The Five-Year Engagement fingerprintFunny, strong craft, low-key.
Calm and low-key
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Romantic and hopeful
Much of it is about family.
Some situational comedy and sharp wit
Not a comedy at heart.
Everyday modern life and family
Standout dialogue
Functional look and sound
Calm and low-key
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
The Five-Year Engagement is calm and low-intensity. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Romantic and hopeful
Much of it is about family.
Emotionally, it's romantic and hopeful. Much of it is about family.
Some situational comedy and sharp wit
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some situational comedy and sharp wit.
Everyday modern life and family
Its world is built around everyday modern life and family.
Standout dialogue
The dialogue stand out.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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A comedy about the journey between popping the question and tying the knot.
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The Five-Year Engagement is included with a subscription to Starz in the United States. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Google Play Movies. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 61/100 (IMDb 6.2, Rotten Tomatoes 64%, and Metacritic 62). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated R in the United States. Content advisories: strong language.
2 h 4 min
The Five-Year Engagement runs 2 h 4 min.
Yes. Critics average 63 and audiences 59 out of 100, so both groups see The Five-Year Engagement much the same way.
Roughly broke even. It cost about $30 million to make and earned $54 million worldwide, 1.8 times its budget.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
+82GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for The Five-Year Engagement in 96 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 36 storytelling tropes for The Five-Year Engagement, including Cake Toppers, Ooh, Me Accent's Slipping, Chekhov's Gun.
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