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The Back-up Plan

Play trailer 2:22 Poster for The Back-up Plan PG-13 Released Apr 23, 2010 1h 44m Romance Comedy Play Trailer Watchlist
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Tired of waiting for Mr. Right while her biological clock ticks away, Zoe (Jennifer Lopez) decides it's time to make an appointment at the sperm bank. On the same day as her procedure, she meets Stan (Alex O'Loughlin), a man with the potential to be her ideal mate. When Stan learns that Zoe's unpredictable behavior is the result of her pregnancy, he declares his commitment. As the due date approaches, both lovers realize that they really don't know each other without a baby in the picture.
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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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Anna Smith metro.co.uk But by the time 104 minutes of off-putting pregnancy dramas are up, you may wonder if the film's goal isn't so much about entertainment as population control. Rated: 2/5 Aug 23, 2018 Full Review Nell Minow Movie Mom Rated: D Feb 18, 2012 Full Review Hank Sartin Time Out Rated: 1/5 Nov 17, 2011 Full Review Lucía Roitbarg EscribiendoCine The comedy part leaves a lot to be desired and as for the romantic scenes of the film, there are too many well-known clichés, which is why The Back-up Plan fails to stand out in the genre. [Full review in Spanish] Rated: 4/10 Mar 13, 2024 Full Review Rene Jordan El Nuevo Herald (Miami) The Back-Up Plan is inoffensive but inert. [Full review in Spanish] Aug 4, 2022 Full Review Stuart McGurk NME (New Musical Express) Imagine Knocked Up - only without any wit, charm, honesty, pathos or like-ability. It's almost impressive. Rated: 0.5/5 May 19, 2021 Full Review Read all reviews

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Iris L Beyond predictable, corny,cheesy and anything that screams 'I knew that was gonna happen' is how I would describe it.. I love jlo...but even she couldn't make this movie worth watching...it sucked Rated 1 out of 5 stars 09/21/24 Full Review Reesa L I love romantic comedies and I don’t care how cheesy they can be. However, the Back Up Plan was one of the worst movies I’ve ever seen. The story line was weird and uncomfortable. Stan was disgusting. An absolute selfish jerk, void of genuine feelings. His character showed too many red flags of a narcissistic abuser and Zoe was too desperate to notice. The sequel might look something like the movie “Enough” unfortunately. Disturbing. Two thumbs down. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 08/23/24 Full Review rodrigo s Terrible!!! Too exagerated movie. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 06/08/24 Full Review Steven James R Loved The Movie When The Movie Was First Released Many Years Ago, Haven't Watched Since The First Release Day But I Remember Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/14/24 Full Review Tabitha B The first thing I will say about this movie is that it's not terrible. The story is interesting, the characters are good led by the always charming Jennifer Lopez. But, the guy she is with and wants and so forth is an ASSHOLE. This guy gets pissed off at her in almost every single scene, talking to her like she's an idiot. And the whole time we are supposed to be rooting for this couple to get together? Nope. Not here. I was rooting for her to see how much of an ass this guy really was, but sadly no. And then the movie ends with a really weird, out of place scene where it's some time after her babies were born and then she throws up in a garbage can and the two stare at each other with wide open eyes. Were they seriously setting this up to have a sequel? I hope it was supposed to be a joke, because it's been 11 years and no Back-Up Plan 2! Either way, the movie is okay but there are some stupid, cliched moments like a "giving birth hurts so if the woman is yelling in a deep baritone voice then it's fucking hilarious" scene, "guys always can't stand hearing about female anatomy and they pass out" scene, "having kids is really, really hard so let's make sure the guy sees nothing but the bad side of having children" scene, or in this case scenes. I give it a low rating for all the things mentioned, but if you remove the guy and replace him with a different actor then this movie might have been really good. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 11/15/23 Full Review Steve D The actors have chemistry but the script is unbelievably bad. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 10/11/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Tired of waiting for Mr. Right while her biological clock ticks away, Zoe (Jennifer Lopez) decides it's time to make an appointment at the sperm bank. On the same day as her procedure, she meets Stan (Alex O'Loughlin), a man with the potential to be her ideal mate. When Stan learns that Zoe's unpredictable behavior is the result of her pregnancy, he declares his commitment. As the due date approaches, both lovers realize that they really don't know each other without a baby in the picture.
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
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