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This Is 40

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This Is 40

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Released Dec 21, 2012

2h 14m

Romance

Comedy

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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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Critics Consensus

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

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J. Hoberman

Tablet

This Is 40 is intermittently funny, frequently embarrassing and, at 134 minutes, quite a bit too long.

May 5, 2016

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Donald Clarke

Irish Times

It is, in its quieter way, more pointlessly indulgent than The Matrix Revolutions.

Rated: 1/5

Feb 15, 2013

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Audience Member

The film effectively depicts a suburban middle-aged marriage, highlighting the truth that no marriage is perfect unless one is skilled at deception. This relatable comedy resonates with many adults. It features numerous humorous moments, and the acting was strong, particularly by the children, which I found impressive.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

04/18/25

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James E

A cute a fun movie with sweet messages. There are a few too many serious moments for what should be a comedy, making both the comedy and the serious moments slightly less impactful.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

03/11/25

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Alice W

We love this film and watch it all the time! I’m so surprised by all the poor reviews. Maybe you have to be married for 20 years with kids to get it, so many little things that ring true. And I’d watch Paul Rudd in anything, always amazing.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/10/25

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Kevin C

This movie is bad. The characters are all unlikeable. There are no good jokes. From the dialogue I get the impression that they filmed the first draft of the script. The actors could have improvised all of their lines and it would have been a better movie. I can't get past how flat the dialogue is because the movie is basically all dialogue. There is no plot. Nothing happens in the movie. The characters just talk in an uninteresting way about nothing. Maybe that was the point. Watching this movie was supposed to make you feel like you were experiencing turning 40 and that's it. Just living through an unremarkable day in the life of any person at about 40 years old.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

03/08/25

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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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