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Because I Said So (2007)

Because I Said So poster
Directed by
Michael Lehmann
Genre
romantic comedy
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 37m
Rated
PG-13
Rating
5.9 of 10 from 675 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A meddling mother tries to find the perfect man for her youngest daughter by secretly placing a personal ad. The daughter juggles two very different suitors while dealing with her mother's overbearing involvement.

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What happens

Because I Said So is a 2007 American romantic comedy film directed by Michael Lehmann and starring Diane Keaton, Mandy Moore, Lauren Graham, Piper Perabo, Gabriel Macht, Tom Everett Scott and Stephen Collins. The film was released theatrically on February 2, 2007, and was unanimously panned by critics, but was a commercial success, grossing $69.5 million on a $39 million budget. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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