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The Proposal

Play trailer 2:26 Poster for The Proposal PG-13 2009 1h 48m Romance Comedy Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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45% Tomatometer 191 Reviews 68% Popcornmeter 250,000+ Ratings
Faced with deportation to her native Canada, high-powered book editor Margaret Tate says she's engaged to marry Andrew Paxton, her hapless assistant. Andrew agrees to the charade, but imposes a few conditions of his own, including flying to Alaska to meet his eccentric family. With a suspicious immigration official always lurking nearby, Margaret and Andrew must stick to their wedding plan despite numerous mishaps.
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Critics Consensus

Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds exhibit plenty of chemistry, but they're let down by The Proposal's devotion to formula.

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Candice Frederick Reel Talk Online 09/12/2017
B
... I do have to admit that I did laugh a few times. Go to Full Review
Perri Nemiroff CinemaBlend 08/14/2010
3/5
Simple and clichéd, yet refreshing. As long as you're hell-bent on seeing a romantic comedy, The Proposal will deliver. Go to Full Review
David Jenkins Time Out 07/24/2009
2/5
They may as well have called this one 'Mis-Matched Sham Wedding Comedy #57513' for all the effort it makes to shake new life out of a tattered genre. Go to Full Review
Natasha Alvar Hallmarkies Podcast 09/21/2024
There are a [number of] really fun comedic set pieces in the film, and that's what makes it an entertaining movie. Go to Full Review
Rachel Wagner Hallmarkies Podcast 09/14/2024
It delivers on the laughs and the star power Go to Full Review
Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review 09/04/2023
2.5/4
While The Proposal is an enjoyable, funny, and at times endearing movie, it leaves you frustrated with how jealously it conforms to the genre's conventions. Go to Full Review
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Jagdpanzer T @RT44446946 22h As a romcom The Proposal is a bit of a missed opportunity. The premise, the setting, the leads, etc. are all good but there's a few things that really hurt the film as a whole. The first and most obvious one is the overutilization of Betty White. No one is watching this movie to see her hog all the screen time. Literally every time the leads start advancing their relationship in a satisfying way out pops Betty White to ham it up with the same tiresome "old lady without a filter" schtick that we've all seen a thousand times before. As a result the relationship between the main characters ends up feeling rushed and even a little forced by the end. This is especially disappointing since their chemistry is actually pretty good. Other things that hurt the movie (much in the same way) are pointless scenes like the male stripper scene or the ones that touched on the strained father and son relationship which really added nothing to the story. Worth a watch, but could have been better. See more The W @wizardmate Jul 2 Typical rom film, and as it also have good casting, it was very enjoyable and funny movie See more Lilianna C. @colelm Jun 17 Good laugh and had a good story line that kept me interested the entire movie! See more James E. @JamesE167 May 12 This is a pretty fun movie with very on brand humor for both Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds See more Mitchell S @Mitchstur May 7 Unfortunately it's kind of ruined by annoying characters and crass jokes. But at its core it's a cute story and it did make me cry. See more Christian K @ckacar Apr 9 Average output from the ancient hey day of rom coms. Crazy overqualified supporting cast. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis Faced with deportation to her native Canada, high-powered book editor Margaret Tate says she's engaged to marry Andrew Paxton, her hapless assistant. Andrew agrees to the charade, but imposes a few conditions of his own, including flying to Alaska to meet his eccentric family. With a suspicious immigration official always lurking nearby, Margaret and Andrew must stick to their wedding plan despite numerous mishaps.
Director
Anne Fletcher
Producer
David Hoberman, Todd Lieberman
Screenwriter
Peter Chiarelli
Distributor
Walt Disney
Production Co
Touchstone Pictures, Kurtzman/Orci, Mandeville Films
Rating
PG-13 (Nudity|Language|Sexual Content)
Genre
Romance, Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jun 19, 2009, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 1, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA)
$163.9M
Runtime
1h 48m