Jennifer Lopez is as appealing as ever, but The Back-Up Plan smothers its star with unrelatable characters and a predictable plot.
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Movie Info
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Director -
Alan Poul -
Producer -
Todd Black , Jason Blumenthal , Steve Tisch -
Screenwriter -
Kate Angelo -
Distributor -
CBS Films -
Production Co -
CBS Films -
Rating -
PG-13 (Sexual Content|Language|Sexual References|Some Crude Material) -
Genre -
Romance , Comedy -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Apr 23, 2010, Wide -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Oct 1, 2015 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$37.5M -
Runtime -
1h 44m -
Sound Mix -
SDDS , Dolby Digital , DTS