The cast is stocked with likable performers, but What to Expect When You're Expecting is too disjointed -- and too reliant on stock rom-com cliches -- to live up to its distinguished literary namesake.
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Movie Info
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Director -
Kirk Jones -
Producer -
Mike Medavoy , Arnold Messer , David Thwaites -
Screenwriter -
Shauna Cross , Heather Hach -
Distributor -
Lionsgate Films -
Production Co -
Phoenix Pictures , Lionsgate -
Rating -
PG-13 (Language|Crude and Sexual Content|Thematic Elements) -
Genre -
Comedy , Drama , Romance -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
May 18, 2012, Wide -
Release Date (Streaming) -
May 23, 2014 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$41.1M -
Runtime -
1h 50m