What to Expect When You're Expecting

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What to Expect When You're Expecting

PG-13

2012

1h 50m

Comedy

Drama

Romance

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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.

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Critics Consensus

The cast is stocked with likable performers, but What to Expect When You're Expecting is too disjointed -- and too reliant on stock rom-com cliches -- to live up to its distinguished literary namesake.

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Diane Shipley

Bitch Media

01/13/2021

If it had stopped wasting time on slapstick moments like some weird hybrid of Love, Actually and Bridesmaids-with-bellies, it might actually have painted a vivid and perceptive portrait of parenthood.

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Kelsey Wallace

Bitch Media

01/13/2021

Admitting that pregnancy blows sometimes is de rigeur these days and nothing to freak out about. There's nothing to see here, people. Come to think of it, "nothing to see here" could work as an alternate tagline to this movie, too.

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Deborah Ross

The Spectator

09/01/2018

Although it's meant to be a comedy, did I laugh? I might never have stopped but for one small thing, which I feel obliged to mention: I never started. I sat there stony-faced like a stone, with a face.

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

09/27/2020

2.0/4.0

The few moments of cuteness and heart can't make up for the rest of the parts that just plain suck.

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Cleaver Patterson

CineVue

01/08/2019

3/5

You'll undoubtedly enjoy Jones' What to Expect When You're Expecting far more if you accept it for what it is -- a popcorn movie: warm, fluffy and immediately forgettable.

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Andy Lea

Daily Star (UK)

03/14/2013

2/5

Diaz's plotline seems to revolve solely around an argument with Morrison over the merits of circumcision. She's pro-cut. He's fanatically anti-cut. Clearly, as is the film's editor.

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Stephen C

@bob25009 Nov 18

Funny in 01 hour, 49 minutes, and 51 seconds!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! PG-13 for Language, Crude and Sexual Content and Thematic Elements!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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thiago s

@Thiagostone Aug 9

Filme bacaninha, o roteiro é mais ou menos, as cenas são bacaninhas, a história é mais ou menos, o elenco é bacana, mas poucos ajudam a melhorar o filme, os personagens são mais ou menos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes.

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Sandra M

@RT28676143 07/15/2025

Although its not an especially hilarious movie, I appreciate the different situations describing aspects of pregnancy and parenthood. It is an entertaining movie with some funny moments. It is good for light-hearted fun and entertainment.

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07/05/2024

As many good moments as there are bad ones. If you’re a dude watching this, chances are your gal made you watch it.

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Autumn F

@RT67310622 08/17/2022

personally i loved it

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07/22/2022

Super funny and fun to watch!

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Elizabeth Banks

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Chace Crawford

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What to Expect When You're Expecting: Official Clip - Baby Lady Meltdown

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What to Expect When You're Expecting: Official Clip - Man Play Date

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What to Expect When You're Expecting: Official Clip - Drop The Pig

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What to Expect When You're Expecting: Official Clip - Do You Have a Wedding Photo?

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What to Expect When You're Expecting: Official Clip - I'm Gonna Kiss You

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What to Expect When You're Expecting: Official Clip - Golf Carting

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What to Expect When You're Expecting: Official Clip - No Blanks in This Pistol

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What to Expect When You're Expecting: Official Clip - The Great Big Pig Truck

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What to Expect When You're Expecting: Official Clip - One Baby Out

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What to Expect When You're Expecting: Official Clip - Celebrity Dance Factor

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Synopsis

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.

Director: Kirk Jones
Producer: Mike Medavoy, Arnold Messer, David Thwaites
Screenwriter: Shauna Cross, Heather Hach
Distributor: Lionsgate Films
Production Co: Phoenix Pictures, Lionsgate
Rating: PG-13 (Language|Crude and Sexual Content|Thematic Elements)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 18, 2012, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): May 23, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $41.1M
Runtime: 1h 50m