Set in the 1950s, Inventing the Abbotts is a dramatic look at the life of two boys from the wrong side of the tracks and their interaction with the three daughters of local aristocrat Lloyd Abbott. The boys, Jacey and Doug Holt, have only three things in common: their family, table tennis and chasing the beautiful Abbott sisters. Their father, a reckless risk-taker, lost his life through a wager with Lloyd Abbott, his then business partner.... (Full plot summary below)
Enjoy FREE movies and series with your Prime (USA) subscription or when you start a 30-day free trial!
| Movie Source | Available | Offers | Added | Views | Quality | Format | Rating | Link | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | UK only | 1 Month Free Trial | 24 Oct 2015 | 2758 | HD | Watch OnlineStream Instantly | 77% |  Report: Broken Link |   |
| USA only | 1 Month Free Trial | 11 Mar 2019 | 6484 | HD | Watch OnlineStream Instantly | 93% | Report: Broken Link | |
| IRELAND only | 1 Month Free Trial | 26 Sep 2016 | 5695 | HD | Watch OnlineStream Instantly | 95% | Report: Broken Link | |
 | UK only | 30 Day Free Trial | 13 May 2025 | 969 | HD | Watch OnlineStream Instantly | 87% | Report: Broken Link | |
![Its HD [Inventing the Abbotts]](/images/logos/icons/itshd.png){kind=icon} | WORLDWIDE | ? | 20 Mar 2023 | 3874 | HD | Watch OnlineStream Instantly | 89% | Report: Broken Link | |
 | UK only | 30 Day Free Trial | 11 Sep 2015 | 140 | HD | Watch OnlineStream Instantly | 60% | Report: Broken Link | |
 | UK only | Free Credit | 11 Sep 2022 | 140 | HD | Watch OnlineStream Instantly | 46% | Report: Broken Link | |
 | WORLDWIDE | ? | 15 May 2024 | 94 | HD | Watch OnlineStream Instantly | 35% | Report: Broken Link | |
 | WORLDWIDE | ? | 13 Apr 2016 | 15 | SD / TV | Watch OnlineStream Instantly | 20% | Report: Broken Link | |
 | WORLDWIDE | ? | 02 Jan 2017 | 213 | HD | Watch OnlineStream Instantly | 11% | Report: Broken Link | |
 | WORLDWIDE | ? | 26 Oct 2015 | 36 | SD / TV | Watch OnlineStream Instantly | 13% | Report: Broken Link | |
Links compiled using automated software. Availability of offers subject to change / might be region specific / out of date.
| Movie Source | Available | Offers | Added | Views | Quality | Format | Rating | Link | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK only | 30 Day Free Trial | 02 Dec 2016 | 1393 | SD / DVD | DVD RentalRent by Post | 65% |  Report: Broken Link | |
 | UK only | N/A | 02 Dec 2016 | 78 | SD / DVD | DVD RentalRent by Post | 60% | Report: Broken Link | |
 | USA only | 1 Month Free Trial | 02 Dec 2016 | 28 | SD / DVD | DVD RentalRent by Mail | 6% | Report: Broken Link | |
| USA only | 1 Month Free Trial | 02 Dec 2016 | 12846 | SD / DVD | DVD RentalRent by Mail | 96% | Report: Broken Link | |
| Movie Source | Available | Offers | Added | Views | Quality | Format | Rating | Link | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK only | 30 Day Free Trial | 12 Aug 2025 | 244 | HD / BR | Blu Ray RentalRent by Post | 88% | Report: Broken Link | |
| UK only | N/A | 12 Aug 2025 | 70 | HD / BR | Blu Ray RentalRent by Post | 40% | Report: Broken Link | |
| USA only | 1 Month Free Trial | 02 Dec 2016 | 269 | HD / BR | Blu Ray RentalRent by Mail | 6% | Report: Broken Link | |
| USA only | 1 Month Free Trial | 12 Aug 2025 | 5909 | HD / BR | Blu Ray RentalRent by Mail | 99% | Report: Broken Link | |
Set in the 1950s, Inventing the Abbotts is a dramatic look at the life of two boys from the wrong side of the tracks and their interaction with the three daughters of local aristocrat Lloyd Abbott. The boys, Jacey and Doug Holt, have only three things in common: their family, table tennis and chasing the beautiful Abbott sisters. Their father, a reckless risk-taker, lost his life through a wager with Lloyd Abbott, his then business partner.
Leave your thoughts about Inventing the Abbotts.
| San Francisco ExaminerWalter AddiegoThe veteran Baker anchors the proceedings, and you would like to see more of her character. |
| Rolling StonePeter TraversThe film belongs to Phoenix ("To Die For"), who is terrific. He has the gift, shared with his late brother, River, of conveying emotions without pushing them at you. The delicacy of his scenes with Tyler lets you enjoy the film for what it truly is: a heartbreaker. |
| ReelViewsJames BerardinelliInventing the Abbotts has the cast and characters to be something special; the script just isn't ambitious enough. |
| VarietyEmanuel LevyAn emotionally powerful but extremely old-fashioned coming-of-age saga. |
| USA TodayMike ClarkWould be a lot more fun were it a trashy Troy Donahue-Diane McBain vehicle ground out by Warner Bros. in 1960. |
| Chicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumApart from the script, it's the actors who make this a film worth seeing; all of them look and sometimes even act like real people rather than types or icons, and behind their interactions can be felt the depths of lived experience. |
| TheMovieReport.comMichael DequinaIf looked at in the right perspective, as a soap and not as the serious drama it pretends to be, this is quite diverting, if emotionally hollow, melodrama. |
| Entertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumThe only real heat among the group comes from Jennifer Connelly, who, as the bad-girl middle daughter, raises the stakes any time she's on screen. |
| EmpireAngie ErrigoWhat lifts this at key moments is the outstanding Phoenix's simpatico performance and we can add to the credit side happy casting that for once has assembled actresses and actors who really do resemble each other and present plausible siblings. |
| Spirituality and PracticeFrederic and Mary Ann BrussatOffers an inventive and engaging exploration of emotional intelligence. |
