Sony Unveils Hilarious Trailer for Nate Bargatze’s Feature Debut ‘The Breadwinner’ – A Modern Family Comedy Chaos
Sony Pictures has released the first official trailer for The Breadwinner, marking the highly anticipated feature film debut of record-breaking stand-up comedian Nate Bargatze. The family comedy, directed by Eric Appel (Weird: The Al Yankovic Story), is set for an exclusive theatrical release on March 13, 2026.
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The Breadwinner Trailer Featuring Nate Bargatze
Official poster for The Breadwinner, starring Nate Bargatze and Mandy Moore.
In The Breadwinner, Bargatze stars as Nate Wilcox, a confident car salesman and lifelong family provider who boasts, “I’m the top salesman at the dealership – I think I can handle a month alone with the girls.” His world flips when wife Katie (Mandy Moore) scores a massive deal on Shark Tank, forcing her into an extended business trip. Left solo with their three young daughters, Nate quickly realizes parenting is no easy sale: “She makes it look so easy, but it’s so hard.”
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The Breadwinner’ Trailer: Nate Bargatze, Mandy Moore Star in Movie
Nate Bargatze and Mandy Moore as husband and wife in a scene from The Breadwinner.
The trailer teems with slapstick mishaps reminiscent of classic 1980s comedies like Mr. Mom: burnt breakfasts, school drop-off disasters, getting locked out, and even a rogue horse wandering through the house. Bargatze co-wrote the script with Dan Lagana (Christmas with the Campbells), drawing from personal experiences to craft a wholesome, relatable story.
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Nate Bargatze Stars in ‘The Breadwinner’ First Look with Mandy …
Nate Bargatze faces parenting chaos in a still from the trailer.
A stacked ensemble bolsters the laughs: Colin Jost (Saturday Night Live), Kumail Nanjiani (Eternals), Will Forte (The Last Man on Earth), Zach Cherry (Severance), Martin Herlihy, and Kate Berlant. Producers include Bargatze, Lagana, and Jeremy Latcham, with executive producers JoAnn Perritano, Michael Musgrave, and Tyler Zacharia.
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Bargatze in over-his-head dad mode, surrounded by family mayhem.
TriStar Pictures president Nicole Brown praised the project’s authenticity in a recent Hollywood Reporter cover story on Bargatze: “The idea of his first film being so personal and authentic to him and his comedy felt like the perfect foray… He was like, ‘I want to be able to watch a film with my whole family.’”
Fresh off hosting the 2025 Emmy Awards and selling over a million tour tickets in 2024, Bargatze – dubbed “the nicest man in stand-up” – brings his clean, observational humor to the big screen. Moore, known for This Is Us and voicing Rapunzel in Tangled, plays the ambitious supermom.
The Breadwinner promises feel-good fun for all ages, filling a gap in live-action family comedies. As Bargatze transitions from stages to cinemas, this debut could launch him as Hollywood’s next relatable everyman star.
