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What to Expect When You're Expecting

Movie · 2012 · 106 min

A breezy, feel-good ensemble comedy that breezes through pregnancy and parenthood with light laughs and warm moments.

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2012 film by Kirk Jones
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Movie
Year
2012
Runtime
106 min
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Tone
  • lightstrength 3 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • parenthood
  • family
  • love
  • friendship
  • identity
Places
  • big city
  • home
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour7
Realism7
Romance6
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

Details

Genres
romantic comedy
Directed by
Kirk Jones
Written by
Heather Hach, Shauna Cross
Starring
Jennifer Lopez, Cameron Diaz, Anna Kendrick, Elizabeth Banks, Chris Rock, Dennis Quaid, Dwyane Wade, Cheryl
Music
Mark Mothersbaugh
Cinematography
Xavier Grobet
Runtime
106 min
Country
United States
Languages
English

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