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What to Expect When You're Expecting

Play trailer Poster for What to Expect When You're Expecting PG-13 Released May 18, 2012 1h 50m Comedy Drama Romance Play Trailer Watchlist
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Challenges of impending parenthood turn the lives of five couples upside down. Two celebrities are unprepared for the surprise demands of pregnancy; hormones wreak havoc on a baby-crazy author, while her husband tries not to be outdone by his father, who's expecting twins with his young trophy wife; a photographer's husband isn't sure about his wife's adoption plans; a one-time hook-up results in a surprise pregnancy for rival food-truck owners.
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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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Diane Shipley Bitch Media If it had stopped wasting time on slapstick moments like some weird hybrid of Love, Actually and Bridesmaids-with-bellies, it might actually have painted a vivid and perceptive portrait of parenthood. Jan 13, 2021 Full Review Kelsey Wallace Bitch Media Admitting that pregnancy blows sometimes is de rigeur these days and nothing to freak out about. There's nothing to see here, people. Come to think of it, "nothing to see here" could work as an alternate tagline to this movie, too. Jan 13, 2021 Full Review Deborah Ross The Spectator Although it's meant to be a comedy, did I laugh? I might never have stopped but for one small thing, which I feel obliged to mention: I never started. I sat there stony-faced like a stone, with a face. Sep 1, 2018 Full Review Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com The few moments of cuteness and heart can't make up for the rest of the parts that just plain suck. Rated: 2.0/4.0 Sep 27, 2020 Full Review Cleaver Patterson CineVue You'll undoubtedly enjoy Jones' What to Expect When You're Expecting far more if you accept it for what it is -- a popcorn movie: warm, fluffy and immediately forgettable. Rated: 3/5 Jan 8, 2019 Full Review Andy Lea Daily Star (UK) Diaz's plotline seems to revolve solely around an argument with Morrison over the merits of circumcision. She's pro-cut. He's fanatically anti-cut. Clearly, as is the film's editor. Rated: 2/5 Mar 14, 2013 Full Review Read all reviews

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Sandra M Although its not an especially hilarious movie, I appreciate the different situations describing aspects of pregnancy and parenthood. It is an entertaining movie with some funny moments. It is good for light-hearted fun and entertainment. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/15/25 Full Review Audience Member As many good moments as there are bad ones. If you’re a dude watching this, chances are your gal made you watch it. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 07/05/24 Full Review Sean F Entertaining enough to spend the 2 hours on but more a smirk throughout movie than a laugh out loud movie. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 05/10/24 Full Review Steven James R Never Been Expecting But I Enjoyed The Movie Funny In Moments Remember The Movie From The First Release Day Years Ago. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/14/24 Full Review Shawn P What To Expect When Your Expecting is a typical romance story with nothing to stand out, this movie could have focused on Holly not having the baby and future on how to get one, that would have been much a better story but instead the movie lacks any sense of substance despite it's likable characters. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 03/07/24 Full Review Autumn F personally i loved it Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/17/22 Full Review Read all reviews
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Kirk Jones

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Cameron Diaz

Jules

Jennifer Lopez

Holly

Elizabeth Banks

Wendy

Chace Crawford

Marco

Brooklyn Decker

Skyler

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Synopsis Challenges of impending parenthood turn the lives of five couples upside down. Two celebrities are unprepared for the surprise demands of pregnancy; hormones wreak havoc on a baby-crazy author, while her husband tries not to be outdone by his father, who's expecting twins with his young trophy wife; a photographer's husband isn't sure about his wife's adoption plans; a one-time hook-up results in a surprise pregnancy for rival food-truck owners.
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
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