What to Expect When You're Expecting
Film2012110 min

What to Expect When You're Expecting

Taste attributes: comedydramaromancemusic/dancefresh & originalwholesomelightrealisticlinearglossyenclosedemotive & stirringall consuming questcomplex relationshiplove conquers all

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"It's too late to pull out now"

Boxlist takeExpect a moving, warm-hearted romantic comedy, glossy rather than gritty. Best if you like warmth over edge.

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Quality rating

6.0 /10

TMDB · 1,522 votes

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  • Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
  • Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
  • Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it

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  • Weightiness: Light / accessible, where this profile leans weighty / heavy
  • Intricacy: Balanced intricacy, where this profile leans smart / intricate

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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.

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Taste Attributes

all consuming questcomplex relationshiplove conquers all

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Cast

Cameron DiazJennifer LopezElizabeth BanksAnna KendrickBrooklyn Decker

Details

Genre
Comedy
Year
2012
Runtime
110 min
Status
Released
Studio
Lionsgate
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