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Along Came Polly (2004)

Along Came Polly poster
Directed by
John Hamburg
Genre
romantic comedy film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 26m
Rated
PG-13
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 3,049 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A risk-averse insurance analyst reconnects with a free-spirited former classmate and starts a romantic relationship. His life gets complicated when his ex-wife tries to get back together with him.

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What happens

Along Came Polly is a 2004 American romantic comedy film written and directed by John Hamburg and starring Ben Stiller and Jennifer Aniston, with supporting roles by Philip Seymour Hoffman, Debra Messing, Hank Azaria, Bryan Brown and Alec Baldwin. The story follows Reuben Feffer (Stiller) who finds his life taking a different turn when he reconnects and falls in love with his old classmate Polly (Aniston). Chaos ensues when his ex-wife, Lisa (Messing), returns to reconcile with him. The film was released on January 16, 2004 by Universal Pictures. It received mixed reviews and grossed over $178 million worldwide on a budget of $42 million. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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