A warmhearted comedy based on the real-life memoir of efficiency expert Frank Gilbreth and his wife Lillian, who apply scientific time-and-motion principles to the raising of their twelve children in 1920s New Jersey. The household runs like a well-oiled (if chaotic) machine, complete with family council meetings and assembly-line chore systems, even as the children navigate the ordinary trials of growing up, first crushes, and teenage rebellion against their unconventional upbringing. The comedy comes from the collision between rigid efficiency and the delightfully unpredictable nature of a dozen children, while an underlying sweetness runs through the family's deep affection for one another. It's a nostalgic, gentle celebration of an unusual but loving family.

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