Summary
With John's social life at a standstill and his ex-wife about to get remarried, a down on his luck divorcée finally meets the woman of his dreams, only to discover she has another man in her life - her son.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Teens
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+17)
Critics 77Audiences 60GoodWatch 68
Tomatometer80%
Metascore74
IMDb6.3
Letterboxd · 23 K ratings3.1/5
User score6.1
Audience score53%
Box office
1.4×its budget
- Budget
- $7 M
- Worldwide
- $10 M
Worldwide it earned $3 M more than it cost.
Running time
1 h 31 min
A typical length for comedies, −9 min on the typical 100
typical 10091Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
Streams in 3 countries, rent or buy in 56 more
Released
2010
June 18, 2010
16 years ago
Genres
ComedyDramaRomanceLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityMild
- Dark themesModerate
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBackground WatchDrop-in FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
16 of 16
John C. ReillyJohn Kilpatrick
Jonah HillCyrus Fawcett
Marisa TomeiMolly Fawcett
Catherine KeenerJamie
Matt WalshTim
Kathy Ann WittesAshley
Diane MizotaThermostat Girl
Katie AseltonPretty Girl
Jamie DonnellyPastor
Tim GuineeRoger
Steve ZissisRusty
Bill 'Bunky' MillerCyrus
Charlie BrewerStranger at Reception
Mitch CarterAdditional Voice (voice)
Newell AlexanderAdditional Voice (voice)
Steve AltermanAdditional Voice (voice)
Directing · 2
- Mark Duplass Director, Writer, Executive Producer
- Jay Duplass Director, Writer, Executive Producer
Production · 5
- Ridley Scott Executive Producer
- Tony Scott Executive Producer
- Michael Costigan Producer
- Michael Ellenberg Co-Producer
- Chrisann Verges Co-Producer
Camera · 1
- Jas Shelton Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Jay Deuby Editor
Sound · 5
- Michael Andrews Original Music Composer
- Larry Blake Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Manish Raval Music Editor
- Maggie Phillips Music Supervisor
- Matt Coby Sound Editor
Art · 1
- Annie Spitz Production Design
Other crew · 2
- Jack Gill Stunt Coordinator
- Kevin Hannigan Special Effects Coordinator
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