What to Expect When You're Expecting
Seen it?2012 | 110 min | Romance, Comedy, Drama
Monday Morning MaybeWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With just 23% on Rotten Tomatoes and a lukewarm 6.0 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. If you loved Juno, start here.
- The mood
- Funny with heart, romantic.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 50 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG-13. Probably too much for younger kids.
- It picked up 1 Razzie, the "worst of the year" awards.
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
23% on Rotten Tomatoes, 41 on Metacritic
- AudiencesBelow par
6.0 out of 10
- AwardsBelow par
0 wins and 9 nominations from smaller awards and festivals. Plus: "Won" 1 Razzie, the "worst of the year" awards.
- Box office & staying powerSolid
$84 million worldwide on a $40 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 142K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Kirk Jones
- Cameron DiazJules
- Jennifer LopezHolly
- Elizabeth BanksWendy
- Chace CrawfordMarco
- Brooklyn DeckerSkyler
- Ben FalconeGary
- Anna KendrickRosie
- Matthew MorrisonEvan
- Dennis QuaidRamsey
- Chris RockVic