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This Is 40

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After many years of marriage, Pete (Paul Rudd) is the sole male in a household that includes his wife, Debbie (Leslie Mann), and two young daughters (Iris Apatow, Maude Apatow). As Pete struggles to keep his record label afloat, he and Debbie navigate a three-week course of sex and romance, career victories and financial hardships, aging parents and maturing children. They'll have to learn to forgive, forget and enjoy the rest of their lives -- before they kill each other.
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Judd Apatow definitely delivers funny and perceptive scenes in This is 40, even if they are buried in aimless self-indulgence.

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Candice Frederick Reel Talk Online It's like if Knocked Up was instead titled This is 35, and This is 40 were chapter two. It's just redundant. Rated: C+ Sep 7, 2017 Full Review J. Hoberman Tablet This Is 40 is intermittently funny, frequently embarrassing and, at 134 minutes, quite a bit too long. May 5, 2016 Full Review Donald Clarke Irish Times It is, in its quieter way, more pointlessly indulgent than The Matrix Revolutions. Rated: 1/5 Feb 15, 2013 Full Review Don Shanahan Every Movie Has a Lesson You either take it as 134 long minutes of sweet-hearted comedy with martial strife mixed in or vice versa, namely a two-hour-plus argument between Mommy and Daddy. Rated: 4/5 Sep 4, 2023 Full Review Danielle Solzman Solzy at the Movies Despite the funny moments in This Is 40, the running time and the parts that do not age well are not doing the film any favors as it turns ten years old. Rated: 3/5 Dec 21, 2022 Full Review Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review Contains enough truth about marriages and families to outweigh the irritating details of the family’s financial situation and the film’s seemingly aimless structure. Rated: 3/4 Sep 20, 2022 Full Review Read all reviews

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Anh H. I really enjoy this movie Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/06/25 Full Review mariana s The Guy protagonist is an absoluto asshole, his wife does so much ALL the time and he has no mind of his own and let her deal with everything alone. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 06/26/25 Full Review Stephen C The extended version is longer and funnier, LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/19/25 Full Review Audience Member A nice watch, tells you about the middle age issues of parents and life in general... Rated 3 out of 5 stars 06/01/25 Full Review Fear O This movie does not know if it is a comedy or a drama. This movie did not need to be made. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 04/30/25 Full Review Esteban C an incredible sequel that’s not actually a sequel! for me, this was better than the first of the judd apatow two-movie event. we not only get a glimpse into THE family of ‘knocked up’, but it also expands into this comedy drama that’s relatable and cute to see through! the cast i as good as in the first movie, although alison and ben were deeply missed! another perfect sunday watch, but in my opinion, a funnier, and more inappropriate at the same time, family romcom! Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 04/22/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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Judd Apatow

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Paul Rudd

Pete

Leslie Mann

Debbie

John Lithgow

Oliver

Megan Fox

Desi

Iris Apatow

Charlotte

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Synopsis After many years of marriage, Pete (Paul Rudd) is the sole male in a household that includes his wife, Debbie (Leslie Mann), and two young daughters (Iris Apatow, Maude Apatow). As Pete struggles to keep his record label afloat, he and Debbie navigate a three-week course of sex and romance, career victories and financial hardships, aging parents and maturing children. They'll have to learn to forgive, forget and enjoy the rest of their lives -- before they kill each other.
Director
Judd Apatow
Producer
Judd Apatow, Barry Mendel, Clayton Townsend
Screenwriter
Judd Apatow
Distributor
Universal Pictures
Production Co
Apatow Company
Rating
R (Pervasive Language|Crude Humor|Sexual Content|Some Drug Material)
Genre
Romance, Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Dec 21, 2012, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Jul 23, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA)
$67.5M
Runtime
2h 14m
Sound Mix
SDDS, Dolby SRD, DTS
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