahlberg and Rosy Byrne as Pete and Ellie, as a childless married couple who take the leap to adopt foster children. Overnight, they find themselves from going from zero children, to three children (played by Isabela Merced, Gustavo Escobar, and Julianna Gamiz). Instant Family doesn’t shy away from the tough stuff, but it’s a much more light-hearted, funny take on the foster care experience than most movies that tackle the

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