The Five-Year Engagement

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The Five-Year Engagement

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Released Apr 27, 2012

1h 59m

Romance

Comedy

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On their one-year anniversary, sous chef Tom Solomon (Jason Segel) plans to surprise his girlfriend, Violet Barnes (Emily Blunt), with an engagement ring. The lovers do end up engaged, but the fact that the proposal does not go exactly as planned proves to be a harbinger of things to come. Each time they try to set a date, various obstacles stand in their way. As more and more time passes, Tom and Violet begin to wonder if perhaps their marriage is not meant to be.

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Critics Consensus

While certainly overlong, The Five-Year Engagement benefits from the easy chemistry of its leads and a funny, romantic script with surprising depth and intelligence.

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Deborah Ross

The Spectator

It has emotional heft, with no frantic, last-minute drives to the airport, just a male and female lead who not only share actual, proper, bona fide chemistry - hallelujah! Praise be! - but are also allowed to go head-to-head as equals.

Sep 1, 2018

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Scott Foundas

Film Comment Magazine

More often, the movie reduces everything to sitcom levels of tidiness and routine.

Jun 20, 2013

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Mark Kermode

Observer (UK)

Offers plenty of chuckles - although not enough to justify the middle-aged spread of its two-hour running time.

Jun 24, 2012

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

The Five-Year Engagement feels like a step down from Segel and Stoller’s previous films together, but there’s enough sentimentality and comedic charm here to grant a solid recommendation.

Rated: 3/4

Nov 20, 2022

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David Bax

Battleship Pretension

The Five-Year Engagement is in many ways the inverse of every Hollywood movie like it. Also, it's really funny.

Mar 4, 2021

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

Splashes of slapstick, a dash of vulgar humor, generous helpings of uncomfortable awkwardness, and a pinch of melodrama season the film.

Rated: 6/10

Dec 1, 2020

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Pat D

The most unromantic romantic comedy I've ever seen. Saving private Ryan was both more romantic and had more laughs. Shocking this was ever greenlit.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

04/17/25

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Audience Member

I thought it was okay. I liked Emily Blunt in it. Thought her character was interesting. I didn't find it super funny. I did think Chris Pratt was the funniest part, especially him singing. Segel plays the same character he plays in every movie.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

03/06/25

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Ram L

It's funny. In lots of places. The “-com” part is there, but the romantic aspect... well, the movie is basically just a not-very-dramatic story about slowly drifting away plus a not-very-convincing portayal of “deeper feelings.”

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

09/08/24

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Faiz D

What a big disappointment from Jason and Emily. The Five-Year Engagement has its moments, but they are few and far between.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

08/29/24

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Audience Member

Over 10 years and Judd Apatow makes another hilarious romantic-comedy tons of laughs and such sweetness and sincerity Blunt and Segel have terrific on-screen chemistry the movie goes on a tad too long but the characters allow themselves to grow and learn what love really is when tying the knot I also really love Alison Brie as the sister who gets married 1st and has a change of heart about the whole institution when she's raising a family and knows what's best for Violet in the process, she can pull off an English accent maybe John Rys-Ifans' storyline could have been cut, too this movie though made me laugh, put a smile on my face and helped me look at the whole image of what marriage should run its course

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

04/28/24

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Steve O

Star Spangled ! Decent plot, excellent character development !

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

09/16/23

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Nicholas Stoller

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Synopsis

On their one-year anniversary, sous chef Tom Solomon (Jason Segel) plans to surprise his girlfriend, Violet Barnes (Emily Blunt), with an engagement ring. The lovers do end up engaged, but the fact that the proposal does not go exactly as planned proves to be a harbinger of things to come. Each time they try to set a date, various obstacles stand in their way. As more and more time passes, Tom and Violet begin to wonder if perhaps their marriage is not meant to be.

Director: Nicholas Stoller
Producer: Judd Apatow, Nicholas Stoller, Rodney Rothman
Screenwriter: Jason Segel, Nicholas Stoller
Distributor: Universal Pictures
Production Co: Apatow Productions, Stoller Global Solutions
Rating: R (Sexual Content|Language Throughout)
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 27, 2012, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 10, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $28.6M
Runtime: 1h 59m
Sound Mix: SDDS, Dolby Digital, Datasat
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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