
What to Expect When You're Expecting
Taste attributes: comedydramaromancemusic/dancefresh & originalwholesomelightrealisticlinearglossyenclosedemotive & stirringall consuming questcomplex relationshiplove conquers all
"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.
Taste details
Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: wholesome · Weight: light · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: glossy · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score
Quality rating
6.0 /10
TMDB · 1,522 votes
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Streaming data: JustWatch
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What lines up
- 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
What might not click
- 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.
Synopsis: TMDB
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Details
- Genre
- Comedy
- Year
- 2012
- Runtime
- 110 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Lionsgate
- Taste scores
- How we score
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