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The Back-Up Plan

2010·Movie
1h 46min·PG-13
39
WeakGoodWatch score

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Good for date night · family movie night · friends night

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Fall in love, get married, have a baby. Not necessarily in that order.

When Zoe tires of looking for Mr. Right, she decides to have a baby on her own. But on the day she's artificially inseminated, she meets Stan, who seems to be just who she's been searching for all her life. Now, Zoe has to figure out how to make her two life's dreams fit with each other.
Feel-Good Romantic ComedyModern Motherhood DilemmaCharming Date Night FilmLight Family DynamicsPredictable but PleasantJennifer Lopez Star VehicleLow-Stakes DramaComfort ViewingConventional Romance Arc

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Where can I stream The Back-Up Plan?

In the United States, The Back-Up Plan streams on Paramount+, Philo, and Starz, and it is free with ads on The Roku and Hoopla. You can rent or buy it from Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, and Fandango At Home. It also streams in 104 other countries.

Is The Back-Up Plan worth watching?

39
WeakGoodWatch score

Reviews are weak, with a GoodWatch score of 39 (IMDb 5.3, Rotten Tomatoes 18%, and Metacritic 34). Audiences rate it higher (51 out of 100) than critics (26).

Is The Back-Up Plan okay for kids?

PG-13

Yes: it's rated PG-13 in the United States, and the viewing guide lists it for kids.

Is The Back-Up Plan good for date night?

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Yes: romance is 9 of 10, and the viewing guide lists it for date night.

Will The Back-Up Plan make me laugh?

Light

Now and then: the humor is mostly situational comedy (7 of 10) and sharp wit (5 of 10).