Second Act

PG-13

Released Dec 21, 2018

1 hr. 44 min.

Romance

Comedy

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Value Shop assistant manager Maya Vargas wants only one thing for her 43rd birthday -- a promotion. While her résumé may not scream upper management, her track record certainly does. Vargas is an innovator who listens to her customers and delivers results. When she loses the job to a college-educated candidate, Maya sets out to prove to Madison Avenue that street smarts are as valuable as book smarts -- and it's never too late for a second act.

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Critics Consensus

Second Act proves Jennifer Lopez remains as magnetic as ever on the big screen; unfortunately, the movie's muddled story isn't always worthy of her gifts.

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Steven James R

Loved This One From JLo JGlow She Should Play A Cashier In Real Life Too As A Part-Time Job Role To Help Pay For The Million Dollar Mansion.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/14/24

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Hails S

JLo and Leah are very funny together

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/27/24

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James H

Enjoyed this movie. For a rainy afternoon, it's cute and fun…and totally implausible but whatevs. J-Lo is great.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

09/04/23

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Alejandra C

Absolute Must see comedy, great acting work by Jennifer Lopez

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/14/23

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Ashley P

Why are all her movies the same? It's like the same kinda acting in all. No range. Not great not horrible but it why?? It's cringe to watch.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

04/17/23

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Audience Member

A little sappy but really not all that bad 2.6

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

10/28/22

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Peter Segal

Director

Jennifer Lopez

Maya

Vanessa Hudgens

Zoe

Leah Remini

Joan

Treat Williams

Anderson Clark

Milo Ventimiglia

Trey

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Diane Shipley

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It goes with a twist that's as sentimental as it is improbable.

Mar 12, 2021

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Amy Nicholson

FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)

I loved the first half of this and thought that the second half got completely insane in a way I did not appreciate.

Sep 13, 2019

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tt stern-enzi

WXIX-TV (Cincinnati, OH)

There are lots of very obvious plot points, that you know where everything is going to play out, but you kind of go along with it because we're comfortable seeing her in this role.

Mar 4, 2019

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M.N. Miller

Ready Steady Cut

Filled with endless zingers that hit the ground like a bowling ball from a 10th-floor window, Second Act is tedious from the start. There is nothing worse than low-brow pretending to be high-class.

Rated: 1/5

Aug 17, 2022

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Eddie Harrison

film-authority.com

a ripe slice of cheese, with silly pratfalls for a game star

Rated: 3/5

Feb 17, 2022

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Lonita Cook

KCTV5 News at 9

You're going to love [the cast].

Oct 2, 2021

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Synopsis

Value Shop assistant manager Maya Vargas wants only one thing for her 43rd birthday -- a promotion. While her résumé may not scream upper management, her track record certainly does. Vargas is an innovator who listens to her customers and delivers results. When she loses the job to a college-educated candidate, Maya sets out to prove to Madison Avenue that street smarts are as valuable as book smarts -- and it's never too late for a second act.

Director: Peter Segal
Executive Producer: Robert Simonds, Adam Fogelson, Zhongjun Wang, Zhonglei Wang, Felice Bee, Mark Kamine, Peter Segal, Donald Tang
Screenwriter: Justin Zackham, Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas
Distributor: STX Films
Production Co: STX Films, Nuyorican Productions, Huayi Brothers
Rating: PG-13 (Some Crude Sexual References|Language)
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 21, 2018, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 12, 2019
Box Office (Gross USA): $39.2M
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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