HhThe Boss Baby is a 2017 American animated spy comedy film, produced by DreamWorks Animation. Loosely based on the 2010 picture book by Marla Frazee, it was directed by Tom McGrath and written by Michael McCullers, and stars Alec Baldwin as the title character. The first film in The Boss Baby franchise, it follows a boy helping his baby brother who is a secret agent in the war for adults' love between babies and puppies. hhg