The Back-Up Plan
Seen it?2010 | 106 min | Comedy, Romance
Monday Morning MaybeWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With just 17% on Rotten Tomatoes and a lukewarm 6.1 out of 10 from audiences, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for romantics and anyone who wants a laugh.
- The mood
- Light and funny, romantic.
- The pace
- Breezy, at 1 hr 46 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG-13. Probably too much for younger kids.
When Zoe tires of looking for Mr. Right, she decides to have a baby on her own. But on the day she's artificially inseminated, she meets Stan, who seems to be just who she's been searching for all her life. Now, Zoe has to figure out how to make her two life's dreams fit with each other.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
17% on Rotten Tomatoes, 34 on Metacritic
- AudiencesBelow par
6.1 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerSolid
$78 million worldwide on a $35 million budget; spent 1 week in Netflix's global Top 10; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 100K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Alan Poul
- Jennifer LopezZoe
- Alex O'LoughlinStan
- Michaela WatkinsMona
- Eric Christian OlsenClive
- Anthony AndersonPlayground Dad
- Noureen DeWulfDaphne
- Melissa McCarthyCarol
- Tom BosleyArthur
- Maribeth MonroeLori
- Danneel AcklesOlivia