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What to Expect When You're Expecting (2012)

Directed by Kirk Jones · 110 min · Romance, Comedy, Drama

8.0 TOPICAL score · #5,826 of 6,776 films

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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.

What to Expect When You're Expecting (2012, directed by Kirk Jones) has a TOPICAL score of 8.0 - ranked 5,826 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on historical impact and lasting engagement, and lowest on awards. Critics: 23% on Rotten Tomatoes · 4.5/10 critics' average · Metacritic 41. Audiences: TMDB 6/10 (1,887 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 39 languages.

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Critics9
Audience8
Awards0
Historical impact62
Lasting engagement60
Cast19
Legacy & cult status-

Starring: Cameron Diaz (actor #697), Jennifer Lopez (actor #1,521), Elizabeth Banks (actor #1,012), Chace Crawford

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