Man Up

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Man Up

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Released Nov 13, 2015

1h 28m

Romance

Comedy

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When a man (Simon Pegg) mistakes her for his blind date, a woman (Lake Bell) decides to play along to see what happens.

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Critics Consensus

Thanks to fine performances from Lake Bell and Simon Pegg, Man Up largely strikes the deceptively difficult balance between romance and comedy.

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Angie Han

Slashfilm

Man Up is a classic romantic comedy about two people who are too old, too wise, too jaded for classic romantic comedies, and that's precisely why it works.

Jun 14, 2017

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Nathan Rabin

Globe and Mail

Bell and Pegg are utterly defeated by a screenplay that favours plot over characterization to an almost surreal, parodic degree.

Rated: 1.5/4

Nov 20, 2015

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John DeFore

The Hollywood Reporter

Both actors stay sharp through some pretty degrading moments, and if Palmer and screenwriter Tess Morris are bent on serious button-pushing in the closing scenes, at least they garnish it with playfulness and wit.

Nov 19, 2015

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Rachel Wagner

Hallmarkies Podcast

Underrated rom-com. Charming

May 9, 2024

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Nick Levine

NME (New Musical Express)

Entertaining performances from Pegg and the American Bell, who adopts a convincing English accent, help make Man Up a surprise delight.

Rated: 3.5/5

Jun 2, 2021

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David Brake

One Room With A View

There's nothing new here, but that's okay. Man Up is an unchallenging yet refreshingly nice and funny piece of cinema.

Rated: 4/5

May 10, 2019

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Jamie S

Started out slow but paid off by the end. A enjoyable watch

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/13/25

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Audience Member

Liked it, didn't love it. I think the two leads do well together and I thought it was a fun watch. Nothing groundbreaking, but enjoyable nonetheless.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

12/09/24

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Audience Member

I'm caught in the middle of thinking I wouldn't like it, liking it, and remembering it not being that great in the future.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

10/29/24

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Audience Member

Made me feel better on a Sunday afternoon when I was sick. Great movie.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

08/18/24

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Roger B

Like most Simon Pegg films, over-rated. Kinda makes me wish I'd got into film at 18 rather than doing what I did, which, to be fair, was nothing. This is back-handedly aimed at the US market (e.g. the way he slams his cash down on the counter when buying the Red Stripes, you can see what he was trying to emulate) but it was the best we could do at the time and it 'passed'. 2/5. Could do better.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

05/04/24

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Daniel W

6/10 - A goodish comedy that made me chuckle a few times and I would enjoy seeing it again. Meet Jack (Simon Pegg) a 40 year old newly single man whose going through a tough deforce, but is about to go on a blind date with a girl called Jessica (Ophelia Lovibond) right? Wrong, meet Nancy (Lake Bell) a girl who finds out about the blind date and in the spur of the moment decides to pretend to be Jessica and goes on a date with Jack. Overall I really enjoyed this film but I felt like it took a little while to get going, then Jessica and Jack go bowling and that's when I started chuckling. The film also gets better when Nancy bumps into her old highschool friend, Sean (Rory Kinnear), at the bowling alley amd he threatens to tell Jack the who Nancy really is. This then leads to a funny blackmailing scene between Nancy and Sean. But the funniest scene is at the end when Jack finds out Nancy's secret at a bar. But even though this does lead to the funniest bit of the film, it also leads to an argument which makes the film drag on for a bit. Then right at the end of the film, it gets funny again and overall I had a good time with this film.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/13/24

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Ben Palmer

Director

Simon Pegg

Jack

Lake Bell

Nancy

Ophelia Lovibond

Jessica

Olivia Williams

Hilary

Rory Kinnear

Sean

Man Up: Don't Seal Up Just Yet

3:00

Man Up: It's Been Awhile

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Man Up: Call Me Jessica

2:59

Man Up: She's Nancy

2:58

Man Up: Ready, Steady, Tactical Puke

2:22

Man Up: Cynic vs. Romantic

2:56

Man Up: Finally Moving On

2:53

Man Up: Grand Romantic Gestures

2:47

Man Up: Jack's Quest

2:29

Man Up: F*** the Past

2:59

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Synopsis

When a man (Simon Pegg) mistakes her for his blind date, a woman (Lake Bell) decides to play along to see what happens.

Director: Ben Palmer
Producer: James Biddle, Nira Park, Rachael Prior
Screenwriter: Tess Morris
Distributor: Saban Films
Production Co: Big Talk
Rating: R (Sexual References|Language)
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 13, 2015, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 2, 2016
Runtime: 1h 28m

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