The Accidental Husband

PG-13

2008

1h 30m

Romance

Comedy

List

11%

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19 Reviews

36%

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100,000+ Ratings

Emma (Uma Thurman), a radio host, is about to be married to Richard (Colin Firth), her perfect match. But right before her wedding, she learns she's already married to Patrick (Jeffrey Dean Morgan), a charming but irresponsible fireman. Furthermore, Patrick has a secret: he has arranged this little trick because Emma advised Patrick's ex-fiancee to end their relationship. However, Patrick may find that the trick is on him, for he soon begins to fall in love with his uptight adversary.

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Amy Nicholson

I.E. Weekly

There's little fun in being asked to identify with yet another female character who spends her running time being shamed like a dog who soiled the rug.

May 5, 2010

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Derek Malcolm

London Evening Standard

Words almost fail me after watching this terrible romantic comedy from Griffin Dunne which is perilously described as a "sort of Carole Lombard screwball comedy". Would that it were.

Rated: 1/5

Feb 29, 2008

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Anthony Quinn

Independent (UK)

A plot of insufferable silliness contrives to keep the lovers on tenterhooks and the audience in a permanent cringe, none of it helped by Thurman's thoroughly phony performance.

Rated: 1/5

Feb 29, 2008

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

...a predominantly watchable romcom that benefits from its brisk running time and plethora of affable performances...

Rated: 2.5/4

Jul 14, 2024

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Roger Moore

Movie Nation

It lives on as an artifact of a big screen career that might have been, or might have been extended, a director who talks a better game than he directs and a distributing studio/vanity project that never was and never have been.

Rated: 1.5/4

Mar 3, 2022

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S. Jhoanna Robledo

Common Sense Media

Sweet, teen-friendly rom-com borders on the cliched.

Rated: 3/5

Sep 2, 2010

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erdene c

Emma's love story is exciting

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/23/24

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Uynga U

Always ends up love eachother

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/21/24

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Bahad j

In my opinion, I felt that the movie was very good, behind all this, the filmmaker was able to come up with the right festive details to congratulate the members of the behind-the-scenes team.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/20/24

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Munkhjargal A

she would have tricked him into falling in love with another guy, but on the contrary, he had fallen in love with her. This movie is an interesting movie with heart

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/20/24

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Dinos K

all those stupid rom-coms. I'm so sick of it. They don't have nothing new to add

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

07/12/24

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Peter C

No doubt an overall bad movie, formulaic, and wallowing in stereotypes, but there are probably worse ways to waste some time… I thought they tried hard to pull off making this into something watchable. But really, it was DOA starting with the script.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

11/19/23

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Synopsis

Emma (Uma Thurman), a radio host, is about to be married to Richard (Colin Firth), her perfect match. But right before her wedding, she learns she's already married to Patrick (Jeffrey Dean Morgan), a charming but irresponsible fireman. Furthermore, Patrick has a secret: he has arranged this little trick because Emma advised Patrick's ex-fiancee to end their relationship. However, Patrick may find that the trick is on him, for he soon begins to fall in love with his uptight adversary.

Director: Griffin Dunne
Producer: Bob Yari, Suzanne Todd, Jennifer Todd, Jason Blum, Uma Thurman
Screenwriter: Mimi Hare, Clare Naylor, Bonnie Sikowitz
Production Co: Yari Film Group, Team Todd, Blumhouse
Rating: PG-13 (Some Sexual Content|Brief Strong Language)
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 11, 2018
Runtime: 1h 30m

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